M I C H I G A N S T A T E - Netitor

2 0 0 7 b i g t e n c h a m p i o n s 

2 0 0 7 - 0 8 M i c h i g a n S t a t e W o m e n ’ s G o l f 

Holly Niederkohr Jordyn Wells Laura Kueny 

M I C H I G A N 

S T A T E 

2 0 0 7 - 0 8 W o m e n ’ s G o l f M e d i a G u i d e 

8 Big Ten C hampionships • 34 All-Big Ten S elections 

Senior Sara Brown 

2006, 2007 

All-Big Ten First Team 

2007 George Alderton 

MSU Female Athlete of the Year 

M i c h i g a n S t a t e S p a r t a n s • w w w . m s u s p a r t a n s . c o m


Michigan State 

Women’s Golf 

8 NCAA C hampionships App earances • 9 NCAA Regional App earances 

Michigan State Golf 

 



Quick Facts/Table of Contents 

Quick Facts 

Table of Contents 

The University 

Location........................................................................East Lansing, Mich. 

Enrollment...........................................................................................45,520 

Founded.................................................................................................. 1855 

Nickname.........................................................................................Spartans 

Colors................................................................................Green and White 

Affiliation............................................................................ NCAA Division I 

Conference.........................................................................................Big Ten 

President...............................................................Dr. Lou Anna K. Simon 

Athletics Director.....................................................................Ron Mason 

Sr. Women’s Administrator................................... Shelley Appelbaum 

Women’s Golf Administrator..................................................Greg Ianni 

Faculty Representative..............................................Michael Kasavana 

Athletic Department Phone............................................517-355-1623 

Website............................................................... www.msuspartans.com 

Sports Information 

Address.........................................................................Z-22 Breslin Center 

. . East Lansing, MI 48823 

Asst. AD/Communications................................... John Lewandowski 

Sports Information Director..................................................Jamie Weir 

Associate Sports Information Director............................Matt Larson 

Assistant Sports Information Directors........................Emily Feeney 

. . Ben Phlegar 

Sports Information Interns............................................... Sarah Tinsley 

. . Josh Rattray 

SI Intern/Women’s Golf Contact..................................... Sarah Tinsley 

Email Address.......................................................stinsley@ath.msu.edu 

Sports Information Phone...............................................517-355-2271 

Sports Information Fax.....................................................517-353-9636 

Women’s Golf Information 

First Year.................................................................................................. 1973 

NCAA Championships...... 8 (1982, ’84, 2000, ’01, ’02, ’04, ’05, ’07) 

Best NCAA Championships Finish..................................T12th (2001) 

NCAA Regionals...................................................................9 (1999-2007) 

2006 Big Ten Finish............................................................................1st/11 

2006 NCAA Central Regionals Finish.........................................8th/21 

2006 NCAA Championships Finish...........................................16th/24 

Final National Rankings....................................19 (Golfweek/Sagarin) 

. . 22 (Golfstat.com) 

. . 21 (Golf World/NGCA) 

Letterwinners Returning/Lost.............................................................3/3 

Starters Returning/Lost.........................................................................2/3 

Coaching Information 

Head Coach.................. Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll (Michigan State, ’94) 

Phone.......................................................................................517.432.1438 

Email..................................................................... slobodni@ath.msu.edu 

Assistant Coach............................... Lorne Don (Michigan State, ’04) 

Phone.......................................................................................517.355.9168 

Email.................................................................... donlorne@ath.msu.edu 

Golf Mailing Address..................................... 404 Jenison Field House 

. . East Lansing, MI 48824 

The Course 

Home Course........................................Forest Akers West Golf Course 

Yardage/Par.....................................................................................7,003/72 

Clubhouse Phone................................................................517.355.1635 

Big Ten Conference 

Address..............................................................1500 West Higgins Road 

. . Park Ridge, IL 60068 

Commisioner...........................................................................Jim Delaney 

Asst. Comm./Communications....................................Scott Chipman 

Golf Contact..................................................................................Jeff Smith 

Email.............................................................................. jsmith@bigten.org 

Spartan Quick Facts/Table of Contents............................................ 1 

2006 Season Outlook.................................................2-3 

2006 Alphabetical Rosters.................................................................... 4 

A Tradition to Admire............................................................................. 4 

Michigan State Coaching Staff....................................5-7 

Head Coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll................................................ 5-6 

Assistant Coach Lorne Don.................................................................. 7 

Support Staff ............................................................................................ 7 

Spartan Profiles.......................................................8-15 

Brown........................................................................................................... 8 

Wells.............................................................................................................. 9 

Niederkohr...............................................................................................10 

Dewling, Domagalski...........................................................................11 

Kueny..........................................................................................................12 

Brehm, Nirenberg..................................................................................13 

Bowles, Caporusso, Lance...................................................................14 

Leon, Neff..................................................................................................15 

Season In Review.....................................................16-20 

2006-07 Season in Review........................................................... 16-17 

2006-07 Team, Individual Results.....................................................18 

2006-07 Individual Statistics..............................................................19 

2006-07 Tournament Results.............................................................20 

Michigan State History/Records..............................21-38 

Legendary Spartans......................................................21-25 

Mary Fossum......................................................................................21 

Emily Bastel.........................................................................................22 

Allison Fouch......................................................................................23 

Stacy Snider, Joan Garety..............................................................24 

Spartans in the LPGA......................................................................25 

Honors and Awards........................................................................ 26-27 

Michigan State Team Awards............................................................28 

All-Time Letterwinners.........................................................................29 

Scoring Average and Tournament Scoring Records..................30 

Most Tournament Wins/Holes-in-One............................................31 

Tournament History......................................................32-38 

Mary Fossum Invitational/Central District Invitational.......32 

Big Ten Championships..................................................................33 

NCAA Regionals................................................................................34 

NCAA Championships....................................................................35 

AIAW Championships.....................................................................36 

All-Time Tournament Wins..................................................... 37-38 

This is Michigan State University..............................39-43 

Academic Opportunities.............................................................. 39-40 

Student-Athlete Support Services............................................ 41-42 

Hall of Fame.............................................................................................43 

Facilities.................................................................44-48 

Rearick Golf Facility........................................................................ 44-45 

Forest Akers Golf Courses............................................................ 46-47 

East Lansing Area Golf Courses.........................................................48 

Credits... 

The 2007 Michigan State Women’s Golf Media Guide is a production 

of the MSU Sports Information Office. The guide was 

designed, written and edited by former Sports Information 

Intern Joe Guistina with assistance from Sports Information 

Director Jamie Weir. Additional assistance provided by Sports 

Information student assistants Vince Baker, Ryan Baldwin, Roz 

Bialczak, Dan Dugger, Sara Gutowski, Bob Healy, Ryan McMillian, 

Jackie Noble, Christina Polakowski, Trisha Poling, Chris 

Richards, Blake Rosekrans and Kevin Wilson. Photography by 

John Gwillim, David Olds and the Instructional Media Center. 

Cover design by Joe Guistina and Steve Mnich. Printing by 

Foresight Group, Lansing, Mich. 




Season Preview 

2007-08 Season Preview: 

Reload: Spartans Set Sights On NCAAs 

Many coaches would break into a cold sweat at the thought of losing 60 percent 

of their starting lineup to graduation, especially in women’s golf where there are 

not only five starters, but only four scores that count each round. 


Entering her 11th year as head coach at Michigan State, Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll 

has already seen it before. In 2004-05, without a trio of seniors that led Michigan 

State to the NCAA Championships the year before, Slobodnik-Stoll plugged 

in then-sophomores Mandi McConnell and Rachel Meikle and freshman Sara 

Brown and watched the Spartans take 17th at the NCAA Championships. 

So now that Slobodnik-Stoll must fill out her first lineup card in four seasons 

without Heather Rose, McConnell or Meikle she says the Spartans are not just 

ready to challenge for their seventh trip to the NCAA Championships in nine 

years, but poised to get there. 

Of course, it does help that even though the Spartans lost three golfers in the 

school’s top 10 in career scoring average, they return senior Sara Brown, who 

has the lowest scoring average in school history, junior Holly Niederkohr, who 

was a significant contribuitor in 2006-07, and sophomore Laura Kueny, who had 

a sensational start to her career in the fall, before being declared academically 

ineligible for the spring. Senior Jordyn Wells, two redshirt sophomores and two 

redshirt freshmen are also waiting for an opportunity along with one of the finest 

recruiting classes in school history. These players are why Slobodnik-Stoll is 

confident that the Spartans are ready to make another run at the NCAA Championships. 

“Having Laura (Kueny) back is going to be big for us,” Slobodnik-Stoll said. “Obviously, 

the loss of her in the spring was tremendous, but it was also a great lesson 

for the team. Being able to win the Big Ten Championship and finish 16th at 

Nationals was awesome. We proved that one player will never be bigger than the 

team, and the depth of our squad really shined in the spring. 

“Losing Heather (Rose), Mandi (McConnell) and Rachel (Meikle) is major, but we 

know that we have built a program based on tradition and excellence. Each year 

we bring in players who are capable of immediately filling in the gaps left behind 

by the seniors. Even though it may look like there are holes, we expect people to 

step up and make an immediate impact.” 

Brown has put together two of the finest seasons in school history as a sophomore 

and a junior, dropping her career scoring average to a record 75.63. Her 

74.18 scoring average as a sophomore is the lowest in school history and her 

75.35 scoring average as a junior is fifth on the school’s list. She earned First Team 

All-Big Ten honors as a sophomore after finishing second at the Big Ten Championships 

and as a junior after finishing sixth. 

As a junior, she earned MSU’s George Alderton Female Athlete of the Year Award, 

thanks to six top-10 finishes and three top-five finishes in 13 events. She also won 

her first collegiate tournament (the Landfall Tradition), and earned two weekly 

Player of the Week awards, one from Golfweek after winning the Landfall, and 

one from the Big Ten after finishing second at the Central District Invitational. 

“Sara is a wonderful person, on the golf course, off the golf course and in the 

classroom,” Slobodnik-Stoll said. “She’s a joy to have on the team because she is 

motivated and constantly wants to learn and get better. She is a leader and a 

perfect ambassador for our University. What I appreciate is her drive to take her 

game to the next level. She understands her strengths and weaknesses, which in 

turn allows our coaching staff to move her game to the professional level. That’s 

what’s so great about her - she’s coachable. She’s driven not only by success individually, 

but also for Michigan State University.” 

Sophomore Laura Kueny will return to the starting five, bringing with her a 75.75 

collegiate scoring average in 12 rounds. She posted two top-10 finishes during 

four fall tournaments as a freshman, finishing fourth at the Lady Northern and 

eighth at the Landfall Tradition. During the summer, she continued to impress, 

winning three FIDRA summer tournaments, posting the second-best qualifying 

score at the Women’s Western Amateur Open, and winning the Trans National 

Women’s Golf Association Amateur Championship. 

Senior Sara Brown has the lowest career stroke average in school history and is a 

two-time First Team All-Big Ten selection. 

“Knowing that she was ranked 80th in the country, averaging 75 strokes per 

round after the fall as a freshman, it was huge,” Slobodnik-Stoll said. “What a talented 

player. She loves the game and now, she can succeed in the classroom as 

well. We’re really looking forward to having her back. We’re going to need her to 

post numbers and have those high finishes as the rock next to Sara. She’s ready 

to do that.” 

Junior Holly Niederkohr came on strong to earn a spot in the starting five last 

spring, as she posted a 78.32 stroke average in 31 rounds. In 55 career rounds, 

she has posted a 78.09 scoring average, the 11th-best in school history. The 

Marysville, Ohio, native had three top-20 performances, including her first top- 

10 finish, a tie for ninth at the Lady Buckeye Invitational. She also finished in the 

top 40 at both the Big Ten Championships and NCAA Central Regionals. 

“Holly has made significant contributions to the team, and now we will be looking 

for consistency from her in her junior year,” Slobodnik-Stoll said. “Holly is a 

supurb athlete and is a really neat young woman because of her passion and 

drive to be the best. We expect her to fill one of those holes left by the seniors 

and along with her talent on the course, Holly also brings humor to our team. 

She is always making everyone smile and laugh, which is an important characteristic.” 

After those three, Slobodnik-Stoll said that the remaining slots in the lineup are 

wide open. Senior Jordyn Wells has started at times during her career, posting a 

78.50 career scoring average in 42 rounds. She has finished in the top-20 twice, 

including an 11th-place finish at the Lady Northern at Forest Akers West last fall. 

Redshirt sophomore Jen Domagalski will also have a shot at the starting five. She 

has gained valuable experience in her first two seasons on the team and after a 

solid summer of tournaments will be ready to vie for a spot on the travel team. 

Domagalski also qualified for match play at the Women’s Western in 2007. 

 



Season Preview 

Junior Holly Niederkohr finished in the top 20 at three 

tournaments in 2007. 

Redshirt freshmen Natalie Brehm and Sarah Nirenberg, along with redshirt sophomore, 

Ashley Dewling will also push for starting spots on the Spartan squad. 

Brehm, whose brother, Ryan, is a senior on the men’s golf team, also earned a slot 

in match play at the Women’s Western Open. 

“Jen, Natalie and Sarah definitely plan on vying for those top five slots,” Slobodnik-Stoll 

said. “There’s a couple tournaments we’re going to take six players to 

and they have been so diligent in their practice and working so hard that I know 

they are going to be pushing hard to get into one of the top spots.” 

The Spartan incoming freshmen include one of the deepest classes in school 

history, led by Aimee Neff, a Future Collegiate World Tour All-American who 

also had significant success in the American Junior Golf Association, winning 

one tournament. The Spartans will also welcome Ashley Lance, a two-time Tennessee 

state champ and Michelle Bowles, who comes to MSU from Mexico and 

starred on the Mexican Junior Golf Tour, where she finished no lower than fourth 

in 25 events. 

“Aimee Neff is the highest-ranked player that we have coming in and we expect 

her to make an immediate impact. Michelle Bowles and Ashley Lance are also 

very talented players and wonderful young women,” Slobodnik-Stoll said. “These 

three all have a lot of experience in the national spotlight. Michelle Caparusso 

and Vanessa Leon will round out the five newcomers, and we are anxious to see 

them in action.” 

Caparusso, from Mt. Prospect, Ill., qualified for the Illinois state championships 

three times in her career and Leon, from Brampton, Ontario, is ranked ninth by 

the Royal Canadian Golf Association in Canada and ranked among the top 60 

amateur women in the country. 

Senior Jordyn Wells has a 78.50 career stroke average 

in 42 rounds. 

Sophomore Laura Kueny returns to the lineup after finishing 

in the top 10 at two tournaments in 2006. 

In the spring, tough competition will be seen in the Spartans’ traditional trip 

to the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge in February, where last year the 

Spartans played in a field with 13 of the nation’s top 25 teams. Tampa will be 

next on the lineup, where MSU plays host to the top teams in the Central District 

Invitational. Spring break will be spent in Texas, at Texas A&M for the “Mo”morial. 

Rounding out the March schedule will be the Bryan National Collegiate, hosted 

by Wake Forest and UNC Greensboro. In April, the Spartans will head to the Scarlett 

at Ohio State and back to Penn State for the Big Ten Championship April 

27-29. 

“The goal is always to play the toughest schedule we can,” Slobodnik-Stoll said. 

“Knowing we have players that want to play professional golf and want to compete 

against the best, we have to give them that opportunity. We are extremely 

excited and happy with the way the schedule turned out.” 

“This squad is capable of greatness and those possibilities are what motivates us 

on a daily basis,” Slobodnik-Stoll said. “There aren’t many breaks in the schedule 

to take a breather. That’s the way we want it. You can only get better by playing 

against the best.” 


“So much can happen with five freshmen on the team and getting them adjusted 

to school,” Slobodnik-Stoll said. “Our goal, and what we do when they move 

in at the end of August, is to make sure that they get settled quickly and that the 

older players on the team are with them on a very regular basis, just to make 

sure their adjustment goes smoothly. Then we can start working on who will be 

in the top five.” 

While the lineup may not quite be set yet, Slobodnik-Stoll has put together one 

of the most challenging schedules in school history. The Spartans kick off the 

season at home, hosting the annual Mary Fossum Invitational and then head 

to Penn State, host of the Big Ten Preview. Next will be a trip to Knoxville for 

the Mercedes Benz, and then off to Wilmington, where MSU will try to repeat as 

champions. The fall will end in Orlando at the Hooters Match Play tournament, 

which features the top 16 teams in college golf in a match play competition. Last 

November, Michigan State took fourth, taking down sixth-ranked Auburn in the 

second round. 



Roster 


2007 Roster Pronunciation Guide 

Name Class Hometown/High School 

Michelle Bowles Fr./Fr. Oro, Mexico/John F. Kennedy 

Natalie Brehm So./Fr. Mt. Pleasant, Mich./Mt. Pleasant 

Sara Brown Sr./Sr. Tucson, Ariz./Salpointe Catholic 

Michelle Caporusso Fr./Fr. Mount Prospect, Ill./Prospect 

Ashley Dewling Jr./So. Brighton, Mich./Brighton 

Jen Domagalski Jr./So. Okemos, Mich./Okemos 

Laura Kueny So./So. Whitehall, Mich./Whitehall 

Ashley Lance Fr./Fr. Franklin, Tenn./Franklin Road Academy 

Vanessa Leon Fr./Fr. Brampton, Ontaro/Notre Dame S.S. 

Aimee Neff Fr./Fr. Carmel, Ind./Brebeuf Jesuit 

Holly Niederkohr Jr./Jr. Marysville, Ohio/Marysville 

Sarah Nirenberg So./Fr. West Bloomfield, Mich./Cranbrook Kingswood 

Jordyn Wells Sr./Sr. Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park 

Head Coach: Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll (Michigan State ’94, 11th season) 

Assistant Coach: Lorne Don (Michigan State ’04, 5th season) 

The Tradition Continues... 

Success On The Course 

Two For The Price Of One 

Michigan State became just the third school to 

have both the men’s and women’s golf teams win 

the Big Ten Championship in the same year when 

both programs won the championship in 2007. 

Only Ohio State, which did it six times, and Indiana, 

in 1996, have accomplished the feat. While the 

women’s team won the Big Ten title by 13 strokes, 

the men’s squad tied for the title with Minnesota. 

Below is a look at the school’s that have won 

both the men’s and women’s golf championships 

in the same season. 

1983 – Ohio State 




1996 – Indiana 



2007 – Michigan State 

Among The Nation’s Best 

Michigan State has been among the nation’s 

elite programs since the turn of the millennium 

under the guidance of head coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll. 

The Spartans have finished in the top 25 

in the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings in six of eight 

years since 2000. The team has reached as high as 

14th in the final 2002 Golfweek rankings. The team 

has also stayed inside Golfstat.com’s team rankings 

in each of the last four years. 

Below is a look at Michigan State in the final 

rankings since 2000: 

Year Golfweek NGCA Golfstat Mastercard 

2000 19 - - 21 

2001 19 - - 16 

2002 14 - - - 

2003 36 - - - 

2004 19 - 21 - 

2005 37 - 29 - 

2006 24 24 25 - 

2007 19 21 22 - 

Kristen Polanski earned the 2007 MSU President’s 

Award - given to the top graduating male and female 

- for her 3.97 GPA as a finance major. 

Sara Brown earned the MSU George Alderton Female 

Athlete of the Year award in 2007. 

Michelle Bowles.......................................................... Bowls 

Jen Domagalski.....................................dom-uh-GAL-Ski 

Laura Kueny............................................................CUE-nee 

Holly Niederkohr.....................................KNEE-der-CORE 

Sarah Nirenberg....................................NEAR-ehn-BURG 

Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll..................SLOW-bod-NICK-stoll 

Spartans By Class 

Freshmen................................................................................5 

(Bowles, Caporusso, Lance, Leon, Neff) 

Redshirt Freshmen..............................................................2 

(Brehm, Nirenberg) 

Sophomores..........................................................................1 

(Kueny) 

Redshirt Sophomores.........................................................2 

(Dewling, Domagalski) 

Juniors......................................................................................1 

(Niederkohr) 

Seniors.....................................................................................2 

(Brown, Wells) 

Success In Class 

Nearly Perfect 

Kristen Polanski received the Presidents Award 

- which is given to the top graduating female athlete 

at Michigan State - at the Student-Athlete 

Support Services 10th Annual Awards Banquet on 

April 9. 

A finance major, Polanski posted a 3.97015 

grade point average as a finance major. She also 

capped off the year by earning her second Big Ten 

Sportsmanship award after posting a 79.89 scoring 

average in nine rounds. Polanski played 32 

rounds in her collegiate career, finishing a careerhigh 

sixth at the Mary Fossum Invitational in 2004. 

Polanski was one of five Spartans to earn 

Academic All-Big Ten honors, along with senior 

Heather Rose, juniors Sara Brown and Jordyn 

Wells and sophomore Holly Niederkohr. Only 

seven Spartans were eligible for the award. 

In the past two seasons, the Spartans have 

earned 13 Academic All-Big Ten awards. 

Rose Gets Third NGCA Scholar-Athlete Award 

Senior Heather Rose became the fourth player 

in school history to earn three NGCA Scholar- 

Athlete awards, as she finished her career having 

played a school-record 148 rounds and with a degree 

in marketing. 

Rose joined the trio of Ann Marie Kerstan (2002- 

04), Ellen Bishop (1997-99) and Meggan Schumaker 

(1997-99), as the only women’s golfers to earn 

the national award in each of her eligible years at 

Michigan State. 

To be eligible for the NGCA award, an athlete 

must have an overall grade point average of 3.50 or 

higher (on a 4.00 scale) for the entirety of their collegiate 

career, be of high moral character and have 

played in 60% of the college’s regularly scheduled 

competitive rounds during the year nominated. 

During head coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll’s 10 

years at the helm of the Spartans, Michigan State 

has earned 17 Scholar-Athlete Awards from the 

NGCA and she has coached all four players who 

have earned the award three times. 

 



Head Coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll 

STACY 

slobodnik-stoll 

Michigan State ’94 • 11th Year 

2001, 2007 Big ten coach of the year 

1999 Midwest district coach of the year 

2002 team usa coach (usa vs. japan match) 

As she enters her 11th season at the helm, Stacy 

Slobodnik-Stoll continues to carry the Spartan 

women’s golf program into the regional and national spotlight year after year. 

The driven former Spartan player was named head coach on June 20, 1997, 

and immediately began assembling the talent necessary to contend for Big 

Ten Championships and compete at the national level on a yearly basis. In 10 

seasons, she has led the Spartans to nine straight NCAA regional appearances, 

(1999-2007), six treks to the NCAA Championships, (2000, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘05. ‘07) 

and two Big Ten titles (2001, 2007). In addition, MSU has won 19 tournaments 

during this span, including four during the 2000-01 season and three in 1998-99, 

2001-02 and 2003-04. 

“I believe that each year it is my responsibility to improve as a recruiter, a 

teacher, a sports psychologist, a motivator and a leader,” said Slobodnik-Stoll. 

“We must keep up and be on the cutting edge for our student-athletes and our 

program. Once you have tasted victory, it’s hard to forget. It only drives me to 

work harder to make sure that each year we will have an opportunity to win the 

Big Ten Championship and finish as one of the top programs in the country. 

“Those rushes that you have as a coach and as a player — holding the trophy, 

seeing the Academic All-American awards given out — those moments are unforgettable. 

It drives you and the players to become better and better.” 

Over the last nine years, Slobodnik-Stoll’s players have earned All-Big Ten honors 

19 times, including three Spartans in 2004 (Allison Fouch - first team and 

Ann Marie Kersten and Sarah Martin - second team) and 2007 (Sara Brown - first 

team and Mandi McConnell and Rachel Meikle - second team). In 2002, Emily 

Bastel became the first Spartan golfer to receive Big Ten Women’s Golf Athlete 

of the Year honors. In addition, a Spartan player took home Big Ten Freshman of 

the Year honors in 1998 (Kasey Gant), 1999 (Bastel) and 2003 (Dayna Burleigh). 

In 2001, Gant became the first Spartan golfer to earn All-Big Ten honors in fourconsecutive 

years, while Bastel became the second to achieve the feat. 

Individual accolades for Slobodnik-Stoll’s players keep growing year by year. 

Bastel became just the second MSU golfer to be named to the Curtis Cup team 

in 2002, while Allison Fouch qualified for the 2003 U.S. Women’s Open Championship 

as an amateur. Bastel and Fouch also earned All-America honors under 

Slobodnik-Stoll, as Bastel received second-team distinction in 2002 and Fouch 

earned honorable mention status in 2004. Slobodnik-Stoll’s players have also 

gone beyond the college ranks. Stacy Snider competed on the LPGA Tour from 

2004-06 and Bastel completed her rookie year on the LPGA Tour in 2005 and is 

currently on the FUTURES Tour. Fouch is a member of the FUTURES Tour and has 

conditional status on the LPGA Tour. 

The 2007 Spartans were ranked among the nation’s top 25 throughout the 

season, achieving a final ranking of 19th after a 16th-place finish at the NCAA 

Championships. The team posted wins on their home course, Forest Akers West 

Golf Course, in the Lady Northern and the Big Ten Championships, and finished 

in second place four times. Two individuals won medallist honors, with Sara 

Brown winning the Landfall Tradition and Rachel Meikle winning the Big Ten 

Championship - the second time an MSU golfer has won the tournament under 

Slobodnik-Stoll. In the process, Slobodnik-Stoll earned her second Big Ten Conference 

Coach of the Year award. 

The 2006 edition of Michigan State women’s golf was also one of the most 

exciting teams in school history. The Spartans opened the season by not only 

winning the Mary Fossum Invitational (Sept. 17-18) but setting a tournament 

record with a three-day team total of 889 (299-295-295). Later in the season 

at the Northwestern Invitational (April 3-4), MSU had their best scoring weekend 

in school history. The Spartans had a school-record three-day team total of 

864 (286-286-292) and Rachel Meikle set a school individual record for a 54-hole 

tournament with a score of 6-under-par 210 (70-70-70). 

A youthful squad in 2004-05, State did not have a single senior as a member of 

the traveling party, yet advanced to the NCAA Championships for the fifth time 

in six years en route to a 17th-place finish that season. In addition to the NCAA 

Slobodnik-Stoll Year-By-Year 

Big Ten NCAA NCAA 

Year Tourn. Wins Top 5 Top 10 Champ. Regs. Champ. 

1997-98 12 0 5 10 9th - - 

1998-99 12 3 11 11 3rd 11th - 

1999-2000 13 2 9 11 2nd 6th T-20th 

2000-01 13 4 10 11 1st 3rd 12th 

2001-02 13 3 9 12 4th 8th 18th 

2002-03 11 0 1 9 5th 17th - 

2003-04 12 3 9 11 3rd 3rd 24th 

2004-05 12 1 4 8 3rd 7th 17th 

2005-06 11 1 5 10 3rd 9th - 

2006-07 13 2 9 10 1st 8th 16th 

Totals 122 19 72 103 




Head Coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll 


Championships, MSU closed out the season with a championship at the Buckeye 

Invitational (April 16-17), a third-place showing at the Big Ten Championship 

(April 22-24) and a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Central Regionals (May 5-7). 

The 2003-04 squad, which finished ranked 19th in the Golfweek/Sagarin poll, 

won three tournament titles (Badger, Mary Fossum and Boilermaker) and also 

captured the Spartan/Wildcat Cup in February. MSU placed third at both the Big 

Ten Championships and the NCAA Central Regionals, while advancing to the 

NCAA Championships. MSU’s third-place showing in regional play equaled the 

team’s best-ever showing. Three Spartans (Allison Fouch - first team; Ann Marie 

Kersten and Sarah Martin - second team) picked up All-Big Ten accolades and 

Fouch earned honorable mention All-America honors after placing tied for 16th 

at the 2004 NCAA Championships. 

Although the team included just four returning letterwinners, the Spartans finished 

in the top 10 in nine of 11 tournaments including a season-best third-place 

showing at the Mary Fossum Invitational in 2002-03. It also marked MSU’s fifthconsecutive 

trip to the NCAA Regional Championships where the Spartans fell 

just short of advancing to the NCAA Championships. In addition, four Spartans 

earned Academic All-Big Ten honors — the most by the squad since the 1987 

season and two players (Ann Marie Kersten and Jessica Till) were selected to the 

NGCA Academic All-America squad. 

Michigan State made its third straight trip to the NCAA Championships in 

2002, where the Spartans placed 19th. MSU, which finished the year ranked 14th 

by Golfweek/Sagarin, also hosted the 2002 NCAA Central Region Championships 

at Forest Akers West Golf Course in May. Overall, MSU captured three titles (Pine 

Needles Invitational, Central District Classic and the USF Waterlefe Invitational). 

Slobodnik-Stoll’s work ethic paid off in the spring of 2001 as she led MSU to 

its first Big Ten Championship since 1982. The Spartans placed third at the NCAA 

West Regionals and posted the school’s best-ever finish at the NCAA Championships 

with a 12th-place showing. MSU finished the year ranked 16th in the Mastercard 

Collegiate rankings, while Golfweek had MSU ranked 19th. For her efforts, 

Slobodnik-Stoll was named the 2001 Big Ten Coach of the Year. 

During the 1999-2000 season, Slobodnik-Stoll led MSU to a runner-up finish 

at the Big Ten Championship and its first NCAA Championship appearance since 

1984. The Spartans also broke into the national rankings for the first time and 

finished the year ranked 19th in the country. 

Slobodnik-Stoll’s first season (1997-98) as head coach was highlighted by a 

second-place finish in the newly-named Mary Fossum Invitational in the fall and 

a record-setting campaign by then-freshman Kasey Gant. 

That success multiplied in 1998-99, however, as the Spartans engineered the 

biggest one-year turnaround in Big Ten history (ninth to third in the conference 

tournament). Michigan State reached the NCAA East Regional that year as well 

and Slobodnik was named Midwest District Coach of the Year. 

A three-year letterwinner at Michigan State, the Kentwood, Mich., native captained 

the 1992-93 and 1993-94 Spartan squads and shot 11 rounds in the 70s 

during her final campaign at MSU. After earning her bachelor’s degree in communication 

in 1994, Slobodnik-Stoll played professionally while living in Orlando, 

Fla. She saw action on the Future’s Tour and the Central Florida Challenge for one 

year prior to returning to MSU in 1995 as an assistant to the legendary coach 

Mary Fossum. 

“One of the goals when I came back as an assistant was to learn everything I 

could from Mary (Fossum) and use her tools while incorporating my knowledge 

and philosophy as well. Mary is a special person, and I can’t thank her enough for 

all she’s done for me.” 

Slobodnik-Stoll had the opportunity to gain international coaching experience 

during the summer of 2002 as she served as the head coach for Team USA in 

the USA-Japan Matches at the Glen Club in Glenville, Ill. 

The Spartan coach also continues to hone her own golf game, winning Michigan 

State Amateur titles in 1996 and 1998 en route to earning Golf Association of 

Michigan Player of the Year. 

Slobodnik-Stoll has qualified for the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship 

four times (1994, 1996, 1998, 2001) and in 1997, she participated as an amateur 

at the LPGA Oldsmobile Classic at Walnut Hills Country Club in East Lansing and 

fired a 77-73, missing the cut by just four strokes. 

In 1996, Slobodnik-Stoll finished fourth among amateurs at the Michigan 

Women’s Open Tournament and in 1998, she won the Golf Association of Michigan 

Women’s Stroke Play Championship. She was the top amateur finisher at the 

2004 Michigan Women’s Open Championship. 

Born Sept. 8, 1971, Slobodnik-Stoll received her master’s degree in sports administration 

from MSU in 1999. She resides in Haslett with her husband Jim Stoll 

and daughter Olivia, born Sept. 29, 2003. 

Date of Birth 

Sept. 8, 1971 

Hometown 

Kentwood, Mich. 

Education 

East Kentwood High School, 1989 

Michigan State University, B.A. 1994; M.S. 1999 

Coaching Experience 

Head Coach, MSU, 1997-present 

Assistant Coach, MSU, 1995-97 

The Slobodnik-Stoll File 

Coaching Honors 

1999............... Midwest District Coach of the Year 

2001............... Big Ten Coach of the Year 

2002............... Head Coach of Team USA for USA-Japan Match 

2007............... Big Ten Coach of the Year 

Competitive Honors/Achievements 

1989............... Prep Super Team 

1991............... Grand Rapids City Champion 

1993............... MSU Captain 

1994............... MSU Captain 

1994-95......... Futures Tour 

1994............... U.S. Amateur Championship Qualifier 

1996............... State Amateur Champion 


1996............... Golf Association of Mich. Player of the Year 

1997............... State Amateur Runner-Up 

1998............... State Amateur Champion 

1998............... Golf Assoc. of Mich. Stroke Play Champion 


1998............... Golf Association of Mich. Player of the Year 


2004............... Michigan Open Low Amateur 

2006............... GAM Women’s Mid-Amateur Champion 

2007............... GAM Women’s Mid-Amateur Champion 

 



Assistant Coaches/Support Staff 

LORNE 

DON 

Assistant Coach • Michigan State ’04 • 5th Year 

In his fifth season as an assistant coach with the 

Spartan women’s golf program is Lorne Don. 

Don assists head coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll in 

all areas of the women’s golf program, including 

serving as the tournament director for the Mary 

Fossum and Central District Invitationals, recruiting, 

and practice schedules for student-athletes. 

A four-year member of the MSU men’s team 

(1999-2003), Don earned MSU’s Best First-Year 

Player award in 1999-2000. He closed his career with a 77.42 stroke average. 

As a senior in 2002-03, Don posted a 75.80 stroke average, including a seasonbest 

round of 71. His top finish of the season was a tie for 39th at the Fossum/ 

TaylorMade Invitational in April, where he shot a three-round score of 228. In 

addition, he received MSU’s Leadership Award following the season. 

Prior to his arrival at MSU, Don was a four-year starter at Lawrence Park High 

School in Toronto, Ontario. Lawrence Park was undefeated all four years Don was 

a member, also winning the Toronto City Championship each year. Don won the 

individual city title in 1996 and 1997 and served as the team captain in 1997 

and 1998. He also played hockey in high school, serving as the team captain as 

a senior. 

In addition, the Spartan assistant won the 1998 AGJA Canadian Junior title. 

He finished tied for eighth at the 1999 Western Junior Championship and placed 

third at the 1998 Ontario Golf Association Junior Tournament. 

The Toronto, Ontario, native received his bachelor’s degree in general management 

from Michigan State in May 2004. 

MIKE 

VORKAPICH 

Strength & Conditioning Coach • 

Michigan State ’94 • 9th Year 

Mike Vorkapich is in his third season of supervising 

the strength and conditioning program for 

the Spartan golf team and his ninth overall at MSU 

as an assistant strength and conditioning coach 

under strength and conditioning coordinator Ken 

Mannie. 

The Leamington, Ontario, native, is a former 

football player for the Spartans and a 1994 graduate. 

Vorkapich, who previously served as a graduate assistant at MSU from 1995- 

97, returned to the Spartans after stints as assistant strength and conditioning 

coach at Cincinnati and Notre Dame. 

He received his bachelor and master’s degrees in physical education and exercise 

science from MSU. A certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) 

with both the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association and 

the National Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association, Vorkapich is certified 

in first aid and C.P.R. by the American Red Cross. 

He is a member of the Board of Directors for the Varsity “S” Alumni Club. 

Coach Don at the Golf Hall of Fame. 

TOM 

MACKOWIAK 

Athletic Trainer • 

Ball State ’79 • 20th Year 

Tom Mackowiak serves as the head trainer for 

the Spartan women’s golf team. In addition, the 

South Bend, Ind., native also serves as MSU’s athletic 

trainer for men’s basketball. 

He earned a bachelor’s degree in special education, 

with a minor in athletic training, from 

Ball State in 1979. Two years later, he received a 

master’s degree in special education from Michigan 

State. He is currently pursuing a PhD. in the Department of Kinesiology in 

program design and curriculum evaluation at MSU. 

Mackowiak served as the head athletic trainer at the University of Detroit from 

1981 until his current appointment at MSU in 1987. 

He is a certified athletic trainer and a member of the American College of 

Sports Medicine. In addition, he is a certified strength and conditioning specialist 

(CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. 


Support Staff 

Ron Mason 

Athletics Director 

Shelley Appelbaum 

Sr. Administrator 

Greg Ianni 

Golf Administrator 

Seth Kesler 

Event Management 

Malinda Hudkins 

Equipment Manager 

Sarah Tinsley 

Sports Information 

Melissa Tallant 

Academic Advisor 



Player Profiles 


Match-by-Match Results 

2006-07 

Lady Northern..............74-74-75=223 (T5th) 

Wolverine Invite........ 79-72-76=227 (T11th) 

Mercedes-Benz......... 73-79-71=223 (T15th) 

Landfall Tradition........... 74-69-72=215 (1st) 

Northrop Grumman 78-78-73=229 (T29th) 

Central District Inv....... 71-70-74=215 (2nd) 

Lady Gator.................. 74-75-76=225 (T19th) 

Liz Murphey..................71-77-71=219 (T6th) 

Indiana Invitational........77-79=156 (T34th) 

Lady Buckeye.................. 76-78-74=228 (7th) 

Big Ten Champs...... 77-77-71-78=303 (6th) 

NCAA Central............ 78-73-77=228 (T42nd) 

NCAA Champs.. 78-82-83-79=322 (T104th) 

2005-06 

Mary Fossum ............. 78-83-77=228 (T21st) 

Lady Northern .............74-73-74=221 (T9th) 

Lady Paladin ................... 71-71-78=220 (3rd) 

Mercedes-Benz ........ 74-78-72=224 (T11th) 

Central District ......... 78-78-74=230 (T24th) 

Lady Gator ....................72-73-74=219 (T3rd) 

Liz Murphey .............. 76-76-74=226 (T12th) 

Northwestern ...............71-74-70-215= (8th) 

Buckeye ...................... 75-70-75=220 (T11th) 

Big Ten Champs... 74-75-71-76=292 (T2nd) 

NCAA Central............. 74-75-78=227 (T19th) 

2004-05 

Lady Northern .......... 77-75-75=227 (T17th) 

Mary Fossum ............ 75-81-79=235 (T24th) 

Mercedes-Benz ........ 80-80-78=238 (T65th) 

Lady Paladin .................74-73-73=220 (T9th) 

Northrop Grumman 77-81-75=233 (T42nd) 

Central District ......... 82-78-80=240 (T60th) 

Lady Gator .................. 79-80-81=240 (T61st) 

Liz Murphey .............. 80-79-76=235 (T49th) 

Buckeye .........................78-72-75=225 (10th) 

Big Ten Champs ....... 78-81-85=244 (T34th) 

NCAA Central ............ 72-79-75=226 (T20th) 

NCAA Champs ....71-77-74-75=297 (T27th) 

Sara Brown 

SEnior/SEnior 

Tucson, Ariz. 

Salpointe Catholic H.S. 

• 2006, 2007 First Team All-Big Ten 

• 2006, 2007 Academic All-Big Ten 

• Golfweek.com Player of the Week (Oct. 30, 2006) 

Spartan Notes: A two-time First 

Team All-Big Ten selection ... Owns the 

lowest scoring average in school history 

(75.63) ... Has finished in the top 10 at 

the Big Ten Championships in each of 

the last two years, in the top 20 at the 

NCAA Regionals twice, and competed 

at the NCAA Championships twice ... 

Finished 2006-07 season ranked 53rd in 

the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings. 

Summer 2007: Advanced to round 

of 16 at Women’s Western Amateur 

Championship ... Advanced to quarterinals 

of U.S. Women’s Amateur Public 

Links Championships ... Finished tied for 

ninth at the Michigan Women’s Open 

... Low amauteur at Michigan Women’s 

Open three years running. 

2006-07: MSU’s George Alderton 

Female Athlete of the Year ... One of 

three golfers to appear in all 13 events 

... A First Team All-Big Ten selection ... Her 

75.75 scoring average was fifth-best in 

school history ... Led team in birdies (82), 

sub-par rounds (4), first round scoring 

average (75.38) and final round scoring 

average (74.67) ... Tied for the team lead 

in even rounds (3) ... Finished in the top 

five in three tournaments, the top 10 

in six, and the top 20 in nine ... Posted 

one round over 80 ... Finished fifth at the 

Lady Northern Invitational with a threeround 

total of 223 (74-74-75), helping 

MSU to the team title at the event ... 

Took 11th at the Wolverine Invitational 

to lead the Spartans with a 226 and 15th 

at the Mercedes-Benz Invitational with 

a 223 ... Won first career tournament at 

the Landfall Tradition, posting a 215 (74- 

69-72) ... Her second-round 69 is tied for 

the fourth-best in MSU history ... Earned 

Golfweek.com Player of the Week honors for her performance (10/30) ... Posted 

a second-place finish at the Central District Invitational with a three-round 215 

(71-70-74) ... Earned Big Ten Golfer of the Week honors for her performance at the 

tournament ... Also posted a top-20 finish at the Lady Gator ... Finished sixth at the 

Liz Murphey Invitational with a 219 (71-77-71) and seventh at the Lady Buckeye 

Invitational with a 228 (76-78-74) ... Garnered second straight top-10 finish at the 

Big Ten Championships by finishing sixth with a 303 (77-77-71-78) ... Third-round 

71 was her third sub-par round of the season. 

Summer 2006: Was a semi-finalist at the USGA Publinks ... Finished as the low 

amatuer at the Michigan Open ... Became just the fifth Spartan named for the 

World University Games ... Finished fifth overall at the event with a 5-over-par 

293 ... Placed third at the Illinois Open. 

2005-2006: Academic All-Big Ten ... Had the lowest single-season stroke average 

school history at 74.18 … One of four golfers to compete in all 11 events 

… Had nine top-20 finishes, five top-10, and three top-five finishes on the season 

… Was an All-Big Ten selection … Recorded her first top-10 of the year with a tie 

for ninth at the Lady Northern Invitational with a three round total of 221 (74-73- 

74) … Tied for third at the Lady Paladin Invitational with a score of 220 (71-71- 

In The Clubhouse with Sara 

Favorite Club: Driver 

Favorite Book: The Undomestic Goddess 

What is something that you are not good at but wish you were good at: 

Singing and dancing. 

What is your career aspiration: To play professional golf and eventually get 

married and have a family. 

Favorite Sport Besides Golf: Speedball 

What is one thing that you make sure you do everyday: Talk to my mom. 

Favorite Movie Quote: “I like you man...but you’re crazy!!!” - Old School 

78) … Finished in a tie for third place with a score of 219 (72-73-74) at the Lady 

Gator Invitational … Shot 1-under-par 215 (71-74-70) to finish in eighth place at 

the Northwestern Invitational … Had her best finish of the season at the Big Ten 

Championships when she tied for second with a score of 292 (72-73-72-76) … 

Shot a 227 (74-75-78) at the NCAA Central Regional to finish in a tie for 19th. 

Summer 2005: Was the low amateur at the Michigan Open as she finished 

10th ... Advanced to match play at the Western Amateur ... Qualified for the USGA 

Publinks, advancing to match play ... Competed at the U.S. Amateur Championships. 

2004-05: Recorded a 77.30 stroke average, which ranks 16th on MSU’s singleseason 

chart ... One of three golfers to appear in all 12 events ... Recorded four 

top-20 finishes ... Tied for 17th with a 227 (77-75-75) in her first collegiate outing, 

the Lady Northern ... Tied for ninth at the Lady Paladin with a 220 (74-73-73) ... 

Placed 10th at the Buckeye Invitational with a 225 (78-72-75) ... Tied for 34th at 

the Big Ten Championships with a 244 ... Tied for 20th at the NCAA Central Regional 

with a 226 (72-79-75) ... Shot a 297 (71-77-74-75) and placed tied for 27th 

at the NCAA Championships. 

Summer 2004: Qualified for the USGA Publinks and advanced to match play, 

falling in the second round ... Qualified for the Optimist .... Played in Mannheim, 

Germany, in Aug. at the Harder German Junior Masters. 

High School: Four-year letterwinner and four-year all-state and all-city first 

team honoree at Salpointe Catholic ... Selected as the 5A Southern Arizona Player 

of the Year three times ... In 15 total events in 2003, she finished first (or tied for 

first) in 13 events and took fourth twice ... Finished her senior season with a 72.18 

scoring average ... Closed her high school career with a 73.11 scoring average 

and set a southern Arizona record for the most matches ever won with 36 (out 

of a total of 52 events) ... Was the SWSPGA State Champion for five years (1996- 

2000) ... Won the Tucson Women’s City Championship in 2000 and 2001 ... 2001 

Arizona Junior Golf Association Player of the Year as well as the 2002 PGA Junior 

Series Player of the Year ... three-year qualifier (2001-03) for the USGA/Westfield 

PGA National Championship ... Took medalist honors with a 71 at the 2003 USGA 

Women’s Publinks Sectional Qualifier in Phoenix. 

Personal: Born Nov. 25, 1985 ... Daughter of Mike and Debbie Brown ... A family 

community services major ... Brother Josh was a golfer at Bradley University. 

Career Statistics 

Year Rounds Strokes Avg. 18 36 54 Best Finish 

2004-05 37 2,860 77.30 71 147 220 T9 - Lady Paladin 

2005-06 34 2,522 74.18 70 142 215 2 - Big Ten 

2006-07 40 3,013 75.35 69 141 215 1 - Landfall 

Totals 111 8,395 75.63 69 141 215 

 




Jordyn Wells 

senior/senior 

Bethel Park, Pa. 

Bethel Park H.S. 

• 2006, 2007 Academic All-Big Ten 

• 2006 NGCA Scholar-Athlete 


2006-07 

Lady Northern........... 79-73-73=225 (T11th) 

Wolverine Invite........ 81-77-77=235 (T36th) 


Lady Gator................ 78-75-74=227 (T28th)* 

Indiana Invitational......83-80=163 (T70th)* 

Lady Buckeye............. 79-81-79=239 (T26th) 

Big Ten Champs..79-79-81-81=320 (T39th) 

2005-06 

Mary Fossum........... 76-77-77=230 (T26th)* 


Lady Paladin............. 76-78-80=234 (T45th)* 

Lady Gator................ 78-77-82=237 (T46th)* 

Northwestern............74-72-71-217 (T10th)* 

2004-05 

Lady Northern........... 81-83-82=246 (T73rd) 

Mary Fossum............. 78-82-78=238 (T34th) 

* - competed as an individual. 

Spartan Notes: A two-time Academic 

All-Big Ten honoree who is very 

solid in the classroom ... Has qualified 

for the U.S. Women’s Publinks twice in 

her career ... Has posted six top-30 performances 

in her career as a Spartan. 

Summer 2007: Qualified for the U.S. 

Women’s Publinks by posting a 71 at 

North Park Golf Course. 

2006-07: Academic All-Big Ten ... 

Averaged 79.14 strokes in 21 rounds 

... Posted 27 birdies ... Third on the 

team in par-3 scoring average (3.29) 

... Placed in the top 30 in three of her 

seven events ... Finished tied for 11th at 

the Lady Northern at Forest Akers West 

with a 225 (79-73-75) ... Tied for 28th at 

the Lady Gator and tied for 26th at the 

Lady Buckeye ... Finished tied for 39 at 

the Big Ten Championships with a fourround 

320 (79-79-81-81). 

Summer 2006: Finished runner-up at Trans National Women’s Golf Association 

Amateur Championship ... Captured Howell Team Trophy with Carly Hunt at 

Trans National Women’s Amateur Championship. 

2005-2006: Academic All-Big Ten ... NGCA Scholar-Athlete ... Competed in 

five events, three of which as an individual … Season stroke-average 76.73 in 

15 rounds … Had a top-10 finish at the Northwestern Invitational with a threeround 

total of 1-over-par 217 (74-72-71) to finish tied for 10th place. 

Summer 2005: Competed on the Fidra Midwest Collegiate Series ... Won the tournament 

at Forest Akers West Golf Course ... Finished third at the event at the Elks 

Run Golf Course. 

2004-05: Appeared in two events, recording an 80.67 stroke average ... Tied 

for 73rd at the Lady Northern with a 246 in her first collegiate event ... Tied for 

34th at the Mary Fossum Invitational, shooting a 238. 

Summer 2004: Qualified for the US Women’s Publinks ... Competed on the 

Fidra Midwest Collegiate Series ... Won the tournament at Forest Akers West Golf 

Course. 

High School: Four-time captain and four-year letterwinner at Bethel Park (Pa.) 

... Runner-up at the 2002 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) 

State Championship ... Took medalist honors (76) at the Western Pennsylvania 

Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) in 2001 ... Placed third in 2002 and 2003 

at the WPIAL Championships ... Twice selected as the Tri-State Player of the Year 

... Also competed in track and field as a freshman and sophomore ... Active on 

the junior circuit as well ... Posted five top-10 finishes on the AJGA tour ... 2003 

runner-up at the AJGA Boyne Resort Junior Invitational after shooting a 76-76 ... 

Took medalist honors at the U.S. Jr. Girls Championship Qualifier with a 74 and 

at the Westfield PGA Jr. Championship qualifier with a 72-69 ... Finished fourth 

at the Westfield PGA Jr. Championship after shooting a 79-69-71-71 ... National 

Honor Society ... Top 20 Athletic/Academic Leader ... Listed among Who’s Who 

High School Students ... National Merit Award Semifinalist. 

Personal: Born Nov. 28, 1986 ... Daughter of Greg and Jana Wells ... A marketing 

major. 

In The Clubhouse with Jordyn 

Greatest Athletic Experience: WINNING BIG TENS!!! Other than winning a 

national championship winning the Big Tens Championship is the most amazing 

thing to accomplish. 

Favorite Thing About MSU: Being able to watch the Green and White compete 

on TV in all of our different sports and excel at the highest level. 

Favorite TV Show: I’m guilty of being part of the Grey’s Anatomy cult. 

What I’ve learned from MSU coaches: It’s not always how much time you 

practice, or what you practice, but it’s how you practice. 

Favorite Thing To Do On Roadtrips: Sing karaoke in the van. 

Strangest Superstition: I have a lot, but if I have a bad day on the course and 

my hair was done a certain way, I will not do my hair like that again for at least 

three tournaments. 



2004-05 6 484 80.67 78 160 238 T34 - Fossum 

2005-06 15 1,151 76.73 71 143 217 T10 - Northwestern 

2006-07 21 1,662 79.14 73 152 225 T11 - Lady Northern 

Totals 42 3,297 78.50 71 143 217 





Holly Niederkohr 

Junior/Junior 

Marysville, Ohio 

Marysville H.S. 

• 2007 Academic All-Big Ten 

In The Clubhouse with Holly 

Favorite Golf Course: Muirfield Village 

What are your pre-round superstitions: I stretch very seriously either at 

breakfast or at the course. Also, my whole team reminds me to wait for the 

horn before I tee off and to sign my scorecard after my round. 

The one thing you make sure you do everyday: Laugh 

Favorite Movie Quote: “What’s that Your fingers hurt” 

Biggest Pet Peeve: When people pet my hair. 

Favorite TV Show: The Simple Life 




2006-07 



Central District Inv... 79-77-78=234 (T46th) 

Lady Gator.................. 78-71-76=225 (T19th) 

Liz Murphey.............. 77-77-82=236 (T63rd) 

Indiana Invitational........75-77=152 (T13th) 

Lady Buckeye................75-79-77=231 (T9th) 

Big Ten Champs..79-79-79-81=318 (T33rd) 


NCAA Champs.. 84-83-82-76=327 (T114th) 

2005-06 

Mercedes-Benz......... 87-80-85=252 (T73rd) 

Lady Gator.......................NA-74-79=153 (NA) 

Liz Murphey............... 83-80-73=240 (T53rd) 

Northwestern..............74-71-76-221 (T20th) 

Buckeye....................... 74-77-78=229 (T47th) 

Big Ten Champs..76-78-78-78=310 (T30th) 


Spartan Notes: Currently owns a 

78.09 career scoring average, which is 

just .11 from MSU’s career top 10 ... Has 

finished in the top 20 in four tournaments 

and has posted one top 10 finish. 

Summer 2007: Advanced to round 

of 16 at the Women’s Western Amateur 

... Competed in the North and South 

Amateur in Pinehurst, N.C. 

2006-07: An Academic All-Big Ten 

selection ... Has finished in the top 20 in 

three tournaments ... Fifth on the team 

with 38 birdies ... Sixth on the squad 

with 20.5 of her 31 rounds (.661) being 

counted ... Posted first top-20 finish 

of season at the Lady Gator, finishing 

tied for 19th with a 225 (78-71-76) ... 

Finished tied for 13th at the two-round 

Indiana Invitational with a 152 (75-77) 

... Posted first career top-10 finish with 

a 231 (75-79-77) at the Lady Buckeye Invitational ... Tied for 33rd at the Big Ten 

Championships ... Tied for 34th at the NCAA Central Regionals, posting a 227 (73- 

76-78). 

Summer 2006: Advanced to third round of match play at North and South 

Women’s Amateur. 

2005-2006: Competed in eight events and had a stroke-average of 77.79 in 

her freshman season … Had her lone top-20 finish at the Northwestern Invitational 

when she shot 221 (74-71-76) and finished in a tie for 20th …Tied for 30th 

at the Big Ten Championship with a score of 310 (76-78-78-78) … Fired a score of 

232 (79-78-75) and finished in a tie for 44th at the NCAA Central Regional. 

Junior Golf: Won the 2001 AJGA in Kingswood, Texas and the UCT National 

at Disney World ... Took medalist honors at the 2002 AJGA in Jacksonville, N.C. ... 

Placed second at the 2002 Ohio Junior Girls Championship .. Placed third at the 

2003 Pepsi Little Peoples and won the Ohio Junior Girls Championship ... Took 

second at the 2004 AJGA event in Columbus, Ohio, and the Pepsi Little Peoples 

... Finished third at the 2004 Ohio Junior Girls Championship. 

High School: Earned four letters in golf at Marysville ... Earned all-league and 

all-district honors for four years ... Named league and district MVP ... Finished 

third in the state as a freshman and second as a senior ... Team was ranked No. 6 

in the state in 2005 ... Averaged 74.8 as a junior and 73.6 as a senior ... Also a fouryear 

letterwinner in basketball where she served as captain in 2005 ... Two-time 

second-team all-league honoree in basketball and an honorable all-district honoree 

as a senior ... First-team all-league honoree in track as a freshman ... National 

Honor Society ... Served as class Vice-President (2001-02) and Class President 

(2002-03) ... Finished high school with a 4.216 grade-point average ... Member 

of the FCWT and AJGA Academic All-America Teams ... Presented the Wolfe/Jack 

Nicklaus Golf Scholarship and the Wendy’s High School Heisman Award. 

Personal: Born April 3, 1987 ... Daughter of Dan and Sandy Niederkohr ... Uncle 

played football for Notre Dame ... A communications major. 



2005-06 24 1,867 77.79 71 145 221 T20 - N’Western 

2006-07 31 2,428 78.32 71 149 225 T9 - Lady Buckeye 

Totals 55 4,295 78.09 71 145 221 

10 M i c h i g a n S t a t e S p a r t a n s • w w w . m s u s p a r t a n s . c o m



Ashley Dewling 

Junior/sophomore 

Brighton, Mich. 

Brighton H.S. 

Jen Domagalski 

junior/sophomore 

Okemos, Mich. 

Okemos H.S. 


2006-07 

Lady Northern... 97-93-86=276 (77th)* 

* - competed as individual 

Spartan Notes: 2004 AAU Nationals 

medallist ... Has competed at the Michigan 

Women’s Open twice. 

2006-07 Season Notes: Competed 

as an individual at the Lady Northern, 

finishing 77th. 

Summer 2006: Competed in Michigan Women’s Amateur, Michigan PGA 

Women’s Open and on the Fidra Tour. 

2005-2006: Redshirted. 

Summer 2005: Placed eighth at the Powerbilt Treetops Event ... Placed 18th 

at the 27th Michigan Girls Junior Amateur ... Competed at the Michigan Women’s 

Open Championship. 

High School: Earned four letters in golf at Brighton ... Team co-captain as a 

junior and senior ... Averaged 44.8 for nine holes as a senior ... Selected as 2004 

“Miss Golf” by the Livingston County Daily Press and Argus ... Three-time all-league 

selection (2003, 2004 and 2005) ... Two-time all-area team member (2004 and 

2005) ... Placed fourth at the 2004 KVC League Tournament and sixth at the 2005 

conference tournament ... Finished 10th at regionals ... Member of the all-conference 

all-academic team for four years ... Took first place at the 2004 AAU Nationals 

... Won the Brighton High School Scholar-Athlete Award for four-straight years ... 

Student Council member. 

Personal: Born March 3, 1987 ... Daughter of Jim Dewling and Carol Griffith ... 

A hospitality business major. 


2006-07 

Lady Northern..85-79-84=248 (T61st)* 

* - competed as individual 

Spartan Notes: An All-State performer 

at local Okemos High School 

... Will compete for spot in lineup in 

2007. 

Summer 2007: Advanced to match 

play at the Women’s Western Golf Association Championship with a qualifying 

score of 158 (78-80) ... Advanced to round of 16 at the Michigan Women’s Amateur 

... Finished in a tie for 45th at the Michigan Women’s Open. 

2006-07 Season Notes: Competed as an individual at the Lady Northern, 

finishing in a tie for 61st. 

Summer 2006: Advanced to match play at Michigan Women’s Amateur... 

Finished 32nd at Michigan PGA Women’s Open. 

2005-06: Redshirted. 

Summer 2005: Won Powerbilt Junior Tour event at University of Michigan Golf 

Course with two-day total of 156 (75-81) ... Finished second at Charles Watson 

Memorial Match Play ... Fourth on PJT in scoring average (80.50) and player of 

the year points. 

High School: Four-year letterwinner on Okemos golf team ... Served as team 

captain junior and senior year ... Division II All-State as a senior with a scoring average 

of 80.6...Won Brighton Invitational with a score of 73 ... Named to Lansing State 

Journal Dream Team as junior and senior ... Division II All-State Honorable Mention 

as a junior ... Three-time member of Capital Area Activities Conference All-League 

team ... Class valedictorian with 4.0 grade-point average ... President of National 

Honors Society ... Michigan Competitive Scholarship Recipient. 

Personal: Born Aug. 25, 1987 ... Daughter of Gary and Nancy Domagalski 

...Gary was a four-year letterwinner on the Michigan State men’s golf team from 

1973-77... A nursing major. 




2005-06. . . -Redshirted- 

2006-07 3 276 92.00 86 190 276 77 - Lady Northern 

Totals 3 276 92.00 86 190 276 

In The Clubhouse with Ashley 

Proudest accomplishment at Michigan State: Being a part of the MSU golf 

team. 

The hardest part about being a Division I athlete: Managing your time. 

The Toughest Opponent Ever Faced: Laura Kueny in match play. 

Three people you would like to golf with: Tiger Woods, Arnold Palmer and 

Bobby Jones. 

Three words that describe you: Bubbly, kind-hearted and enthustiastic. 

Unusual Job Experience: Receptionist at a real estate office. 

Favorite Athlete: Greg Kelser 

Reasons that youI chose to attend Michigan State: Beautiful campus, notable 

reputation and leaders. 



2005-06. . . -Redshirted- 

2006-07 3 248 82.67 79 164 248 T61 - Lady Northern 

Totals 3 248 82.67 79 164 248 

In The Clubhouse with Jen 

What’s the best part about being a Michigan State golfer: Having an instant 

family to relate to. 

Pre-Round Superstition: I hit every club at least once before I play. 

Favorite Sport To Play Besides Golf: Basketball 

Favorite Book: The Kite Runner 

Favorite Movie Quote: “Yep...Inside each and every one of us is one true 

authentic swing...Somethin’ we was born with...Somethin’ that’s ours and ours 

alone...Somethin’ that can’t be taught to ya or learned...Somethin’ that got to 

be remembered...Over time the world can, rob us of that swing...It get buried 

inside us under all our wouldas and couldas and shouldas...” - The Legend of 

Bagger Vance 

M i c h i g a n S t a t e S p a r t a n s • w w w . m s u s p a r t a n s . c o m 

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Laura Kueny 

Sophomore/Sophomore 

Whitehall, Mich. 

Whitehall H.S. 

In The Clubhouse with Laura 

Favorite thing about Michigan State: The basketball games 

The best thing about being a Michigan State golfer: The opportunity to play 

for one of the best teams in the country. 


One thing that you are not good at but wish you were better at: Cooking 

Favorite Vacation Spot: Disney World 

Nickname: Lou 

Favorite sport besides golf: Basketball 

Pre-round ritual: I have to listen to Britney Spears. 

The person that has helped you the most in golf: My dad 



2006-07 

Lady Northern........74-71-75=220 (4th) 

Wolverine Invite 80-76-80=236 (T34th) 

Mercedes-Benz.75-74-78=227 (T28th) 

Landfall Tradition 77-75-74=226 (T8th) 

Spartan Notes: Talented golfer that 

saw time in the starting lineup in the 

fall as a freshman before being declared 

academically ineligible ... Had a spectacular 

summer and will look to reenter 

the starting lineup this year. 

Summer 2007: Won the Fidra Midwest 

Collegiate Series event at the Firestone Country Club with an even-par 144 

(72-72) ... Followed by winning The Medallist in Marshal, Mich. with a 10-over-par 

154 (75-79) ... Advanced to the match play round of 32 at the Women’s Western 

Golf Association Championships ... Posted second-best score in qualifying rounds 

with a 141 (72-69) ... Won first round match over Kelsey Johnson, 6 and 5 ... Won 

Trans National Women’s Golf Association Championship ... Finished in a tie for 

13th at the Michigan Women’s Open. 

2006-07: Averaged 75.75 strokes per round ... Posted 22 birdies ... 11 of her 12 

rounds were counted for MSU, the highest percentage on the team ... Finished a 

team-high fourth at the Lady Nothern with a 220 (74-71-75) ... Also took eighth 

at the Landfall Tradition with a 226 (77-75-74) ... Placed in the top 35 in all four 

tournaments. 

Summer 2006: Advanced to match play at Women’s Trans National Golf Association 

Amateur Championship … Part of winning squad at Founders Challenge 

... Qualified for the Westfield Junior. 

Junior Golf: Finished second in 1999 and 3rd in 2002 at Optimist International 

Junior Championship ... Won Westfield State Qualifer with a score of 143 (70-73) 

... Won Ludington Invitational with a score of 69. 

High School: Four-year member of the golf team and two-time state champion 

in at Whitehall … Twice named Miss Golf in Michigan … Captured 2006 Division 

3 State Championship by shooting even-par 144 (72-72) at Forest Akers West Golf 

Course … Won 2005 Division 3 State Championship shooting 137 (67-70) at Forest 

Akers East Golf Course … As a junior was the medalist in all but two events. 

Personal: Born March 30, 1988 … Major is non-preference … Daughter of Jim 

and Karen Kueny. 



2006-07 12 909 75.75 71 145 220 4 - Lady Northern 

Totals 12 909 75.75 71 145 220 




Natalie Brehm 

Sophomore/Freshman 

Mt. Pleasant, Mich. 

Mt. pleasant H.S. 

Sarah Nirenberg 

Sophomore/Freshman 

West Bloomfield, Mich. 

Cranbrook Kingswood H.S. 

Spartan Notes: Two-time honorable mention all-state golfer at Mt. Pleasant 

High School ... Looking to compete for lineup spot this season. 

Summer 2007: Advanced to match play at Women’s Western Amateur and 

Michigan Women’s Amateur ... Finished in a tie for 45th at the Michigan Women’s 

Open. 

2006-07: Redshirted in first year at MSU. 

Summer 2006: Competed in Michigan Women’s Amateur and Michigan PGA 

Women’s Open. 

Junior Golf: Tied for 17th at 2005 Michigan Girls Junior Championship ... 

Finished 12th at 2005 Michigan Women’s Amateur Championship to qualify for 

match play ... Won 2004 Michigan Girls Junior Championship in 14-15 year-old 

division and qualified for match play. 

High School: Four-year letterwinner for Mount Pleasant varsity golf … Named 

team captain for junior and senior year … Team captured conference title twice 

… MVP of Saginaw Valley League as senior … First team all-conference on three 

occasions … Two-time honorable mention all-state … Stroke average of 80.0 as 

a senior … Lettered in basketball as a junior. 

Personal: Born Sept. 2, 1988 … Daughter of Mike and Debra Brehm … Brother, 

Ryan, is a senior on the Michigan State men’s golf team and a three-time All-Big 

Ten selection ... Major is nutritional sciences. 

Spartan Notes: Took second at the MHSAA Golf Championships as a junior ... 

Looking to compete for lineup spot this season. 

Summer 2007: Finished in a tie for 60th at the Michigan Women’s Open. 

2006-07: Redshirted in first year at MSU. 

Summer 2006: Finished 16th at Fidra Event at Forest Akers West Golf Course 

… Competed in Michigan Women’s Amateur and the Michigan PGA Women’s 

Open. 

High School: Four-year letterwinner for Cranbrook Kingswood varsity golf … 

Served as team captain for junior and senior year … Three-time first team all-state 

... Three-time all-area … Three-time All-Oakland County … Member of state championship 

team as a senior … Finished second individually at state championships 

as a senior ... Had a stroke average of 79.8 as a junior … Was second individually 

at state championships as a junior … Individual regional champion as a junior 

… Stroke average of 81.3 for junior season … Two-year letterwinner in volleyball 

… Graduated with a 4.2 GPA … Was a nominee for the MHSAA scholar-athlete 

of the year. 

Personal: Born June 27, 1988 … Daughter of Henry and Pauline Nirenberg … 

Enrolled in Michigan State’s James Madison College. 




2006-07. . . -Redshirted- 

Totals - - - - - - - 

In The Clubhouse with Natalie 

Favorite thing about MSU: The facilities 

Favorite Band: Dave Matthews Band 

The best golf shot you’ve ever seen: Tiger Woods chip shot at the 2005 

Masters 

Favorite Vacation Spot: Myrtle Beach 

My most memorable moment in sports is: Watching my brother play in the 

2005 Buick Open 

Favorite Club: I like them all but I love my sand wedge. 

Person that has helped you the most with you golf game: My brother, 

Ryan 

Favorite Course: The Pohlcat 



2006-07. . . -Redshirted- 

Totals - - - - - - - 

In The Clubhouse with Sarah 

Favorite thing about Michigan State: The school spirit 

Favorite Movie Quote: “Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here! This is the War 

Room.” – Dr Strangelove 

Biggest Pet Peeve: Snoring 

Favorite Golf Course: Oakland Hills CC 

What three other people would be in your dream foursome: Bobby Jones, 

Adam Scott and Retief Goosen 

One Thing You Make Sure You Do Everyday: Laugh 


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Michelle Bowles 

Freshman/Freshman 

Oro, mexico 

John f. Kennedy H.S. 

Ashley Lance 

freshman/Freshman 

franklin, tenn. 

franklin road academy 


Spartan Notes: First Spartan golfer from Mexico. 

Junior Golf: Won over 25 events in the Asociacion Juvenil-Infantil de Golf de 

Mexico. 

High School: Four-year letterwinner and captain at John F. Kennedy High 

School ... Member of the soccer team. 

Personal: Born Sept. 6, 1988 … Parents are John Bowles and Claudia Valencia 

… A no-preference major. 

In The Clubhouse with Michelle Bowles 

Favorite Athlete: Lorena Ochoa 

Volunteer work that you do: Helping adults read and write in Mexico. 

Lifetime Goal: To make it to the LPGA Tour. 

Favorite Movie Quote: “You can’t handle the truth!!” – A Few Good Men 

Three words that describe you: Outgoing, responsible and talkative. 

Most Embarrassing Moment: Backing into a telephone pole after saying it 

was the dumbest thing you could do. 

Favorite Musicians: Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Shakira and Gloria Estefan. 

Pre-round Ritual: Take a couple of minutes away from everything and just 

think. 

Three people you would like to golf with: Lorena Ochoa, Aaron Baddeley 

and Fred Funk. 

Michelle Caporusso 

freshman/Freshman 

Mount Prospect, ILL. 

Prospect H.S. 

Spartan Notes: Part of extremely talented incoming freshman class. 

Junior Golf: Four-time Illinois Junior Regional Champion. 

High School: Four-year letterwinner and three-year captain ... Four-year 

member of Mid-Suburban All-Conference team ... Two-time Great Northwest 

All-Area Player of the Year ... 2006 Prospect Invitational Champion ... 2006 Illinois 

State Regional Champion. 

Personal: Born Jan. 18,1989 ... Parents are Daniel and Jule Caporusso ... Major 

is education 

In The Clubhouse with Michelle Caporusso 

Reason that you chose to attend MSU: Because of the atmosphere, the golf 

program and the coaches. 

Favorite Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean 

Other sports that you enjoy: Badminton, pingpong, tennis and running. 

If you could be a cartoon character, which would you be: Wonder Woman, 

who wouldn’t want to be able to fly 

Favorite thing to do on roadtrips: Watch lots of movies. 

If you had a million dollars, what would you do: Travel the world. 

Favorite Foods: Mint chocolate chip ice cream and cheesy fries. 

Hidden Talent: I can make a clover with my tongue. 

Favorite Band: Taking Back Sunday. 

Spartan Notes: A two-time Tennessee State Champion that will challenge for 

a spot in the lineup immediately. 

Summer 2007: Finished 67th in the Michigan Women’s Open. 

Junior Golf: Competed in the Tennessee Golf Association, the American Junior 

Golf Association and the Southeastern Junior Golf Association .... Was the Tennessee 

State Junior Amateur runner-up in 2005 ... Took second at the Nike AJGA 

Mississippi Invitational in 2003 ... Qualified for the Nike AJGA Championship as 

a 14-year-old ... Two-time qualifier for the US Girls Junior Championship ... Won 

or finished second in 40 events from 1999-2007 on the junior circuits ... Was the 

youngest women’s club champion at Old Natchez Country Club, winning the 

championship at 13. 

High School: A five-year letterwinner and two-year captain for head coach 

Glenn Tackett ... Helped team to four regional championships and four district 

championships ... Two-time state champion, winning in 2005 and 2006, and finishing 

as runner-up in 2004 ... A three-time region individual champion and four-time 

district champion ... Three-time Middle Tennessee Player of the Year ... Finished 

senior year with a 71.6 average and went undefeated in dual matches ... Posted the 

second-lowest two-day score in TSSAA State Tournament with a 140 (74-66). 

Personal: Born Oct. 14, 1988 ... Parents are David and Teresa Lance ... Major 

is marketing. 

In The Clubhouse with Ashley 

Favorite athlete: Paula Creamer. 

Favorite movies: “A Walk to Remember” and “Remember the Titans.” 

Why you chose MSU: From the minute I stepped on campus, I fell in love with 

it. I loved the closeness of the team and the desire to win from everyone. I just 

knew that this was the place for me. 

Person you admire: My grandfather. He grew up with very little and was able 

to make something of himself. He has given up so much to help me achieve my 

dreams and no matter what is at every tournament cheering me on. 

Greatest Athletic Experience: Helping Franklin Road win the state championship 

as a junior. It was something we had worked at since I had joined the 

team in the 8th grade and being able to finally achieve not only our goal but 

our school’s goal was an amazing experience. 




Vanessa Leon 


Brampton, Ontario 

Notre Dame S.S. 

Aimee Neff 


carmel, ind. 

brebeuf jesuit H.S. 

Spartan Notes: Looking to become the first Canadian letterwinner in program 

history. 

Summer 2007: Finished 5th at the Future Links Ontario ... Finished 7th at the 

Tournament of Champions ... Finished 11th at the Future Links British Columbia... 

Finished tied for 12th at the Ontario Women’s Amateur. 

High School: Member of golf team at Notre Dame Secondary School ... Also 

participated in soccer, hockey, cross country and volleyball. 

Personal: Born Oct. 7th, 1988 … Daughter of John and Lisa Leon ... Planning to 

major in kinesiology ... Career goal is to start own physiotherapy clinic. 

In The Clubhouse with Vanessa 

Reasons you chose MSU: From the moment I drove into East Lansing I fell 

in love with the school; the old buildings, the stadiums, and most of all the 

student body. 

Favorite Movie: Zoolander 

Greatest Athletic Experience: Watching my brother at the quarterfinals of 

the US Amateur. 

Favorite Athlete: Steve Nash 

What is your pre-round ritual: Listen to at least one John Mayer song. 

Favorite Golf Course: Woodlands GCC 

The profession you admire most: Bull fighter 

Favorite Magazine: Golf Digest 

Spartan Notes: One of the Spartans’ most accomplished recruits ... Will compete 

for a starting job immediately after earning two All-American honors from the 

Future Collegians World Tour. 

Summer 2007: Advanced to match play at U.S. Women’s Amateur Public 

Links 

Junior Golf: Participated in both the Future Collegians World Tour and American 

Junior Golf Association ... A Laura Diaz FCWT All-American in 2006 and 2007 

and two-time FCWT Central Region Player of the Year ... Finished third in points 

on the FCWT Tour in 2006 and 26th in 2007 ... Won all three FCWT events she 

competed in 2007 and four in 2006 ... Won the AJGA Coca-Cola Classic and tied 

for first at the Buick Open. 

High School: Four-year letterwinner and two-year captain for Coach Kim Davis 

... Recorded the lowest scoring average (69.9) in Indiana as a senior ... Earned All- 

County honors four times and was an All-State award winner as a junior and senior 

... Earned the Chief’s Award in 2005 and 2006 ... Helped team to a state championship 

in 2006 ... Also a member of the basketball team, earning two varsity letters 

and leading the team to the state championship in 2004 ... Also served as a team 

captain and set school record for 3-pointers in a game. 

Personal: Born Feb. 21, 1989 ... Daughter of Brett and Betsy Neff ... Majoring in 

business administration ... Volunteered at the North Willow Care Center working 

with the physically and mentally handicapped. 

In The Clubhouse with Aimee 

Favorite TV Shows: “The Office” and “Whose Line Is It Anyway” 

Favorite Foods: Coconut shrimp, pasta, bread and fruit. 

Favorite Golf Course: Whistling Straits. 

Person in history I’d like to meet: C.S. Lewis. 

Toughest opponents ever faced: Morgan Pressel at the USGA Girls’ Match 

Play and Tiffany Joh at the USGA Publinx. 

Your Dream Foursome: Lorena Ochoa, Zach Johnson and Annika Sorenstam. 

Your career goal: Play professionally and help give back to young people. 

Person you admire: John Wooden. He was a phenomenal coach and he never 

sacrificed his faith for success and yet was one of the greatest champions of 

all time. 



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2006-07 Season in Review 


Junior Sara Brown earned Golfweek Player of the Week 

honors after winning the Landfall Tradition. 

Senior Mandi McConnell finished in the top 10 at four 

events, including a third-place finish at the Big Tens. 

Senior Heather Rose finished in the top five at two 

tournaments and finished tied for 50th at the NCAA 

Championships. 

Red, White, And Blue (And Brown) 

Junior Sara Brown helped the United States capture 

the team championship at the 11th World University 

Games. Finishing fifth overall with a five-overpar 

293, Brown recorded the second-best score for 

the American squad. Brown is just the fifth Spartan 

ever to compete in the elite world event, and only the 

second to collect a team championship. 

The four-day event, held in Tornio, Italy, Sept. 6-9, 

was a three-person format, using the top two of three 

scores. Recording rounds of 71, 77, 71 and 74, Brown’s 

scores were used on all but the second day. The US 

won the team title with a score of 579, followed by Japan 

at 581 and Russia with a 590. A total of 14 countries 

participated in the games. 

What A (Golf)Week 

Junior Sara Brown was named the Golfweek 

Player of the Week after winning her first collegiate 

tournament, the Landfall Tradition on Oct. 29. The 

only player to score under par, Brown shot rounds 

of 74-69-72 for a 1-under 215 to win by four strokes. 

Her score tied the third-best 54-hole score in school 

history and her second-round 69 was a career best. 

It was also the first time an MSU women’s golfer had 

claimed medalist honors since Allison Fouch won 

back-to-back tournaments in 2003. 

Hooters Match Play Upstarts 

The 19th-ranked Spartans shocked many at the Hooters 

Match Play Championships with their fourth-place 

finish, as MSU managed 3-2 wins over 13th-ranked Arizona 

and sixth-ranked Auburn to reach the semifinals. 

MSU then fell to third-ranked Duke, 3-2, with the deciding 

match coming down to 20 holes, with freshman 

Laura Kueny falling to Anna Grzebien. Sara Brown 

beat three players ranked in the top 50, including Duke’s 

fourth-ranked Jennie Lee, 6 and 5. The team then lost 

1-3-1 to top-ranked Georgia, with senior Heather Rose 

halving second-ranked Taylor Leon. 

In The Fall 

MSU completed its five-tournament fall schedule 

ranked No. 19 in the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings, recording 

four top-five finishes and a win at the Lady 

Northern Invitational. The Spartans posted seven 

wins against Top-25 opponents and a 15-3-1 record 

against Big Ten teams. 

McConnell’s Mark 

After a rough start to her second tournament of 

the spring semester, Mandi McConnell made a late 

charge from 29th to sixth place at the Central District 

Invitational on Feb. 20, by tying a school record for a 

single round, firing a 68 in the third round. She is one 

of just three players in school history to shoot a 68 in 

a round, tying the mark set by both Allison Fouch on 

Feb. 13, 2002, and Kasey Gant on Oct. 12, 1998. McConnell 

notched six birdies in her record-tying round. 

High Mark For Holly 

Sophomore Holly Niederkohr posted her first 

career top-10 finish as she tied for ninth at the Lady 

Buckeye Invitational April 21-22. Niederkohr finished 

15-over-par at 231 (75-79-77) during the threeround 

tournament. The Marysville, Ohio, native has 

shrugged off a tough start to the spring season by 

finishing in the top 20 in three of her last six tournaments. 

Meikle Makes Her Move 

After finishing the fall averaging 81.6 strokes per 

round, senior Rachel Meikle has had quite the resurgance 

for the Spartans en route to a Second-Team 

All-Big Ten selection. Reentering a starting lineup 

that she was replaced in for two tournaments in the 

fall, Meikle has posted five top-20 finishes in seven 

spring starts. She posted three consecutive top-10 

finishes, tying for second at the Indiana Invitational 

on April 9-10, tying for fourth at the Lady Buckeye 

Invitational on April 21-22, and winning the Big Ten 

Championships on April 27-29. Her 74.7 stroke average 

in the spring is the lowest on the team. 

Bunched Together 

In the Spartans’ eight spring tournaments, the team 

placed four golfers in the top 20 five times. The team 

placed four golfers in the top 10 at the Lady Buckeye 

Invitational on April 21-22, as seniors Rachel Meikle 

and Mandi McConnell finished tied for fourth, junior 

Sara Brown finished seventh and sophomore Holly 

Niederkohr finished tied for ninth. Michigan State 

also had four players in the top 20 at the Indiana 

Invitational, the Lady Gator Invitational, the Central 

District Invitational and the Big Ten Championships. 

Big Ten Champions 

Fifth-year senior Rachel Meikle paced Michigan 

State to its first Big Ten title since 2001 thanks to a 

Big Ten Championship-record 4-under-par 284 (71- 

69-73-71). Along the way, the medallist posted three 

under-par rounds in the four-round event and led the 

Spartans to a 13-stroke win over Purdue. The win was 

Michigan State’s first title since 2001 and the third 

since the Big Ten incorporated women’s athletics in 

1982 (1982, 2001, 2007); Meikle’s individual title was 

the first for Michigan State since Emily Bastel earned 

medallist honors in 2000. 

Senior Mandi McConnell finished in third place at 

6-over-par with a 294 (74-75-72-73) and junior Sara 

Brown took sixth with a 15-over-par 303 (77-77-71- 

78). 

Meikle Rakes In The Awards 

Senior Rachel Meikle earned Golfweek.com and 

Golf World Player of the Week honors for the week of 

April 29 after her record-setting performance at the 

Big Ten Championships. It was MSU’s second Player of 

the Week honor of the season from Golfweek.com. 

Meikle, who was eliminated three times in 2006-07 

during qualifying within the team to go to a tournament, 

posted a Big Ten Championships-record 4-under-par 

284 (71-69-73-71) during the tournament 

from April 27-29, leading the Spartans to their first 

team championship since 2000. The Spartan senior 

posted three under-par rounds on MSU’s home 

course, Forest Akers West Golf Course. 

She set a Michigan State 72-hole tournament record 

with her 284, obliterating the previous mark of 

288, set by Emily Bastel when she won the Big Ten 

Championships in 2000. Meikle also owns the MSU 

54-hole tournament score record, as she posted a 

6-under-par 210 at the Northwestern Invitational in 

2006. 

The win was the first in Meikle’s collegiate career, 

as the senior had finished as a runner-up twice, including 

at the Indiana Invitational on April 9-10. She 

had finished in the top 20 at the Big Ten Championships 

twice, taking 18th as a sophomore and 14th as 

a freshman. 



2006-07 Season in Review 

All-Conference Honors 

Four members of the Michigan State women’s golf 

team were honored by the Big Ten Conference after 

the Big Ten Championships concluded on April 29. 

Junior Sara Brown earned her second straight First 

Team All-Big Ten honors and seniors Rachel Meikle 

and Mandi McConnell notched Second Team All-Big 

Ten awards at the ceremony. Senior Kristen Polanski 

was the Big Ten Conference’s Sportsmanship Honoree 

from Michigan State. 

Brown earned her second straight First Team All- 

Big Ten honors, thanks to her 74.75 scoring average. 

In 12 events, the junior has posted three top-five finishes 

(including winning the Landfall Tradition), six 

top-10 finishes, (including finishing sixth at the Big 

Ten Championships), and nine top-20 finishes. 

Meikle earned her first career All-Big Ten honors, 

thanks to an amazing spring season that saw her finish 

in the top five three times and in the top 20 five times. 

McConnell earned her first career All-Big Ten honors 

on the heels of her highest two career finishes, 

as she took fourth at the Lady Buckeye Invitational 

before finishing third at the Big Tens. 

Polanski, who earned the Presidents Award, which 

is given to the graduating male and female athlete at 

MSU with the highest GPA, posted a 79.89 scoring average 

in three tournaments. Polanski carried a 3.97015 

grade point average as a finance major and finished a 

season-high 36th at the Wolverine Invitational. 

Spartans Take Eighth At Regionals 

Back-to-back birdies on the par-4, 357-yard No. 

17 by junior Sara Brown and senior Rachel Meikle 

helped the Spartans clinch the school’s eighth bid to 

the NCAA Championships with an eighth-place finish 

in the NCAA Central Regionals at the University 

of Michigan Golf Course. The Spartans finished with 

a three-day score of 49-over-par 901 (295-295-311), 

five strokes ahead of ninth-place finisher Arkansas. 

The Spartans entered the final round in seventhplace, 

two strokes ahead of both Arkansas and Arizona. 

Arizona fired a final round 293 to jump to fifth 

place while Arkansas finished the final round with a 

30-over-par 314, three strokes behind the Spartans’ 

final round 311. 

At The NCAAs 

Seniors Mandi McConnell, Rachel Meikle and 

Heather Rose all finished within the top 50 at the 

NCAA Women’s Golf Championships, as the team finished 

the four-round tournament in 16th place at the 

LPGA International Legends Course. The 16th-place 

finish is tied for the second-best finish in the team’s 

eight trips to the championships, as it also finished 

16th in 1984. The Spartans finished tied for 12th in 

2001. 

Michigan State finished with a four-day total of 

1,232 (310-307-312-303), but its 15-over-par final 

round helped it break a tie for 16th place with 18thranked 

North Carolina. The Spartans finished ahead 

of four other schools in the nation’s top 20, including 

13th-ranked Tennesee (T-17th), 16th-ranked Brigham 

Young (T-17th), 19th-ranked New Mexico (22nd) and 

20th-ranked Denver (20th). Duke wrapped up its 

third straight NCAA Championship with an 18-overpar 

performance during the tournament. 

McConnell finished in a tie for 30th to lead the 

Spartans while Meikle tied for 40th and Rose tied for 

50th. The trio is the first in school history to record 

three top-50 finishes at the NCAA Championships. 

A Proper Send Off 

The NCAA Championships marked the ends of 

the careers of three of the greatest Spartan golfers in 

school history. Not only did all three finish in the top 

50 at the NCAA’s, but all three finished their careers in 

the top 10 in MSU’s career stroke average. Mandi Mc- 

Connell enters the championships with a 76.84 career 

stroke average, the fifth-lowest in school history, 

while Rachel Meikle’s 77.21 career scoring average 

is seventh in school history. Heather Rose finished 

her career having participated in a school record for 

rounds played with 148. Rose’s 77.33 career scoring 

average is eighth in the record book. 

Senior Rachel Meikle set the Big Ten Championships 

record with a 4-under-par 287 at Forest Akers. 

Sophomore Holly Niederkohr finished in the top 20 at 

three events in the spring. 

Head coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll accepted her second 

Big Ten Coach of the Year after the Big Ten Championships 

at Forest Akers West Golf Course. 



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2006-07 Spartan Statistics 


Sara Brown 

Lady Northern...................................223 (74-74-75) T5th 

Wolverine Invite............................. 227 (79-72-76) T11th 

Mercedes-Benz.............................. 223 (73-79-71) T15th 

Landfall Tradition................................215 (74-69-72) 1st 

Northrop Grumman..................... 229 (78-78-73) T29th 

Central District Inv............................215 (71-70-74) 2nd 

Lady Gator....................................... 225 (74-75-76) T19th 

Liz Murphey.......................................219 (71-77-71) T6th 

Indiana Invitational.............................156 (77-79) T34th 

Lady Buckeye.......................................228 (76-78-74) 7th 

Big Ten Champs............................303 (77-77-71-78) 6th 

NCAA Central Regs...................... 228 (78-73-77) T42nd 

NCAA Champs....................... 322 (78-82-83-79) T104th 

Ashley Dewling 

Lady Northern (I)..............................276 (97-93-86) 77th 

Jen Domagalski 

Lady Northern (I)............................ 248 (85-79-84) T61st 

Laura Kueny 

Lady Northern.....................................220 (74-71-75) 4th 



Landfall Tradition.............................226 (77-75-74) T8th 

Mandi McConnell 


Wolverine Invite..................................236 (80-77-77) T28 


Landfall Tradition......................... 234 (76-77-81 ) T25th 

Northrop Grumman...................... 238 (77-80-81) T51st 

Central District Inv...........................222 (76-78-68) T6th 

Lady Gator....................................... 227 (78-73-76) T28th 

Liz Murphey.................................... 232 (76-76-80) T45th 

2006-07 Results 

DATE TOURNAMENT fiNISH TEAM SCORE TOP INDIVIDUAL (SCORE) PLACE 

Sept. 16-17 Lady Northern Invitational 1st/12 889 (298-299-292) Laura Kueny (74-71-75 -- 220) 4th 

Sept. 30-Oct. 1 Wolverine Invitational T4th/10 919 (315-301-303) Heather Rose (76-76-73 -- 225) T5th 

Oct. 13-15 Mercedes-Benz Championship 11th/15 915 (304-309-302) Sara Brown (73-79-71 -- 223) T15th 

Oct. 27-29 The Landfall Tradition 2nd/12 902 (305-302-295) Sara Brown (74-69-72 -- 215) 1st 

Nov. 3-5 Hooters Match Play 4th/16 * Match Play * Laura Kueny, Sara Brown (3-1 record) 

Feb. 12-14 Northrop Grumman 11th/15 933 (314-313-306) Heather Rose (76-77-73 -- 226) T-20th 

Feb. 19-20 Central District Classic 2nd/14 887 (296-297-294) Sara Brown (71-70-74 -- 215) 2nd 

March 10-11 Lady Gator Invitational 3rd/16 892 (301-288-303) Rachel Meikle (76-71-75 -- 222) T-11th 

March 23-25 Liz Murphey Invitational 12th/18 916 (297-310-309) Sara Brown (71-77-71 -- 219) T-6th 

April 9-10 Indiana Invitational 2nd/17 603 (299-307) Rachel Meikle (74-73 -- 147) T-2nd 

April 21-22 Lady Buckeye Invitational 2nd/14 911 (301-303-307) Mandi McConnell (74-73-79 -- 226) T-4th 

. . . Rachel Meikle (76-73-77 -- 226) 

April 27-29 Big Ten Championships 1st/11 1,188 (300-300-290-298) Rachel Meikle (71-69-73-71 -- 284) 1st 

May 10-12 NCAA Regionals 8th/21 901 (295-295-311) Heather Rose (76-71-79 – 226) T25th 

May 22-25 NCAA Championships 16th/24 1,232 (310-307-312-303) Mandi McConnell (74-76-79-73 -- 302) T30th 

Individual Tournament Results 

Indiana Invitational............................154 (76-78) T22nd 

Lady Buckeye.....................................226 (74-73-79) T4th 

Big Ten Champs............................294 (74-75-72-73) 3rd 

NCAA Central Regs....................... 227 (71-78-78) T34th 

NCAA Champs..........................302 (74-76-79-73) T30th 

Rachel Meikle 

Lady Northern................................ 239 (79-81-79) T48th 

Mercedes-Benz.................................246 (87-81-78) 74th 

Landfall Tradition.............................249 (87-85-77) 49th 

Central District Inv........................ 227 (75-78-74) T18th 

Lady Gator....................................... 222 (76-71-75) T11th 

Liz Murphey.................................... 229 (73-80-76) T39th 

Indiana Invitational.............................. 147 (74-73) T2nd 


Big Ten Champs............................ 284 (71-69-73-71) 1st 

NCAA Central Regs...................... 228 (75-75-78) T42nd 






Lady Gator....................................... 225 (78-71-76) T19th 

Liz Murphey.................................... 236 (77-77-82) T63rd 



Big Ten Champs.......................318 (79-79-79-81) T33rd 


NCAA Champs....................... 327 (84-83-82-76) T114th 

Kristen Polanski 

Lady Northern (I)......................... 240 (82-81-77) T52nd 

Wolverine Invite (I)........................ 238 (80-81-77) T36th 

Lady Gator (I).................................. 241 (77-85-79) T70th 

Heather Rose 


Wolverine Invite................................225 (76-76-73) T5th 

Mercedes-Benz.............................. 232 (81-76-75) T43rd 

Landfall Tradition.......................... 231 (78-81-72) T18th 



Lady Gator..........................................224 (73-73-78) 18th 

Liz Murphey..................................... 244 (79-82-83) T81st 


Lady Buckeye.................................. 247 (85-79-83) T50th 

Big Ten Champs......................... 309 (78-81-74-76) 14th 



Jordyn Wells 




Lady Gator (I).................................. 227 (78-75-74) T28th 

Indiana Invitational (I)........................163 (83-80) T70th 

Lady Buckeye.................................. 239 (79-81-79) T26th 

Big Ten Champs.......................320 (79-79-81-81) T39th 

(I) - Competed as an individual 



2006-07 Spartan Statistics 

Best 

finishes 

Events Rounds Strokes Avg. Round Top 5 Top 10 Top 20 Best Place 

Sara Brown 13 40 3,013 75.35 69 3 6 9 1st - Landfall Tradition 

Ashley Dewling 1 3 276 92.00 86 0 0 0 77th - Lady Northern 

Jen Domagalski 1 3 248 82.67 79 0 0 0 T61st - Lady Northern 

Carly Hunt 1 3 253 84.33 82 0 0 0 T70th - Lady Northern 

Laura Kueny 4 12 909 75.75 71 1 2 2 4th - Lady Northern 

Mandi McConnell 13 40 3,047 76.18 68 3 4 5 3rd - Big Tens 

Rachel Meikle 11 34 2,601 76.50 69 3 3 5 1st - Big Tens 

Holly Niederkohr 10 31 2,428 78.32 71 0 1 3 T9th - Lady Buckeye 

Kristen Polanski 3 9 719 79.89 77 0 0 0 T36th - Wolverine Invite 

Heather Rose 13 40 3,068 76.70 71 2 2 8 T5th - Lady North/Wolverine 

Jordyn Wells 7 21 1,662 79.14 73 0 0 1 T11th - Lady Northern 

TEAM 3 40 12,088 302.20 288 9 10 13 1st - Twice 

Total Birdies 

Sara Brown...........................................................................82 

Rachel Meikle......................................................................72 

Heather Rose.......................................................................70 

Mandi McConnell...............................................................64 

Holly Niederkohr................................................................38 

Jordyn Wells.........................................................................27 

Laura Kueny.........................................................................22 

Kristen Polanski.................................................................... 8 

Jen Domagalski.................................................................... 3 

Ashley Dewling..................................................................... 1 

Birdies Per Round 

Rachel Meikle.................................................................. 2.12 

Sara Brown....................................................................... 2.05 

Laura Kueny..................................................................... 1.83 

Heather Rose................................................................... 1.75 

Mandi McConnell........................................................... 1.60 

Jordyn Wells..................................................................... 1.29 

Holly Niederkohr............................................................ 1.23 

Jen Domagalski.............................................................. 1.00 

Kristen Polanski.............................................................. 0.89 

Ashley Dewling............................................................... 0.33 

Even/Sub-Par Rounds 

Sara Brown......................................................................... 3/4 

Heather Rose..................................................................... 3/2 

Rachel Meikle.................................................................... 0/3 

Mandi McConnell............................................................. 2/2 

Laura Kueny....................................................................... 0/1 

Percentage of Rounds Counted 

Laura Kueny......................................................11/12 (.917) 

Mandi McConnell............................................35/40 (.875) 

Sara Brown.....................................................34.5/40 (.863) 

Rachel Meikle................................................26.5/34 (.779) 

Heather Rose....................................................30/40 (.750) 

Holly Niederkohr..........................................20.5/31 (.661) 

Jordyn Wells.....................................................5.5/16 (.344) 

Individual Statistics 

Specialty Statistics 

Par 3 Scoring Average 

Sara Brown.......................................................................3.24 

Laura Kueny.....................................................................3.24 

Jordyn Wells.....................................................................3.29 

Mandi McConnell...........................................................3.30 

Holly Niederkohr............................................................3.33 

Rachel Meikle..................................................................3.34 

Heather Rose...................................................................3.43 

Kristen Polanski..............................................................3.44 

Jen Domagalski..............................................................3.58 

Ashley Dewling...............................................................3.92 


Laura Kueny.....................................................................4.24 

Rachel Meikle..................................................................4.28 


Sara Brown.......................................................................4.30 

Heather Rose...................................................................4.31 



Jordyn Wells.....................................................................4.57 




Sara Brown.......................................................................5.03 

Heather Rose...................................................................5.09 



Rachel Meikle..................................................................5.19 

Jordyn Wells.....................................................................5.19 


Laura Kueny.....................................................................5.23 



First Round Scoring Average 

Sara Brown......................................................................75.38 

Mandi McConnell..........................................................75.38 

Laura Kueny....................................................................76.50 

Rachel Meikle.................................................................77.27 

Heather Rose..................................................................77.54 

Holly Niederkohr...........................................................78.00 

Kristen Polanski.............................................................79.67 

Jordyn Wells....................................................................81.00 

Jen Domagalski.............................................................85.00 

Ashley Dewling..............................................................97.00 

Team..............................................................302.69 

Mid-Round Scoring Average 

Laura Kueny....................................................................74.00 

Sara Brown......................................................................75.80 

Rachel Meikle.................................................................76.00 

Heather Rose..................................................................76.47 



Jordyn Wells....................................................................78.75 




Team..............................................................302.20 

Final Round Scoring Average 

Sara Brown......................................................................74.67 

Heather Rose..................................................................76.25 

Rachel Meikle.................................................................76.30 


Laura Kueny....................................................................76.75 

Jordyn Wells....................................................................77.17 





Team..............................................................301.92 



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2006-07 Spartan Tournament Results 


Sept. 16-17 - Lady Northern Invitational (East Lansing, Mich.) 

Forest Akers West (Par 72, 6,237 yards) 

Team........................................................................................... 889 (298-299-292) 1st/12 

Laura Kueny......................................................................................................................220 (74-71-75) 4th 

Heather Rose..................................................................................................................223 (77-75-71) T5th 

Mandi McConnell..........................................................................................................223 (73-79-71) T5th 

Sara Brown......................................................................................................................223 (74-74-75) T5th 

Holly Niederkohr........................................................................................................ 238 (77-81-80) T44th 

Rachel Meikle.............................................................................................................. 239 (79-81-79) T48th 

Jordyn Wells (I)............................................................................................................ 225 (79-73-73) T11th 

Kristen Polanski (I).....................................................................................................240 (82-81-77) T52nd 

Jen Domagalski (I)......................................................................................................248 (85-79-84) T61st 

Carly Hunt (I)................................................................................................................ 253 (82-84-87) T70th 

Ashley Dewling (I)........................................................................................................ 276 (97-93-86) 77th 

Sept. 30-Aug. 1 - Wolverine Invitational (Ann Arbor, Mich.) 

U-M Golf Course (Par 71, 6,036 yards) 

Team.........................................................................................919 (315-301-303) T4th/10 

Heather Rose..................................................................................................................225 (76-76-73) T5th 

Sara Brown................................................................................................................... 227 (79-72-76) T11th 

Mandi McConnell....................................................................................................... 234 (80-77-77) T28th 

Jordyn Wells................................................................................................................. 235 (81-77-77) T30th 

Laura Kueny................................................................................................................. 236 (80-76-80) T34th 

Kristen Polanski (I)...................................................................................................... 238 (80-81-77) T36th 

Oct. 13-15 - Mercedes-Benz Women’s Championship (Knoxville, Tenn.) 

Cherokee Country Club (Par 71, 5,932 yards) 

Team........................................................................................ 915 (304-309-302) 11th/15 

Sara Brown................................................................................................................... 223 (73-79-71) T15th 

Laura Kueny................................................................................................................. 227 (75-74-78) T28th 

Heather Rose............................................................................................................... 232 (81-76-75) T43rd 


Rachel Meikle................................................................................................................ 237 (87-81-78) 74th 

Oct. 27-29 - The Landfall Tradition (Wilmington, N.C.) 

Country Club of Landfall, Jack Nicklaus Course (Par 71, 6,115 yards) 

Team..........................................................................................902 (305-302-295) 2nd/12 

Sara Brown.........................................................................................................................215 (74-69-72) 1st 

Laura Kueny....................................................................................................................226 (77-75-74) T8th 

Heather Rose............................................................................................................... 231 (78-81-72) T18th 


Rachel Meikle................................................................................................................ 249 (87-85-77) 49th 

Nov. 4-5 - Hooters Match Play Championship (Orlando, Fla.) 

Eagle Creek Golf Club 

(18) Michigan State vs. (13) Arizona W, 3-2 

(94) Heather Rose lost to (44) Adriana Zwanck 4 and 3 

Mandi McConnell lost to (6) Alison Walshe 5 and 4 

(23) Sara Brown def. (49) Mary Jacobs 1 up 

(86) Laura Kueny def. Rachel Gavin 4 and 3 

Jordyn Wells def. Brittany Benvenuto 3 and 1 

(18) Michigan State vs. (6) Auburn W, 3-2 

(94) Heather Rose lost to (39) Nicole Hage 3 and 2 

Mandi McConnell def. (54) Candace Schepperle 1 up 

(23) Sara Brown def. (48) Margaret Shirley 4 and 3 

(86) Laura Kueny def. (50) Abigale Schepperle 1 up 

Jordyn Wells lost to (72) Marisa Milligan 2 and 1 

(18) Michigan State vs. (3) Duke L, 2-3 

(94) Heather Rose lost to (5) Amanda Blumenherst 2 up 

Mandi McConnell def. (56) Jennifer Pandolfi 5 and 4 

(23) Sara Brown def. (4) Jennie Lee 6 and 5 

(86) Laura Kueny lost to (36) Anna Grzebien 20 holes 

Jordyn Wells lost to (60) Alison Whitaker 5 and 4 

(18) Michigan State vs. (1) Georgia L, 1-3-1 

(94) Heather Rose halved (2) Taylor Leon 18 holes 

Mandi McConnell lost to (9) Whitney Wade 1 up 

(23) Sara Brown lost to (45) Mallory Hetzel 3 and 2 

(86) Laura Kueny def. (69) Garrett Phillips 3 and 2 

Jordyn Wells lost to Alina Lee 6 and 4 

Golfweek/Sagarin rankings in parentheses (as of Nov. 3, 2006) 

Feb. 12-14 - Northrop Grumman Regional (Palos Verdes, Calif.) 

Palos Verdes Golf Club (Par 71, 6,219 yards) 

Team........................................................................................ 933 (314-313-306) 11th/15 


Sara Brown................................................................................................................... 229 (78-78-73) T29th 

Mandi McConnell........................................................................................................238 (77-80-81) T51st 



Feb. 19-20 - Central District Invitational (Parrish, Fla.) 

River Wilderiness Country Club (Par 72, 6,099 yards) 

Team..........................................................................................887 (296-297-294) 2nd/14 

Sara Brown.......................................................................................................................215 (71-70-74) 2nd 





March 10-11 - Sun Trust Lady Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) 

University of Florida Golf Course (Par 70, 6,700 yards) 

Team...........................................................................................892 (301-288-303) 3rd/16 


Heather Rose................................................................................................................. 224 (73-73-78) 18th 


Sara Brown................................................................................................................... 225 (74-75-76) T19th 


Jordyn Wells (I)............................................................................................................ 227 (78-75-74) T28th 

Kristen Polanski (I)...................................................................................................... 241 (77-85-79) T70th 

March 23-25 - Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic (Athens, Ga.) 

University of Georgia Golf Course (Par 71, 6,260 yards) 

Team........................................................................................ 916 (297-310-309) 12th/18 

Sara Brown......................................................................................................................219 (71-77-71) T6th 



Holly Niederkohr........................................................................................................ 236 (77-77-82) T63rd 

Heather Rose................................................................................................................244 (79-82-83) T81st 

April 9-10 - Indiana Invitational (Carmel, Ind.) 

Crooked Stick Golf Course (Par 72, 5,924 yards) 

Team................................................................................................. 606 (299-307) 2nd/17 

Rachel Meikle......................................................................................................................147 (74-73) T2nd 

Holly Niederkohr...............................................................................................................152 (75-77) T13th 

Mandi McConnell..............................................................................................................154 (76-78) T16th 

Heather Rose......................................................................................................................153 (74-79) T16th 

Sara Brown..........................................................................................................................156 (77-79) T34th 

Jordyn Wells (I)...................................................................................................................163 (83-80) T70th 

April 21-22 - Lady Buckeye (Columbus, Ohio) 

Ohio State Golf Club (Scarlet Course) (Par 72, 6,228) yards) 

Team..........................................................................................911 (301-303-307) 2nd/14 

Rachel Meikle.................................................................................................................226 (76-73-77) T4th 


Sara Brown........................................................................................................................228 (76-78-74) 7th 

Holly Niederkohr...........................................................................................................231 (75-79-77) T9th 



April 27-29 - Big Ten Championships (East Lansing, Mich.) 

Forest Akers West (Par 72, 6,237 yards) 

Team................................................................................ 1,188 (300-300-290-298) 1st/11 

Rachel Meikle............................................................................................................. 284 (71-69-73-71) 1st 

Mandi McConnell..................................................................................................... 294 (74-75-72-73) 3rd 

Sara Brown................................................................................................................. 303 (77-77-71-78) 6th 

Heather Rose...........................................................................................................310 (78-81-74-76) 14th 

Holly Niederkohr..................................................................................................318 (79-79-79-81) T33rd 

Jordyn Wells...........................................................................................................320 (79-79-81-81) T39th 

May 10-12 – NCAA Central Regional (Ann Arbor, Mich.) 

U-M Golf Course (Par 71, 6,036 yards) 

Team...........................................................................................901 (295-295-311) 8th/21 




Sara Brown..................................................................................................................228 (78-73-77) T42nd 

Rachel Meikle.............................................................................................................228 (75-75-78) T42nd 

May 22-25 – NCAA Championships (Daytona Beach, Fla.) 

LPGA International Legends Course (Par 72, 6,351 yards) 

Team..............................................................................1,232 (310-307-312-303) 16th/24 

Mandi McConnell.................................................................................................302 (74-76-79-73) T30th 

Rachel Meikle........................................................................................................304 (77-73-76-78) T40th 

Heather Rose.........................................................................................................306 (81-76-75-74) T50th 

Sara Brown.......................................................................................................... 322 (78-82-83-79) T104th 

Holly Niederkohr............................................................................................... 327 (84-83-82-76) T114th 

I = competed as an individual 



Legendary Spartans 

Mary McMillin Fossum was the first and only head coach in the history of Spartan 

women’s golf prior to 1997, coaching from 1973 until her retirement. For 17 

of those years, Fossum was part of a unique coaching pair as her husband, Bruce, 

coached the MSU men’s team for 25 seasons before his retirement in 1989. 

Under Fossum’s guidance, the Spartans won an unprecedented five straight Big Ten titles from 1974-78 

and played in six consecutive AIAW National Championships (1973-78). The Spartans regained the conference 

crown in 1982 and played in the 1982 and 1984 NCAA Championships. MSU claimed its third conference 

runner-up spot under Fossum at the 1987 Big Ten Championship. 

Those accomplishments led to recognition of Fossum as one of the country’s best collegiate golf coaches. 

She was honored as the first-ever NCAA Midwest Region Coach of the Year in 1984 and was inducted into the 

Golf Coaches Hall of Fame in 1988. 

In 1999, Michigan State’s annual fall women’s golf tournament was renamed the Mary Fossum Invitational. 

In January of 1998, Fossum was honored by the College Golf Foundation with the Rolex/Gladys Palmer Meritorious 

Service Award for outstanding service and contributions to collegiate women’s golf. She was inducted 

into the MSU Athletics Hall of Fame on Sept. 27, 2003. 

A native of Green Bay, Wis., Fossum won the Wisconsin women’s golf championship in 1945, 1946 and 

1947. One of the many highlights of her career was her match-play victory over Mildred (Babe) Didrikson- 

Zaharias in the 1946 Women’s Western Amateur semifinals. Fossum was inducted in 1990 into the Wisconsin 

Golf Hall of Fame, making her only the fifth woman to achieve that distinction. 

Fossum also was involved at the national level, serving as a member of the NCAA golf committee which 

guides the national development and administration of women’s collegiate golf. 

The Fossums, who have four children and nine grandchildren, reside in Okemos. 

Mary Fossum Award Winners 

Year Player Team 

2007 Maria Hernandez Purdue 

MARY 

FOSSUM 

Former Head Coach • Michigan State • 25 Years • 1973-97 

Golf Coaches Hall of Fame (1998) 

MSU Athletics Hall of Fame (2003) 

The Mary Fossum Award 

The Big Ten Conference office accepted the women’s golf coaches’ recommendation for the creation of the 

Mary Fossum Award, the league announced on April 17, 2007. The award, named after the former Michigan 

State women’s golf coach, will be presented to the student-athlete with the lowest stroke average according 

to the Golfstat.com rankings. 

To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must play in a minimum of six tournaments. For studentathletes 

who participate in more than six events with at least three teams at the event, all scores will count. 

The first Mary Fossum Award was handed out before the Big Ten Championships at Forest Akers Golf Course, 

which began on Friday, April 27, 2007. 

“I’m so surprised but thrilled to think that the Big Ten would name the award for lowest scoring average 

after me,” Fossum said. “I don’t know what to say. It’s great. It’s wonderful.” 

“It’s an honor not only for Mary, but for me as one of her former players, the whole golf program, and our 

university,” Michigan State head coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll said. “It says a lot about Mary as a person, and 

for what she has done in the game of college golf, that she was chosen to be honored. There’ve been a lot of 

great people associated with Big Ten golf, so for it to be Mary just makes it so thrilling. We’re so excited.” 


The Michigan State University Athletics Department 

announced the receipt of its first-ever fully endowed 

scholarship on May 9, 2001. 

A $300,000 anonymous gift was revealed by former 

MSU Director of Athletics Clarence Underwood 

to fully fund a scholarship in the Spartan women’s 

golf program and will bear the name of longtime 

head women’s golf coach Mary Fossum (1973-97). 

“The Athletics Department is extremely proud and 

grateful to receive this generous commitment,” stated 

Dr. Underwood. “Our women’s golf program has a 

strong tradition of excellence and to bear the name 

of our Hall of Fame coach is certainly most appropriate.” 

Under current head coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll’s 

The Mary Fossum Endowed Scholarship For Women’s Golf 

direction, the MSU women’s golf team has made nine 

straight NCAA Regional appearances (1999-2007) 

and five NCAA Championship appearances (2000, 

2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2007). MSU captured the 

2001 Big Ten title, its first since the 1982 season, as 

Slobodnik was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year 

and both recaptured the titles in 2007. 

“We have strived to continue the outstanding legacy 

that Coach Fossum established,” said Slobodnik- 

Stoll. “This gift just puts our program one step closer 

to our championship goals.” 

Several Spartan athletic teams have benefitted 

from partially endowed scholarships, but this 

$300,000 gift insures a full-ride scholarship in perpetuity. 

The guidelines for the Fossum Scholarship 

provide for the recipient to be a student-athlete with 

high academic standing at MSU, who has completed 

her junior season of competition. 

“The Ralph Young Fund staff in our Development 

Office did a superb job in making this gift a reality,” 

said Dr. Underwood. “And I truly believe it will influence 

other alumni and friends to step forward and 

fund scholarships in other sports as we look to the 

future.” 

“The Mary Fossum Golf Scholarship could be just 

the beginning of a new era in philanthropy for Spartan 

athletics,” stated Chris Ritrievi, former Director of 

Development for MSU Intercollegiate Athletics. “Although 

the family wishes to remain anonymous, they 

know how deeply we cherish their loyal generosity.” 


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Emily Bastel 

Michigan state golf • 1998-2002 

• 1999-2002 All-Big Ten 

• 2000 Big Ten Individual Champion 

• 2002 Big Ten Golfer of the Year 

• 2002 Second Team All-American 


Spartan Notes: One of MSU’s most decorated golfers ... Second in the MSU record 

book in career scoring average at 75.75 ... One of four players in Spartan history 

to record rounds in the 60s ... One of just two Spartans to have been named 

to the All-Big Ten Team for four consecutive years (Kasey Gant 1998-2001 is the 

other) ... Selected to the 2002 U.S. Curtis Cup, becoming just the second Spartan 

golfer (Bonnie Lauer, 1974) to earn the prestigious honor ... Chosen to represent 

the United States at the World University Games in Malaysia in October ... Participated 

at the 2002 U.S. Open Championships ... A four-year letterwinner. 

2001-02: Earned All-America second-team honors becoming the first Spartan 

golfer since 1985 to earn All-America honors ... Big Ten Women’s Golf Athlete of 

the Year ... Became the first Spartan golfer to earn the honor ... Named to the 

All-Big Ten team for a fourth consecutive year ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Named 

the MSU George Alderton Female Athlete of the Year ... Set MSU single-season 

record with a 74.81 stroke average ... Finished in the top 15 in 10 of the 12 tournaments 

... Selected as Golf World’s National College Player of the Week (March 29) 

after setting a Spartan 54-hole school-record with a 214 (69-74-71) at the USF 

Waterlefe Invitational ... Won the Indiana Invitational the following week, after 

carding a 219 (74-75-70) ... Tied for second at the Lady Buckeye Invitational ... Led 

the team at the prestigious Liz Murphey Invitational, placing 12th after shooting 

a three-round total of 228 (77-76-75) ... Tied for 14th at the NCAA West Regional 

with a three-round total of 223 (76-71-76). 

Summer 2001: Advanced to the semifinals of the U.S. Women’s Amateur 

Championship in Wichita, Kan., before falling to Meredith Duncan, 3-1 ... Won 

Ohio Amateur Championship. 

2000-01: Named to the All-Big Ten Team for third consecutive year ... Set a 

then MSU single-season record with a 75.24 stroke average ... Finished in the top 

15 in 11 of the 13 tournaments to lead the Spartans ... Played in all 13 events ... 

won the Indiana Invitational, after carding a 223 ... Led the team at the prestigious 

Liz Murphey Invitational, placing 12th after shooting a three-round total 

of 228 (77-76-75) ... Tied for 14th at the NCAA West Regional with a three-round 

total of 223 (76-71-76) ... MSU’s top finisher at the NCAA Championship, placing 

tied for 13th with a four-day total of 294 ... Shot a 70 on the final day ... Academic 

All-Big Ten for second straight year ... Helped lead MSU to its first Big Ten Championship 

since 1982, placing tied for 10th with a four-day total of 308 (76-75-79- 

78). 

Summer 2000: Advanced to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Women’s Amateur 

Public Links Championship in Aberdeen, N.C., before falling to Jenna Daniels, 

3-2. 

1999-2000: Posted a record-setting year in her sophomore campaign ... Became 

MSU’s first official player to take medalist honors at the Big Ten Championship 

... Named to the All-Big Ten team for a second straight season ... Named the 

MSU George Alderton Female Athlete of the Year, the first golfer ever to earn the 

honor ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Team’s top player with a then MSU-record 75.76 

stroke average ... Played in all 13 events ... Posted a career-best score of 69 in the 

second round of the Big Ten Championship, good for a second place tie on the 

Spartan chart for low round ... Named to Golfweek/Sagrin All-Midwest District 

First Team. 

Summer 1999: Won the Ohio State Amateur. 

1998-99: Enjoyed a phenomenal rookie season ... Named Big Ten Freshman 

of the Year, NGCA Midwest District Freshman of the Year and earned a spot on 

the All-Big Ten Team ... Named to Golfweek/Sagrin All-Midwest District Second 

Team ... Led Michigan State with a 77.36 stroke average, the second-best average 

in school history ... Finished in the top 20 in 10 of 12 tournaments, the top 10 

eight times and the top five five times ... Led Michigan State in six tournaments, 

including each of the last three and five of the last six ... MSU’s top finisher at Big 

Tens (sixth with a four-round 310) and the NCAA East Regional (tied for 41st with 

a three-round 229) ... Best finish was second at the Mary Fossum Invitational, 

one stroke behind medalist Kasey Gant ... Earned three third-place finishes ... Re- 


In 2002, Emily Bastel 

became the first Spartan 

golfer since Bonnie Lauer 

in 1974 to make the U.S. 

Curtis Cup team. She had 

the opportunity to meet 

Arnold Palmer during the 

competition. 

corded a hole-in-one Oct. 23 at the Notre Dame Invitational. 

High School: A three-time all-state and four-time All-Northwest Ohio selection 

at Upper Sandusky ... A two-time All-Northern Ohio League selection and 

the two-time Lake Erie Player of the Year ... Led the team to the league championship 

as a senior with a 39.0 stroke average ... The 1996 state junior champion 

... Advanced to the second round of the 1997 USGA Girls Junior Championship ... 

National Honor Society. 

Personal: Born Aug. 6, 1980 ... Daughter of David and Debbie Bastel ... Father 

is a golf professional, while mother is a golf course manager ... Father played 

collegiate golf at Bowling Green, as did her aunt, Linda Bastel Powers, and her 

cousin, Nick Myers ... major was marketing. 


1998-99 33 2,553 77.36 71 151 225 2nd - Fossum 

1999-2000 39 2,955 75.76 69 153 223 1st - Big Ten 

2000-01 37 2,784 75.24 70 142 217 1st - Indiana 

2001-02 37 2,768 74.81 69 146 214 1st - USF, Indiana 

Totals 146 11,060 75.75 




Allison Fouch 


• 2004 Honorable Mention All-American 

• 2004 Chester Brewer Leadership Award 

• 2001-04 All-Big Ten 

• 2002-04 Academic All-Big Ten 

Spartan Notes: Owns the third-lowest career average in MSU history with a 

76.49 average ... Currently, playing on the FUTURES Tour. 

2003-04: Earned All-America Honorable Mention status to become the 

eighth Spartan golfer to receive the honor ... All-Big Ten First-Team honoree ... 

Became just the fourth Spartan to earn All-Big Ten honors at least three times 

in her career ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Finished with a 75.00 stroke average - 

second best in Spartan single-season history ... Six top-10 finishes, including 

five top-five showings ... her five top-five showings pace MSU ... Took medalist 

honors in back-to-back events (Badger Invitational - Sept. 12-14 and Fossum 

Invitational - Sept. 20-21) ... Placed fifth at the Central District with a 224 (74- 

76-74) ... Earned Big Ten Golfer of the Week honors after a fourth-place showing 

at the Lady Gator Invitational with a 219 (69-78-72) ... Fired a 69 in the opening 

round at the Lady Gator Invitational for the third lowest-18 hole score in school 

history ... Her 219 is the 11th best low 54-hole tournament score ... Also shot a 

219 (70-75-74) at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic for an 11th-place finish ... 

placed 11th at the Boilermaker Invitational with a 231 (78-76-77) ... Tied for 11th 

at the Big Ten Championships with MSU’s 17th-lowest 72-hole tournament score 

(307) ... Tied for fourth at the 2004 NCAA Central Regional Championships with a 

221 (73-74-74), marking the best-ever finish by a Spartan in regional play ... Tied 

for 16th with a 291 (70-72-73-76) at the NCAA Championships ... Her 291 was 

the third-lowest 72-hole tournament score in school history and her 16th-place 

showing was the second-best finish by a Spartan in a national championship ... 

MSU’s Chester Brewer Leadership Award winner. 

Summer 2003: Qualified for U.S. Women’s Open Championship ... Advanced 

to match play at the Women’s Amateur Public Links and the U.S. Amateur Championships 

... Competed in the 101st Women’s North and South Amateur Championship 

... Second at the Michigan Women’s Open Championship. 

2002-03: Selected to the All-Big Ten Second Team ... Academic All-Big Ten ... 

competed in all 11 events ... Her 76.82 stroke average was 10th best in Spartan 

single-season history ... Posted four top-20 finishes ... Led MSU to its highest finish 

of the season (third) at the Mary Fossum Classic by firing a 221 (75-72-74) ... 

Finished second after losing a sudden death playoff ... Tied for seventh at the 

Give ‘Em Five Intercollegiate (76-75-72) ... Carded a 224 (75-75-74) on her way to 

a 17th-place finish at the SunTrust Invitational ... MSU’s top finisher at the Big Ten 

Championships, placing tied for 11th with a 303 (79-76-72-76) ... The 303 ranks 

tied for 11th on MSU’s low 72-hole tournament score ... Tied for 41st at the NCAA 

Central Regional with a 236 (81-77-78). 

Summer 2002: Traveled to Taipei in August to compete in the World University 

Games where she placed second ... Shot a 154 at the Grand Rapids FUTURES 

Classic. 

2001-02: Earned All-Big Ten honors ... One of three Spartans to play in all 13 

events ... posted ninth-best single-season average (76.43) ... Had 10 top-20 finishes, 

including four in the top 10 and two in the top five ... Captured medalist 

honors for the first time in collegiate career at the Pine Needles Invitational 145 

(74-71), leading MSU to its first tournament win of season ... Holds the second 

spot in Spartan records for a low 36-hole tournament score (145) ... Led the Spartans 

to a fifth-place finish at the TRW Regional Challenge with an eighth-place 

finish, shooting a 76-76-68=220 ... Tied with former Spartan Kasey Gant for the 

lowest 18-hole score with a career-best 68 in the final round of the TRW ... Tied 

for 14th at the NCAA Fall Preview (75-72=147), the Mercedes Benz Intercollegiate 

(69-79-80=228) and the Big Ten Championship (78-76-79-80=313) ... Tied for second 

at the Central District Classic, firing a 217 (72-72-73), a score that ties for fifth 

in Spartan history for a low 54-hole tournament score ... Placed 10th at the NCAA 

Central Regional. 

Summer 2001: Qualified for the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship, earning 

co-medalist honors with a 73. 

2000-01: Led the Spartans to their first conference championship since 1982 

with a career-best second-place finish ... Fired a 70 on day two at the conference 


Allison Fouch finished 

second at the 2002 World 

University Games in 

Taipei. 

championships, her first competitive round under par as a Spartan ... Posted biggest 

turnaround at NCAA West Regional ... Tied for 71st after day one with an 82 

and finished the West Regional tied for 29th, after carding a 74-74 the last two 

days ... Appeared in 10 events and one as an individual ... Finished in the top-20 

four times, including two top-10 finishes ... Academic All-Big Ten ... NGCA Academic 

All-American. 

Summer 2000: Ashworth Midwest Collegiate Amateur Series Player of the 

Year ... Won Grand Rapids City Championship. 

1999-2000: Redshirt year. 

High School: Earned four letters in high school, the first two at West Catholic 

before finishing up at East Grand Rapids ... Three-time all-area and all-state and 

two-time all-conference and Super Team selection ... Team was undefeated as a 

senior and won the state title ... Medalist at the state tournament as a junior and 

in the top three two other times ... Twice won her conference tournament and 

twice won the city title ... Also lettered in softball and bowling ... Earned the U.S. 

Army Scholar-Athlete Award. 

Personal: Born Dec. 11, 1980 ... Daughter of Jerry and Sue Fouch ... Father 

played football and baseball in college ... Major was chemistry. 


2000-01 31 2,418 78.00 70 148 225 T2 - Big Ten 

2001-02 37 2,828 76.43 68 145 217 1 - Pine Needles 

2002-03 33 2,535 76.82 72 154 221 2 - Mary Fossum 

2003-04 37 2,775 75.00 69 144 219 1 - Badger & Fossum 

Totals 138 10,556 76.49 



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Stacy Snider 


• 2001-02 All-Big Ten 

• 2003 Detroit Newspapers 

Tournament of Champions Champion 

Spartan Notes: Won her first professional tournament, the $100,000 Detroit 

Newspapers Tournament of Champions on July 23, 2003, at Boyne Mountain Resort 

... In doing so, became the first female or amateur to win this prestigious 

tournament ... Owns the fourth-lowest career average in Spartan history (77.43). 

2001-02: Selected to the 2002 All-Big Ten Team for a second-straight year 

... Played in all 13 events ... Her 76.30 stroke average ranked seventh on MSU’s 

single-season chart ... Seven top-20 finishes, including two in the top five ... Captured 

the tournament title with a 216 (72-71-73) at the Central District Classic ... 

tied for fifth at the Verizon “Mo”morial ... MSU’s top finisher at the Big Ten Championships, 

placing sixth with a 309 ... MSU’s top player at the NCAA Championships, 

finishing tied for 27th. 

Summer 2001: Reached the semifinals of the Michigan Women’s Amateur 

Championship ... Advanced to the round of 64 at the U.S. Women’s Amateur 

Championship. 

2000-01: Named to the 2001 All-Big Ten Team for the first time ... Played in all 13 

events ... Had a 76.41 average for the season - The sixth-lowest in school history ... 

Fourth at the 2001 Big Ten Championships ... Led the Spartans with six top-five finishes 

... Finished in the top-20 seven times ... Won first individual title at the Peggy 

Kirk Bell Invitational ... Set the MSU 54-hole tournament score at 216 (71-71-74) at 

the Big Ten/Big 12 Shoot-out ... MSU Tee Club Most Improved Player award. 

Joan Garety 


• 2000 Rolex Achievement Award 

• 1988 Nell Jackson Outstanding Alumna Award 

• 1975, ’76, ’77, ’78 Big Ten Champion 

On the eve of the 2000 U.S. Open in Pebble Beach, Calif., former Spartan golfer 

Joan Garety was honored as one of two recipients of the Rolex Achievement 

Award. 

Since 1996, Rolex Watch U.S.A and the College Golf Foundation have paid tribute 

to past participants in the world of collegiate golf who have achieved excellence 

in their chosen careers. The man and woman honored annually by Rolex 

and the CGF as the Rolex Achievement winners are unique in their character and 

accomplishments. The spirit of this award honors both their professional successes 

and their contributions to society, made either as a direct result of their 

career, or through humanitarian efforts. 

In recognition of Joan’s achievement she received a Rolex watch, while Rolex 

made a $2,500 donation to the Michigan State women’s golf program. 

Joan graduated summa cum laude from MSU in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree 

in accounting. She was selected as a recipient of the Financial Executive Institute 

Award of the Detroit Chapter for the Outstanding Undergraduate Business 

Administration Student and received the MSU Board of Trustees Award for the 

highest overall grade-point average. 

As a four-year letterwinner and two-time co-captain, she won nine tournaments 

and helped lead the Spartans to four-straight Big Ten Conference titles. 

She won the State of Michigan Women’s Amateur title in 1982 and 1997 and 

was twice selected as the Golf Association of Michigan Amateur Woman Player 

Summer 2000: Michigan Women’s Amateur 

champion ... Michigan Open low amateur after 

shooting a 222 (78-72-72). 

1999-2000: Competed in all 13 tournaments, 

posting a 77.71 average that was third best on 

the team ... Her season average is tied for ninth 

best in Spartan history ... Finished in the top 20 

eight times and in the top 10 twice ... Best finish 

was a tie for eighth at the Waterlefe/USF Invitational 

(78-75-76=229) ... Tied for 10th at the Lady 

Buckeye Fall Invitational with a score of 229 ... 

Posted the team’s best finish at the TRW Regional 

Challenge with a 223, good for a tie for 15th ... 

MSU Tee Club Most Improved Player award. 

Summer 1999: Co-medalist in qualifying for 

the Michigan State Amateur with a 74 ... Won 

the Grand Rapids Women’s City Tournament. 

1998-99: Played in all 33 rounds with a 79.70 average ... Produced five top 

20 finishes, including two in the top 10 ... Best individual finish came in the first 

tournament of her collegiate career, a fourth-place finish at the Mary Fossum Invitational 

... Finished the year strong, posting top-20 finishes in the final regularseason 

tournament (tied for 13th at the Lady Buckeye) and the Big Ten Championship 

(tied for 12th) ... MSU’s No. 3 finisher at the NCAA East Regional, where she 

fired a three-round 232. 

High School: Earned all-state, all-conference and all-area honors each of her 

four years at Grandville HS ... Team captain and team MVP all four years ... Twice 

named Michigan’s Miss Golf ... Finished first at the state championship as a junior 

and senior ... Captured medalist honors at the Buick Junior Open, the Kalamazoo 

Invitational and the Traverse City Invitational ... Finished 10th at the McDonald’s 

Betsy Rawls Girls National Championship ... Ranked No. 29 in national girls rankings 

by Golf Week. 

Personal: Born Dec. 18, 1979, in Grand Rapids ... daughter of Larry and Judy Snider. 

Former Spartan star Joan Garety, joined by her parents Pat and Jan, is 

presented with the 2000 Rolex Achievement Award from PGA great Arnold 

Palmer. 

of the Year - in 1997 and 1999. She was inducted into the Michigan Golf Hall of 

Fame in 2005. 

Garety began her finance career as an auditor for Arthur Andersen LLP and 

became a certified public accountant in 1981. From 1986-2003, she served as Vice 

President Finance and Treasurer for Meijer, Inc. Since 2003, she has served as an 

independent consultant. 

In 1988, Garety was the recipient of the Nell Jackson Outstanding Alumna 

Award for outstanding career accomplishments and in April of 2000, was honored 

as the Alumni Scholar-Athlete Award winner. 

A former president of the MSU Women’s Varsity Alumni Club, she is also a 

member of the Golf Association of Michigan Club Relations Committee. Garety 

is a member of the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants and the 

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Since 1995, she has been a 

member of the MSU Athletic Council, which has advisory responsibilities over the 

activities of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. 



Spartans in the LPGA 

Emily Bastel 

Sue Ertl 

Becky Iverson Bonnie Lauer Barb Mucha 

Emily BASTEL 

Joined the LPGA: 2005 

• As of July 2007 is leading the Duramed Futures Tour 

Money List. 

• In 2006 appeared in 14 events and made two cuts. 

• In 2005, appeared in 21 events, making 13 cuts, and 

earning $106,491. 

• First career top-10 finish with a 10th place showing 

at the BMO Financial Group Canadian Women’s 

Open. 

• Had a hole-in-one on the par 3, hole 13 at the Canadian 

Open. 

• Fired career-best 67 in first round of Canadian 

Open. 

• Tied for 42nd at the LPGA Corning Classic. 

• Tied for 46th at the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship. 

• Member of the FUTURES Tour in 2004 and finished 

sixth on the money list with five top-five finishes. 

• Qualified for the 2004 and 2005 U.S. Women’s Open 

Championship. 

• Member of the 2002 U.S. Curtis Cup Team. 

Sue ERTL 


• Member of the LPGA Women’s Golf Senior Tour. 

• Competed in 18 events on the FUTURES Tour, posting 

two top-10 finishes in 2001. 

• Finished fourth on the 2000 FUTURES Tour money 

list. 

• 1999 Winner of Hard Labor Creek FUTURES Classic 

• 11-year Member of the LPGA Tour (1982-93) 

• Tied for fourth at the 1990 LPGA Championship. 

Becky IVERSON 


• Competed in 6 LPGA events mid-way through the 

2007 season. 

• Played in 15 events in 2006, making $61,859.00 

• Finished tied for eighth at SBS Open at Turtle Bay. 

• Played in 12 tournaments in 2005. 

• Tied for 30th at the LPGA Corning Classic. 

• Best finish in 2004 was a tie for 11th at the Franklin 

American Mortgage Championship benefiting 

Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, carding a seasonlow 

68 during the final round. 

• In 2002, tied for ninth at the Kraft Nabisco Championship 

and tied for 10th at the Williams Championship. 

• Tied for fourth at the 2001 Giant Eagle LPGA 

Classic. 

• Tied for sixth at the 2001 McDonald’s LPGA 

Championship, marking her best-ever finish in a 

major championship 

• Tied for second at the 2000 British Open. 

• Finished 29th on the money list in 1999 with 

$297,973. 

• Posted four top-10 finishes in 1999, including a tie 

for second at the Firstar LPGA Classic, where she 

lost to Rosie Jones on the fourth hole of a suddendeath 

playoff. 

• Earned $77,884 and posted five top-20 finishes in 

1998. 

• Set a career-best scoring average of 72.89 in 1998. 

• Won the 1995 LPGA Friendly’s Classic. 

• Has two career holes-in-one on the LPGA Tour. 

Joyce KAZMIERSKI 


• Totaled more than $330,000 on the LPGA Tour from 

1968-86. 

• Ranked as high as 10th on the LPGA Tour (1973). 

• Six career runner-up finishes. 

Bonnie LAUER 


• 1975 LPGA Rookie of the Year. 

• Member of the LPGA from 1975-92. 

• Winner of two LPGA tournaments. 

Barb MUCHA 


• Has posted 40 top-10 finishes on the LPGA tour. 

• Has played in seven events in 2005. 

• Five-time winner on the LPGA tour. 

• Missed the second half of the 2004 season due to 

injury. 

• Tied for seventh at the 2003 Chick-Fil-A Charity 

Championship. 

• Recorded hole-in-one during the second round of 

the 2001 Standard Register PING. 

• Played in 22 events in 2000, posting five top-20 

finishes, including a season-best seventh place at 

the AFLAC Champions. 

• Earned $103,345 in 18 events in 1999. 

• 1998 LPGA winner of Sara Lee Classic 

• Earned $307,644 and recorded 11 top-20 finishes 

in 1998. 

• Totaled seven top-10 finishes in 1997. 

• 1996 LPGA winner of Chick-fil-A Championship. 

• Passed the $1 million career earnings mark on June 

1, 1996. 

• 1994 LPGA winner of State Farm Rail Classic. 

• 1992 LPGA winner of inaugural Oldsmobile Classic. 

• 1990 LPGA winner of Boston Five Classic. 

• Prior to joining the LPGA Tour, won six times on the 

FUTURES Tour. 

Allison FOUCH 

• As of July 2007, ranks second on the Duramed 

Futures Tour Money List. 

• Competed in two LPGA events in 2006 with 

conditional status. 

• Turned professional and joined the FUTURES 

Tour after finishing her senior year in May 

2004. 

• Appeared in 12 events on the FUTURES Tour in 

2005. 

• Tied for 14th at the Michelob ULTRA FUTURES 

Charity Golf Classic. 

• Appeared in 12 events in 2004, making 10 cuts 

• Had four top-10 finishes in 2004, including a tie for 

fourth at the Betty Puskar FUTURES Classic and 

a fifth-place showing at The New Innsbrook C.C. 

FUTURES Golf Classic. 

• Qualified for the 2003 U.S. Women’s Open Cham- 

FUTURES Tour 

Current Players 

Emily Bastel 

Allison Fouch 

Sarah Martin 

Former Players 

Jenn Brody 

Faith Egli 

Kelly Holland 

Amy Lovisek 

Lisa Marino 

Jennifer Mieras-Carfine 

Stacy Slobodnik 

Kathy Teichert 

Syd Wells 

Stacy Snider 



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Honors and Awards 


All-Americans 

1973................................................ Bonnie Lauer (AIAW) 

1978............................................................Sue Ertl (AIAW) 

1982............................................................ Syd Wells (HM) 

1983................................................Syd Wells (2nd Team) 

1984.......................................................Barb Mucha (HM) 

1985........................................................Lisa Marino (HM) 

2002...........................................Emily Bastel (2nd Team) 

2004....................................................Allison Fouch (HM) 

All-Big Ten 

1982............................................................ Nina Spatafora 

Lisa Speaker 

Syd Wells 

1983....................................................................... Syd Wells 

1984..................................................................Barb Mucha 

1985............................................................. Kathy Teichert 

Paige Green 

Lisa Marino 

1986...................................................................Lisa Marino 

1987...................................................................Lisa Marino 

Faith Egli 

1988........................................................................Faith Egli 

Kelly Holland 

1991.................................................................Jenny Hecht 

1996.................................................................Jenn Kangas 

1998................................................................... Kasey Gant 

1999..................................................................Emily Bastel 

Kasey Gant 

2000..................................................................Emily Bastel 

Kasey Gant 

2001..................................................................Emily Bastel 

Kasey Gant 

Stacy Snider 

2002..................................................................Emily Bastel 

Allison Fouch 

Stacy Snider 

2003........................................Allison Fouch (2nd team) 

2004...............................................................Allison Fouch 

Ann Marie Kersten (2nd team) 

Sarah Martin (2nd team) 

2006..............................................Sara Brown (1st team) 

2007..............................................Sara Brown (1st Team) 

Mandi McConnell (2nd Team) 

Rachel Meikle (2nd Team) 

Big Ten Coach of the Year 

2001............................................... Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll 

2007............................................... Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll 

Big Ten Golfer of the Year 

2002..................................................................Emily Bastel 

Big Ten Freshman of the Year 

1998................................................................... Kasey Gant 

1999..................................................................Emily Bastel 

2003...........................................................Dayna Burleigh 

Midwest District Freshman of the Year 

(selected by the Golf Coaches Association) 

1999..................................................................Emily Bastel 

Golfweek/Sagrin 

All-Midwest District 

1999..............................................Kasey Gant (1st Team) 

Emily Bastel (2nd Team) 

2000............................................ Emily Bastel (1st Team) 

Kasey Gant (1st Team) 

Kasey Gant (left) and Emily Bastel earned Big Ten 

Freshman of the Year honors in back-to-back seasons. 

Allison Fouch earned All-America Honorable Mention 

honors in 2004. 

In 2002, Emily Bastel became the first MSU golfer to be 

selected as the Big Ten Golfer of the Year. 

Midwest Coach of the Year 

1984............................................................... Mary Fossum 

1999..........................................................Stacy Slobodnik 

World University Games 

1987...................................................................Lisa Marino 

1998................................................................... Kasey Gant 

2002...............................................................Allison Fouch 

2004................................................................ Sarah Martin 

2006................................................................... Sara Brown 

Curtis Cup 

1974............................................................... Bonnie Lauer 

2002..................................................................Emily Bastel 

Academic All-Big Ten 

1986...................................................................Lisa Marino 

1987.....................................................................Chris Clark 

Sarah Fort 

Becky Iverson 

Jan Lesperance 

Lisa Marino 

1988.....................................................................Chris Clark 

Sarah Fort 

Kelly Holland 

Becky Iverson 

1989..................................................................... Sarah Fort 

1991.................................................................... Gina Yoder 

Natalie Zapata 

1992.................................................................... Gina Yoder 

1993.................................................................... Gina Yoder 

1994............................................................ Julie Campbell 

Jenn Kangas 


Jenn Kangas 

Amy Loviscek 


Jenn Kangas 

Amy Loviscek 

Lori Schlissberg 

1997................................................................. Ellen Bishop 

Julie Campbell 

Amy Loviscek 

Meggan Schumaker 

1998................................................................. Ellen Bishop 

Tricia Gregory 

April Holly 


1999................................................................. Ellen Bishop 


2000..................................................................Emily Bastel 

2001..................................................................Emily Bastel 

Allison Fouch 

Ann Marie Kersten 

2002..................................................................Emily Bastel 

Allison Fouch 


Jessica Till 

2003...............................................................Allison Fouch 

Jennifer Johnson 


Sarah Martin 

Jessica Till 


Allison Fouch 

Jennifer Johnson 




Heather Rose 




2006................................................................... Sara Brown 

Dayna Burleigh 


Heather Rose 

Jordyn Wells 

Amanda Wilson 

2007................................................................... Sara Brown 



Heather Rose 

Jordyn Wells 

NGCA Scholar-Athlete 

1985...................................................................Lisa Marino 

1987.............................................................. Becky Iverson 

1993.................................................................... Gina Yoder 



Amy Loviscek 

Ellen Bishop 


1998.....................................................................April Holly 

Ellen Bishop 


1999................................................................. Ellen Bishop 


2001...............................................................Allison Fouch 

2002......................................................................Jessica Till 


2003......................................................................Jessica Till 


2004.....................................................Ann Marie Kersten 

Allison Fouch 

2005.......................................................... Kristen Polanski 

Heather Rose 

2006...............................................................Heather Rose 

Jordyn Wells 

2007...............................................................Heather Rose 

. 

Big Ten Sportsmanship Award 

Presented annually by the Big Ten Conference for each 

sport based on sportsmanship and community service. 

Winner who observes the rules at all times and be fair 

and respectful to their opponent at all times. 

2003...............................................................Allison Fouch 

2004...............................................................Allison Fouch 


2006................................................................... Sara Brown 


George Alderton MSU Female 

Athlete of the Year 

2000..................................................................Emily Bastel 

2002..................................................................Emily Bastel 

2007................................................................... Sara Brown 

Big Ten Medal of Honor 

Presented annually to a male and female student-athlete 

at each conference institution for academic and 

athletic excellence. 

1982.................................................................Lisa Speaker 

1987...................................................................Lisa Marino 

Dr. James Feurig 

Achievement & Service Award 

Presented annually to a graduating senior for athletic 

and academic success and involvement in community 

and school acitivities. 

1978..................................................................Joan Garety 

1983....................................................................... Syd Wells 

Stacy Snider was a two-time All-Big Ten honoree. 

Becky Iverson was an NGCA Academic All-American 

in 1987. 

Lisa Marino is one of the most decorated golfers in 

Spartan history. A member of the National Golf 

Coaches Association Players Hall of Fame, Marino 

was named the MSU Sportswoman of the Year in 

1987. She is pictured with Hall of Fame coach Mary 

Fossum and former athletics director Doug Weaver. 

President’s Award 

Presented annually to the top male and female graduating 

student-athletes. 


Nell Jackson Distinguished Alumna Award 

Presented to a graduate of at least five years for accomplishments 

following graduation 

1998..................................................................Joan Garety 

MSU Freshman of the Year 

Formerly presented to the top freshman female student-athlete 

at MSU. 

1984...................................................................Lisa Marino 

MSU Sportswoman of the Year 

Formerly presented to the student-athlete who best 

combined athletic and academic achievement and 

generated respect for women’s athletics. 

1978...........................................................................Sue Ertl 

1987...................................................................Lisa Marino 

MSU Athletics Hall of Fame 

1992............................................................... Bonnie Lauer 

1993........................................................Joyce Kazmierski 

2001...........................................................................Sue Ertl 

2003............................................................... Mary Fossum 

NGCA Players Hall of Fame 


1987............................................................... Bonnie Lauer 

1988...........................................................................Sue Ertl 

1992..................................................................Barb Mucha 

1997...................................................................Lisa Marino 

NGCA Coaches Hall of Fame 

1988............................................................... Mary Fossum 

Michigan Golf Hall of Fame 

2002............................................................... Mary Fossum 


2005..................................................................Joan Garety 

Nell Jackson Distinguished Alumna Award 

Presented to a graduate of at least five years for accomplishments 

following graduation 

1998..................................................................Joan Garety 

Board of Trustees Award 

1979..................................................................Joan Garety 

Michigan Women’s 

Amateur Champions 

1970............................................................... Bonnie Lauer 

1971............................................................... Bonnie Lauer 

1972............................................................... Bonnie Lauer 

1975................................................................. Susie Conlin 

1982..................................................................Joan Garety 

1984...................................................................Lisa Marino 

1985...................................................................Lisa Marino 

1986...................................................................Lisa Marino 

1987.............................................................. Becky Iverson 

1988............................................................... Kelly Holland 

1992..................................................................Paige Green 


1997..................................................................Joan Garety 


2000.................................................................Stacy Snider 

2003................................................................ Sarah Martin 

2005...................................................... Mandi McConnell 



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Michigan State Team Awards 

Michigan State Team Awards 


Low Average 

1991................................................................Jenny Hecht 

1992...........................................................Carolyn Nodus 

1993...................................................................Gina Yoder 

1994............................................................... Jenn Kangas 

1995............................................................... Jenn Kangas 

1996............................................................... Jenn Kangas 

1997........................................................... Julie Campbell 

1998.................................................................. Kasey Gant 

1999.................................................................Emily Bastel 

2000.................................................................Emily Bastel 

2001.................................................................Emily Bastel 

2002.................................................................Emily Bastel 

2003..............................................................Allison Fouch 

2004..............................................................Allison Fouch 

2005..................................................... Mandi McConnell 

2006..................................................................Sara Brown 

2007..................................................................Sara Brown 

Best First-Year Player 

1991........................................................ Stacy Slobodnik 

1992.....................................................................Jill Boring 

1993............................................................... Jenn Kangas 

1994............................................................. Amy Loviscek 

1995...............................................................Jaime Martin 

1996................................................................Ellen Bishop 

1997................................................ Meggan Schumaker 

1998.................................................................. Kasey Gant 

1999.................................................................Emily Bastel 

2000.................................................................... Jessica Till 

2001..............................................................Allison Fouch 

2003..........................................................Dayna Burleigh 

2004..............................................................Heather Rose 

2005..................................................................Sara Brown 

2006.......................................................Holly Niederkohr 

2007................................................................Laura Kueny 

Most Improved Player 

1991........................................................... Natalie Zapata 

1992.......................................................... Jennifer Mieras 

1993.....................................................................Jill Boring 

1994..........................................................Kara Packwood 

1995............................................................... Jenn Kangas 

1996............................................................. Amy Loviscek 

1997...............................................................Kellie Dennis 


1999...............................................................Kellie Dennis 

2000................................................................Stacy Snider 

2001................................................................Stacy Snider 

2002.................................................................... Jessica Till 

2003...................................................... Jennifer Johnson 

2004.............................................................Rachel Meikle 

2005.............................................................Rachel Meikle 

2006..................................................................Sara Brown 

2007.............................................................Rachel Meikle 

Jenn (Kangas) Brody was a two-time Michigan 

State Leadership Award Winner in 1995 and 1996. 

Jenny Hecht served as team captain from 1989-91. 

Tom Anderson Academic Award 

1991...................................................................Gina Yoder 

1992...................................................................Gina Yoder 

1993...................................................................Gina Yoder 




1997................................................................Ellen Bishop 



2000........................................................... Kari Prochazka 

2001.................................................................... Jessica Till 

2002.................................................................... Jessica Till 

2003.................................................................... Jessica Till 

2004....................................................Ann Marie Kersten 

2005.........................................................Kristen Polanski 



Leadership Award 



1995............................................................... Jenn Kangas 

1996............................................................... Jenn Kangas 



1999...............................................................Kellie Dennis 

2000.................................................................. Kasey Gant 

2001.................................................................. Kasey Gant 

2002.................................................................Emily Bastel 

2003..............................................................Allison Fouch 

2004..............................................................Allison Fouch 

2005..........................................................Dayna Burleigh 

2006..................................................................Sara Brown 


All-Time Captains 

Sue Ertl, Karen Escott, Joan Garety.............. 1977-78 

Suzanne Conlin, Sue Ertl................................. 1978-79 

Ann Atwood......................................................... 1979-80 

Nina Spatafora.................................................... 1980-81 

Beth Sierra, Nina Spatafora, 

Lisa Speaker......................................................... 1981-82 

Alison Sellers, Syd Wells................................... 1982-83 

Barb Mucha, Kathy Teichert............................ 1983-84 

Kathy Teichert...................................................... 1984-85 

Lisa Marino........................................................... 1985-86 

Lisa Marino........................................................... 1986-87 

Faith Egli, Kelly Holland................................... 1987-88 

Sarah Fort.............................................................. 1988-89 

Jenny Hecht......................................................... 1989-90 

Jenny Hecht......................................................... 1990-91 

Jennifer Mieras, Sandy Sosnowski............... 1991-92 

Stacy Slobodnik, Gina Yoder.......................... 1992-93 

Stacy Slobodnik.................................................. 1993-94 

Jennifer Kangas.................................................. 1994-95 

Julie Campbell, Jenn Kangas......................... 1995-96 

Lori Schlissberg 

Julie Campbell..................................................... 1996-97 

NOTE: Captains no longer selected. 

Head Coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll was a three-year 

(1992-94) letterwinner. 

Julie Campbell was a three-time Tom Anderson 

Academic Award winner. 



All-Time Letterwinners 

A A A 

Ann Atwood (Bloomington, Ind.)............ 1977, 79, 80 

B B B 

Jan Bailey (Birmingham, Mich.).............................. 1976 

Linda Baryames (Lansing, Mich.)........................... 1981 

Emily Bastel (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1999, 2000, 01, 02 

Manono Beamer (Hawaii)........................................ 1974 

Stephene Benkert (Grand Ledge, Mich.)............. 1995 

Ellen Bishop (New Castle, Ind.).......... 1996, 97, 98, 99 

Jill Boring (Grand Blanc, Mich.)................ 1992, 93, 94 

Lisa Brown (Grand Rapids, Mich.).......................... 1980 

Sara Brown (Tucson, Ariz.)............................2005, 06, 07 

Mia Browning (Highland Park, Mich.)................. 1989 

Dayna Burleigh (Horsham, Pa.)......... 2003, 04, 05, 06 

M M M 

Beth Magee (Huntington Woods, Mich.) 1984, 85, 86 

Lisa Marino (Allen Park, Mich.).......... 1984, 85, 86, 87 

Jaime Martin (Gahanna, Ohio)............................... 1995 

Sarah Martin (Grosse Ile, Mich.)........ 2001, 02, 03, 04 

Mandi McConnell (Grand Blanc, Mich.) 2004, 05, 06, 07 

Rachel Meikle (Fort Wayne, Ind.)......2004, 05, 06, ‘07 

Jennifer Mieras (Kentwood, Mich.).. 1989, 90, 91, 92 

Shellie Morton (Detroit, Mich.)............................... 2000 

Anne Marie Motzenbecker (W. Bloomfield, Mich.)..1989, 90 

Barb Mucha (Cleveland, Ohio)......................... 1983, 84 

N N N 

Holly Niederkohr (Marysville, Ohio).................. 2006, 07 

Carolyn Nodus (Mason, Mich.)................. 1990, 91, 92 

C C C 

Julie Campbell (Skaneateles, N.Y.).... 1994, 95, 96, 97 

Chris Clark (Tecumseh, Mich.)......................... 1987, 88 

Karyn Colbert (Jackson, Mich.)............................... 1979 

Suzanne Conlin (Ann Arbor, Mich.)......... 1977, 78, 79 

D D D 

Kellie Dennis (Jackson, Mich.)................... 1997, 98, 99 

E E E 

Faith Egli (Alpena, Mich.)..................... 1985, 86, 87, 88 

Sue Ertl (Ionia, Mich.)............................ 1976, 77, 78, 79 

Karen Escott (Rochester, Mich.)......... 1975, 76, 77, 78 

F F F 

Allison Fouch (Grand Rapids, Mich.)..2001, 02, 03, 04 

Sarah Fort (Connersville, Ind.).................... 1986,88, 89 

Nikki Franklin (Jackson, Mich.)................. 1995, 96, 97 

G G G 

Kasey Gant (Fort Wayne, Ind.)....... 1998, 99, 2000, 01 

Joan Garety (Caro, Mich.).................... 1975, 76, 77, 78 

Pat Gray (Caro, Mich.)................................................. 1981 

Paige Green (Parchment, Mich.)..................... 1984, 85 

Tricia Gregory (Spring Lake, Mich.)....................... 1998 

Patti Griffin (Birmingham, Mich.)........................... 1981 

H H H 

Stacie Harriger (Laingsburg, Mich.)............... 1992, 93 

Jenny Hecht (South Bend, Ind.)........ 1988, 89, 90, 91 

Kelly Holland (Lansing, Mich.)........... 1985, 86, 87, 88 

April Holly (Royal Oak, Mich.)................................. 1998 

Denise Hunyadi........................................................... 1974 

I I I 

Becky Iverson (Gladstone, Mich.)............ 1986, 87, 88 

J J J 

Jennifer Johnson (Okemos, Mich.)........................ 2003 

K K K 

Jennifer Kangas (L’Anse, Mich.)......... 1993, 94, 95, 96 

Ann Marie Kersten (Oak Harbor, Mich.) 2001, 02, 03, 04 

Linda Kowalski (Sturgis, Mich.)............................... 1989 

Laura Kueny (Whitehall, Mich.)................................2007 

L L L 

Bonnie Lauer (Walled Lake, Mich.)........................ 1973 

Janice Lesperance (Bay City, Mich.)....1985, 86, 87, 88 

Amy Loviscek (Flushing, Mich.)......... 1994. 95, 96, 97 

O O O 

June Oldman (Hanover, Mich.)................. 1974, 75, 76 

Kelly Ovington (Cincinnati, Ohio).......................... 1992 

P P P 

Kara Packwood (Troy, Mich.)............................ 1993, 94 

Lorraine Palmer (Monroe, Mich.)........................... 1987 

Randi Paporello (Mt. Pleasant, Mich.).................. 1984 

Carol Peterson (Lansing, Mich.).............................. 1975 

Sue Peterson (Ludington, Mich.)........................... 1989 

Kristen Polanski (Livonia, Mich.)..................... 2005, 07 

R R R 

Laurie Rederstorf (Muskegon, Mich.)............ 1983, 84 

Erin Roe (Martinsville, Ind.)...................................... 2000 

Heather Rose (Chillicothe, Ohio)...... 2004, 05, 06, 07 

S S S 

Lori Schlissberg (East Lansing, Mich.)...1993, 94, 95, 96 

Meggan Schumaker (Columbia City, Ind.) 1997, 98, 99 

Alison Sellers (Quincy, Ill.)................... 1980, 81, 82, 83 

Patricia Sidley............................................................... 1974 

Beth Sierra (East Lansing, Mich.).............. 1979, 81, 82 

Stacy Slobodnik (Kentwood, Mich.)....... 1992, 93, 94 

Linda Smith (Marshall, Mich.).......................... 1976, 77 

Stacy Snider (Grand Rapids, Mich.)..1999, 2000, 01, 02 

Sandy Sosnowski (Troy, Mich.).......... 1989, 90, 91, 92 

Nina Spatafora (St. Clair Shores, Mich.).. 1979, 80, 81, 82 

Lisa Speaker (Livonia, Mich.).............. 1979, 80, 81, 82 

T T T 

Sheila Tansey (Grand Ledge, Mich.)........ 1976, 77, 78 

Kathy Teichert (St. Johns, Mich.)....... 1982, 83, 84, 85 

Jessica Till (Fort Wayne, Ind.)..................... 2000, 02, 03 

V V V 

Cynthia Vollmer (Birmingham, Mich.).................. 1976 

W W W 

Denise Wait................................................................... 1974 

Jordyn Wells (Bethal Park, Pa.)........................... 2006, 07 

Sydney Wells (Menominee, Mich.)... 1980, 81, 82, 83 

Diane Whitman (Rockford, Mich.)........... 1981, 82, 83 

Y Y Y 

Gina Yoder (Nappanee, Ind.).............. 1990, 91, 92, 93 

Sally Yoder (Charlotte, Mich.).................... 1981, 82, 83 

Z Z Z 

Natalie Zapata (La Paz, Bolivia)....................... 1990, 91 

Sarah Martin earned four letters in golf from 2001-04. 

Nina Spatafora earned All-Big Ten honors in 1982. 


Current players in italics. 

Faith Egli was a two-time All-Big Ten honoree (1987 

and 1988). 


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Scoring Records 

Allison Fouch is 

third in both MSU’s 

single-season scoring 

average (75.00, 2003- 

04) and career scoring 

average (76.49, 

2000-04). 

Dayna Burleigh is 

sixth in career scoring 

average with a 77.20 

average in 126 career 

rounds. 

Mandi McConnell 

finished her career 

in fifth in scoring 

average at 76.84 

strokes per round. 

Heather Rose finished 

her career 

ninth in career 

scoring average at 

77.33 strokes per 

round. 


Season Average (min. 30 rounds played) 

Player Avg. Strokes Rnds. Year 

1. Sara Brown 74.18 2,522 34 2005-06 

2. Emily Bastel 74.81 2,786 37 2001-02 

3. Allison Fouch 75.00 2,775 37 2003-04 

4. Emily Bastel 75.24 2,784 37 2000-01 

5. Sara Brown 75.35 3,013 40 2006-07 

6. Emily Bastel 75.76 2,955 39 1999-2000 

7. Kasey Gant 75.83 2,275 30 1999-2000 

8. Syd Wells 75.92 2,771 36.5 1982-83 

9. Mandi McConnell 76.18 3,047 40 2006-07 

10. Dayna Burleigh 76.18 2,514 33 2005-06 

Low 18-Hole Score 

Player Score Tournament Date 

1. Mandi McConnell 68 Central District Invt. 2/20/07 

.. Allison Fouch 68 TRW Regional Challenge 2/13/02 

.. Kasey Gant 68 Big 10/Big 12 Shoot. 10/12/98 

4. Rachel Meikle 69 Big Ten Championships 4/27/07 

Sara Brown 69 Landfall Tradition 10/28/06 

.. Allison Fouch 69 Gator Invitational 3/7/04 

.. Emily Bastel 69 USF Waterlefe Invt. 3/18/02 

.. Allison Fouch 69 Mercedes Benz Intercoll. 10/12/01 

.. Stacy Snider 69 Lady Buckeye Invt. 4/22/01 

.. Emily Bastel 69 Big Ten Champ. 4/28/00 

.. Kasey Gant 69 Waterlefe/USF Invt. 3/20/00 

.. Kasey Gant 69 Big 10/Big 12 Shoot. 10/11/99 

.. Kasey Gant 69 Lady Kat Invt. 10/10/97 

.. Heather Rose 69 Big Ten Championship 4/29/06 

Low 36-Hole Tournament Score 

Player Score Tournament Dates 

1. Allison Fouch 73-71=144 Badger Invitational 9/12-14/03 

.. Sue Ertl 73-71=144 Indiana Invitational 10/7-8/77 

3. Allison Fouch 74-71=145 Pine Needles Invt. 11/5-6/01 

4. Emily Bastel 71-75=146 NCAA Fall Preview 9/24-26/01 

5. Rachel Meikle 74-73=147 Indiana Invitational 4/9-10/07 

.. Allison Fouch 75-72=147 NCAA Fall Preview 9/24-26/01 

7. Sarah Martin 73-75=148 Badger Invitational 9/12-14/03 

.. Kasey Gant 74-74=148 Wolverine Invt. 10/3-4/98 

.. Sue Ertl 72-76=148 Cincinnati Invt. 4/14-15/78 

10. Emily Bastel 78-71=149 Lady Buckeye Invt. 4/20/02 

.. Emily Bastel 79-70=149 Pine Needles Invt. 11/5-6/01 

.. Sue Ertl 73-76=149 Illinois State Invt. 9/15-16/78 



1. Rachel Meikle 70-70-70=210 Northwestern Invt. 4/3-4/06 

2. Emily Bastel 69-74-71=214 USF Waterlefe Invt. 3/18-19/02 

3. Sara Brown 71-70-74=215 Central District Invt. 2/19-20/07 

Sara Brown 74-69-72=215 Landfall Tradition 10/27-29/06 

Sara Brown 71-74-70=215 Northwestern Invt. 4/3-4/06 

6. Stacy Snider 72-71-73=216 Central District 2/25-26/02 

.. Stacy Snider 71-71-74=216 Big 10/Big 12 10/9-10/00 

.. Kasey Gant 71-75-70=216 Mary Fossum Invt. 9/13-14/97 

9. Emily Bastel 73-72-72=217 Central District 2/25-26/02 

.. Allison Fouch 72-72-73=217 Central District 2/25-26/02 

.. Emily Bastel 72-70-75=217 Big 10/Big 12 10/9-10/00 

Scoring Average Leaders 

Tournament Scoring Records 

Career Average (min. 60 rounds played) 

Player Avg. Strokes Rnds. Years 

1. Sara Brown 75.63 8,395 111 2004- 

2. Emily Bastel 75.75 11,060 146 1998-2002 

3. Allison Fouch 76.49 10,556 138 2000-2004 

4. Kasey Gant 76.78 10,365 135 1997-2001 

5. Mandi McConnell 76.84 8,606 112 2003-07 

6. Dayna Burleigh 77.20 9,727 126 2002-06 

7. Stacy Snider 77.43 11,228 145 1998-2002 

8. Rachel Meikle 77.21 8,648 112 2003-07 

9. Heather Rose 77.33 11,445 148 2003-07 

10. Barb Mucha 77.98 4,952 63.5 1982-84 



1. Rachel Meikle 71-69-73-71=284 Big Ten Champ. 4/27-29/07 

2. Emily Bastel 78-69-71-70=288 Big Ten Champ. 4/28-30/00 

3. Allison Fouch 70-72-73-76=291 NCAA Champ. 5/18-22/04 

4. Sara Brown 72-73-71-76=292 Big Ten Champ. 4/28-30/06 

5. Mandi McConnell 74-75-72-73=294 Big Ten Champ. 4/27-29/07 

6. Emily Bastel 75-75-74-70=294 NCAA Champ. 5/22-25/01 

7. Stacy Snider 79-73-73-70-295 NCAA Champ. 5/21-24/02 

.. Kasey Gant 78-73-73-71=295 NCAA Champ. 5/22-25/01 

9. Kasey Gant 76-71-74-75=296 Big Ten Champ. 4/28-30/00 

10. Emily Bastel 77-72-79-70=298 NCAA Champ. 5/21-24/02 

Low Team 18-Hole Score 

Score Tournament (team members) date 

1. 286 (twice) Northwestern Invitational 4/3/06 

.. . (Brown, Burleigh, Rose, Meikle, Niederkohr) 

3. 288 Pine Needles 11/8/00 

.. . (E. Bastel, K. Gant, S. Martin, S. Snider) 

288 Lady Gator Invitational 3/10/07 

(Brown, McConnell, Meikle, Niederkohr, Rose) 

5. 289 NCAA Championship 5/24/02 

.. . (E. Bastel, A. Fouch, S. Martin, S. Snider) 

6. 290 Big Ten Championship 4/28/00 

.. . (E. Bastel, K. Gant, E. Roe, J. Till) 

.. 290 Big Ten/Big 12 Shootout 10/11/99 

.. . (K. Gant, E. Bastel, S. Snider, J. Till) 

.. 290 Buckeye Invitational 4/22/06 

.. . (Brown, Burleigh, Meikle, Rose, Niederkohr) 

290 Big Ten Championships 4/28/07 

(Brown, McConnell, Meikle, Niederkohr, Rose, Wells) 

10. 291 Lady Northern Invitational 9/11/04 

.. . (McConnell, Brown, Rose, Polanski, Meikle, Wells) 

* Bold indicates still active. 



Miscellaneous Records 

Joan Garety is tied for first on Michigan State’s career victories list with nine from 

1974-78. 

Holes-In-One In Competition 

Karen Escott May, 1978 

Southern Intercollegiate Tournament, Athens, Ga. 

8th Hole - 156 yards - 6 iron 

Sue Ertl June, 1979 

AIAW National Championship, Stillwater, Okla. 

Ann Atwood March 21, 1980 

Women’s Collegiate Spring Invt., Durham, N.C. 


Faith Egli Sept. 21, 1986 

Ford Collegiate Invitational, Atlanta, Ga. 


Most Tournament Wins In A Season 

1. 4 - Lisa Marino, 1985-86 

(Ferris State Invitational, Lady Northern, Spartan Invitational, Huskie Fall 

Golf Classic) 

2. 3 – Joan Garety, 1974-75 

(Central Michigan, Spartan Invitational, Penn State) 

3 – Lisa Marino, 1984-85 

(Wolverine Invitational, Illini Spring Classic, Lady Boiler Classic) 

3 – Barb Mucha, 1983-84 

(Illinois State Invitational, Wolverine Invitational, Ohio State Invitational) 

3 – Syd Wells, 1982-83 

(Illinois State Invitational, Wolverine Invitational, Spartan Invitational) 

6. 2 - Allison Fouch, 2003-04 

(Badger Invitational, Mary Fossum Invitational) 

2 – Kasey Gant, 1998-99 

(Mary Fossum Invitational, Wolverine Invitational) 

2 – Kasey Gant, 1997-98 

(Spartan Invitational, Lady Kat Invitational) 

2 – Kelly Holland, 1987-88 

(Susie Berning Classic, Iowa Invitational) 

2 – Sue Ertl, 1978-79 

(Illinois State Invitational, Purdue Invitational) 

2 – Joan Garety, 1977-78 

(Central Michigan Invitational, Bowling Green Invitational) 

2 – Sue Ertl, 1976-77 

(Big Ten Championship, Michigan State Invitational) 


(Purdue Invitational, Spartan Invitational) 


(Purdue Invitational, Cincinnati Invitational) 

2 – Emily Bastel, 2001-02 

(USF Waterlefe, Indiana) 

Most Wins In A Career 

T1. 9 – Lisa Marino, 1983-87 

T1. 9 – Joan Garety, 1974-78 

3. 6 – Sue Ertl, 1975-79 

4. 5 – Kasey Gant, 1997-2001 

5 – Syd Wells, 1979-83 


Jennifer Mieras April, 1992 

Boilermaker Invitational, West Lafayette, Ind. 

Emily Bastel oct. 23, 1998 

Notre Dame Invitational, Bonita Bay, Fla. 

Emily Bastel 

Karen Escott 

Jennifer Mieras 

Lisa Marino (1984-87) 

is tied for the school record 

for wins in a career (nine) 

and holds the record for 

wins in a season (four). In 

addition, she earned honorable 

mention All-America 

honors in 1985 and was 

a three-time All-Big Ten 

selection (1985-1987). 


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Host Tournament Records 


Syd Wells was the 

first Spartan to 

win the Mary Fossum 

Invitational, 

doing so in 1982 

with a three-round 

total of 221. 

Former MSU golf coach 

Mary Fossum, for whom 

the Fossum Invitational 

is named, was inducted 

in the Michigan State 

Athletics Hall of Fame in 

Sept., 2003. 

The Mary Fossum Invitational 

2007 24th Annual Mary Fossum Invitational Information 

Dates: Sept. 8-9, 2007 

Course: Forest Akers West Golf Course, East Lansing, Mich. 

Par/Yardage: 72 / 6,237 

Format: 36-18=54 

Field (10): Ferris State, Grand Valley State, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kent State, Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri, Toledo 

Mary Fossum Invitational Results 

Winner (Score) Medalist, School (Score) MSU Finish Top MSU Finisher (Score/Finish) 

1978 Alabama (626) Peggy Kirsch, Alabama (152)* 3rd (653) Sue Ertl (160/T-6th) 

1979 Ohio State (921) Rose Jones, Ohio State (226) 4th (980) Nina Spatafora (239/12th) 

1980 Ohio State (616) Julie Zemnrodt, Kentucky (145) 8th (653) Syd Wells (158/11th) 

1981 Michigan State (910) Tamie Green, Marshall (218) 1st (910) Syd Wells (223/2nd) 

1982 Penn State (909) Syd Wells, Michigan State (221) 2nd (913) Syd Wells (221/1st) 

1983 Ohio State (926) Nancy Harris, Minnesota (223) 4th (950) Kathy Teichert (227/3rd) 

1984 Indiana (901) Sarah DeKraay, Indiana (224) 2nd (911) Kathy Teichert (226/2nd) 

1985 Michigan State (921) Lisa Marino, Michigan State (225) 1st (921) Lisa Marino (225/1st) 

1988 Ohio State (903) Debbie Silverberg, Ohio State (223) 6th (963) Becky Iverson (226/5th) 

1989 Nebraska (933) Joanne Brooks, Nebraska (222) 2nd (963) Jenny Hecht (238/5th) 

1990 Penn State (947) Nicole Jeray, Northern Illinois (231) 5th (960) Jenny Hecht (236/5th) 

1991 Northern Illinois (902) Nicole Jeray, Northern Illinois (223)* 8th (944) Jennifer Mieras (233/T-17th) 

1992 Ohio State (633) Tami Dougan, Ohio State (152) 3rd (640) Carolyn Nodus (155/2nd) 

1993 Indiana (614) Erika Wicoff, Indiana (145) 7th (646) Amy Loviscek (159/T-14th) 

1995 Wisconsin (950) Heather Hoffmann, Northwestern (224) 3rd (958) Jenn Kangas (237/9th) 

1997 Indiana (909) Kasey Gant, Michigan State (216) 2nd (934) Kasey Gant (216/1st) 

1998 Michigan State (895) Kasey Gant, Michigan State (224) 1st (895) Kasey Gant (224/1st) 

1999 Indiana (901) Julee Sovesky, Ohio (222) 4th (934) Emily Bastel (230/T-10th) 

2000 Minnesota (296) Kim Benedict, Michigan (70) 4th (302) Stacy Snider (74/T-10th) 

2001 Cancelled Due to 9/11 tragedy 

2002 Kent State (907) Sarah Sassey, Nebraska (221)* 3rd (916) Allison Fouch (221/T-1st) 

2003 Michigan State (901) Allison Fouch, Michigan State (222)* 1st (901) Allison Fouch (222/1st) 

2004 Michigan (919) Brianna Broderick, Michigan (219) 2nd (925) Kristen Polanski (230/T-6th) 

2005 Michigan State (889)^ Becky Wood, Kent State (220)* 1st (889) Dayna Burleigh/Heather Rose (221/T3rd) 

2006** Michigan State (889) Tara Delaney, Kent State (215) 1st (889) Laura Kueny (220/4th) 

*- won in a playoff, ^- tournament record, ** - Lady Northern Invitational played instead of Mary Fossum as a preview to Big Ten Championships. 

The Central District Invitational 

Kasey Gant is one of only 

two golfers to win the 

Mary Fossum Invitational 

twice, doing so in 

1997 and 1998. 

2008 Eighth Annual Central District Invitational Information 

Dates: Feb. 18-19, 2008 

Course: River Wilderness Golf Club, Parrish, Fla. 

Par/Yardage: 72 / 6,099 

Format: 36-18=54 

Field (15): Baylor, Indiana, Kansas State, Kent State, Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri, Nebraska, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Southern Methodist, 

Texas, Texas A & M 

Central District Invitational Results 

Date Winner (Score) Medalist, School (Score) MSU Finish Top MSU Finisher (Score/Finish) 

Oct. 23-24, 2000 Northwestern (916) Ashley Lowery, Ohio State (225) 5th (947) Emily Bastel (234/T-14th) 

Feb. 25-26, 2002 Michigan State (296) Stacy Snider, Michigan State (216) 1st (296) Stacy Snider, Michigan State (216) 

Feb. 24-25, 2003 Ohio State (909) Kristen White, Ohio State (218) 10th (938) Sarah Martin (233/23rd) 

Feb. 23-24, 2004 Louisiana State (903) Christa Spedding, Texas A&M (220) 2nd (906) Allison Fouch (224/5th) 

Feb. 21-22, 2005 Missouri (879) Amy Schmucker, Michigan (216) 8th (918) Mandi McConnell/Heather Rose (229/T-30th) 

Feb. 20-21, 2006 Baylor (896) Lacey Jones, Southern Methodist (215) 8th (923) Dayna Burleigh (227/T-16th) 

Feb. 19-20, 2007 Texas A&M (874) Ashley Knoll, Texas A&M (209) 2nd (887) Sara Brown (215/2nd) 



Big Ten Championships 

The Spartan golf team has won seven Big Ten 

Championships. MSU won five straight titles 

from 1974-1978 before the Big Ten sanctioned 

women’s sports. The 1982 squad (left) captured 

the school’s first “official” Big Ten Championship 

in Minneapolis. MSU won the 2001 title (below 

left), the school’s first title since 1982. In 2007, 

hosting the championships at the school’s own 

Forest Akers West Course, the Spartans (below 

right) once again captured the championships 

with a medallist performance from Rachel 

Meikle. 

* Women’s golf did not become an official Big Ten 

championship until 1982. 

Big Ten Medalists * 

1975.............................................................. June Oldman 

1977..........................................................................Sue Ertl 

1978..........................................................................Sue Ertl 

2000................................................................. Emily Bastel 

2007............................................................. Rachel Meikle 

Big Ten Championships Results 

Champion MSU MSU Top Spartan/ 

Big Ten Runners-Up * 

1976....................................................................Sue Conlin 

1982............................................................Nina Spatafora 

Syd Wells 

1983.......................................................................Syd Wells 

1986.................................................................. Lisa Marino 

1987...............................................................Kelly Holland 

2001.............................................................. Allison Fouch 

2006...................................................................Sara Brown 

Year Site Champion Strokes Finish Strokes Medalist/Strokes strokes - Place 

1974 Columbus, Ohio Michigan State 726 1st 726 -- Manono Beamer/178 - t-3rd 

1975 Columbus, Ohio Michigan State 713 1st 713 June Oldman (MSU)/166 June Oldman/166 - 1st 

1976 West Lafayette, Ind. Michigan State 663 1st 663 -- Sue Conlin/163 - t-2nd 

1977 Champaign, Ill. Michigan State 631 1st 631 Sue Ertl (MSU)/150 Sue Ertl/150 - 1st 

1978 Bloomington, Ind. Michigan State # 311 T-1st 311 Sue Ertl (MSU)/75 Sue Ertl/75 - t-1st 

Minnesota 311 Julie Gumlie (MINN)/75 

1979 East Lansing, Mich. Ohio State 625 3rd 668 Kelly Trent (OSU)/152 Sue Ertl/160 - t-4th 

1980 Columbus, Ohio Ohio State 594 2nd 645 Rose Jones (OSU)/144 Lisa Brown/159 - t-9th 

1981 West Lafayette, Ind. Ohio State 915 2nd 954 Karin Mundinger (OSU)/225 Beth Sierra/238 - t-9th 

1982 Minneapolis, Minn. Michigan State 922 1st 922 Cathy Kratzert (OSU)/226 Syd Wells; Nina Spatafora/227 - t-2nd 

1983 Champaign, Ill. Ohio State 898 3rd 941 Cathy Kratzert (OSU)/214 Syd Wells/223 - 2nd 

1984 Iowa City, Iowa Ohio State 922 5th 987 Cheryl Stacy (OSU)/224 Barb Mucha/237 - t-5th 

1985 Bloomington, Ind. Ohio State 1,245 3rd 1,287 Cheryl Stacy (OSU)/297 Lisa Marino/315 - t-4th 

1986 Ann Abor, Mich Indiana 1,250 4th 1,318 Sarah DeKraay (IND)/313 Lisa Marino/314 - t-2nd 

1987 East Lansing, Mich Indiana 1,211 2nd 1,241 Michele Redman (IND)/297 Kelly Holland/303 - t-2nd 

1988 Columbus, Ohio Ohio State 1,248 4th 1,287 Kate Hughes (MINN)/306 Faith Egli/319 - t-9th 

1989 West Lafayette, Ind. Indiana 1,232 8th 1,309 Kate Hughes (MINN)/307 Jenny Hecht/326 - 21st 

1990 Minneapolis, Minn. Minnesota 1,253 8th 1,361 Shannon Hardesty (IND)/298 Jenny Hecht/333 - 25th 

1991 Madison, Wis. Iowa 1,238 4th 1,271 Renee Heiken (ILL)/299 Jennifer Mieras/314 - 11th 

1992 Champaign, Ill. Indiana 1,292 8th 1,387 Becky Biehl (ILL)/317 Carolyn Nodus/333 - t-17th 

1993 Iowa City, Iowa Ohio State 1,240 6th 1,294 Renee Heiken (ILL)/ Jenn Kangas/324 - t-21st 

1994 Columbus, Ohio Wisconsin 1,254 5th 1,309 Erika Wicoff (IND)/305 Stacy Slobodnik/323 - t-14th 

1995 Ann Arbor, Mich Indiana 1,240 11th 1,335 Erika Wicoff (IND)/292 Jenn Kangas/326 - t-23rd 

1996 Bloomington, Ind. Indiana * 946 T-9th 1,015 Erika Wicoff (IND)/226 Jenn Kangas/235 - 4th 

1997 East Lansing, Mich. Ohio State 1,246 7th 1,307 Amy Langhals (OSU)/305 Kellie Dennis/322 -14th 

1998 University Park, Pa. Indiana 1,196 9th 1,253 Erin Carney (IND)/299 Kasey Gant/302 - t-7th 

1999 W. Lafayette, Ind. Ohio State 1,239 3rd 1,258 Erin Carney (IND)/301 Emily Bastel/310 - 6th 

2000 Madison, Wis. Purdue 1,167 2nd 1,197 Emily Bastel (MSU)/288 Emily Bastel/288 - 1st 

2001 Minneapolis, Minn. Michigan State 1,219 1st 1,219 Mollie Fankhauser (OSU)/301 Allison Fouch/303 - t-2nd 

2002 Champaign, Ill. Ohio State 1,220 4th 1,251 Mollie Fankhauser (OSU)/304 Stacy Snider/309 - 6th 

2003 Iowa City, Iowa Ohio State 1,194 5th 1,234 Karen Dennison (IND)/294 Allison Fouch/303 - t-11th 

. . . . . . Allison Hanna (OSU)/294 

2004 Columbus, Ohio Ohio State 1,199 3rd 1,227 Danah Ford (IND)/287 Sarah Martin/305 - t-8th 

2005 Ann Arbor, Mich. Ohio State * 900 3rd 933 Kristen White (OSU)/222 Heather Rose/227- t-4th 

2006 Bloomington, Ind. Purdue 1,179 3rd 1,191 Alice Kim (NU)/291 Sara Brown/292 - 2nd 

2007 East Lansing, Mich. Michigan State 1,188 1st 1,188 Rachel Meikle (MSU)/284 Rachel Meikle/284 - 1st 


* rain-shortened to 54 holes # rain-shortened to 18 holes 

NOTE: The Big Ten did not officially sanction women’s sports until 1982. 

Championships from 1981-84 - 54-hole medal play; 1985-present - 72-hole medal play. 


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NCAA Regionals 


Lisa Speaker was MSU’s top finisher at the 

1982 NCAA Championship, as she tied for 

30th. 

Kasey Gant placed tied for 13th at the 2000 

NCAA Regional and tied for sixth at the 

2001 NCAA Regional. 

In 2007, the Spartans made their ninth 

straight trip to the NCAA Regionals under 

head coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll and advanced 

to the NCAA Championships for 

the sixth time in the last eight years. 

MSU had its best-ever showing at the 

NCAA’s tying for 12th place in 2001, while Emily Bastel was MSU’s top individual 

finisher, placing tied for 13th. In 2000, MSU placed tied for 20th in its 

first NCAA Championship team appearance since 1984. The 1982 squad was 

the first team to qualify for the NCAA Championships finishing tied for 18th, 

while the 1984 team finished 16th. 

NCAA Regional Championships Results 

9 Appearances • 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 

1999.........................304-304-307=915 (11th) 

Emily Bastel.................................... 75-76-78=229 (T41st) 

Kasey Gant......................................77-76-78=231 (T55th) 

Stacy Snider...................................76-75-81=232 (T57th) 

Kellie Dennis..................................76-83-76=235 (T67th) 

Ellen Bishop................................... 85-77-75=237 (T77th) 

2000.......................... 299-302-305=906 (6th) 

Kasey Gant......................................70-75-78=223 (T13th) 

Emily Bastel....................................77-78-73=228 (T28th) 

Stacy Snider...................................76-81-73=230 (T40th) 

Jessica Till.......................................76-75-81=232 (T52nd) 

Erin Roe............................................81-74-84=239 (T89th) 

2001...........................304-298-299=901 (3rd) 

Kasey Gant........................................ 73-73-73=219 (T6th) 


Allison Fouch.................................82-74-74=230 (T29th) 

Stacy Snider...................................75-80-76=231 (T33rd) 

Sarah Martin..................................80-80-81=241 (T68th) 

2002...........................310-327-295=932 (8th) 

Allison Fouch................................... 80-79-70=229 (10th) 

Stacy Snider..................................75-81-77=233 (T22nd) 

Jessica Till........................................76-83-76=235 (T35th) 


Sarah Martin..................................79-84-77=240 (T53rd) 

2003.........................320-301-326=947 (17th) 

Dayna Burleigh.............................78-73-82=231 (T24th) 

Allison Fouch................................. 81-77-78=236 (T41st) 

Jessica Till........................................81-78-82=241 (T63rd) 

Sarah Martin.................................82-76-85=243 (T72nd) 

Jennifer Johnson..........................88-75-84=247 (T84th) 

2005...........................300-307-302=909 (7th) 

Sara Brown.....................................72-79-75=226 (T20th) 

Heather Rose.................................79-72-75=226 (T20th) 

Rachel Meikle................................75-74-81=230 (T37th) 

Mandi McConnell.........................74-82-77=233 (T56th) 

Dayna Burleigh.............................82-83-75=240 (T89th) 

2006..................... 306-311-310=927 (9th/21) 

Sara Brown .................................. 74-75-78=227 (T19th) 

Dayna Burleigh............................. 74-78-78=230 (T31st) 

Holly Niederkohr..........................79-78-75=232 (T44th) 

Rachel Meikle................................79-81-79=239 (T66th) 


2007.................... 901 (295-295-311) (8th/21) 


Mandi McConnell.........................71-78-78=227 (T34th) 

Holly Niederkohr..........................73-76-78=227 (T34th) 

Sara Brown....................................78-73-77=228 (T42nd) 

Rachel Meikle...............................75-75-78=228 (T42nd) 

Individual NCAA East Regional Appearances 

Jenn Kangas-1996.......................77-75-86=238 (T54th) 

2004...........................302-303-301=906 (3rd) 

Allison Fouch................................... 73-74-74=221 (T4th) 

Sarah Martin..................................76-76-77=229 (T17th) 


Dayna Burleigh............................. 75-80-77=232 (T31st) 

Ann Marie Kersten.......................78-84-74=236 (T49th) 

The 1999 squad earned the school’s first-ever berth in 

the NCAA Regional Championships. 

Heather Rose competed in four NCAA Regionals, finishing 

in the top 30 three times, placing a career-high tie for 

20th in 2005. 



NCAA Championships Results 

8 Appearances • 1982, 1984, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007 

NCAA Championships 

1982..............329-316-323-314=1,282 (18th) 

Lisa Speaker............................ 82-78-80-72=312 (T30th) 

Alison Sellers........................... 81-80-77-77=315 (T39th) 

Syd Wells.................................. 81-78-86-84=329 (T88th) 

Nina Spatafora.....................85-80-83-91=339 (T100th) 

Beth Sierra.............................85-91-83-81=340 (T104th) 

2002..............305-297-311-289=1,202 (19th) 

Stacy Snider............................ 79-73-73-70=295 (T27th) 

Emily Bastel............................. 77-72-79-70=298 (T45th) 

Allison Fouch.......................... 75-79-79-75=308 (T95th) 

Sarah Martin........................... 74-81-80-74=309 (T99th) 

Jessica Till...............................81-73-85-77=316 (T114th) 

1984..............331-324-315-332=1,302 (16th) 

Barb Mucha..............................81-77-74-77=309 (T21st) 

Lisa Marino.............................. 82-79-78-82=321 (T63rd) 

Kathy Teichert......................... 82-83-82-87=334 (T84th) 

Paige Green............................86-85-81-86=338 (T92nd) 

Laurie Rederstorf................92-89-87-92=360 (T102nd) 

2004..............302-310-298-305=1,215 (24th) 


Ann Marie Kersten.............. 79-78-77-75=309 (T101st) 

Sarah Martin.........................75-83-72-70=310 (T107th) 

Dayna Burleigh....................82-83-76-76=317 (T116th) 

Heather Rose........................78-77-84-78=317 (T116th) 

2000............303-310-314-313=1,240 (T20th) 

Emily Bastel..............................72-78-73-77=300 (T21st) 

Kasey Gant............................... 75-73-79-75=302 (T29th) 

Stacy Snider.............................78-78-80-79=315 (T91st) 

Erin Roe...................................78-82-82-85=327 (T115th) 

Jessica Till...............................81-81-83-82=327 (T115th) 

2001............310-300-304-296=1,210 (T12th) 

Emily Bastel............................. 75-75-75-70=294 (T13th) 

Kasey Gant..................................78-73-73-71=295 (17th) 


Stacy Snider............................ 80-77-78-81=316 (T98th) 

Sarah Martin........................... 80-85-87-80=332 (118th) 

2005..............304-301-299-302=1,206 (17th) 

Sara Brown.............................. 71-77-74-75=297 (T27th) 

Mandi McConnell.................. 76-73-70-78=297 (T27th) 

Dayna Burleigh...................... 77-77-77-76=307 (T85th) 

Heather Rose........................... 80-74-79-77=310(T98th) 

Rachel Meikle.......................80-80-78-74=312 (T107th) 

2007....... (310-307-312-303=1,232 (16th/24) 

Mandi McConnell.................. 74-76-79-73=302 (T30th) 

Rachel Meikle......................... 77-73-76-78=304 (T40th) 

Heather Rose.......................... 81-76-75-74=306 (T50th) 

Sara Brown............................78-82-83-79=322 (T104th) 

Holly Niederkohr.................84-83-82-76=327 (T114th) 

Individual NCAA Championship Appearances 

Syd Wells-1983........................82-78-76-76=311 (T41st) 

Lisa Marino-1985...................................76-80-87-86=339 

MSU had its best-ever 

showing at the 2001 

NCAA Championships, 

placing tied for 12th 

(right). The 2001 Championships 

were held at 

the Mission Inn & Tennis 

Resort in Howey-in-the- 

Hills, Fla. 

Barb Mucha tied for 21st at the 1984 NCAA 


Stacy Snider led MSU at the 2002 NCAA 

Championships, placing tied for 27th. 


MSU placed 17th at the 2005 NCAA Championships at 

Sunriver Resort in Oregon. 

MSU placed 16th at the 2007 NCAA Championships at 

the LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Fla. 

Junior Sara Brown led MSU at the 2005 

NCAA Championships as she finished tied 

for 27th with teammate Mandi McConnell. 


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AIAW Championships 

The Michigan State women’s golf program has a rich and storied past. Under the 

direction of head coach Mary Fossum, MSU advanced to six AIAW Championships 

including a best-ever fourth-place finish in 1973. 

Prior to the AIAW Championships, MSU had two individuals win the Women’s 

Collegiate Golf Tournament. Joyce Kazmierski won the crown in 1966, while Shirley 

Sport was the medalist in 1947. 


Joyce Kazmierski won the Women’s Collegiate 

Golf Tournament in 1966. The tourney predated 

AIAW Championship play. 

Sue Ertl participated in four straight AIAW 


AIAW Championship Appearances - 6 

1973............................................................... N/A (4th) 

Bonnie Lauer................................................................. N/A (1st) 

1974.............................................................. N/A (9th) 

1975.......................... 345-341-345-337=1,368 (12th) 

Joan Garety.................................................. 84-82-85-82=333 

June Oldman............................................... 84-84-91-81=340 

Karen Escott................................................. 89-86-88-83=346 

Sue Soper...................................................... 88-89-81-91=349 

Carol Peterson............................................. 85-86-99-92=362 

1976............................ 328-333-318-334=1,313 (8th) 

Sue Ertl........................................................... 79-79-76-83=317 

Karen Escott................................................. 80-86-74-84=324 

Joan Garety.................................................. 84-86-83-83=336 

June Oldman............................................... 86-84-83-83=336 

Sheila Tansey............................................... 85-82-85-87=339 

1977......................... 345-331-332-328=1,336 (22nd) 

Sue Ertl.......................................... 76-78-83-83=320 (T-33rd) 

Karen Escott............................... 90-84-82-79=335 (T-96th) 

Sue Conlin..................................91-82-81-90=344 (T-135th) 

Joan Garety...............................89-90-86-82=347 (T-146th) 

Sheila Tansey............................90-87-87-84=348 (T-149th) 

1978.......................... 318-321-311-312=1,262 (11th) 

Sue Ertl.......................................... 81-76-72-77=306 (T-17th) 

Joan Garety................................ 82-81-79-74=316 (T-53rd) 

Sue Conlin.................................... 75-82-79-83=319 (T-67th) 

Karen Escott............................... 87-82-81-78=328 (T-82nd) 

Sheila Tansey............................. 80-86-84-86=336 (T-85th) 

Individual AIAW Appearances 

Sue Ertl-1979......................................................78-79-88=245 

Sue Conlin-1979................................................85-82-85=252 

Women’s Collegiate Golf Tournament 

Joyce Kazmierski-1966..........................................................1st 

Shirley Spork-1947.................................................................1st 

Joan Garety participated in four straight AIAW 


The 1973 Spartan golf squad placed fourth at the AIAW National Championship. MSU was led by Bonnie Lauer (back row, 

fourth player from left), as she took medalist honors in the championship event. 



MSU has captured 84 tournament titles since the program’s 

inception in 1972-73. The 1974-75, 1975-76 and 1976-77 squads 

hold the school record with eight tournament titles in a single 

season. Since 1998-99, MSU has won 18 tournaments, including 

two Big Ten Tournament titles and three Mary Fossum Invitationals. 

All-Time Tournament Wins 

1972-73 (2) 

Collegiate Spring Golf Invite 

Bloomington, Ind. (April) 

367 (18 holes) 

Midwest Golf Championship 

Champaign, Ill. 

688 (36 holes) 

1973-74 (4) 

Midwest Regional Tournament 

Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (Sept. 21-22) 

676 (36 holes) 

Indiana Invitational 

Bloomington, Ind. (Oct. 5-6) 

685 (36 holes) 

Spartan Invitational 

East Lansing, Mich. (Oct. 19-20) 

709 (36 holes) 

Big Ten Championship 

Columbus, Ohio (April 26-27) 

370-356=726 

1974-75 (8) 

Iowa State Invitational 

Ames, Iowa (Sept. 27-28) 

681 (36 holes) 

Central Michigan Invitational 

Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (Oct. 4-5) 

716 (36 holes) 

Midwest Invitational 

(Oct. 18-19) 

890 (36 holes) 


East Lansing, Mich. (Oct. 25) 

342 (18 holes) 


Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (April 18-19) 

523 (27 holes) 

Bowling Green Invitational 

Bowling Green, Ohio (April 16) 

383 (18 holes) 



713 (36 holes) 


East Lansing, Mich. (May 2-3) 

699 (36 holes) 

1975-76 (8) 

Illinois State Invitational 

Normal, Ill. (Sept. 19-20) 

856 (36 holes) 



678 (36 holes) 

MAIAW Championship 

Bowling Green, Ohio (Oct. 3-4) 

324-299=623 


Bloomington, Ind. (Oct. 10-11) 

664 (36 holes) 



510 (27 holes) 

Purdue Invitational 

West Lafayette, Ind. (April 10) 

320 (18 holes) 


West Lafayette, Ind. (April 23-24) 

637 (36 holes) 

The 1976-77 team won eight tournaments, including a Big Ten Championship. 

Ohio State Invitational 

Columbus, Ohio (May 14-15) 

663 (36 holes) 

1976-77 (8) 



313-317=630 



672 (36 holes) 


West Lafayette, Ind. (Oct. 1-2) 

311-299=610 



330-333=663 

Illini Invitational 

Champaign, Ill. (April 15-16) 

299-311=610 



631 

Michigan State Invitational 

East Lansing, Mich. (April 29-30) 

333-331=664 


Bowling Green, Ohio (May 13-14) 

307-315=622 

1977-78 (6) 



323-334=657 



491 (27 holes) 


W. Lafayette, Ind. (Sept. 30-Oct. 1) 

312-320=633 


Huntington, W.V. (Oct. 14-15) 

341-350=691 

Cincinnati Invitational 

Middletown, Ohio (April 14-15) 

312-308=620 


Bloomington, Ind. (April 22-23) 

311 (18 holes) (T-1st) 

1978-79 (2) 



315-318=633 


Bowling Green, Ohio (May 4-5) 

329-316=645 


The 1977-78 team won six tournaments, including the 

MAIAW Championship and the Big Ten Championship. 

The 1987-88 team won four tournaments, including both the 

Spartan Invitational and the Lady Buckeye Invitational. 


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All-Time Tournament Wins 


In 2001, MSU captured the Big Ten Championship for the first time 

since the 1982 season. 

1980-81 (3) 



316-328=644 


Bloomington, Ill. (Oct. 17-18) 

312 (18 holes) 



321-312-311=944 

1981-82 (3) 



305-317-304=926 


East Lansing, Mich. (Sept. 25-26) 

298-305-307=910 


Minneapolis, Minn. (April 30-May 1) 

308-310-304=922 

1982-83 (1) 



313-304-308=925 

1983-84 (5) 



321-306-319=946 

Wolverine Invitational 

Ann Arbor, Mich. (Sept. 16-18) 

319-313-318=950 

Ferris State Invitational 

Big Rapids, Mich. (Oct. 7-8) 

320-325=645 


Bowling Green, Ohio (Oct. 21-22) 

315-308=623 

Illinois Invitational 


953 (54 holes) 

1984-85 (3) 


Big Rapids, Mich. (Sept. 14-15) 

307-301-296=904 

Wolverine Invitational 

Ann Arbor, Mich. (Oct. 20-21) 

328-318=646 

Illini Spring Classic 

Savoy, Ill. (April 12-13) 

951 (54 holes) 

1985-86 (4) 



942 (54 holes) 



314-300-307=921 

Huskie Fall Golf Classic 

DeKalb, Ill. (Oct. 11-12) 

330-323-320=973 

Lady Buckeye Invitational 


327-327-328=982 

1986-87 (2) 



314-307=621 

Lady Boiler Classic 

West Lafayette, Ind. (April 12-13) 

322-312-326=960 

1987-88 (4) 



306-308-320=934 

Northern Illinois Invitational 

DeKalb, Ill. (Oct. 9-10) 

322-308=630 

Illini Summerfield Classic 

Tampa, Fla. (March 29-30) 

306-303-307=916 

The 2007 Spartans won two tournaments at their home 

course, including the Big Ten Championships. 

Iowa Invitational 

Iowa City, Iowa (April 22-23) 

322-326-321=969 

1991-92 (1) 

Lady Topper Invitational 

Bowling Green, Ky. (March 28-29) 

316-311=627 

1994-95 (2) 



314-308=622 

Southern Illinois Invitational 

Carbondale, Ill. (March 25-26) 

310-333=643 

1998-99 (3) 



302-293-300=895 

Lady Northern 

West Lafayette, Ind. (Sept. 25-27) 

322-319-306=947 

Wolverine Invitatonal 

Ann Arbor, Mich. (Oct. 3-4) 

316-310=626 

1999-2000 (2) 

Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational 

W. Springs, Fla. (March 13-14). 

310-298=608 

Waterlefe/USF Invitational 

Sarasota, Fla. (March 20-21). 

299-302-294=895 

2000-01 (4) 

Pine Needles Invitational 

Pinehurst, N.C. (Nov. 6-8). 

307-295-288=890 

Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational 

Orlando, Fla. (March 12-13). 

306=306 


Bloomington, Ind. (April 7-8). 

314-313-295=922 

Rachel Meikle earned medalist honors 

when MSU won the 2007 Big Ten title. 


Minneapolis, Minn. (April 27-29). 

302-300-309-308=1,219 

2001-02 (3) 

Pine Needles Invitational 

Pinehurst, N.C. (Nov. 5-6). 

303-300=603 

Central District Classic 

Parrish, Fla. (Feb. 25-26). 

296-292-296=884 

USF Waterlefe Invitational 

Tampa, Fla. (March 18-19). 

293-301-308=902 

2003-04 (3) 

Badger Invitational 

Madison, Wis. (Sept. 12-14). 

303-305=608 


East Lansing, Mich. (Sept. 20-21). 

299-302-300=901 

Boilermaker Invitational 

W. Lafayette, Ind. (April 17-18). 

299-303-316=918 

2004-05 (1) 

Lady Buckeye Invitational 

Columbus, Ohio (April 16-17). 

293-295-298=886 

2005-06 (1) 


East Lansing, Mich. (April 16-17). 

299-295-295=889 

2006-07 (2) 

Lady Northern Invitational 


298-299-292=889 

Big Ten Championships 


300-300-290-298=1,188 



Academic Opportunities 

Advancing Knowledge. 

Transforming Lives. 

For 150 years, Michigan State University has beentransforming 

lives through high-impact innovative 

teaching, research, and outreach initiatives. The 

university always has sought people to join the 

MSU community who have the potential to lead the 

transformation of their fields and others’ lives while 

also leading MSU’s mission of anticipating society’s 

needs and working collaboratively with colleagues 

and others to address them. 

Today, as it continues to help students become responsible, 

knowledgeable and productive citizens, 

MSU is a major public university with global reach 

and extraordinary impact. 

Academic Distinctions 

MSU is known foremost for the quality of its faculty, 

staff, students, graduates, and friends – the people 

of the MSU community. These people discover and 

apply knowledge, work productively, assume the responsibility 

of leadership, contribute to culture and 

tradition, serve others, and live by examined values. 

They are who they are in part because of their experiences 

at Michigan State University. 

•The College of Education’s elementary and secondary 

education graduate programs have been ranked 

No. 1 for 12 consecutive years by U.S. News & World 

Report. The publication also ranks the College of 

Osteopathic Medicine fourth among all medical 

schools and first among all osteopathic medical 

schools for primary care training and the College of 

Human Medicine was ranked 14th for primary care 

training. MSU’s Eli Broad College of Business leaped 

nine places into the top 25 business schools, landing 

at 23rd. In a survey of peer dean and M.B.A. directors, 

the college’s supply chain/logistics program 

once again was ranked second nationally, behind 

the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 

•The London Times higher education supplement 

named Michigan State University as one of the top 

100 universities in the world for science. 

•MSU faculty members have received Dreyfus, Fulbright, 

Guggenheim, MacArthur, Sloan, and other 

major awards recognizing their accomplishments. 

•MSU continues its outstanding record of students 

earning prestigious scholarships with the naming of 

Truman, Udall, Churchill and 3 Goldwater recipients 

in 2005-06. The scholarship count now stands at: 

Goldwater, 20; Rhodes, 16; Churchill, 15; Truman, 14; 

Marshall, 10; Udall, 4; Hollings, 2; and Mitchell and 

Gates, one each. 

•MSU is one of only 17 universities in both the prestigious 

Association of American Universities and the 

National Association of State Universities and 

Land-Grant Colleges. 

Research With Impact 

MSU emphasizes the development of practical ways 

that new knowledge can be applied to address complex 

societal problems. As an institution, it works always 

to boldly envision what is needed to apply the 

research of today to improving life tomorrow. And it 

acts on that vision. 

The university’s world-renowned research spans 

from plant biotechnology to nuclear physics to K- 

12 education. One reason MSU excels at identifying 

practical, innovative approaches to emerging needs 

is its long tradition of multidisciplinary, cross-disciplinary 

thinking and collaboration. This approach 

applies not only to the sciences, but also to the arts, 

humanities, and other disciplines. Breakthrough discoveries 

include: 

•Developing the process used to homogenize milk. 

•Developing the process for the cross-fertilization of 

corn. 

•Discovering Cisplatin and Carboplatin, two of the 

world’s leading anti-cancer drugs. 

•Developing materials for bridging gaps in broken 

bones. 

•Identifying a gene found in plants that helps them 

resist extremely cold temperatures. 

•Discovering a set of gene mutations that causes 

progressive hearing loss which could help solve the 

puzzle of acquired hearing loss. 

MSU is also home to national research facilities including: 

•The premier rare isotope research facility in the nation, 

the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory. 

•MSU-Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory. 

•National Science Foundation’s Center for Microbial 

Ecology. 

•National Food Safety and Toxicology Center. 



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Academic Opportunities 

Deep Roots, 

World-Class Status 

At its founding in 1855, MSU was an experiment in 

higher learning, offering an education that was both 

liberal and practical. That land-grant philosophy 

remains central to MSU’s mission but has evolved 

beyond agriculture and engineering to encompass 

such fields as health, human relations, business, sci- 


Reaching Out To People 

Michigan State University recognizes the responsibility 

of the university to reach out and provide service 

and knowledge to the community. MSU has a 

long tradition of service to the public including: 

•MSU Extension, which reaches in to all 83 counties 

in Michigan to provide practical, university-based 

knowledge. 

•MSU Global Online Connection, which extends 

academic and professional degree and certification 

programs to off-campus learners. 

•University Outreach and Engagement, which connects 

faculty with external audiences to address 

community issues. 

From Land-Grant To World-Grant 

Thinking globally always has been a priority at MSU. 

The university is recognized in the international 

community for its work in many areas, including 

basic human needs, education, international trade, 

sustainable agriculture, human and animal health 

and welfare, and the environment. 

•In 1956, MSU became the first major university in 

the United States to appoint a dean of international 

programs. 

•More than 1,000 faculty members are currently involved 

in international research, teaching, and service 

projects and programs. 

•In 2004-05, MSU was the top public university in 

number of undergraduates participating on study 

abroad. MSU study abroad offers more than 200 programs 

in more than 60 countries, on all continents. 

A Great Place To Be 

MSU is among the most beautiful academic settings 

in the United States. It is adjacent to downtown East 

Lansing, which bills itself as the “unbeatable combination 

of small-town atmosphere and cosmopolitan 

sophistication.” 

• 5,200-acre campus, including 2,000 acres of existing 

or planned development 

• Culturally rich and diverse. 

• On-campus performing arts center, art museum, 

and natural history museum. 

• Highly competitive intercollegiate athletics program. 

• Extensive intramural sports program. 

ence, fine arts, communication, education, and government. 

More than 389,500 alumni worldwide recall the MSU 

experience with gratitude and pride. The citizens of 

Michigan look to MSU to educate themselves and 

their families and to provide problem solving. Leaders 

throughout the world look to MSU for the values 

it brings to bear on every situation it addresses in 

daily life. 

Michigan State University is known and appreciated 

as a place and a community that make a difference 

in the world every day by advancing knowledge and 

transforming lives. 



Student-Athlete Support Services 

The Clara Bell Smith Academic Center is a 

31,000-square-foot academic facility that 

was funded by private donations. 

Amenities include: 

• Structured study area 

• Quiet study areas 

• Computerized check-in system 

• 10 individual meeting rooms 

• Multicultural Center 

• Two staffed computer labs 

• 64 computers 

• Four classrooms 

• All rooms equipped with wireless internet 

access 

• 210-seat multimedia auditorium 

Academic, personal, and professional support is 

essential to college success. At MSU, Student-Athlete 

Support Services helps student-athletes reach 

their full potential. 

Our philosophy is to offer an academic support 

program that will assist all student-athletes with 

the transition to college and integrate with the total 

university. This all-encompassing support continues 

throughout the student-athlete’s collegiate career, 

until the day he or she receives a diploma, lands a 

job, or enters graduate school. 

Academic counseling, career exploration, planning 

and placement, and academic assistance 

through tutorial programs are just some of the ways 

we encourage student success. 

Being proactive rather than reactive, our staff 

does not wait for an academic crisis to occur. We 

gather important background information and 

build an academic profile on each student-athlete, 

assessing his or her needs in advance. We also stay 

The Clara Bell Smith Academic Center is named 

after the mother of Steve Smith, a former MSU 

basketball All-American and 14-year NBA veteran. 

Smith donated $2.5 million to the $7.5 million facility, 

the largest gift ever by a professional athlete 

to any college or university. 

informed on the daily progress of each student-athlete. 

Freshmen and transfer student-athletes encounter 

a major transition when making the switch from 

high school or community college to a university. 

These students, while adjusting to their new routines, 

receive extra attention and support. 

College is not easy. But with hard work and dedication 

from both the student-athlete and the support 

staff, the student-athlete can have a successful 

college experience. 

There are a total of 16 staff members to assist in 

and work with the following: 

• Priority registration. 

• Track academic progress 

• Monitor grades 

• Conduct weekly meetings with freshmen 

• Conduct eligibility meetings 

• Provide Learning Specialists Services 



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Student-Athlete Support Services 


The goal of the Learning Enhancement & Academic 

Program (LEAP) is to provide comprehensive 

services for Michigan State University student-athletes. 

LEAP houses the entire tutoring 

program while providing a wide range of learning 

services, including learning strategy, interventions, 

mentor programming, context-based 

tutorials, assistive technology and structured 

study experiences. 

The mission of the Multicultural Programs is 

to provide student-athletes with cultural and 

diversity experiences and opportunities to enhance 

their professional growth, development 

and leadership skills. The program will collaborate 

with campus resources to elevate the academic 

success and campus involvement of student-athletes. 

The mission of the LIfe 

Skills Program is to provide 

a systematic personal 

development program designed 

to reach each student-athlete 

based on his 

or her individual needs. 

The focus of the program 

is on the individual as 

a whole person — academically, 

athletically and 

emotionally — and on the 

changing needs of that individual during college 

and in the years after graduation. 

MSU implements and expands on the vision of 

the CHAMPS/Life Skills Program by using university 

and community resources to provide studentathletes 

with the best possible resources in the 

following areas: 

Community Service and Outreach 

Putting Athletes and Communities Together 

(P.A.C.T.) 

• Pen Pals 

• Posters for Patients 

• March is Reading Month 

• Speaking Engagements/Special Requests . 

• D.A.R.E. Graduations . 

• National Student-Athlete Day 

• Teams for Toys 

Career Development 

• Partner with MSU Career Center . 

• Resumes writing. 

• Cover Letters . 

• Internships . 

• Interviewing . 

• Career Fairs 

• Spartan Career Network – contacts for studentathletes 

looking for job shadowing, internship, or 

job placement . 

• KIN 171 – Orientation class for freshmen . 

• Online resume book 

Personal Development 

• Partner with Athletics Department Training Staff . 

• Programs on: 

- Drug and Alcohol Awareness 

- Nutrition . 

- Hazing 

- Leadership . 

• Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) – 

. .representatives from each team work.. . 

together to provide a voice to the Athletics 

Department and university administration as 

well as the NCAA 

Academic Awards and Recognition 

• Annual Academic Excellence Gala . 

• Student-Athlete of the Month . 

• PACT Minute 

• Graduation Open House. 

• 4.0 Club . 

• Academic All-Big Ten . 

• Academic All-American . 

• NCAA Woman of the Year . 

• Top 8 Award . 

• NCAA Post-graduate scholarships 

The PACT program is an initiative designed to give 

student-athletes more opportunities to interact 

with the Greater Lansing community. 



Hall Of Fame 

On October 1, 1999, Michigan State University unveiled its new Athletics Hall 

of Fame. Located in the Clara Bell Smith Student-Athlete Academic Center, the 

$250,000 Hall of Fame displays key moments in Spartan athletic history as well 

as plaques of the 83 current inductees. The charter class of 30 former Spartan 

athletes, coaches and administrators was inducted in 1992, and eleven new 

members will be inducted in the fall of 2007: Richard Frey (cross country/track 

& field) from the Pioneer Era; Shirley Cook (basketball/field hockey/track & field), 

Jim Ellis (football), George Guerre (football) and Dean Look (football/baseball) 

from the Early Era; Marshall Dill (track & field), Tom Ross (hockey), Scott Skiles 

(basketball) and Val Sterk Kemper (volleyball) from the Contemporary Era; and 

Grady Peninger (wrestling) and George Perles (football) from the former coach/ 

administrator category. 

MSU Athletics Hall of Fame 

Fred Alderman (Track) 

George Alderton (Sports Editor) 

Chet Aubuchon (Basketball) 

Ed Bagdon (Football) 

Gloria Becksford (Softball/Softball Coach) 

Richard Berry (Fencing) 

Amo Bessone (Hockey Coach) 

Art Brandstatter, Sr. (Football) 

Molly Brennan (Track) 

Jack Breslin (Football/Basketball/Baseball) 

Chester Brewer (Athletics Director/Coach) 

Judi Brown (Track) 

Lauren Brown (Track) 

Leander Burnett (Baseball/Track) 

Bob Carey (Football/Basketball/Track) 

Lynn Chandnois (Football) 

Don Coleman (Football) 

Fendley Collins (Wrestling Coach) 

Shirley Cook (Basketball/Field Hockey/ 

Track & Field) 

Jerry DaPrato (Football) 

Duffy Daugherty (Football Coach) 

Chuck Davey (Boxing) 

Joe DeLamiellure (Football) 

Marshall Dill (Track & Field) 

Gary Dilley (Swimming) 

Jim Ellis (Football) 

Sue Ertl (Golf) 

Dr. James Feurig (Team Physician) 

Mary Fossum (Golf Coach) 

Richard Frey (Cross Country/Track & Field) 

Lyman Frimodig (Basketball/Base-. . 

ball/Football) 

John Fuzak (Faculty Athletics Representative) 

Kirk Gibson (Football/Baseball) 

Cheryl Gilliam (Track) 

Everett “Sonny” Grandelius (Football) 

Johnny Green (Basketball) 

Roger Grove (Football/Basketball) 

George Guerre (Football) 

John Hannah (MSU President) 

George “Jud” Heathcote (Basketball.. . 

Coach) 

Jack Heppinstall (Athletics Trainer) 

John Horne (Boxing) 

Burl Jennings (Wrestling) 

Merle Jennings (Wrestling) 

Earvin “Magic” Johnson (Basketball) 

Fred Johnson (Track) 

Joyce Kazmierski (Golf) 

Greg Kelser (Basketball) 

Hall of Fame Members 

Crawford “Forddy” Kennedy (Cross.. . 

Country/Track) 

Henry Kennedy (Cross Country/Track) 

Gene Kenney (Soccer Coach) 

John Kobs (Baseball Coach) 

Frank Kush (Football) 

Bonnie Lauer (Golf) 

Sherman Lewis (Football/Track) 

Danny Litwhiler (Baseball Coach) 

Dean Look (Football/Baseball) 

William Mack (Cross Country/Track) 

Jane Manchester-Meyers (Swimming/ Diving) 

Robert “Buck” McCurry (Football) 

Gale Mikles (Wrestling) 

Blake Miller (Football) 

Deanne Moore (Softball) 

Earl Morrall (Football) 

Clarence “Biggie” Munn (Football 

Coach/Athletics Director) 

Dr. Gwen Norrell (Faculty Athletics.. . 

Representative) 

Herb Odom (Boxing) 

Weldon Olson (Hockey) 

Julie Farrell-Ovenhouse (Diving) 

Grady Peninger (Wrestling Coach)) 

George Perles (Football Coach) 

John Pingel (Football) 

Carlton Rintz (Gymnastics) 

Robin Roberts (Baseball/Basketball) 

Tom Ross (Hockey) 

Ernestine Russell (Gymnastics) 

George Saimes (Football) 

Karl Schlademan (Track Coach) 

Clarke Scholes (Swimming) 

Scott Stiles (Basketball) 

Charles “Bubba” Smith (Football) 

Gideon “Charlie” Smith (Football) 

Steve Smith (Basketball) 

Fred Stabley, Sr. (Sports Information.. . 

Director) 

Val Sterk Kemper (Volleyball) 

Brad Van Pelt (Football/Baseball/. . 

Basketball) 

Doug Volmar (Hockey) 

Gene Washington (Football/Track) 

Herb Washington (Track and Field) 

George Webster (Football) 

John D. Wilson (Football) 

Tom Yewcic (Football/Baseball) 

Ralph Young (Football Coach/Track 

and Field Coach/Athletics Director) 

MSU Athletics Hall of Fame Quick Facts 

Location 

• Inside the Clara Bell Smith Student-Athlete Academic Center 

Dedicated 

• Friday, Oct. 1, 1999, on Homecoming (Iowa) weekend 

Hours 

• Open to the general public on home football Saturdays,.. . . 

normally two hours after the game. 



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Rearick Golf Facility 

Facilities 

Rearick 

Golf Facility 


The Spartan men’s and women’s golf teams moved into 

a new home prior to the start of the 2003-04 school year. 

The golf program took over the old West Course pro 

shop, which moved to its new headquarters in the Henry 

Center. Meanwhile, Michigan State took the reins of the 

facility and it was completely renovated for use by the 

varsity golf programs. 

The MSU Golf Complex, which is located on the 13th 

hole of Forest Akers West Golf Course, houses the coaches 

offices, a team room which displays their successful 

history and lockerrooms for each team. Each studentathlete 

has their own custom-built 

oak locker with space for all necessary 

golf equipment. 

“The Rearick Golf Facility is one 

of the best in the nation,” said MSU 

head coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll. 

“It gives our student-athletes a place 

that they can call their own.” 

Team Room 

Spartan lockerroom 



Rearick Golf Facility 

Rearick 

Golf Facility 

The MSU women’s golf team has access to some of the 

premeire practice facilities in the country. 

The outdoor practice facility, which is located at the Forest Akers East 

Course, includes a three-acre bentgrass practice tee, a separate teaching 

tee, practice bunkers, target greens and a 20,000 square foot putting 

green. 

The facility also features color-coded yardage markers indicating the 

distance from your tee to each of the six target greens on the range. 

There is a tee area, bunker and putting green set aside exclusively for 

the use by the Spartan men’s and women’s golf teams. 

“The Golf Center benefits our recruiting efforts, and makes a huge 

difference in our short game,” said Slobodnik-Stoll. “The practice bunkers 

and putting greens allow us to structure those aspects of the game 

into our daily practice schedule.” 

In addition to the outdoor facility, the women’s golf team has a brandnew 

indoor practice area. The Mary and Bruce Fossum Indoor Practice 

Facility, located next door to the Rearick Golf Complex, houses two areas 

where MSU’s men’s and women’s golfers can practice hitting yearround 

regardless of weather conditions. The practice facility contains 

a putting area, practice bunker for sand shots, state-of-the-art video 

room, as well as a club fitting room. 

“With the putting green and new flex hitting mats, our off-season facilities 

are complete,” said Slobodnik-Stoll. “Regardless of the weather, 

our players are able to hone their skills.” 

In addition, the golf facility features the V-1 video swing analysis 

system, which gives coaches the capability to analyze players’ games 

during practice sessions. The innovative V-1 Swing Analysis Software 

allows players to digitally record their swings, allowing for a comprehensive 

analysis. The V-1 Software also enables players to compare their 

current swing with a previously recorded swing. 

“The V-1 system allows both the coaches and the player to see the 

progress of the player’s swing and monitor their improvement throughout 

their collegiate career,” remarked Slobodnik-Stoll. 

“The indoor facility has been a wonderful addition to our program, 

and we are so thankful to our donors for making our dream a reality,” 

Slobodnik-Stoll added. 

2006 graduate Dayna Burleigh uses the V-1 Video System to analyze her swing. The 

V-1 System is one of the best in the state and allows players to improve their swings 

in the off-season. 


2007 graduate Heather Rose works on her putting in MSU’s state-of-the-art indoor 

practice facility. The new practice facility features four hitting stations and a 1,080 

square foot putting surface. 


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Forest Akers Golf Courses 

Facilities 

Forest Akers 

Golf Courses 


Hole No. 18 on Forest Akers West. 

The History Of Forest Akers ... 

• The land for the par-72 (36-36) course was donated 

by Michigan State alumnus Forest Akers of Detroit, 

with the provision that the course also serves as an 

arboretum. Most of Michigan’s native trees and a wide 

variety of shrubs are grown throughout the course and 

are arranged to create a unique setting for the game of 

golf. Forest Akers may be the only course in the country 

recognized as an arboretum. Grand Rapids architect W. 

Bruce Matthews designed the original layout for Forest 

Akers West Course. The course underwent a $1-million 

renovation in 1992 by former Spartan golfer Arthur 

Hills of Arthur Hills and Associates. 

• Owned and operated solely by Michigan State University, 

Forest Akers West and its sister course, Forest Akers 

East, offer the finest facilities for the collegiate golfer. 

Located on the picturesque campus of Michigan State 

University, Forest Akers West Golf Course is among the 

premier golf courses in the region and consistently ranks 

as one of the best collegiate facilities in the country. With 

its unique setting as an arboretum and a challenging layout, 

the West Course earned a four-star rating from Golf 

Digest in 1999. In addition, The Detroit News placed Forest 

Akers in the No. 6 spot in the rankings of public golf 

courses in the State of Michigan, and in each of the past 

two years, the Lansing State Journal selected it as the “Best 

of the Best.” 


Why MSU’s Forest Akers West Course Is A Championship Course ... 

• Forest Akers West has hosted the 1998 Big Ten Men’s Golf Championship, the 2002 NCAA Women’s 

Central Regional, the 1994 NCAA Women’s East Regional and the 1997 and 2007 Women’s Big Ten Championship. 

The Spartan men’s golf team is also preparing to host the 2008 Men’s Big Ten Championships 

at Forest Akers West. As home to the annual Bruce Fossum/Spartan Invitational in the spring and the 

Mary Fossum Invitational in the fall, Forest Akers West provides a first-class environment for college 

golf. 

The Forest Akers West Golf Course offers the 

finest facilities for the collegiate golfer. 



Forest Akers Golf Courses 

Forest Akers 

Golf Courses 

What People Are Saying About 

The Forest Akers Golf Courses 

MSU Head Coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll: 

“We have one of the best collegiate golf facilities in the country. 

Both courses are unique and will challenge players of all levels. To 

be successful at Forest Akers, players need to be able to have many 

different types of shots in their bag. The courses are always beautiful 

and in excellent shape.” 

Forest Akers Course Manager Ken Horvath: 

“Forest Akers is not only an asset to Michigan State University, but to 

the Lansing area as well. With the recent additions, the West Course 

will offer facilities to the golfers that it did not offer before. The West 

Course also challenges every type of player. Players need a premium 

of shot selections with the challenging layout. People are struck by 

the beauty of its uniqueness with the wide assortment of trees.” 

• The Spartan men’s and women’s teams have their own respective lockerrooms, 

a trophy showcase, a club fitting room, equipment room, club storage area and 

offices for the head coaches. The university purchased the old West Course pro 

shop and renovated the facility. The Spartans’ clubhouse is one of the finest in 

the nation, granting the student-athletes a place to play golf as well as relax and 

work on academics. 

• Housed alongside the clubhouse, MSU has an indoor practice facility, complete 

with a putting area and a practice bunker for sand shots. The facility will allow 

Spartan golfers to practice their skills year-round and in any type of weather. 

• Underwent $1 million renovation in 1992 by former Spartan golfer Arthur Hills, 

including all new bunkers, 18 new tees (from Blue Grass to Bent Grass), new fairway 

grass (Blue Grass to Rye Grass), seven new greens and an additional 300 yards. 




The West Golf Shop and Snack Bar is located in the lower level of the James B. Henry 

Center for Executive Development. 



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Lansing Area Golf Courses 

Facilities 

Lansing Area 

Golf Courses 


In addition to Michigan State’s Forest Akers Golf Course, the Spartan women’s golf team has the opportunity 

to play on several other challenging courses in the Lansing area to prepare for tournaments. Each course 

offers the Spartans another opportunity to work on improving their golf game. 

“The availability of other area courses further enhances our total facility package here at MSU,” said coach 

Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll. “Our golf courses offer a blend of convenience, variety and a high level of difficulty 

that we need in order to improve our golf skills.” 

Country Club 

Of Lansing 

Lansing, Mich. 

Constructed in 1908, the 

Country Club of Lansing is 

one of the oldest courses 

in the capital city area. The 

club’s 18-hole layout offers 

many challenges to golfers. 

The par-72 course, which 

features Bermuda turf fairways 

and putting greens, 

hosts an estimated 25,000 

rounds of golf per year. The 

Country Club’s course, located 

on Lansing’s west side 

near the Grand River, measures 

nearly 6,700 yards and 

has a slope rating of 130. 

Among the defining features 

of the Country Club of 

Lansing course are its large, 

fast greens and wide fairways 

with bunkers that can affect a 

golfer’s approach. Water hazards 

also come into play on a 

few holes. 

Eagle Eye 

Golf Club 

Bath, Mich. 

The Lansing area’s newest 

premier course, Eagle Eye Golf 

Club at Hawk Hollow opened 

in August of 2003. The 18- 

hole, 7,308-yard championship 

course plays at par-72. 

Constructed on a former 

sod farm and cornfield, Eagle 

Eye was designed by Chris 

Lutzke, a longtime courseshaper/builder 

and protege 

of the legendary Pete Dye. No 

longer a flat vista, Eagle Eye 

is now a landscape of tumbling 

fairways and sprawling 

greens. 

Nearly 41 acres of wetlands 

and open water bodies 

were created in the course’s 

making, and water is part of 

shot-making strategy on 13 

of the 18 holes, including the 

169-yard replica of the TPC at 

Sawgrass’ island-green 17th. 

Hawk Hollow 

Golf Course 

Bath, Mich. 

A 27-hole premier golf 

course, Hawk Hollow offers 

three difficult nine-hole 

courses that have slope ratings 

from 131 to 140. The 

venue also features an 18- 

hole natural grass putting 

course, two driving ranges 

and a Himalayan practice 

green. 

One of the greater Lansing 

area’s most scenic and 

challenging courses, Hawk 

Hollow’s 18-hole layout measures 

nearly 7,000 yards. 

Hawk Hollow is rated 4 1/2 

out of 5 stars by Golf Digest 

and listed among their top 

200 “Places to Play.” 

Timber Ridge 

Golf Club 

East Lansing, Mich. 

Honored by Golf Digest as 

the nation’s fourth-best new 

public course when it opened 

in 1990, Timber Ridge Golf 

Club has maintained its status 

as one of the country’s 

top public facilities. The 

same magazine recently recognized 

Timber Ridge as one 

of America’s top 75 public 

courses. 

The 18-hole, par-72 course 

layout is sculpted into the 

natural hills and woodlands 

of the area and features more 

than 60 varieties of trees as 

well as wetlands. The venue 

measures nearly 6,500 yards 

and has a slope rating of 140. 

Walnut Hills 

Country Club 

East Lansing, Mich. 

Former host of the LPGA’s 

Oldsmobile Classic, Walnut 

Hills boasts some of the finest 

putting surfaces in the country. 

A tight, well-developed 

golf course in pristine condition 

makes for an awesome 

golf experience. 

The 18-hole, par-72 course 

measures 6,322 yards and 

has a slope rating of 125. It 

features creeping bent grass 

and annual blue grass fairways 

and tees as well as three 

ponds and more than 50 bunkers. 

The 186-acre course also 

contains three wetlands, five 

acres of forest and three acres 

of natural grassland. 

The course’s practice venues 

include bent grass tee 

area, blue grass target greens 

and a practice bunker. 



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S P A R T A N G O L F 

2 0 0 7 - 0 8 S C H E D U L E 

DAY DATE OPPONENT Location 

September 

Sat.-Sun. 8-9 Mary Fossum Invitational East Lansing, Mich. 

At Forest Akers West Golf Course 

Sat.-Sun. 22-23 Lady Northern Invitational State College, Pa. 

. Hosted by Penn State University . 

October 

Fri.-Sun. 12-14 Mercedes Benz Collegiate Championship Knovville, Tenn. 

Hosted by the University of Tennessee 

Fri.-Sun. 26-28 The Landfall Tradition Wilmington, N.C. 

Hosted by University of North Carolina-Wilmington 

November 

Sun.-Tues. 4-6 Hooters Match Play Championship Celebration, Fla. 

. at Ginn Reunion Resort . 

. . 

February 

Mon.-Wed. 11-13 Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge Palos Vedes, Calif. 

. at Palos Verdes Country Club 

Mon.-Tue. 18-19 Central District Invitational Parrish, Fla. 

. at River Wilderness Country Club 

DAY DATE OPPONENT Location 

March 

Fri.-Sun. 7-9 “MO” Memorial College Station, Texas 

. Hosted by Texas A&M 

Fri.-Sun. 28-30 Bryan National Collegiate Browns Summit, N.C. 

. Hosted by Wake Forest & UNC Greensboro 

April 

Sat.-Sun. 19-20 Lady Buckeye Invitational Columbus, Ohio 

. Hosted by Ohio State University 

Fri.-Sun. 25-27 Big Ten Championships State College, Pa. 

Hosted by Penn State University 

May 

Thur.-Sat. 8-10 NCAA Regionals 

. Central Austin, Texas 

. Hosted by University of Texas 

. West Sacramento, Calif. 

Hosted by California State University 

. East Athens, Ga. 

Hosted by University of Georgia 

Tue.-Fri. 20-23 NCAA Championships Albuquerque, N.M. 

. at University of New Mexico Championship Golf Course 

Eight NCAA Championship Appearances 

Eight Big Ten Championships

M I C H I G A N S T A T E - Netitor

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