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MISSION STATEMENT 

The Ohio State University Department of Athletics supports the University 

mission by providing student-athletes with exceptional educational and 

athletic opportunities. We commit to national leadership, excellence and 

the highest ethical standards in intercollegiate athletics. We will sustain a 

strong financial and community base of support by presenting outstanding 

intercollegiate athletic teams, which provide quality entertainment and a 

positive public identity for the University. 

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SECTION 1 - MEDIA INFORMATION 

Quick Facts .........................................................................................2 

Athletics Communications Office.......................................................2 

Big Ten Conference Contacts .............................................................2 

Tournament Information/Results .......................................................3 

Directions to The Ohio State University Golf Club ............................3 

Roster .................................................................................................3 

Men’s Golf Timeline ....................................................................... 4-6 

Big Ten Champions .............................................................................7 

The Scarlet Course ......................................................................... 8-9 

Strength and Conditioning and Training ..........................................10 

Support Staff ....................................................................................11 

SECTION 2 - THE OHIO STATE BUCKEYES 

Head Coach Donnie Darr............................................................ 12-13 

Assistant Coach Ryan Potter............................................................14 

Student-Athlete Biographies ..................................................... 15-25 

SECTION 3 - HISTORY AND TRADITION 

2010-11 Season in Review ........................................................ 26-27 

Tournament History .................................................................... 28-29 

The Kepler Intercollegiate................................................................30 

Honors and Awards .................................................................... 31-32 

Team Awards ...................................................................................33 

SECTION 4 - ALUMNI 

Prominent Alumni....................................................................... 34-35 

Letterwinners ............................................................................. 36-37 

SECTION 5 - 

THE PEOPLE. THE TRADITION. THE EXCELLENCE. 

Department of Athletics............................................................. 38-39 

2009-10 Another Banner Year.................................................... 40-41 

The Ohio State University .......................................................... 42-45 

Exceptional Academics .............................................................. 46-49 

Benchmark Facilities .................................................................. 50-51 

Caring for the Community ................................................................52 

Media Exposure ...............................................................................53 

Ohio State Traditions ................................................................. 54-55 

City of Columbus ........................................................................ 56-57 

E. Gordon Gee, President .................................................................58 

Eugene Smith, Director of Athletics ................................................59 

Big Ten Conference ..........................................................................60 

Big Ten Network ...............................................................................61 

NCAA Compliance...................................................................... 62-63 

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O H I O S T A T E B U C K E Y E S 






EDITOR - Kendra Lee 

ASSISTANT AD FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS - Diana Sabau 

GRAPHIC DESIGNER - Kyle McKee 

PHOTOGRAPHERS - Michael Abramson (Courtesy Roy 

Lichtenstein Foundation), Chance Brockway Jr., Scott Brockway, 

Hal Clark, Kevin Fitzsimons, Terry Gilliam, V. Scott Gilmore, 

Rebecca Gray, Greater Columbus Convention & Visitors Bureau, 

Mark Hall, Stan Hu, Jay LaPrete, Kendra Lee, Jo McCulty, Jeff 

Mills, OSU Biomedical Communications, OSU Photo Archives, 

Ohio State University Relations, Lance Parker, Rick Prebeg, 

Jason Roberts, Jamie Sabau, Doug Sampson, Erik Schelkun, 

Dale Sparks, Mitch Stringer, Dan Trittschuh, Will Schilling, 

Jamie Schwaberow, Gail Wadley, Tom Wolf (AllSport), Rich 

Bostwick, Tom Walsh. 

This publication has been prepared to assist in your coverage 

of Ohio State athletics. Every attempt has been made to ensure 

its accuracy and thoroughness. On behalf of the Department 

of Athletics, we would like to thank you for your coverage of 

Ohio State’s 36 intercollegiate varsity sports and look forward 

to working with you again this year. Please do not hesitate to 

contact our office if you have any questions or need assistance. 

ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS 

KENDRA LEE 

Women’s Golf Contact 

Associate Athletics Director, Communications ..... Dan Wallenberg 

Director.............................................................................Shelly Poe 

Associate Director........................................................Leann Parker 

Assistant Directors........ Alissa Clendenen, Jerry Emig, D.C. Koehl, 

..................................Kendra Lee, Danielle Warner, Adam Widman 

Interns ...................................................Alex Morando, Brett Rybak 

Web site .................................................... OhioStateBuckeyes.com 

Main Office Phone.................................................... (614) 292-6861 

Men’s Golf Contact ........................................................ Kendra Lee 

Office Phone ................................................. (614) 292-0088 

Email ...................................................... lee.3147@osu.edu 

Cell ................................................................ (614) 929-8029 

Mailing Address ......................................Fawcett Center, 6th Floor 

...................................................2400 Olentangy River Road 

.............................................................Columbus, OH 43210 

GAME DAY MANAGEMENT 

PHONE NUMBERS 

Facility Operations ......................................... 614-292-9450 

Ticket Office ................................................... 614-292-2624 

Marketing ...................................................... 614-292-3672 

Training Room ................................................ 614-292-1165 

Equipment Room ........................................... 614-292-1679 

THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE 

Asst. Commissioner, Communications ...................Scott Chipman 

Phone ................................................................(847) 696-1010 

Email ..................................................... schipman@bigten.org 

Golf Contact .................................................................. Bob Healy 

Phone ................................................................(847) 696-1010 

Email ..........................................................bhealy@bigten.org 

Web site ........................................................................ bigten.org 

Mailing Address ........................................1500 West Higgins Rd. 

........................................................Park Ridge, IL 60068-6300 

Mailing Address .......................................1500 West Higgins Rd. 

........................................................Park Ridge, IL 60068-6300 

UNIVERSITY FACTS 

Location ..................................................... Columbus, Ohio (pop. 1.7m) 

Founded ..........................................................................................1870 

Enrollment ..............63,217 (Columbus campus), 71,417 (all campuses) 

Nickname .................................................................................Buckeyes 

Colors ....................................... Scarlet (PMS 200) and Gray (PMS 429) 

Mascot ...........................................................................Brutus Buckeye 

Director of Athletics .............................................................Gene Smith 

Faculty Representative......................................................... John Bruno 

Conference .......................................................................Big Ten (1913) 

MEN’S GOLF FACTS 

NCAA Championships (2) ......................................................1945, 1979 

Big Ten Championships (23) ..................1928, 45, 51, 54, 61, 66, 76, 77 

.....................78, 79, 80, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 89, 90, 95, 96, 97, 2004 

NCAA Individual Champions .................................................................5 

All-Americans......................................................................................63 

All-Big Ten selections .........................................................................95 

Academic All-Americans.....................................................................11 

Academic All-Big Ten Selections ........................................................76 

Facility ............... The Ohio State University Golf Club – Scarlet Course 

Yardage ..........................................................................................7,455 

Par .......................................................................................................71 

Rating ...............................................................................................76.1 

TEAM FACTS 

Head Coach ................................................Donnie Darr, second season 

Alma Mater, Year .........................................................Kent State, 1996 

Phone Number.................................................................(614) 292-3575 

E-mail .......................................................................... darr.53@osu.edu 

Record at Ohio State (Years) ............................................ 191-108-2 (2) 

Career Record (Years) ....................................................... 280-178-3 (3) 

Assistant Coach ...............................................Ryan Potter, first season 

Alma Mater, Year ..............................................................Furman, 2005 

2010-11 Record ........................................................................ 121-50-0 

2011 Big Ten Championship Finish ....................................................4th 

2011 NCAA Central Regional Finish ..................................................4th 

2011 NCAA Championship Finish .............. T-5th (Reached Match Play) 

CREDENTIAL REQUESTS 

Members of the working media interested in obtaining creden- 

tials should contact Kendra Lee in the Athletics Communications 

office at (614) 292-0088 or lee.3147@osu.edu. 

PLAYER INTERVIEWS 

Media wishing to conduct interviews with any member of the 

Ohio State golf team should contact Kendra Lee in the Athletics 

Communications office at (614) 292-0088 or lee.3147@osu.edu. 

Please call at least one day in advance to allow setup time. 

ROAD REQUESTS 

Please direct all credential requests for Ohio State’s road 

tournaments to the host school’s sports information director (see 

tournament information on page 3). 

PHOTOGRAPHERS 

Photo credentials are issued for Ohio State golf tournaments. No 

flash photography or strobe use is permitted without prior approval. 

WEEKLY RELEASE 

The weekly release, which includes notes and statistics, is 

available on the official Ohio State Athletics Department Web site 

at OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Releases are not mailed. 

VIDEO SERVICES 

For information regarding video services and game footage 

(if available), contact Mark Smith, manager of video services at 

(614) 688-5359. 

TOURNAMENT MEDIA SERVICES 

Pairings will be made available to the media prior to each round. 

Results will be distributed to the media about 20 minutes following 

the conclusion of the tournament. Any additional requests should 

be directed to the Athletics Communications office. 

RADIO/TELEVISION BROADCASTS 

Any member of the media wishing to broadcast Ohio State 

tournaments should contact the Athletics Communications office 

at least 48 hours prior to the start of the event. 

PHOTO REQUESTS 

All still photography requests of Ohio State players and 

coaches must be emailed to Andy DeVito in the Creative Services 

Department. He can be reached at (614) 688-0835 or emailed at 

devito.17@osu.edu. 

POST-TOURNAMENT 

PROCEDURES 

Post-tournament interviews will begin 10 minutes after the 

tournament ends. Players and coaches will be available in front 

of the Ohio State leader board. A member of the OSU Athletics 

Communications office will assist with interviews. 

OHIOSTATEBUCKEYES.COM 

This is the official Web site of the Ohio State Athletics Depart- 

ment. Ohio State golf releases as well as a wide variety of golf and 

athletics department information can be found on the Web, including 

links to all 36 varsity sports.

TOURNAMENT RESULTS 

FALL SCHEDULE 

MARSHALL INVITATIONAL 

Sept. 13-14, Huntington, W.Va. 

Course: Guyan Country Club 

Ohio State finish: 1st of 15 

Top Buckeye: T-2. Sindelar 202 (-11) 

OLYMPIA FIELDS/FIGHTING ILLINI 

INVITATIONAL 

Sept. 17-19, Olympia Fields, Ill. 

Course: North Course, Olympia Fields 

Country Club 

Ohio State finish: 7th of 15 

Top Buckeye: T-11. Hoag 213 (+3) 

WINDON MEMORIAL 

Sept. 26-27, Glenview, Ill. 

Course: North Shore Country Club 

Ohio State finish: 2nd of 17 

Top Buckeye: 2. Hoag 209 (-4) 

JACK NICKLAUS INVITATIONAL 

Oct. 11-12, Columbus, Ohio 

Course: Scioto Country Club 


Top Buckeye: T-10. Cress 218 (+8) 

2010-11 ROSTER 

ISLEWORTH COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL 

Oct. 24-26, Orlando, Fla. 

Course: Isleworth Golf & Country Club 



SPRING SCHEDULE 

BIG TEN MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP 

Feb. 11-12, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. 

Course: PGA National-Champion Course 

Ohio State finish: 3rd (2-1) 

Top Buckeye: Hoag (3-0) 

PUERTO RICO CLASSIC 

Feb. 20-22, San Juan, P.R. 

Course: Rio Mar Resort-River Course 


Top Buckeye: T-20. Hoag 216 (E) 

FAU SPRING BREAK CHAMPIONSHIP 

March 25-27, Delray Beach, Fla. 

Course: Gleneagles Country Club 

Ohio State finish: 1st of 17 

Top Buckeye: 1. Smith 208 (-8) 

ILLINI SPRING CLASSIC 

April 16-17, Urbana, Ill. 

Course: Stone Creek Golf Club 



ROBERT KEPLER INTERCOLLEGIATE 

April 23-24, Columbus, Ohio 

Course: The Ohio State University Golf Club 

– Scarlet Course 

Ohio State finish: 3rd of 11 

Top Buckeye: 7. Hoag 215 (+2) 

BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS 

April 29-May 1, West Lafayette, Ind. 

Course: Kampen Course, Birck Boilermaker 

Golf Complex 


Top Buckeye: T-13. Smith 295 (+7) 

NCAA WEST REGIONAL 

May 19-21, San Diego, Calif. 

Course: The Farms Golf Club 

Ohio State finish: 3rd of 13 

Top Buckeye: T-4. Cress 211 (-5) 

Name Yr. Hometown Previous School 

Dan Charen Jr. Langhorne, Pa. Neshaminy High School 

Michael Cress Sr. Dublin, Ohio Dublin Jerome High School 

Bo Hoag Sr. Upper Arlington, Ohio Upper Arlington High School 

Logan Jones Fr. Dublin, Ohio Dublin Jerome High School 

Michael Kinkopf Jr. Hilliard, Ohio St. Charles High School 

Tanner Murphy Sr. Upper Arlington, Ohio Upper Arlington High School 

Gary Quinn So. Anthem, Ariz. Anthem Boulder Creek High School 

Alex Redfield Jr. Columbus, Ohio Bishop Watterson High School 

Jamie Sindelar So. Horseheads, N.Y. Horseheads High School 

Brad Smith Sr. Peru, Ind. Peru High School 

Zack Sobel So. Clearwater, Fla. Palm Harbor University-Medical Magnet 

Trey Sullivan Fr. Katy, Texas Seven Lakes High School 

Matt Turner So. Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai College 

Evan Wood Jr. Dublin Ohio Dublin Jerome High School 

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NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS – STROKE PLAY 

May 31-June 2, Stillwater, Okla. 

Course: Karsten Creek Golf Course 


Top Buckeye: T-17. Smith 219 (+3) 

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS – MATCH PLAY 

June 3-5, Stillwater, Okla. 

Course: Karsten Creek Golf Course 

Ohio State finish: L 1-3-1 to Oklahoma State 

DIRECTIONS TO THE 

OSU GOLF COURSES 

FROM PORT COLUMBUS 

Take International Gateway to I-670 West. Follow I-670 

West to SR 315 to Worthington. Exit at Lane Avenue and 

turn left. At the next traffic light, turn right onto Kenny Road. 

Follow Kenny Road to Tremont and take a left to The Ohio 

State University Golf Course (on right). 

FROM THE EAST 

Take I-70 West to I-71 North to I-670 West. Follow 

I-670 West to SR 315 to Worthington. Exit at Lane Avenue 

and turn left. At the next traffic light, turn right onto Kenny 

Road. Follow Kenny Road to Tremont and take a left to The 

Ohio State University Golf Course (on right). 

FROM THE WEST 

I-70 East to I-71 North to I-670 West. Follow I-670 West 

to SR 315 to Worthington. Exit at Lane Avenue and turn left. 

At the next traffic light, turn right onto Kenny Road. Follow 

Kenny Road to Tremont and take a left to The Ohio State 

University Golf Course (on right). 

FROM THE SOUTH 

I-71 North to I-670 West. Follow I-670 West to SR 315 

to Worthington. Exit at Lane Avenue and turn left. At the 

next traffic light, turn right onto Kenny Road. Follow Kenny 

Road to Tremont and take a left to The Ohio State University 

Golf Course (on right). 

FROM THE NORTH 

Take I-71 South to I-270 West to SR 315 south. Exit at 

Henderson Road and turn left and then right at Henderson. 

Follow to Kenny Road and turn left. Follow Kenny Road to 

Tremont and turn right to The Ohio State University Golf 

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OHIO STATE MEN’S GOLF 

TIMELINE 

1921 – Mike Godman is named the first head coach of the Ohio State 

men’s golf program. 

1928 – Ohio State wins its first Big Ten championship. 

1938 – Robert Kepler named head coach of the Buckeyes. 

1940 – The first collegiate match is held on Scarlet Course. Billy Gilbert is the 

first Buckeye golfer to win the Big Ten championship individual title. 

1945 – Ohio State wins its first NCAA championship as Scarlet Course plays 

host to the tournament for the first time. Howard Baker Saunders 

and John Lorms are co-Big Ten champions as they help the Buckeyes 

capture the conference crown. Saunders is the NCAA medalist and 

Lorms wins the individual title. 

1946 – The Buckeyes take third at the NCAA championships. They follow by 

finishing in seventh place at the 1947 NCAA Championships and sixth 

place at the 1950 NCAA Championships. 

1951 – Tom Nieporte wins the NCAA individual title and OSU teammate Don 

Johnson is the runner-up in the first “same school” final match in the 

45-year history of the NCAA championship. The Buckeyes finish second 

as a team at the national championship after winning the Big Ten title. 

1954 – Rick Jones wins the NCAA championship as Ohio State finishes 

seventh in the team standings. 

1959 – Jack Nicklaus wins the U.S. Amateur Championship. Mike Podolski is 

Ohio State’s first All-American with a third team selection. 

1961 – The Buckeyes capture the Big Ten championship as Jack Nicklaus 

wins the individual title. He follows by claiming the NCAA medalist 

and NCAA individual title. Mike Podolski is the runner-up in the 

second “same school” final match. Nicklaus becomes Ohio State’s 

first First Team All-America selection and also wins his second 

U.S. Amateur Championship. 

1966 – Ohio State wins the Big Ten championship under the direction 

of head coach Floyd Stahl. 

1970 – The Buckeyes place sixth at the NCAA championships. 

1973 – Steve Groves wins the Big Ten championship individual title. 

Groves is named First Team All-America for the second year in a row. 

1974 – Jim Brown, a former Buckeye golfer and basketball player, 

is named head coach. 

1975 – Ohio State finishes 10th at the NCAA championships. 

1976 – Ralph Guarasci wins the Big Ten individual crown and Mark Balen 

is runner-up to lead Ohio State to the Big Ten championship. 

The Buckeyes finish the season in 10th place at the NCAA 

championships and Guarasci is named First Team All-America.

1977 – Ohio State claims both top spots at the Big Ten championships as 

Mark Balen wins the title and John Cook is the runner-up. The two 

help the Buckeyes to their second-consecutive conference champion- 

ship and a ninth-place finish at the NCAA championships. Rod Spittle 

wins the Canadian Amateur Championship. 

1978 – The Buckeyes notch their third-consecutive Big Ten championship 

led by medalist John Cook and runner-up Mark Balen. Rod Spittle 

captures his second Canadian Amateur Championship in as many 

years and John Cook wins the U.S. Amateur Championship. 

1979 – Ohio State wins its second NCAA championship along with its 

fourth-consecutive Big Ten championship. John Cook and Rick Borg 

tie for medalist honors in the conference tournament. Cook collects 

his third-consecutive First Team All-America award and earns the 

Big Ten’s Les Bolstad Award for the lowest stroke average in 

the conference. 

1980 – The Buckeyes nab their fifth conference championship in a row. As 

host of the NCAA championships on the Scarlet Course, Ohio State 

takes fourth place. Joey Sindelar collects his first of two First Team 

All-America awards. Rick Borg is the first Buckeye to be named All- 

Big Ten all four years. 

1982 – After missing the 1981 Big Ten title, Ohio State begins another streak 

1954 

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1983 – The Buckeyes finish fourth at the NCAA championships after a second-consecutive 

victory at the Big Ten championships. 

1984 – Chris Perry is the Big Ten medalist as the Buckeyes claim their third-consecutive confer- 

ence championship. Perry concludes the season as the NCAA Collegiate Player of the Year and 

becomes just the second Buckeye to earn three First Team All-America selections. Perry also earns 

the Big Ten’s Les Bolstad Award for lowest stroke average for the third year in a row. 

1985 – Clark Burroughs captures the NCAA championship after winning the Big Ten individual 

crown. Ohio State continues its Big Ten championship streak by winning its fourth in a row. Bur- 

roughs is named First Team All-America. 

1986 – For the fifth-consecutive year, the Buckeyes win the Big Ten championship. 

1987 – Robert Huxtable is the Big Ten medalist and Dennis Harrington is the runner-up as 

Ohio State nabs its sixth conference title in as many years. Huxtable finishes fourth at the NCAA 

championships and the team ties for fourth. 

1989 – The Buckeyes bounce back after missing the 1988 conference crown by winning the Big 

Ten championship. 

1990 – Ohio State wins its 13th Big Ten championship in 15 years. Chris Smith is victorious as 

the conference medalist and places 10th at the NCAA championships. 

1991 – Chris Smith garners First Team All-America honors as the Buckeyes finish second at the 

Big Ten championships. It is the first of three-consecutive years in which Ohio State is runner-up to 

the conference title. 

1989 

1995 1996 

1995 – The Buckeyes win their 20th Big Ten championship led by Chris Wollmann, who finishes run- 

ner-up in the individual standings. Ohio State takes eighth place at the NCAA championship. Wollmann 

wins the U.S. PubLinks Championship. 

1996 – Guided by Big Ten Coach of the Year Jim Brown, Ohio State wins back-to-back Big Ten 

championships. Chris Wollmann and Didier De Vooght tie for second at the conference tournament. 

The Buckeyes finish fourth at the NCAA championships. Wollmann earns the Big Ten’s Les Bolstad 

Award for the lowest stroke average in the conference. 

1997 – The Buckeyes win their third-consecutive Big Ten championship and Jim Brown collects his 

second coach of the year award in as many years. Chris Wollmann is named Second Team All-America 

after earning the Les Bolstad Award for the second-consecutive season. Ohio State takes fourth at the 

NCAA championships. 

1998 – Ryan Armour garners Third Team All-America honors after winning Big Ten medalist. The 

team finishes second at the conference tournament and sixth at the NCAA championships. Craig Mat- 

thew wins the Canadian Amateur Championship. 

2004 – Ohio State wins its 23rd Big Ten championship as Kevin Hall is the conference medalist with 

a record-setting 54-hole score of 14-under 199. Jim Brown is named Big Ten Coach of the Year. 

2008 – The Buckeyes make another appearance at the NCAA tournament, hosting the Central 

Regional at Scarlet Course. Head coach Jim Brown announces his retirement at the end of the 2008-09 

season. 

2011 – Ohio State reaches the first NCAA tournament under second-year head coach Donnie Darr 

and 31st appearance overall. A sixth-place finish in stroke play secured a spot in the match play portion 

of the championship for the Buckeyes where they concluded the season following the first round. 

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SCARLET COURSE 

The Ohio State University Scarlet Golf Course is rated one of the best col- 

legiate facilities in the country by Golf Digest. It reopened in the spring of 2006 

after undergoing a major renovation by Ohio State alumnus and golf great Jack 

Nicklaus. The legendary course serves as the home for both the men’s and women’s 

varsity golf teams. 

Located two miles northwest of the main campus, the par 71 golf course 

measures 7,455 yards from the championship tees. The course was originally 

constructed in 1938 by famed architect Dr. Alister McKenzie on 295 acres of 

wooded, rolling terrain and contains a 9 1/2-acre lake and stream that creates 

challenging play on several holes. The large contoured greens are surrounded 

by strategically-placed bunkers that add to the difficulty of this beautiful, yet 

demanding course. 

SPOTLIGHT ON SCARLET 

The Scarlet Course has played host to several professional and amateur 

tournaments such as U.S. Open Qualifying, the Nationwide Tour’s Nationwide 

Children’s Hospital Invitational, AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions, Big Ten 

championships, NCAA regionals and a record 10 men’s NCAA national champion- 

ships. The course also hosts Ohio State’s annual Robert Kepler Intercollegiate, 

won by the Buckeyes 23 times. 

Besides the Scarlet Course, the University Golf Club boasts a second course, 

the Gray Course, a par 70 which plays 6,000 yards. In addition, a pro shop, 

restaurant, driving range (with a private varsity tee for the men’s and women’s 

teams), numerous practice greens including a private short game facility for the 

varsity programs and the OSU men’s and women’s golf coaches offices also are 

located on the grounds. 

The Ohio State golf facility has been home to many Buckeyes who have gone 

on to the PGA tour including Jack Nicklaus, Joey Sindelar, John Cook, Clark 

Burroughs, Chris Smith, Ted Tryba and Tom Weiskopf. 

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AT A GLANCE 

HOLE 1, PAR 4, 432 YARDS 

The beginning of the three toughest starting holes anywhere in 

golf. A dogleg right with bunkers guarding the right side of the 

fairway and green. 


A tough driving hole with woods on the right and two bunkers on 

the left. A good drive will leave a long iron to right-to-left sloping 

green. 


A dogleg left requires a well-placed drive to the right side of the 

fairway. The massive greenside bunker on the left and a deep 

bunker on the right will challenge the golfer into the green. 


A large fairway bunker on the left must be avoided off the tee. 

The second shot must avoid the lake down the right and the green 

is well bunkered. A long drive could enable the golfer to reach the 

green in two with an aggressive line over the water. 


A strong par 3 guarded by two deep front bunkers. A large green 

will yield to good shots. 


The longest par 5 doglegs slightly to the right. Two huge bunkers 

must be avoided off the tee. The second shot must stay clear of 

a deep fairway bunker on the right. A large green surround by 

bunkers could lead to a birdie with a good third shot. 


A tough hole with a narrow fairway is guarded by a long, deep 

bunker down the left of the fairway. A well-guarded bunkered 

green awaits a short-iron approach. 


A picturesque par 3 over water. A well-bunkered green also will 

play havoc with the iron shot to the green. 


A straightaway hole with fairway bunkers on the left and right 

will keep the drives honest. A short to middle iron is required for 

the approach to the green surrounded by bunkers on the right 

and left. 


A good driving hole which doglegs slightly to the left. The left 

side of the fairway is guarded by the “O-S-U” bunkers. A middle 

to long iron is required to hit the green. 


A strong dogleg left to a plateau fairway. A gully and bunkers on 

the left, trees and deep rough on the right. An ideal drive will stop 

in the right center of the fairway. The long iron second is framed 

by mounds left and a steep banked trap on the right. The green is 

flat and large. 


A short par 5 with lots of trouble. A creek and an elevated green 

are problems when trying for the green in two shots. Most players 

lay up short of the creek on their second shot and hit a wedge to 

well-bunkered green. 


The most picturesque hole on the course has water in front of the 

green and well-placed bunkers to catch stray shots. 


The driving area is guarded by a bunker left and a series of mounds 

on the right. The green is long and narrow and guarded by large 

bunkers front right and back left of the green. 


A dogleg left with trees and a bunker on the left of the driving area. 

A middle or long iron is needed to hit the wellbunkered and usually 

firm green. A par here will usually pick up strokes on the field. 


A 90-degree dogleg left with a water hazard on the left and trees 

on the right. A demanding tee shot is required. The green is the 

most severe on the course. 


An uphill tee shot with two bunkers guarding the green and out 

of bounds to the left. The green is one of the most severe on the 

course. Players want to be short of the hole to have an uphill putt. 


A dogleg left hole. A classic finishing hole going back into the 

clubhouse. A long tee shot is required to get around the corner for 

a clear shot to a well-bunkered green. 


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BUCKEYE 

POWER 

CLUB 

The Buckeye Power Club Award is given 

annually to one or more student-athletes 

from each varsity team at Ohio State. 

The athletes chosen exemplify specific 

qualities in the weight room - Leadership 

Ability, Work Ethic, Winning Attitude, 

Attendance and an Above-Average 

Ability to Follow Instructions. The 2009 

winners follow: 

MEN’S 

Basketball................................. P.J. Hill 

Baseball.........................Zach Hurley & 

................................David Fathalikhani 

Golf ..........................Alex Redfield 

Hockey ..........Peter Boyd & Zac Dalpe 

Lacrosse ...................Brandon Freeman 

Soccer ...................David Tiemstra & 

.......................................Matt Lampson 

Swimming & Diving ........Austin Mudd 

.......................(S) & Ryan Jefferson (D) 

Tennis ......................Shuhei Uzawa 

Track & Field/XC .....................Brandon 

...................Woodard & Aaron Roberts 

Rifle & Pistol ............. James Clark & 

............................................Pete Orban 

Volleyball ..................... Steven Kehoe 

Wrestling ......... Colt Sponseller 

WOMEN’S 

Basketball ....................Shavelle Little 

Cheerleading ..............Cassie Bernard 

Field Hockey ..........Lindsay Quintiliani 

Golf ...................................In Hong Lim 

Gymnastics ........................Hillary Dow 

Hockey ...................Christina Mancuso 

Rowing .................................. Jill Mohr 

Soccer.......................Courtney Jenkins 

Softball ..................... Dee Dee Hillman 

Synchronized Swimming ..........Liz Derr 

...................................Monica Finnigan 

Swimming & Diving ............................. 

............................Megan Alexander (S) 

Tennis .........................Kelsey Haviland 

Track & Field/XC .......Bridget Jacobs & 

....................................Emily Thompson 

Rifle & Pistol..................Erin Meadows 

Volleyball .......................... Katie Dull & 

...................................Susan Halverson 

MAKING GREAT PLAYERS 

ELITE ATHLETES 

SPEED, POWER, STRENGTH 

Ohio State student-athletes benefit from a comprehensive and 

individualized strength and conditioning program designed to ensure 

the highest possible level of physical readiness. 

Anthony Glass, director of athletics strength and conditioning for 

Olympic sports, and staff provide instruction specific to the individual, 

both in and out of season, and in collaboration with the Ohio State 

training and medical staffs. 

Glass and his staff challenge the Buckeye contingency even further in 

the weight room in the areas of leadership, work ethic, attitude and ability 

with an annual Buckeye Power Club Award. Athletes from each varsity 

team who exemplify the highest levels of achievement are honored at 

the end of each school year with the award and in turn become eligible 

for National Strength and Conditioning Association All-America honors. 

FIRST CLASS PHYSICIANS 

Dr. Chris Kaeding is the head team physician for the Ohio State 

Department of Athletics and also serves as co-director of the OSU 

Sports Medicine Center. Dr. Kaeding oversees a staff of the finest sports 

medicine physicians, surgeons, dentists and counselors who monitor 

the overall well-being of each student-athlete on a year-round basis. 

VETERAN ATHLETIC TRAINERS 

Assistant athletics director of sports performance Janine Oman and head 

athletic trainer Doug Calland help lead the athletic training staff made up 

of veteran athletic trainers Angie Beisner, Mary “Sam” Laingen, Chalisa 

Fonza, Vince O’Brien, Katrina Stibel, Bob Sweeney and Alex Wong. This 

group forms one of the most highly respected sports medicine staffs in 

all of college athletics. The entire staff works extremely hard in the areas 

of injury prevention, treatment and rehabilitation and has an excellent 

resource in the OSU Medical Center to accomplish this goal. The OSU 

Athletic Training staff has worked in every major collegiate conference, 

the high school, professional and Olympic levels. 

Ohio State’s athletic training curriculum program is housed in the 

School of Allied Medical Professions and is considered one of the 

top undergraduate programs in the country. Buckeye student-athletes 

benefit from having these dedicated students assisting the staff. An 

athletic training student is assigned to each team, allowing someone 

from the athletic training staff to be present at every practice and 

game. Additionally, the athletic training staff hosts several seminars 

and workshops covering a variety athletic training and sports medicine 

topics throughout the year. 

AVAILABLE RESOURCES 

The entire medical staff is on 24-hour call should the need arise for 

urgent treatment. In the event testing or hospitalization is required, the 

Ohio State University Medical Center is one of the nation’s most modern 

and comprehensive medical facilities.

Heather Lyke 

Assoc. AD for 

Men’s and Women’s Golf 

Janine Oman 

Asst. AD for 

Sports Performance 

John Macko 

Men’s Golf 

Academic Counselor 

Doug Calland 

Head Athletic Trainer 

Jackie Abbruzzese 

Men’s Golf Office Associate 

Tom Palumbo 

Men’s Golf Strength Coach 

Dr. Don LeMay 

Men’s Golf Physician 

Mark Lucas 

General Manager for the 

OSU Golf Courses 

Dr. Chris Kaeding 

Head Physician 

PROFESSIONAL 

SUPPORT STAFF 

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MEN’S GOLF 

Vince O’brien 

Men’s Golf Athletic Trainer 

When student-athletes choose Ohio State, they certainly learn from the best 

coaches nationally in their respective sports. Not only will the coaching be of the 

finest quality but a nationally-recognized support staff will provide the studentathlete 

all necessary services. 

No matter the need on or outside the field of play, Ohio State student-athletes 

are afforded the best professionals in their respective areas. 

From the medical and athletic training staff to those who prepare the venues for 

competition, student-athletes benefit from an entire department whose goal is to 

make the student-athlete experience positive. 

Each of the 36 varsity sports has a team of professionals assigned to assist the 

more than 900 student-athletes that make up and drive the Ohio State Department 

of Athletics. 

Academic counselors, a sports psychologist, a nutritionist, a team of physicians, 

experienced certified athletic trainers and strength and conditioning professionals 

along with media relations, equipment, video specialists, marketing, compliance, 

event management, ticket and facility managers all provide expertise in service 

to the Buckeye student-athlete. 

Whether it is coaches, student-athletes or the scores of athletics department 

personnel, the goal at Ohio State is to provide the best possible experience for all 

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DONNIE DARR 

HEAD COACH | SECOND SEASON | KENT STATE, ‘96 

Donnie Darr became just the 10th head coach in the 89year 

history of the Ohio State men’s golf program when 

he was hired in June 2009. In his two years with the 

Scarlet and Gray, Darr has compiled a 191-108-2 record 

and has led the team to successful showings at the 

NCAA Regional and NCAA Championship tournaments. 

In his second year at the helm of the Buckeye program, 

Ohio State reached its first NCAA tournament under Darr 

and made its 31st appearance overall following a fourthplace 

finish at the NCAA West Regional. A sixth-place 

finish in stroke play secured a spot in the match play 

portion of the championship for the Scarlet and Gray. The 

Buckeyes fell to host Oklahoma State in the first round, 

1-3-1. Ohio State posted a 121-50-0 tournament record 

on the season and captured first in two tournaments 

(Marshall Invitational, FAU Spring Break Championship). 

Seniors Bo Hoag and Brad Smith capped a successful 

career following the 2010-11 season as both were named 

to the PING All-Region Team. Hoag was named First Team 

All-Big Ten, while Smith earned second team honors. 

Both joined classmate Michael Cress as Cleveland Golf/ 

GCAA Scholar All-Americans. 

During his first season with the Buckeyes, the team 

gained plenty of experience in a season that brought 

success to many of the golfers while posting a 70-58-2 

tournament record. The Buckeyes posted three runnerup 

finishes throughout the year, including twice in the 

final month of competition. Hoag was named to his 

second-consecutive PING All-Region Team and he joined 

teammates Brad Smith and Brad Wright as Cleveland Golf/ 

GCAA Scholar All-Americans. 

Darr returned to his home state from national powerhouse 

Oklahoma State, where he served as assistant coach from 

2006-09. While with the Cowboys, the team extended their 

record of consecutive NCAA Championship appearances 

while placing fourth in 2008 and advancing to the match 

play portion of the event in 2009 after leading the field 

in stroke play. 

Each of those seasons, Darr helped Oklahoma State nab the 

top recruiting classes in the nation. Among them were Rickie 

Fowler, the 2008 College Player of the Year, Freshman of the 

Year and a two-time First Team All-America honoree now 

on the PGA Tour and a member of the United State’s 2010 

Ryder Cup team. Darr also recruited Morgan Hoffmann, 

the 2009 Freshman of the Year, First Team All-America 

selection and the Big 12 Player and Newcomer of the Year. 

Prior to Oklahoma State, Darr gained experience as the 

head coach at the University of Akron in 2005-06. During 

his season with the Zips, he began to rebuild the program 

and ended the team’s nine-year tournament victory drought. 

A 1996 Kent State graduate, Darr began his coaching career 

at his alma mater. He was the assistant coach for the men’s 

and women’s golf teams in 2001-02, and was promoted 

to associate head coach of both programs from 2002-04. 

Darr also served as assistant coach at the University of 

Oklahoma during the 2004-05 season.

walker quick facts 

A standout golfer with the Golden Flashes, Darr was 

a four-time First Team All-Mid-American Conference 

honoree from 1993-96 and was chosen as the MAC 

Sportsman of the Year in 1996. He earned Third Team 

All-America honors as a junior and also received the 

Merle Wagoner Award as a senior, given to Kent State’s 

outstanding senior male athlete. Darr was inducted into 

Kent State’s prestigious Varsity “K” Hall of Fame in 2004. 

After college, Darr toured as a professional golfer for 

one season (1997-98) before serving four years as an 

assistant golf professional in northeast Ohio at Windmill 

Lakes Country Club in Ravenna and Lakewood Country 

Club in Westlake. 

Darr and his wife, Tina, also a Kent State graduate, are 

the parents of 6-year old triplets Allie, Anna and Leo as 

well as their 4-year old daughter, Lucy. 

ON OHIO STATE’S 

TRADITION AND ALUMNI: 

“I’m excited about embracing the tradition at Ohio State. 

I want to get all the former players involved. I’d love to 

have them come back and spend time with our players. 

The more time you can spend around people who are 

excellent at what they do, the more it will help you.” 

ON COACHING: 

“As a coach, I’m a pretty good motivator, good communicator, 

laid back and like to have a lot of fun, but I’m 

extremely competitive when it’s time to compete. The 

most important thing you have to do is communicate 

with your kids. They have to trust you and know you 

care about them. If they know that you believe in them 

and care about what is best for them, they are going to 

play hard for you. Playing hard is all I can ask of them.” 

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OTHER COLUMBUS AREA COURSES: 

“It’s a huge advantage to have a great home golf course. We’re very fortunate to 

have Scarlet as our home course, but if you take it a step further than that and 

think about the golf courses that are near us – you have Scioto right around the 

corner, Muirfield, the Golf Club, Double Eagle and the list goes on. So we have a 

huge advantage over a lot of schools because we have access to so many quality 

golf courses.” 

ON SCHEDULING: 

“You’ll find as I am here over the years you’ll see that the way I schedule tournaments 

is based on the best golf courses we can play against the best competition. That 

is how you become a great player. If you don’t play against good competition on 

good golf courses and win a bunch of tournaments, you get to the postseason and 

you’re playing against the big boys and haven’t seen the types of courses you are 

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ASSISTANT COACH | FIRST SEASON | FURMAN, ‘05 

Ryan Potter was named assistant coach with the Ohio State 

men’s golf team in August 2010. Potter came to the Buckeyes 

after two years as an assistant coach at the University of 

Mississippi and a year as a volunteer coach at the University 

of Alabama. He is a second generation golf coach as the 

son of Alabama women’s golf coach Mic Potter. 

During his first season the Buckeyes, Potter helped guide 

the team to its best finish at the NCAA Championships in 

13 seasons as the Scarlet and Gray finished sixth in stroke 

play to advance to the match play portion of the 2011 NCAA 

Championships. Ohio State captured two tournament 

titles during the regular season (Marshall Invitational, 

FAU Spring Break Championship) and finished fourth at 

the NCAA West Regional. 

Potter joined Ole Miss in 2008 and helped the Rebels to 

NCAA Regional appearances both seasons. Among the 

golfers he coached was 2010 First Team All-American 

Jonathan Randolph, who also was a First Team All-SEC 

and two-time PING All-South Region selection. 

Prior to his time at Ole Miss, Potter spent the 2007 season 

as a volunteer coach for the Crimson Tide men’s program, 

which ended the year ranked second in the nation. He 

assisted in all practices, helped coordinate the Crimson 

Tide Open fundraising tournament, assisted with the golf 

camps and helped in preparation for official and unofficial 

recruiting visits. 

From June 2006 until joining Ole Miss, Potter was the 

assistant director of the First Tee of Tuscaloosa where 

he organized and set up practices for the youth program. 

He created and organized lesson plans for the Life Skills 

sessions of the program and ran practices and tournaments. 

In addition he put together and managed the Bridge Builders 

Tournament and the Benefit Tournament, which provides 

funds for the First Tee Program. 

Potter, who interned at the American Junior Golf Association 

(AJGA), has been a golf camp instructor/counselor since 

2005 for various camps, including the Mic Potter Golf 

Schools in Greenville, S.C., and Tuscaloosa, Ala. He also 

trained Special Olympians for the 2007 State Special 

Olympic Games in Alabama. 

A four-year letterwinner at Furman University, Potter 

graduated with a degree in history and received his masters 

in sports management from Alabama in May 2008.

MICHAEL CRESS 

SENIOR | DUBLIN, OHIO | DUBLIN JEROME 

Biology 

Ohio State Career Honors: Cleveland Golf/GCAA Scholar All-American (2011) … 

three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection (2009, 2010, 2011) ... four-time Ohio State 

Scholar-Athlete (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011). 

2010-11 (Senior Season): Competed in 10 events, including one as an individual … had 

the team’s third-best stroke average of 73.46 over 28 rounds … competed as an individual 

at the Marshall Invitational (Sept. 13-14), finishing tied for 21st at 2-under 211 … top 

finisher for Ohio State at the 2010 Jack Nicklaus Invitational (Oct. 11-12), tying for 10th 

place … tied for 61st at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational … went 1-1-1 at Big Ten 

Match Play Championship (Feb. 11-12) … tied for 57th at the Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 

20-22) … finished in a seventh-place tie at the FAU Spring Break Championship (March 

25-27) … tied for 12th at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate (April 23-24) … finished the 

spring season in a tie for 21st at the Big Ten Championships (April 29-May 1) … led the 

Buckeyes at the NCAA West Regional, tying for fourth-place with career-best, 54-hole 

score of 211 (-5) … tied for 50th (224) at the NCAA Championships. 

2009-10 (Junior Season): Competed in seven events, including one as an individual 

... had a stroke average of 73.94 over 17 rounds, good for third on the team ... tied for 

16th as an individual at the Dayton Flyer Invitational (Oct. 19-20) ... began the second 

half of the season with a 2-2-0 mark at the Big Ten Match Play Championship (Feb. 

12-13) ... top finish of the year came at the Irish Creek Collegiate (April 3-4) where he 

finished in a tie for seventh at 1-over par as he recorded his low 54-hole score of the 

season (70-73-71 - 214) to lead the Buckeyes ... low round of the season was 70, which 

he accomplished three times. 

Summer 2009: Finished tied for 143rd in the 109th U.S. Amateur Championship (Aug. 

24-25) ... had rounds of 75-77 on the Cedar Ridge Country Club and Southern Hills Country 

Club courses, respectfully, in Tulsa, Okla. ... advanced to the Amateur by shooting rounds 

of 69-71 in sectional qualifying at Moraine Country Club in Dayton (July 27). 

2008-09 (Sophomore Season): Played in nine events, all during the spring season ... 

totaled 26 rounds with 20 counting towards the team score ... finished fifth on the Buckeyes 

with a 75.85 stroke average ... recorded two rounds under-par ... shot a career-low 70 

in the second round of the Buckeye Quad Meet (April 4) ... also shot under-par with a 

71 in the second round of the NCAA Central Regional in Bowling Green, Ky. (May 15) 

... best 54-hole score was a 224 to tie for 45th at the FAU Spring Break Championship 

(March 27-29) ... posted highest finish of the season with a tie for 27th at the Big Ten 

Championships with rounds of 73-77-73-74 on the Penn State Blue Course (May 1-3) ... 

played in both the NCAA regional and championships ... tied for 39th at the regional 

with a score of 10-over 226 on The Club at Olde Stone (May 14-16) ... tied for 131st at 

the national championships at Inverness Club in Toledo with a score of 231 (May 26-28). 

2007-08 (Freshman Season): Competed as an individual in the Robert Kepler 

Intercollegiate (April 12-13) ... finished tied for 45th with rounds of 77-81-78. 

Prior to Ohio State: Helped Dublin Jerome High School to state championship in 2004 

and 2005, team finished second in 2006 ... first-team all-state in 2004 ... second-team allstate 

in 2005 and 2006 ... AJGA academic junior all-american in 2006 ... Future Collegians 

World Tour Academic All-American in 2007 ... finished second at the AJGA SAP open ... 

had two other Top 10 finishes AJGA tournaments ... won the 2006 FCWT Nittany Lion 

Classic ... had two other Top 3 finishes in FCWT tournaments. 

Personal: Son of Mike and Anne Cress ... has a twin sister, Elizabeth ... mother earned 

her master’s degree from Ohio State ... interested in becoming a dentist after graduation. 

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SENIOR | UPPER ARLINGTON, OHIO | UPPER ARLINGTON 

Economics 

Ohio State Career Honors: PING All-America Honorable Mention (2009) ... PING Midwest All-Region (2009, 2011) ... First Team All-Big Ten (2009, 2011) ... 

Second Team All-Big Ten (2008) ... Cleveland Golf/GCAA Scholar All-American (2010, 2011) … Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient (2009) ... two-time 

Big Ten Golfer of the Week selection (Feb. 25, 2009; March 11, 2009) ... three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2009, 2010, 2011) ... four-time Ohio State 


2010-11 (Senior Season): Finished third in fall qualifying with a five-round total of 356 on Ohio State’s Scarlet Course … competed in all 13 events … 

finished tied on the team with a 72.63 stroke average over 36 rounds with classmate Brad Smith … carded seven rounds in the 60s, including a career-low 

64 in the final round of the Windon Memorial Classic (Sept. 26-27) … had a team-best 12 rounds under par … started the year by tying for 17th place at the 

Marshall Invitational (Sept. 13-14) with rounds of 68-72-68-209 (-4) … tied for 11th place (67-70-76-213) at the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational (Sept. 

17-19) after firing a hole-in-one during the practice for the event … recorded the highest tournament standing of the season for the Buckeyes with a runner-up 

finish at the Windon Memorial Classic (Sept. 26-27) after carding a 4-under 209 (73-72-64)… tied for 16th at the Jack Nicklaus Invitational (Oct. 11-12) … 

closed out the fall slate at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 24-26) by tying for 8th place at 4-over 220 … posted a 3-0 mark at the Big Ten Match Play 

Championship (Feb. 11-12) … finished first among Buckeyes at the Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 20-22), closing out in a tie for 20th place … finished in seventh 

place at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate (April 23-24) … closed out the regular season with a 21st-place tie at the Big Ten Championships (April 29 – May 1) 

… finished tied for 17th at the NCAA Regional with a 2-over 218 … concluded senior season tied for 38th at the NCAA Championships, carding a 7-over 223 

… named to the All-Big Ten First Team. 

2009-10 (Junior Season): Competed in all 11 events for the Buckeyes ... led team with a 73.55 stroke average ... competed in the most rounds of any Buckeye 

with 31 ... led Ohio State in rounds in the 60s (five) and rounds under par (eight) ... shot the lowest individual round of the year from any Buckeye when he shot 

a 67 in the second round of the Boilermaker Invitational (April 24-25) ... recorded five top-10 finishes to bring his career total to 17 ... started the season with an 

eighth place finish at 3-over par (73-73-73 - 219) at the Adams Cup of Newport (Sept. 21-22) ... followed that by placing 10th at 8-over par (72-73-73 - 218) at 

the Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic (Oct. 5-6) ... started the spring slate by going 1-3-0 at the Big Ten Match Play Championship (Feb. 12-13) ... rebounded quickly 

by shooting even-par (74-69-73 - 216) at the Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 21-23) ... recorded his second 10th-place finish of the season at the Irish Creek Collegiate 

(April 3-4) after shooting rounds of 70-70-75 - 215 (+3) to post his lowest 54-hole score of the season ... top Buckeye finisher at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate 

(April 10-11) ... tied for seventh at the Boilermaker Invitational (April 24-25) ... concluded the 2009-10 season at the Big Ten Championships (April 30-May 2) in 

a tie for seventh (69-69-76-76 - 290), his third top-10 finish at the conference tournament. 

Summer 2009: Received a sponsor exemption to play in the Nationwide Tour’s Nationwide Children’s Hospital Invitational held annually on Ohio State’s own 

Scarlet Course (July 30-Aug. 2) ... made the cut by a stroke after birdying the final hole of his second round ... finished 61st at the NCHI with rounds of 70-72- 

77-71 ... won the 69th Monroe Invitational in Pittsford, N.Y., defeating teammate Brad Wright by stroke ... started in the day in fourth but shot a final round 69 

to take the title (70-71-67-69). 

2008-09 (Sophomore Season): One of three Buckeyes to play all 37 rounds of the season ... score counted toward team total in all but one round ... led Ohio 

State with a 72.59 stroke average, almost a stroke better than the next golfer ... had eight rounds under par, including two in the 60s ... led the team with seven 

rounds of even-par ... had eight top-10 finishes with four in the top 5 ... was Ohio State’s top finisher in nine events ... opened the fall season by placing fourth 

at 3-under (70-69-74-213) at the William H. Tucker Invitational (Sept. 26-27) ... followed by tying for eighth at 2-over when the Buckeyes won the rain-shortened 

36-hole Memphis Intercollegiate (Oct. 6-7) ... began the spring schedule with an eighth-place finish at the Rio Pinar Invitational (Feb. 23-24) ... earned Big Ten 

Golfer of the Week after the Rio Pinar Feb. 25 with rounds of 72-70-73-215 (-1) ... followed with his season-best finish of a tie for third at the General Jim Hackler 

Championship (March 8-9) ... fired three-consecutive rounds of 73 at the event on the TPC of Myrtle Beach and earned his second-consecutive Big Ten Golfer of 

the Week award March 11 ... posted his third-consecutive top-10 finish when he tied for fourth at the FAU Spring Break Championship (March 27-29) ... opened 

the tournament with a season-low 68 and added two rounds of 72 to finish 1-under 212 ... led the field in the Buckeye Quad Meet with 71-70 on the Scarlet 

Course (April 4) ... concluded the regular season by tying for fourth at the shortened 36-hole Aggie Invitational (70-71-142) ... for the second-consecutive season, 

led the Buckeyes at the Big Ten Championships (May 1-3) ... carded rounds of 72-72-71-74 on Penn State’s Blue Course to take eighth place ... also led the team 

at the NCAA Central Regional in Bowling Green, Ky. (May 14-16) ... recorded scores of 71-73-72 to tie for seventh place and finish even-par on The Club at Olde 

Stone ... had a tough tournament at the NCAA championships with rounds of 77-75-77 to tie for 120th at the Inverness Club in Toledo (May 26-28) ... won the 

team’s Jack Nicklaus Low Fall Qualifier Award for the second-consecutive season with a stroke average of 69.3, the third-lowest in over 30 years of the award. 

2007-08 (Freshman Season): One of only two Buckeyes to play all 34 rounds of the season ... fired five rounds in the 60s, including a season-low 67 twice ... 

totaled nine rounds under par ... best finish was fifth at the SSC Pacific Invitational (Nov.5-7) and tied for fifth at the Marshall Invitational (April 4-5) ... carded 

rounds of 69-68-67 to finish 12-under at the Pacific Invitational .... score counted in 31 of 34 rounds played ... had a stroke average of 73.4 to rank third on the 

team ... in his first collegiate tournament, led Ohio State with an even-par 216 to tie for ninth ... had four top-10 finishes, including tied for 10th at the Big Ten 

Championships (April 25-27) ... won the team’s Jack Nicklaus Low Fall Qualifying award with a stroke average of 70.1 ... just the sixth Buckeye to win the award 

in his first season since it was founded in 1973. 

Prior to Ohio State: Ohio Player of the Year his senior season ... helped Upper Arlington High School to the state championship and won the individual crown in 

2006 shooting 76-77-153 ... first-team all-state in 2006 ... second-team all-state in 2004 and 2005 ... top ranked player in Ohio and in the Midwest, ranked 13th in 

the world for amateurs according to Golfweek Magazine ... five top-20 finishes in eight AJGA events played, third place at the 2006 Coca-Cola Junior and sixth 

place at the 2006 Memorial Junior ... finished runner-up in the Ohio Golf Association State Junior Championship in 2004, 2005 and 2006, after winning it in 2003 

... at 15 years old, was the youngest person to qualify for U.S. Open Sectional in 2004 ... played in the U.S. Open qualifier at Ohio State’s Scarlet Course in 2007. 

Personal: Son of Wes and Kim Hoag ... has a sister, Lindsay ... grandfather played golf at Ohio State ... enjoys watching the Buckeyes and fishing.

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SENIOR | UPPER ARLINGTON, OHIO | UPPER ARLINGTON 

Ohio State Career Honors: Named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar for 

carrying a 3.7 grade point average or higher (2009, 2010, 2011) ... three-time 

Academic All-Big Ten selection (2009, 2010, 2011) ... four-time Ohio State 


2010-11 (Senior Season): Competed in three events for the Buckeyes … had 

a stroke average of 76.22 over nine rounds … tied for 61st at the Isleworth 

Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 24-26) … finished tied for 48th as an individual 

at the FAU Spring Break Championship (March 25-27) … tied for 27th as an 

individual at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate. 

2009-10 (Junior Season): Played in one event as an individual...had a stroke 

average of 78.67 over three rounds ... tied for 43rd place at the Gordin-Myers 

Coca-Cola Classic (Oct. 5-6). 

2008-09 (Sophomore Season): Played in four tournaments, including 

three as an individual ... had a stroke average of 77.20 in his 10 rounds ... 

played in his first college tournament not as an individual at the Memphis 

Intercollegiate (Oct. 6-7) ... had rounds of 80-77 to tie for 63rd as the 

Buckeyes won the rain-shortened event ... also tied for 63rd at the FAU 

Spring Break Championship with a total of 228 (March 27-29) ... opened 

the Spring Break tournament with a season-low 74, which he also carded 

in the second round of the Buckeye Quad Meet (April 4) ... posted his best 

finish of the season in a tie for 53rd at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate with 

a score of 237 (April 11-12). 

2007-08 (Freshman Season): Played in two tournaments, both as an 

individual ... posted a stroke average of 77.00 over his six rounds ... shot a 

career-best 72 in the opening round at the Ron Moore Invitational (March 

21-23) ... finished the event with scores of 72-74-77-223 (+7) ... tied for 

53rd with a total of 239 at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate (April 12-13). 

Prior to Ohio State: Helped Upper Arlington High School win the state 

championship his senior season ... finish third individually shooting 77- 

79-156 ... first-team all-state and academic all-state his senior season ... 

first-team all-central district in 2005 and 2006 ... set scoring records in 

three prestigious Ohio high school tournaments with rounds of 67 at the 

St. Ignatius Invitational, 69 at the Moeller Invitational and 67 at the Upper 

Arlington Invitational ... won the 2005 AJGA Memorial Junior shooting 68- 

68-69 ... named 2005 AJGA Rolex Junior All-American Honorable Mention. 

Personal: Son of Mark and Noreen Murphy ... has a sister, Paige ... both 

father and mother graduated from Ohio State ... grandfather, Bob Murphy, 

was a team physician at Ohio State for 42 years ... enjoys skiing and watching 

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BRAD SMITH 

SENIOR | PERU, IND. | PERU 

Finance 

Ohio State Career Honors: PING Midwest All-Region (2011) … All-Big Ten second team selection (2011) … 

Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-America Men’s At-Large second-team honoree (2011) … Capital One/CoSIDA 

Academic All-District IV first-team honoree (2011) … Two-time ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District 

IV second-team honoree (2009, 2010) ... Cleveland Golf/GCAA Scholar All-American (2010, 2011) … named a 

Big Ten Distinguished Scholar for carrying a 3.7 grade point average or higher (2009, 2010, 2011) ... three-time 

Academic All-Big Ten selection (2009, 2010, 2011) ... four-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) 

... two-time Big Ten Golfer of the Week (March 26, 2008; March 30, 2011) … received the team’s Buckeye Power 

Club award for his hard work in training off the course and in the weight room (2011). 

2010-11 (Senior Season): Finished fourth in fall qualifying with a five-round total of 249 on Ohio State’s Scarlet 

Course … competed in all 11 events for the Buckeyes … tied classmate Bo Hoag with a team-best stroke average 

of 72.63 over 36 rounds … carded eight rounds in the 60s and 11 under par … posted a season-best finish at the 

Marshall Invitational (Sept. 13-14) with a seventh place tie after shooting a 6-under 207 (71-67-69) … tied for 16th 

place at the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational (Sept. 17-19) after shooting a second-round 68 … compiled 

his fourth round in the 60s with a 69 in the final round of the Windon Memorial Classic (Sept. 26-27), finishing in 

a tie for 12th … tied for 26th place at the Jack Nicklaus Invitational (Oct. 11-12) … closed out the fall schedule 

with a 33rd-place tie at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 24-26) … started the spring schedule by going 

2-0-1 at the Big Ten Match Play Championship (Feb. 11-12) … tied for 40th at the Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 20-22) 

… claimed the only medalist honors for the Buckeyes with a 1st-place title at the FAU Spring Break Championship 

(March 25-27) … tied for 31st at the Illini Spring Classic (April 16-17) … finished in an eighth-place tie at the Robert 

Kepler Intercollegiate (April 23-24) … closed out in a tie for 13th at the Big Ten Championships (April 29-May 1) 

… carded a 1-over 217 at the NCAA West Regional to finish tied for 13th place … led the Buckeyes at the NCAA 

Championships, finishing tied for 17th with a 3-over 219. 

2009-10 (Junior Season): Named to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine All-District Second Team ... competed in 

10 events, including one as an individual ... had the second-best stroke average on the team, averaging 73.63 

strokes over his 27 rounds ... fired three rounds in the 60s and five rounds under par on the year ... lead or was 

second finisher among Buckeyes in six tournaments and recorded four top-20 finishes ... began the season with a 

16th-place tie at the Adams Cup of Newport (Sept. 21-11) ... only individual performance of the season came at 

the Dayton Flyer Invitational (Oct.19-20) where he finished in a tie for 25th ... began the spring schedule by going 

3-0-1 at the Big Ten Match Play Championship ... closed out in a tie for 17th at the FAU Spring Break Championship 

(March 24-26) ... took his first top-10 finish of the season after notching a 10th-place tie at 2-over par (69-75-71 

- 215) at the Irish Creek Collegiate (April 3-4) ... best finish of the year came at the Boilermaker Invitational (April 

24-25) where he finished second at 4-under par to record his lowest 54-hole score of the season (68-73-71 - 212) 

... second-place finish at Boilermaker Invitational was the best finish of his career and tied for the highest of any 

Buckeye this season ... closed out the year with a 36th-place tie at the Big Ten Championships (April 30-May 2). 

2008-09 (Sophomore Season): Played in nine events ... posted a 76.16 stroke average in his 25 rounds ... fired 

a season-low 69 in the second round of the Bank of Tennessee at the Ridges (Oct. 25) ... posted best finish of the 

season in a tie for 25th at the FAU Spring Break Championship (March 27-29) ... also had his best 54-hole score at 

the event with rounds of 73-76-71 for a total of 220 (+7) ... member of the Ohio State lineup in the NCAA Central 

Regional and Championships ... placed 64th at the regional in Bowling Green, Ky. (May 14-16) ... closed with two 

rounds of 74 on The Club at Olde Stone ... tied for 131st at the national championships with scores of 76-78-77 

at the Inverness Club (May 26-28). 

2007-08 (Freshman Season): Played in seven tournaments, including all six in the spring ... had a stroke average 

of 75.69 ... score counted toward team total 18 out of 23 times ... opened career with a round of 1-under 71 in the 

first round of the SSC Pacific Invitational and finished the event in 56th with 5-over 221 (Nov. 5-7) ... finished the 

Rio Pinar Intercollegiate at 2-over with scores of 72-71-75 to tie for 27th (Feb. 25-26) ... led the Buckeyes at the Ron 

Moore Invitational by tying for fifth at 7-under 209 (March 21-23) ... recorded his season-low 54-hole score as well 

as highest finish at the Ron Moore, as well as his season-low single-round score of 66 in round two ... named the 

Big Ten Player of the Week for March 26 for his efforts at the Ron Moore ... member of the Ohio State lineup for the 

Big Ten Championships (34th, 79-74-76-77) and the NCAA Central Regional on Scarlet Course (T-136th, 83-82-80). 

Prior to Ohio State: Four-year Indiana state finalist at Peru High School ... placed fourth as a senior in the state 

championships ... first-team all-state and academic all-state his senior season ... all-conference three years ... led 

his high school team to an undefeated record in dual matches his junior and senior seasons ... low stroke average 

all four years of high school ... shot a school record 66 his senior season at the Peru Invitational ... made the cut 

in the Western Junior Amateur in 2006.

DAN CHAREN 

JUNIOR | LANGHORNE, PA. | NESHAMINY 

Finance 

Ohio State Career Honors: Received the team’s Buckeye Power Club award 

for his hard work in training off the course and in the weight room (2009) ... 

Academic All-Big Ten (2010, 2011) ... four-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete 

(2008, 2009, 2010, 2011). 

2010-11 (Junior Season): Finished second in fall qualifying with a fiveround 

total of 353 on Ohio State’s Scarlet Course … competed in 12 events, 

including one as an individual … finished with a stroke average of 74.57 over 

33 rounds … posted six rounds in the 60s … tied for 12th at the Marshall 

Invitational (Sept. 13-14) with a career-low 54-hole score of 5-under 208 

(69-69-70) … shot a score of 68 in the opening round of the Olympia Field/ 

Fighting Illini Invitational (Sept. 17-19) en route to a tie for 45th … tied for 

16th as an individual at the 2010 Jack Nicklaus Invitational (Oct. 11-12) … 

also competed in the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 24-26), finishing 

in a tie for 21st place … started the spring slate by going 2-1-0 at the Big 

Ten Match Play Championship (Feb. 11-12) … tied for 40th at the Puerto 

Rico Classic (Feb. 20-22) … shot a career-low 18-hole score of 67 on the way 

to an 11th-place tie at the FAU Spring Break Championship (Feb. 20-22) … 

closed out in a 31st-place tie at the rain-shortened Illini Spring Classic (April 

16-17) … tied for 14th at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate, April 23-24 … 

finished the spring schedule with 47th-place tie at the Big Ten Championships 

(April 29-May 1) … had the fourth-best score for the Buckeyes at the NCA 

West Regional, finishing with a 3-over 219 … tied for 148th with a 248 at 

the NCAA Championships (May 31-June 2). 

2009-10 (Sophomore Season): Competed in four events, including two 

as an individual ... had a stroke average of 76.0 in his 12 rounds ... finished 

runner-up at the Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic (Oct. 5-6) with a total of 4-over 

214, a career-best finish and low personal 54-hole score ... also competed 

in the Memphis Intercollegiate, placing 89th (Oct. 19-20) ... in the spring, 

competed in the FAU Spring Break Championship and the Robert Kepler 

Intercollegiate, tying for 45th and 38th, respectively. 

2008-09 (Freshman Season): Competed as an individual in two events, 

at the Buckeye Quad Meet (April 4) and the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate 

(April 11-12) ... totaled five rounds played and a stroke average of 78.20 ... 

shot a career-low 75 in the final round of the Kepler ... also posted a best 

finish in a tie for 39th at the Kepler. 

2007-08: Redshirted the season. 

Prior to Ohio State: Attended Neshaminy High School ... first team all- 

Suburban One League selection ... Backs Captain Courier Times Golden Team 

selection ... member of 2005 Garden State Challenge Cup ... third in Golf 

Association of Philadelphia’s junior player of the year standings ... won the 

2006 Fred J. Christman Cup and Helen Sigel Wilson Memorial Jr. Invitational 

... fifth in the 2006 Pennsylvania State Junior Championship and the 2007 

AJGA First American Title Jr. Classic ... had a Top 10 finish in the 2007 AJGA 

Corsemax/Philadelphia Runner Jr. ... tied for seventh among amateurs in 

the 2008 Pennsylvania State Open Championship ... member of the National 

Society of High School Scholars. 

Personal: Son of Jeffrey and Randi Charen ... has a brother, Alex ... enjoys 

watching the New York Yankees and Giants ... father played soccer at 

Denison University. 

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JUNIOR | HILLIARD, OHIO | ST. CHARLES 

Operations Management 

Ohio State Career Honors: Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2010, 2011) ... 

three-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete (2009, 2010, 2011). 

2010-11 (Junior Season): Compiled a stroke average of 75 over three rounds 

… tied for 33rd as an individual at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate (April 23-24). 

2009-10 (Sophomore Season): Competed in two events for Ohio State ... had a 

stroke average of 76.17 over six rounds ... finished in a tie for 37th at the Adams 

Cup of Newport (Sept. 21-22) and fired a season-best 71 in the second round ... 

finished tied for 39th place at the Memphis Intercollegiate (Oct. 19-20) ... Did 

not playing during the spring schedule because of an injury. 

2008-09 (Freshman Season): Competed in four events, including two as an 

individual ... had a stroke average of 77.82 in his 11 rounds ... shot a season-low 

round of 2-under par 70 in his first collegiate round at the William H. Tucker 

Invitational (Sept. 26-27) ... finished tied for 24th with a total of 6-over 222 at the 

Tucker Invitational, also a season-best finish and 54-hole score ... also competed 

in the Bank of Tennessee at the Ridges in the fall, placing 73rd (Oct. 24-26) ... 

in the spring, played in the Buckeye Quad Meet (April 4) and the Robert Kepler 

Intercollegiate (April 11-12) as an individual. 

Prior to Ohio State: Graduate of St. Charles High School ... top-ranked golfer 

in the state of Ohio his senior season ... led St. Charles to a fifth-place finish as 

a junior and third-place finish as a senior at the state championships ... came 

in 14th at the state tournament in the individual standings senior season ... 

led St. Charles in stroke average all four years ... team captain ... 2006 USGA 

Amateur Qualifier Medalist after shooting back-to-back 67s ... 2006 USGA Jr. 

Amateur Qualifier Medalist ... had two top-5 finishes in 2007: fifth at the AJGA 

SAP Junior Open and tied for third at the Hudson Junior Championship ... came 

in fourth at the 2006 AJGA Smithfield Junior Championship and seventh at the 

Nationwide Insurance Junior presented by the Memorial Tournament ... has 

won eight individual titles and was runner-up in 12 tournaments ... ranked 129 

by Polo Golf rankings. 

Personal: Son of Kenneth and Carole Kinkopf ... has two younger brothers, 

Matthew and Jonathan... also was a left wing on the St. Charles hockey team 

for three seasons and was a member of the National Honors Society ... greatest 

sports thrill was qualifying for the 2006 U.S. Amateur at age 16 ... enjoys hockey, 

snowboarding, soccer and fishing when not on the course.

ALEX REDFIELD 

Communication 

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JUNIOR | COLUMBUS, OHIO | BISHOP WATTERSON 

2010-11 (Junior Season): Finished fifth in fall qualifying with a five-round 

total of 367 on Ohio State’s Scarlet Course … competed in eight events, 

including two as an individual … concluded season with a 74.40 stroke 

average over 27 rounds … posted career-bests for finish (T-7), 18-hole score 

(66), and 54-hole total (6-under 207) at the Marshall Invitational (Sept. 13- 

14) … tied for 41st at the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational (Sept. 

17-19) … tied for 47th place at the Windon Memorial Classic (Sept. 26-27) 

… closed out the fall schedule with a 46th place finish at the 2010 Jack 

Nicklaus Invitational (Oct. 11-12) … tied for 33rd as an individual at the 

FAU Spring Break Championship (March 25-27) … tied for 58th at the Illini 

Spring Classic (April 26-17) … tied for 27th as an individual at the Robert 

Kepler Intercollegiate … ended the season at the Big Ten Championships 

(April 29-May 1) with a 28th-place tie … carded a 222 (+6) at the 2011 NCAA 

Championships and finished tied for 32nd place. 

2009-10 (Sophomore Season): Competed in four events, including three as 

an individual ... had a stroke average of 76.17 over 12 rounds ... first event 

of the year was the Gordin-Myers Collegiate Classic (Oct. 5-6) where he 

finished tied for 33rd as an individual ... tied for 32nd place at the Memphis 

Intercollegiate (Oct. 19-20) ... in the spring he took part in the FAU Spring 

Break Championship (March 24-26) ... best finish of the year came at the 

Robert Kepler Intercollegiate (April 10-11) where he placed 11th as an 

individual with a 5-over 218 ... also shot a season-best round of 70 in the 

second round of the Kepler. 

2008-09 (Freshman Season): Competed in three events, two as an 

individual ... had a stroke average of 80.38 in his eight rounds ... first college 

tournament was at the General Jim Hackler Championship, where he placed 

77th with a total of 252 on the TPC of Myrtle Beach (March 8-9) ... played in 

both Ohio State-hosted events as an individual ... carded a season-low round 

of 74 in the second round of the Buckeye Quad Meet (April 4) ... posted his 

best finish of the season at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate where he tied 

for 56th with a total of 238 (April 11-12). 

Prior to Ohio State: Graduate of Bishop Watterson High School ... first 

team All-CCL all four years of high school ... was a part of Watterson’s state 

championship team his freshman year, finished tied for 21st individually 

... won the state junior championship in the summer of 2006 ... first-team 

all-district as a senior, second-team as a sophomore and third-team as a 

freshman ... four-year letterwinner. 

Personal: Son of Robert Redfield and Sheryl Repasky... has a brother, Matt 

... enjoys listening to music and playing guitar. 


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JUNIOR | DUBLIN, OHIO | DUBLIN JEROME 

Finance 

Ohio State Career Honors: Two-time Ohio State 

Scholar-Athlete (2008, 2009). 

2010-11 (Junior Season): Tallied a stroke average 

of 78.33 over three rounds … finished in 55th as an 

individual at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate (April 

23-24). 

2009-10 (Sophomore Season): Did not compete in 

any events. 

2008-09 (Freshman Season): Competed in two 

events as an individual ... shot a 78 in all five rounds 

on the season ... tied for 39th with a total of 234 at the 

Robert Kepler Intercollegiate (April 11-12). 


Prior to Ohio State: Helped Dublin Jerome High 

School win the state championship in 2004 and 2005, 

team finished second in 2006 ... first-team all-central 

district his senior season ... first-team all conference 

in 2005 and 2006 ... second-team all-state in 2005 

... academic all-state twice ... won five high school 

tournaments his senior season ... won the Plantations 

Junior Golf Tour National Championship in 2005 ... 

finished second in the Hudson Junior Invitational in 

2006 ... four Top 16 finishes in AJGA tournaments. 

Personal: Son of Brad and Cheryl Wood ... has a sister, 

Lauren ... enjoys football and snowboarding.

Ohio State Career Honors: Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2010, 2011) ... three-time 

Ohio State Scholar-Athlete (2009, 2010, 2011). 

2010-11 (Sophomore Season): Had a stroke average of 78 over three rounds … finished 

in 54th as an individual at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate (April 23-24 

2009-10 (Freshman Season): Did not compete in any events. 

Summer 2009: Finished second at U.S. Open Local Qualifier at Lancaster Country Club 

with a round of 68 to advance to Sectional Qualifying ... unable to compete at sectional 

qualifying because of illness ... placed fifth at the Arizona Amateur in the stroke-play portion 

(71-69) and lost in the semifinals of match play ... finished 20th at the Eastern Amateur with 

rounds of 71-70-70-67. 


GARY QUINN 

SOPHOMORE | ANTHEM, ARIZ. 

ANTHEM BOULDER CREEK 

Family Resource Management 

Prior to Ohio State: Led Boulder Creek High School to the 2006 Arizona State High School 

Championship after a runner-up finish the season before ... won individual title in 2007 

by shooting 65-71 at the state championship, the third-lowest total ever, earning all-state 

honors in the process ... two-time team captain ... named team MVP in 2007 ... region 

champion in 2006, followed with a runner-up finish the next season ... led the Jaguars to 

two section championships and two regional championships ... had two Top 5 finishes during 

the AJGA’S 2007 summer season, fifth at the Jerry Pate/Andrews Institute Southern Junior 

and second at the Lockton/Capitol Federal Kansas City Junior ... stroke average of 72.75 in 

four AJGA tournaments in 2007... finished seventh in the Nike Junior Classic at Las Cruces 

as a freshman ... Top 100 recruit by Polo Golf rankings. 

Personal: Son of Dave and Karen Quinn ... both parents are Ohio State grads ... has a brother, 

Jeff, who also attends Ohio State ... grandfather, Bob Kier, also graduated from Ohio State 

and was an Athletic Committeeman ... greatest sports thrill was winning the Arizona State 

High School Championship with his team and as an individual. 

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Ohio State Honors: Academic All-Big Ten (2010) ... Ohio State Scholar-Athlete (2010). 

2010-11 (Sophomore Season): Finished first in fall qualifying with a five-round total of 

249 on Ohio State’s Scarlet Course … competed in seven events … had a stroke average 

of 74.2 over 20 rounds … posted career-best for finish (T-2), 18-hole score (66-second and 

third round), and 54-hole total (11-under 202) at the Marshall Invitational (Sept. 13-14) … 

competed in the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational (Sept. 17-19) … tied for 36th place 

at the Windon Memorial Classic (Sept. 26-27) … closed out the fall campaign at the Jack 

Nicklaus Invitational (Oct. 11-12) … tied for 24th at the FAU Spring Break Championship 

(March 25-27) … finished in a tie for 54th at the rain-abbreviated Illini Spring Classic 

(April 16-17) … finished the regular season with a 12th-place tie at the Robert Kepler 

Intercollegiate (April 23-24). 

2009-10 (Freshman Season): Competed in five events, including four as an individual ... 

had a stroke average of 76.79 over his 14 rounds ... first event as a Buckeye came at the 

Gordin-Myers Coca-Cola Classic (Oct. 5-6) ... top finish of the year came at the Dayton Flyer 

Invitational (Oct. 19-20) where he finished in a tie for 16th ... only team start of the year 

came at the Gifford Collegiate Championship (Nov. 9-11) where he shot a low round of 70 

to open the tournament ... also played in the FAU Spring Break Championship (March 24-26) 

and the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate (April 10-11). 

Summer 2009: Won the Country Club of Rochester Invitational. 


JAMIE SINDELAR 

SOPHOMORE | HORSEHEADS, N.Y. 

HORSEHEADS 

Economics 

Prior to Ohio State: Graduated from Horseheads High School ... won three conference 

championships ... two-time captain ... won the New York Junior Championship twice ... led 

Horseheads in stroke average all four years, including a 35.2 nine-hole average as a senior 

... won the 2007 AJGA Medicus Preseason Junior at Rochester, N.Y. ... runner-up at the 

International Junior Masters. 

Personal: Son of Joey and Suzanne Sindelar ... has a brother, Ryan ... also enjoys fishing and 

playing other sports ... father was a three-time All-American at Ohio State and member of 

the 1979 NCAA Championship team, also played on the PGA Tour for 24 years and currently 

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ZACK SOBEL 

SOPHOMORE | CLEARWATER, FLA. 

PALM HARBOR UNIVERSITY-MEDICAL MAGNET SCHOOL 

Exploring 

Ohio State Career Honors: Received the team’s Buckeye Power Club award for his hard work 

in training off the course and in the weight room (2010) ... Ohio State Scholar-Athlete (2010). 

2010-11 (Sophomore Season): Posted a stroke average of 75.16 over six rounds … 

tallied a 1-1-1 mark at the Big Ten Match Play Championships (Feb. 11-12) … tied for 65th 

at Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 20-22) … tied for 27th as an individual at the Robert Kepler 

Intercollegiate (April 23-24). 

2009-10 (Freshman Season): Competed in eight events, including one as an individual 

... had a stroke average of 75.09 over his 21 rounds ... first event for Ohio State came at 

the Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic (Oct. 5-6) ... started the spring campaign with a 3-0-1 

finish at the Big Ten Match Play Championship and was named to the Big Ten Match Play 

All-Tournament Team following his performance ... tied for 17th at the FAU Spring Break 

Championship (March 24-26) at 3-over par to post the lowest 54-hole score of his career 

(72-68-76 - 216) ... his 68 in the second round of the FAU Spring Championship was his first 

sub-70 round as a collegiate golfer ... tied for 21st place at the Irish Creek Collegiate (April 

3-4) ... closed out the year with a 44th-place tie at the Big Ten Championships (April 30-May 2). 

Prior to Ohio State: Attended Palm Harbor University - Medial Magnet School ... fourthrated 

recruit in the nation ... won the 2008 American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Heritage 

Junior Championship after shooting rounds of 68-62-71 to finish 15-under ... round of 62 is the 

lowest round ever recorded in an AJGA event ... finished in the Top 5 in three AJGA events 

in 2008 ... two-time captain and MVP of high school golf team ... placed third at the Florida 

State High School Championship as a freshman and seventh as a sophomore ... four-time 

winner of the Greater Tampa Bay Junior Championship ... named his county’s player of the 

year twice ... advanced to sectional qualifying for the U.S. Open in 2007 ... also a standout 

baseball player as the school’s starting shortstop ... in baseball, was a senior all-star pick 

and all-county selection ... earned nine varsity letters (seven with golf, two with baseball). 

Personal: Son of Kathy and Michael Sobel ... has a brother, David ... interested in playing 

professionally or attending law school after college ... volunteered in an emergency room 

while in high school ... father is a native of Columbus, Ohio. 

MATT TURNER 

SOPHOMORE | DUBAI, UAE 

DUBAI COLLEGE 

Pre-business 

Ohio State Career Honors: Academic All-Big Ten (2011) … Ohio State Scholar-Athlete (2011). 

2010-11 (Sophomore Season): Competed in four events, including two as an individual 

… had a stroke average of 76.11 over nine rounds … tied for 19th at the Windon Memorial 

Classic (Sept. 26-27) … posted an 0-3-0 mark at the Big Ten Match Play Championships (Feb. 

11-12) … as an individual, took a 79th-place tie at the FAU Spring Break Championship (March 

25-27) … tied for 42nd place as an individual at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate (April 23-24). 

2009-10 (Freshman Season): Competed in eight events during his first season with the 

Buckeyes ... had a stroke average of 75.23 over 22 rounds ... first event was the Memphis 

Intercollegiate (Oct. 19-20) where he finished in a tie for 24th place ... low 54-hole score 

came at the Gifford Collegiate Championship (Nov. 9-11) when he shot a 220 (73-74-73) ... 

opened the spring slate with 2-2-0 record at the Big Ten Match Play Championship (Feb. 

12-13) ... top finish of the year came at the Boilermaker Invitational (April 24-25) where he 

finished in a tie for 18th place at 6-over par (71-73-78 - 222) ... ended the year at the Big 

Ten Championships (April 30-May 2) where he finished in 31st place. 

Prior to Ohio State: Attended Dubai College ... finished in 51st at the European Tour’s 2009 

Dubai Desert Classic, shooting even-par over 72 holes ... became the first golfer from the 

Middle East to make the cut in a European Tour event ... competed in the 2008 Dubai Desert 

Classic but missed the cut ... won the Middle East Golfer of the Year award at the age of 15 

... won the Sheikh Rashid Trophy, an event held on three different golf courses, that gave him 

his first Men’s Order of Merit title in 2006 ... first junior player to receive the honor ... also 

won the Emirates Amateur Open in 2006, a prestigious Amateur Championship in the UAE 

... became the first player to defend the Men’s Order of Merit championship ... represented 

the county of Sussex (England) in both Under-16 and U-18 events. 

Personal: Son of Andrew and Sara Turner ... has a sister, Lucy, and brother, Peter ... originally 

from Sussex, England ... greatest sports thrill was playing in a European Tour event ... also 

enjoys playing tennis.

LOGAN JONES 

FRESHMAN | DUBLIN, OHIO 

DUBLIN JEROME 

Biology 

2010-11 (Freshman Season): Did not compete in any events. 

Prior to Ohio State: Attended Dublin Jerome High School ... was five-time medalist his 

senior season and had a scoring average of 74.1 ... tied for 11th place in the Ohio High 

School Athletic Association State Tournament in 2009 and led team to eighth-place finish 

... team captain and voted Most Valuable Player during his senior year ... two-time All-Ohio 

Capital Conference honoree ... all-district golfer in 2009 ... member of the National Honor 

Society and valedictorian of his graduating class. 

Personal: Son of Belinda and Danny Jones ... has two younger siblings, Trent and Hannah ... 

enjoys fishing and hunting ... hopes to pursue a career in professional golf or attend medical 

school to become a physician. 

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FRESHMAN | KATY, TEXAS 

SEVEN LAKES 

Pre-business 

2010-11 (Freshman Season): Did not compete in any events 

Prior to Ohio State: Four year starter at Seven Lakes High School in Katy, Texas ... had a 

scoring average of 74.3 during those four years ... three-time state tournament qualifier ... 

three-time First Team All-District honoree ... twice named First Team All-Region ... member 

of the National Honor Society. 

Personal: Son of James and Holly Sullivan ... full name is James Robert Sullivan III ... has 

two younger brothers, Matt and Josh ... enjoys playing basketball and football ... lists his 

favorite sports thrill as his first hole-in-one at age 12 ... hopes to become a professional 

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Under the direction of second-year head coach Donnie Darr, the Ohio State men’s golf team 

carded one of its best seasons in the last 10 years as the Buckeyes concluded the season at 

the 2011 NCAA Championships. The Scarlet and Gray posted a 121-50-0 tournament record 

while capturing two tournament titles during the regular season. Ohio State finished as the 

23rd-ranked team in the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings. 

Leading the squad was a trio of seniors in Bo Hoag, Brad Smith and Michael Cress. Hoag 

and Smith were the only two Buckeyes to play in all 13 events and the pair finished tied for 

first on the team with a 72.63 stroke average. Cress had the third-best stroke average of 

73.46 in 10 events. Smith recorded a team-best eight rounds in the 60s with Hoag tallying a 

team-high 12 rounds under par. 

Ohio State opened the 2010-11 slate with a first-place finish at the Marshall Invitational 

(Sept. 13-14) and was led by sophomore Jamie Sindelar, who finished tied for second with 

an 11-under 202. The Buckeyes took seventh at the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational 

(Sept. 17-19) before grabbing runner-up honors at the Windon Memorial (Sept. 26-27). Hoag 

had an impressive performance in the tournament as he fired a season-low, 18-hole score 

of 64 in the final round to finish second with a 4-under 209. The Buckeyes concluded the fall 

with a pair of eighth-place finishes at the Jack Nicklaus Invitational (Oct. 11-12) and the 

Isleworth Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 24-26). 

The spring portion of the schedule got off on the right foot as Ohio State finished third at the 

Big Ten Match Play Championship (Feb. 11-12). Following a tough Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 

20-22), the Buckeyes bounced back to capture their second tournament title of the season, 

winning the FAU Spring Break Championship (March 25-27).Highlighting the tournament win 

was the play of Smith, who earned his first-career tournament win with an 8-under 208. 

After playing only two rounds at the rain-soaked Illini Spring Classic (April 16-17), Ohio 

State hosted its annual Robert Kepler Intercollegiate and finished third overall (April 23-24). 

The Buckeyes headed to the Big Ten Championships April 29-May 1 and came away with 

a fourth-place finish in West Lafayette, Ind. The squad was then sent to the NCAA West 

Regional tournament in San Diego to compete for a spot at the NCAA Championships. After 

a rough first round, Ohio State fired a 9-under on day two and finished the tournament in 

fourth to advance. Cress put together the best performance of his career as he finished 

tied for fourth with a 5-under 211. The Buckeyes kept the momentum going into the NCAA 

Championships and carded a sixth-place finish after stroke play to move on to the match 

play portion. There, the Scarlet and Gray fell in the opening round to host Oklahoma State 

by a score of 1-3-1. 

At the conclusion of the season, Hoag and Smith were named to the PING All-Midwest 

Region team for their efforts during the year. Hoag garnered All-Big Ten first team honors, 

while Smith was placed on the second team. 

2010–11 OVERALL RESULTS 

Record: 121-50-0 

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2010-11 SEASON IN REVIEW 

Dates Finish Tournament Site 

Sept. 13-14 1st/15 Marshall Invitational Huntington, W.Va. 

Sept. 17-19 7th/15 Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational Olympia Fields, Ill. 

Sept. 26-27 2nd/17 Windon Memorial Glenview, Ill. 

Oct. 11-12 8th/10 Jack Nicklaus Invitational Columbus, Ohio 

Oct. 24-26 8th/15 Isleworth Collegiate Invitational Orlando, Fla. 

Feb. 11-12 3rd Big Ten Match Play Championship Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. 

Feb. 20-22 10th/15 Puerto Rico Classic San Juan, P.R. 

Mar. 25-27 1st/17 FAU Spring Break Championship Delray Beach, Fla. 

April 16-17 8th/14 Illini Spring Classic Urbana, Ill 

April 23-24 3rd/11 Robert Kepler Intercollegiate Columbus, Ohio 

April 29-May1 4th/11 Big Ten Championships West Lafayette, Ind. 

May 19-21 4th/13 NCAA West Regional San Diego, Calif. 

May 31-June 2 6th/30 NCAA Championships - Stroke Play Stillwater, Okla. 

June 3-5 L 1-3-1 NCAA Championships - Match Play Stillwater, Okla. 

Tournament Rd. 1 Rd. 2 Rd. 3 Rd. 4 Total Avg. 

Marshall Invitational 273 274 273 – 820 273.33 

Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invite 282 289 294 – 865 288.33 

Windon Memorial 287 293 275 – 855 285.00 

Jack Nicklaus Invitational 294 295 305 – 894 298.00 

Isleworth Collegiate Invitational 299 307 294 – 900 300.00 

Puerto Rico Classic 295 296 284 – 875 291.66 

FAU Spring Break Championship 278 281 293 – 852 284.00 

Illini Spring Classic 312 296 – – 608 304.00 

Robert Kepler Intercollegiate 285 291 284 – 860 286.66 

Big Ten Championships 301 299 302 288 1190 297.50 

NCAA West Regional 300 279 286 – 865 288.33 

NCAA Championships - Stroke Play 291 299 297 – 887 295.66 

Total Strokes 3,497 3,499 3,187 288 10,471 290.86 

Rounds 12 12 11 1 36 

Average per round 291.41 291.5 289.72 288 290.86 

Low round 273 274 273 – 820 

Season Low Round - 273 (Rds 1&3 of the Marshall Invitational, Sept. 13-14, 2010) 

Season Low Tournament - 820 (Marshall Invitational, Sept. 13-14, 2010)

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2010-11 SEASON IN REVIEW 

INDIVIDUAL SEASON STATISTICS 

Name Rds Str Avg. vs. Par Low Date Best Finish Dates 

Bo Hoag 36 2,615 72.63 +44 64 Sept. 27 2nd Sept. 26-27 

Brad Smith 36 2,615 72.63 +44 67 2x, last March 27 1st March 25-27 

Michael Cress 28 2,057 73.46 +53 68 3x, last May 21 T-4th May 19-21 

Jamie Sindelar 20 1,484 74.2 +65 66 2x, last Sept. 14 T-2nd Sept. 13-14 

Alex Redfield 27 2,009 74.40 +86 66 Sept. 13 T-7th Sept. 13-14 

Dan Charen 33 2,461 74.57 +103 67 2x, last March 27 T-11th March 25-27 

Michael Kinkopf 3 225 75 +12 73 April 23 T-33rd April 23-24 

Matt Turner 9 685 76.11 +43 71 Sept. 26 T-19th Sept. 26-27 

Tanner Murphy 9 686 76.22 +41 70 April 24 T-27th April 23-24 

Zack Sobel 9 694 77.11 +49 73 April 24 T-27th April 23-24 

Gary Quinn 3 234 78 +21 76 April 23 54th April 23-24 

Evan Wood 3 235 78.33 +22 76 April 23 55th April 23-24 

2010-11 INDIVIDUAL SCORES BY TOURNAMENT 

MARSHALL INVITATIONAL 

SEPT. 13-14, 2010 

T-2. Jamie Sindelar ..............................................70-66-66––202 -11 

T-7. Brad Smith .......................................................71-67-69––207 -6 

T-7. Alex Redfield ...................................................66-72-69––207 -6 

T-12. Dan Charen ....................................................69-69-70––208 -5 

T-17. Bo Hoag .........................................................68-72-69––209 -4 

T-21. Michael Cress (Ind.) ......................................70-71-70––211 -2 

OLYMPIA FIELDS/FIGHTING ILLINI INVITATIONAL 

SEPT. 17-19, 2010 

T-11. Bo Hoag ...................................................... 67-70-76––213 +3 

T-16. Brad Smith .................................................. 76-68-70––214 +4 

T-41. Alex Redfield ............................................ 71-75-75––221 +11 

T-45. Dan Charen ............................................... 68-79-75––222 +12 

T-68. Jamie Sindelar ......................................... 78-76-74––228 +18 

WINDON MEMORIAL 

SEPT. 26-27, 2010 

2. Bo Hoag ............................................................73-72-64––209 -4 

T-12. Brad Smith .................................................. 72-74-69––215 +2 

T-19. Matt Turner ................................................ 71-74-72––217 +4 

T-36. Jamie Sindelar ........................................... 71-73-76––220 +7 

T-47. Alex Redfield ............................................ 78-75-70––223 +10 

JACK NICKLAUS INVITATIONAL 

OCT. 11-12, 2010 

T-10. Michael Cress ............................................ 73-70-75––218 +8 

T-16. Bo Hoag .................................................... 71-75-75––221 +11 

T-16. Dan Charen (Ind.) ...................................... 76-72-73––221 +11 

T-26. Brad Smith ................................................ 74-74-76––224 +14 

46. Alex Redfield ............................................... 77-76-79––232 +22 

52. Jamie Sindelar ............................................ 76-78-85––239 +29 

ISLEWORTH COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL 

OCT. 24-26, 2010 

T-8. Bo Hoag ........................................................ 71-76-73––220 +4 

T-21. Dan Charen ................................................. 73-79-72––224 +8 

T-33. Brad Smith ................................................ 77-78-73––228 +12 

T-61. Michael Cress .......................................... 78-84-76––238 +22 

T-61. Tanner Murphy ......................................... 83-74-81––238 +22 

PUERTO RICO CLASSIC 

FEB. 20-22, 2011 

T-20. Bo Hoag ........................................................ 75-71-70––216 E 

T-40. Brad Smith .................................................. 69-79-72––220 +4 

T-40. Dan Charen ................................................. 77-76-67––220 +4 


T-65. Zack Sobel ................................................ 78-74-76––228 +12 

FAU SPRING BREAK CHAMPIONSHIP 

MARCH 25-27, 2011 

1. Brad Smith ........................................................71-70-67––208 -8 

T-7. Michael Cress ...............................................68-71-75––214 -2 

T-11. Dan Charen ................................................... 67-74-75––216 E 


T-33. Alex Redfi eld (Ind.) .................................... 71-77-73––221 +5 

T-36. Bo Hoag ...................................................... 77-69-76––222 +6 

T-48. Tanner Murphy (Ind.) .................................. 72-76-77––225 +9 

T-79. Matt Turner (Ind.) ..................................... 74-85-80––239 +23 

ILLINI SPRING CLASSIC 

APRIL 16-17, 2011 

T-24. Bo Hoag ............................................................77-73––150 +6 

T-31. Dan Cheran .......................................................74-78––152 +8 

T-31. Brad Smith ........................................................83-69––152 +8 

T-54. Jamie Sindelar ...............................................80-77––157 +13 

T-58. Alex Redfield ..................................................81-77––158 +14 

ROBERT KEPLER INTERCOLLEGIATE 

APRIL 23-24, 2011 

7. Bo Hoag ........................................................... 75-73-67––215 +2 

T-8. Brad Smith .................................................... 69-74-73––216 +3 



T-14. Dan Charen ................................................. 71-76-72––219 +6 

T-27. Tanner Murphy (Ind.) ................................ 78-75-70––223 +10 

T-27. Alex Redfield (Ind.) ................................... 71-74-78––223 +10 

T-27. Zack Sobel (Ind.) ....................................... 76-74-73––223 +10 

T-33. Michael Kimkopf (Ind.) ............................. 73-77-75––225 +12 

T-42. Matt Turner (Ind.) ..................................... 74-79-76––229 +16 

54. Gary Quinn (Ind.) .......................................... 76-80-78––234 +21 

55. Evan Wood (Ind.) ......................................... 79-76-80––235 +22 

BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS 

APRIL 29-MAY 1, 2011 

T-13. Brad Smith .............................................73-74-75-73––295 +7 

T-21. Bo Hoag ..............................................80-73-78-68 ––299 +11 

T-21. Michael Cress .....................................79-73-74-73––299 +11 

T-28. Alex Redfield ......................................73-79-76-74 ––302 +14 

T-47. Dan Charen .........................................76-82-77-77 ––312 +24 

NCAA WEST-SAN DIEGO REGIONAL 

MAY 19-21, 2011 

T-4. Michael Cress ...............................................75-68-68––211 -5 

T-13. Brad Smith .................................................. 75-70-72––217 +1 

T-17. Bo Hoag ...................................................... 75-72-71––218 +2 

T-24. Dan Charen ................................................. 75-69-75––219 +3 

72. Zack Sobel ................................................... 80-85-78––243 +27 

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS-STROKE PLAY 

MAY 31- JUNE 5, 2011 

T-17. Brad Smith .................................................. 72-74-73––219 +3 

T-32. Alex Redfield .............................................. 74-75-73––222 +6 

T-38. Bo Hoag ...................................................... 71-75-77––223 +7 


T-148. Dan Charen ............................................... 90-82-76––248 +3 


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TOURNAMENT HISTORY 

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP 

FINISHES 

Year ......................... Coach .....................................Finish 

1945.......................... Robert Kepler..............................1st 

1946.......................... Robert Kepler.................................3rd 

1947.......................... Robert Kepler.................................7th 


1951.......................... Robert Kepler................................2nd 

1953.......................... Robert Kepler...............................12th 


1955.......................... Robert Kepler.......................15th (Tie) 

1956.......................... Robert Kepler...............................12th 

1966.......................... Floyd Stahl ...........................12th (Tie) 

1970.......................... Rod Meyer .............................6th (Tie) 

1974.......................... Jim Brown ...................................20th 

1975.......................... Jim Brown ...................................10th 

1976.......................... Jim Brown ...................................10th 

1977.......................... Jim Brown .....................................9th 

1978.......................... Jim Brown ...................................20th 

1979.......................... Jim Brown...................................1st 

1980.......................... Jim Brown .....................................4th 

1982.......................... Jim Brown ...................................15th 

1983.......................... Jim Brown .....................................4th 

1984.......................... Jim Brown ...................................17th 

1985.......................... Jim Brown ...........................16th (Tie) 


1987.......................... Jim Brown .............................4th (Tie) 

1990.......................... Jim Brown ...................................10th 


1996.......................... Jim Brown .............................8th (Tie) 

1997.......................... Jim Brown .....................................4th 

1998.......................... Jim Brown .....................................6th 

2009.......................... Jim Brown ...................................25th 

2011.......................... Donnie Darr ...................................6th 

BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP 

SEASONS 

Year ......................... Coach .....................................Score 

1928.......................... George Sargent .........................1,323 

1945.......................... Robert Kepler................................603 

1951.......................... Robert Kepler.............................1,528 


1979 national champions 

1954.......................... Robert Kepler.............................1,527 

1961.......................... Robert Kepler.............................1,527 

1966.......................... Floyd Stahl .................................1,480 

1976.......................... Jim Brown .................................1,510 

1977.......................... Jim Brown .................................1,434 

1978.......................... Jim Brown .................................1,483 

1979.......................... Jim Brown .................................1,489 

1980.......................... Jim Brown .................................1,471 

1982.......................... Jim Brown .................................1,452 

1983.......................... Jim Brown .................................1,440 

1984.......................... Jim Brown .................................1,475 

1985.......................... Jim Brown .................................1,474 

1986.......................... Jim Brown .................................1,159 

1987.......................... Jim Brown .................................1,153 

1989.......................... Jim Brown .................................1,155 

1990.......................... Jim Brown .................................1,160 

1995.......................... Jim Brown .................................1,175 

1996.......................... Jim Brown .................................1,173 

1997.......................... Jim Brown .................................1,185 

2004.......................... Jim Brown ..................................842* 

*three-rounds 

BIG TEN INDIVIDUAL 

CHAMPIONS 

Year ......................... Player.....................................Score 

1940.......................... William Gilbert .............................298 

1945.......................... Howard Baker, John Lorms ..........148 

1947.......................... Howard Baker ...............................297 

1961.......................... Jack Nicklaus ...............................283 

1973.......................... Steve Groves ................................289 

1976.......................... Ralph Guarasci .............................298 

1977.......................... Mark Balen ...................................285 

1978.......................... John Cook .....................................290 

1979.......................... Rick Borg, John Cook....................290 

1981.......................... Joey Sindelar................................271 

1983.......................... Chris Perry ....................................283 

1985.......................... Clark Burroughs ............................280 

1987.......................... Robert Huxtable............................283 

1990.......................... Chris Smith ...................................282 

1998.......................... Ryan Armour .................................287 

2004.......................... Kevin Hall .....................................199

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TOURNAMENT HISTORY 

TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 

Tournament Wins Years Won 

Ashland Invitational .......................................6........................................................................................................................1974-75-76-77-78-80 

Barona Cup ....................................................1..................................................................................................................................................2001 

Badger Invitational .........................................1..................................................................................................................................................1980 

Big Ten Championships ................................23.............................. 1928-45-51-54-61-66-76-77-78-79-80-82-83-84-85-86-87-89-90-95-96-97-04 

Buckeye Fall Classic .....................................15........................................................................ 1975-76-77-78-79-80-82-83-84-85-87-88-89-90-93 

Butler National Intercollegiate ......................5.............................................................................................................................1981-82-83-85-86 

Central Florida Classic ...................................1..................................................................................................................................................1984 

Colonel Classic ...............................................2.............................................................................................................................................1980-81 

Dr. Pepper Intercollegiate ..............................1..................................................................................................................................................1995 

Eastern Kentucky Invitational ........................1..................................................................................................................................................1981 

FAU Spring Break Championship ...................1..................................................................................................................................................2011 

Falcon Invitational ..........................................4.................................................................................................................................. 1975-76-78-80 

FirstEnergy Invitational ..................................1..................................................................................................................................................2000 

Furman Invitational ........................................1..................................................................................................................................................1997 

Grenelefe Invitational ....................................1..................................................................................................................................................1981 

Illinois Invitational..........................................1..................................................................................................................................................1979 

ImperiaLakes Golf Classic ..............................2.............................................................................................................................................1991-93 

Kentucky Invitational......................................1..................................................................................................................................................1974 

Kepler Intercollegiate...................................23.............................. 1969-72-74-75-76-77-78-79-81-82-83-84-85-86-87-88-89-91-92-96-98-01-03 

Marshall Invitational ....................................18.........................................................1974-75-76-79-83-84-85-86-87-88-91-92-93-95-96-01-04-10 

McNeese Invitational.....................................1..................................................................................................................................................1978 

Memphis Invitational .....................................1..................................................................................................................................................2008 

Miami Invitational ..........................................1..................................................................................................................................................1978 

Michigan Invitational .....................................1..................................................................................................................................................1978 

Mid-American Invitational .............................6........................................................................................................................1974-76-84-85-86-87 

Midwestern Invitational.................................3........................................................................................................................................1987-89-91 

Muirfield Invitational......................................1..................................................................................................................................................1976 

NCAA Championships ....................................2............................................................................................................................................1945, 79 

Nicklaus Invitational ......................................1..................................................................................................................................................1993 

Northern Intercollegiate...............................21.........................................1966-70-71-76-77-78-79-80-81-82-83-84-85-86-87-88-89-91-93-95-96 

Ohio Intercollegiate......................................16................................................................... 1941-48-49-50-51-53-54-55-56-57-59-60-61-62-64-65 

Palmetto Invitational ......................................1..................................................................................................................................................1983 

Purdue Invitational .........................................2.............................................................................................................................................1975-76 

River City Invitational .....................................1..................................................................................................................................................1978 

Southeastern Intercollegiate .........................1..................................................................................................................................................1983 

Spartan Invitational......................................13...................................................................................1973-76-77-78-79-80-81-82-83-84-85-94-95 

Tiger Point Invitational ...................................1..................................................................................................................................................1985 

Western Intercollegiate .................................1..................................................................................................................................................1997 

Wolverine Invitational ....................................5.............................................................................................................................1975-77-92-93-98 

ALL-TIME CHAMPIONSHIPS................188 

2004 Big Ten Champions 

INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT WINS 

(SINCE 1974) 

Chris Perry ........................................................................................13 

Joey Sindelar ...................................................................................10 

Clark Burroughs ..................................................................................9 

Chris Smith .........................................................................................7 

John Cook...........................................................................................6 

Mark Balen .........................................................................................5 

Ted Tryba ............................................................................................5 

Chris Wollmann ..................................................................................5 

Paul Davis...........................................................................................4 

Ralph Guarasci ...................................................................................4 

Craigen Pappas ..................................................................................4 

Robert Huxtable .................................................................................3 

Curt Sanders.......................................................................................3 

Bobby Sims.........................................................................................3 

Chad Willis .........................................................................................3 

Ryan Armour.......................................................................................2 

Rick Borg ............................................................................................2 

Mitch Camp ........................................................................................2 

Kevin Hall ...........................................................................................2 

Greg Ladehoff.....................................................................................2 

Rocky Miller .......................................................................................2 

Vaughn Snyder ...................................................................................2 

Steve Anderson ..................................................................................1 

Mike Austin ........................................................................................1 

Wayne Bartolacci ...............................................................................1 

Stan Cooke .........................................................................................1 

Colin Dalgleish ...................................................................................1 

Didier DeVooght .................................................................................1 

Zach Doran ........................................................................................1 

Peter Hammar ....................................................................................1 

Dennis Harrington ..............................................................................1 

Craig Kanada ......................................................................................1 

Mike McGee.......................................................................................1 

Matt Minister .....................................................................................1 

Brian Mogg.........................................................................................1 

Brad Smith..........................................................................................1 

Bruce Soulsby.....................................................................................1 

Rod Spittle..........................................................................................1 

David Wagenseller .............................................................................1 

Brad Wright ........................................................................................1 

Dave Zabell ........................................................................................1 


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THE KEPLER INTERCOLLEGIATE 


ROBERT KEPLER INTERCOLLEGIATE RESULTS 

Year ............ Champion ..................... Score............................Medalist...................................School ............................... Score 

1969............... Ohio State ....................... 1,153 .............................Gary Artz ....................................Ohio State ................................225 

1970............... Indiana ............................. 1,152 .............................W. McDonald .............................Indiana .....................................223 

1971............... Indiana ............................. 1,155 .............................Dave Haberle .............................Minnesota ................................222 

1972............... Ohio State ....................... 1,131 .............................Steve Groves ..............................Ohio State ................................218 

1973............... Indiana ............................. 1,152 .............................Kevin Proctor ..............................Indiana .....................................225 

1974............... Ohio State ....................... 1,182 .............................Paul Davis ..................................Ohio State ................................229 

1975............... Ohio State ....................... 1,138 .............................Wayne Bartolacci .......................Ohio State ................................222 

1976............... Ohio State ....................... 1,137 .............................Mark Balen.................................Ohio State ................................220 

1977............... Ohio State ....................... 1,124 .............................M. Prestemon.............................Minnesota ................................219 

1978............... Ohio State ....................... 1,134 .............................Jerry Vidovic ..............................Illinois State .............................222 

1979 *............ Ohio State .........................607 ..............................Joey Sindelar .............................Ohio State ................................149 

1980............... Indiana ............................. 1,137 .............................Joey Sindelar .............................Ohio State ................................220 

1981............... Ohio State ....................... 1,103 .............................Joey Sindelar .............................Ohio State ................................211 

1982............... Ohio State ....................... 1,143 .............................Chris Perry ..................................Ohio State ................................221 

1983............... Ohio State ....................... 1,119 .............................Chris Perry ..................................Ohio State ................................215 

1984............... Ohio State ....................... 1,136 .............................Craigen Pappas ..........................Ohio State ................................223 

1985............... Ohio State ....................... 1,136 .............................Craigen Pappas ..........................Ohio State ................................221 

1986 *............ Ohio State .........................602 ..............................Chad Willis.................................Ohio State ................................147 

1987............... Ohio State .........................894 ..............................Steve Chipokas ..........................Michigan ..................................222 

1988............... Ohio State .........................913 ..............................Peter Hammar ............................Ohio State ................................221 

1989............... Ohio State .........................892 ..............................Ted Tryba ....................................Ohio State ................................217 

1990............... Miami (Ohio) ......................901 ..............................Frank Lickliter .............................Wright State ............................222 

1991............... Ohio State .........................867 ..............................Chris Smith.................................Ohio State ................................210 

1992............... Ohio State .........................891 ..............................Steve Anderson..........................Ohio State ................................222 

1993 *............ Kent State .........................594 ..............................Eric Frishette ..............................Kent State ................................140 

1994 *............ Kent State .........................592 ..............................Eric Frishette ..............................Kent State ................................142 

1995 *............ Kent State .........................592 ..............................Chris Wollmann .........................Ohio State ................................219 

1996............... Ohio State .........................921 ..............................Matt Minister.............................Ohio State ................................224 

1998............... Ohio State .........................863 ..............................Tee McCabe ...............................Miami (Ohio) ............................210 

1999............... Northwestern ....................899 ..............................Luke Donald ...............................Northwestern ...........................216 

2000............... Northwestern ....................876 ..............................Jess Daley..................................Northwestern ...........................210 

2001............... Ohio State .........................893 ..............................Luke Donald ...............................Norhtwestern ...........................212 

2002 *............ UNLV .................................576 ..............................Lee Williamson ..........................Purdue ......................................139 

2003............... Ohio State ........................880 ..............................Brad Heaven ..............................Toledo.......................................219 

2004............... Xavier ................................886 ..............................Ryan Yip .....................................Kent State ................................214 

2005............... Event cancelled (weather) 

2006............... Northwestern ....................878 ..............................Kyle Moore.................................Northwestern ...........................215 

2007 *............ Louisville ...........................591 ..............................Matt Harmon..............................Michigan State ........................142 

2008............... Colorado ............................900 ..............................Ryan Brehm ................................Michigan State ........................218 

2009............... Northwestern ....................892 ..............................Brad Wright................................Ohio State ................................218 

2010............... Eastern Michigan ..............861 ..............................Kevin Foley .................................Penn State ...............................205 

2011............... Illinois/Kent State .............857 ..............................Luke Guthrie/John Hahn ............ILL/KSU ....................................210 

** Event shortened to two rounds, low three-round scores in bold 

Ohio State has hosted the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate every 

year but one since the 1969 season. The Buckeyes will 

welcome teams for the 41st-annual Kepler Intercollegiate 

in April 2010 on the challenging par 71, 7,455-yard Scarlet 

Course at The OSU Golf Club, voted the top collegiate golf 

course in November 2009 by GolfChannel.com. 

In 2007, the Kepler Intercollegiate returned to the Scarlet 

Course after breaking from it the year before while the 

course was being redesigned under the tutelage of golf 

legend Jack Nicklaus. The Scarlet Course has been the 

host course for the event 37 times in 40 years. 

The tournament is named for the late Robert Kepler, who 

served as Ohio State’s golf coach from 1938 until 1965. 

Under Kepler, Ohio State built a golfing tradition which 

was enhanced by an NCAA team championship in 1945 

and four NCAA individual championships. One of the later 

winners was Jack Nicklaus, now universally recognized as 

the greatest golfer the game has ever known. 

Since its inception, the Kepler has been won by only 11 

schools – Ohio State, Colorado, Indiana, Louisville, Northwestern, 

Kent State, Miami (Ohio), UNLV, Xavier, Eastern 

Michigan and Illinois. 

The Buckeyes have hoisted the tournament champion trophy 

23 times in the 42-year history of The Kepler Intercollegiate, 

including six-consecutive victories from 1974-79 and 

nine-consecutive from 1981-1989. Fellow Big Ten schools 

Northwestern and Indiana are tied for second-place in 

wins with four team victories each, while in-state rival 

Kent State has four team victories also. 

Ohio State has also taken individual medalist honors 20 

times, with Brad Wright claiming the top prize in 2009. 

KEPLER INTERCOLLEGIATE--ALL-TIME TITLES 

OHIO STATE--23 

Indiana--4 

Northwestern--4 

Kent State--4

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HONORS AND AWARDS 

STUDENT-ATHLETE AWARDS 

FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS 

Clark Burroughs ...........................................................................1985 

John Cook................................................................1977, 1978, 1979 

Steve Groves .....................................................................1972, 1973 

Ralph Guarasci ............................................................................1976 

Jack Nicklaus ..............................................................................1961 

Chris Perry ...............................................................1982, 1983, 1984 

Joey Sindelar ....................................................................1980, 1981 

Chris Smith ..................................................................................1991 

SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICANS 

Alex Antonio ...............................................................................1965 

Mark Balen ..................................................................................1977 


Mitch Camp .................................................................................1980 

Robert Huxtable ..........................................................................1987 

Greg Ladehoff..............................................................................1982 

Brian Mogg..................................................................................1983 

Joey Sindelar ..............................................................................1979 

Ted Tryba .....................................................................................1988 

Chris Wollmann .................................................................1995, 1997 

THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICANS 

Ryan Armour................................................................................1998 

Mark Balen ..................................................................................1978 

Rick Borg ....................................................................................1979 


Paul Davis..........................................................................1974, 1975 

Mike Good ...................................................................................1968 

Greg Ladehoff..............................................................................1984 

Mike Podolski ....................................................................1959, 1961 

Curt Sanders................................................................................1993 

Ed Sneed .....................................................................................1966 

Ted Tryba .....................................................................................1989 

Tom Weiskopf .............................................................................1962 

HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICANS 

Anthony Adams ...........................................................................1988 

Steve Anderson ...........................................................................1992 

Alex Antonio ...............................................................................1966 

Mark Balen ........................................................................1976, 1979 

Ross Bartschy Jr. .........................................................................1970 


Craig Carson ...............................................................................1975 

Doug Davis ..................................................................................1990 

Zach Doran ..................................................................................2003 

Steve Groves ...............................................................................1971 

Dennis Harrington .......................................................................1987 

Greg Ladehoff..............................................................................1983 

Craig Matthew ..................................................................1997, 1998 

Rocky Miller ................................................................................1980 

Gary Nicklaus ..............................................................................1991 

Craigen Pappas .................................................................1986, 1987 

Chris Perry ...................................................................................1981 

Bobby Sims..................................................................................1995 

Chris Smith ..................................................................................1990 

Ted Tryba .....................................................................................1986 

Chad Willis ..................................................................................1986 

Bo Hoag ........................................................................................2009 

COLLEGE PLAYER OF THE YEAR 

Chris Perry ....................................................................................1984 

BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE YEAR (Since 1988) 

Chris Smith ..................................................................................1990 

BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR (Since 1988) 

Chris Smith ..................................................................................1988 

FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG TEN (Since 1968) 

Anthony Adams .................................................................1987, 1988 

Scott Anderson............................................................................2005 

Gary Artz......................................................................................1969 

Steve Anderson .................................................................1992, 1993 

Ryan Armour......................................................................1995, 1998 

Mike Austin .............................................................1998, 2000, 2001 

Mark Balen ..............................................................1976, 1977, 1978 

Rick Borg .......................................................1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 

Clark Burroughs .............................................1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 

Mitch Camp .................................................................................1980 

Craig Carson ............................................................1974, 1975, 1976 

John Cook................................................................1977, 1978, 1979 

Stan Cooke ..................................................................................1983 

Paul Davis..........................................................................1974, 1975 

Didier deVooght ..........................................................................1996 

Zach Doran ..................................................................................2003 

Tom Fairgrieve .............................................................................1977 

Mike Good ...................................................................................1968 

Steve Groves ...........................................................1971, 1972, 1973 

Ralph Guarasci ..................................................................1976, 1977 

Kevin Hall ....................................................................................2004 

Peter Hammar .............................................................................1988 

Dennis Harrington .............................................................1986, 1987 

Bo Hoag .............................................................................2009, 2011 

Robert Huxtable ......................................................1985, 1986, 1987 

Greg Ladehoff................................................1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 

Craig Matthew ............................................................................1997 

Rocky Miller ......................................................................1980, 1981 

Brian Mogg........................................................................1982, 1983 

Craigen Pappas .......................................................1985, 1986, 1987 

Chris Perry ...............................................................1982, 1983, 1984 

Curt Sanders............................................................1992, 1993, 1994 

Bobby Sims..................................................................................1995 

Joey Sindelar ..........................................................1979, 1980, 1981 

Chris Smith ....................................................1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 

Ray Sovik ...........................................................................1971, 1972 

Rod Spittle.........................................................................1977, 1978 

Matt Stokes.................................................................................1985 

Steve Stone .......................................................................1992, 1993 

Ted Tryba .................................................................1987, 1988, 1989 

David Wagenseller ......................................................................2000 

Chad Willis ..................................................................................1986 

Chris Wollman ...................................................................1995, 1996 

Dave Zabell .......................................................................1975, 1976 

SECOND TEAM ALL-BIG TEN (Since 2002) 

Colin Biles ...................................................................................2006 

Kyle Coconis ................................................................................2008 

Bo Hoag .......................................................................................2008 

Brad Smith...................................................................................2011 

Vaugh Snyder ..............................................................................2009 

LES BOLSTAD AWARD 

(Big Ten’s lowest stroke average) 

Mark Balen .................................................................................1976 


Mitch Camp ................................................................................1980 

John Cook................................................................1977, 1978, 1979 

Robert Huxtable ..........................................................................1987 

Chris Perry ...............................................................1982, 1983, 1984 

Curt Sanders................................................................................1994 

Chris Smith ..................................................................................1990 

Joey Sindelar ..............................................................................1981 

Ted Tryba .....................................................................................1989 

Chris Wollmann .................................................................1996, 1997 

NCAA CHAMPIONS 


Rick Jones ...................................................................................1956 

John Lorms ..................................................................................1945 

Jack Nicklaus ..............................................................................1961 

Tom Nieporte ...............................................................................1951 

OHIO STATE ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME MEMBERS 

Jim Brown ...................................................................................1991 


John Cook....................................................................................1986 

Steve Groves ...............................................................................2005 

Rick Jones ...................................................................................1988 

Robert Kepler ..............................................................................1980 

Jack Nicklaus ..............................................................................1977 

Tom Nieporte ...............................................................................1983 

Johnny Lorms ..............................................................................1981 

Chris Perry ...................................................................................1993 

OUTSIDE COMPETITION 

U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPIONS 

John Cook....................................................................................1978 

Jack Nicklaus ....................................................................1959, 1961 

CANADIAN AMATEUR CHAMPIONS 

Rod Spittle.........................................................................1977, 1978 

Craig Matthew ............................................................................1998 

US PUBLINKS CHAMPIONS 

Chris Wollman .............................................................................1995 

WALKER CUP 

Chris Wollmann ............................................................................1997 

Clark Burroughs ............................................................................1985 

Chris Perry ....................................................................................1985 

Mark Balen ...................................................................................1979 

John Cook.....................................................................................1979 

Jack Nicklaus ...............................................................................1959 

Colin Dalgleish (Great Britain) ....................................................1983 

WORLD CUP 

United States: John Cook ............................................................1979 

Scotland: Colin Dalgleish .............................................................1981 

New Zealand: Bruce Soulsby .......................................................1982 

Greece: Craigen Pappas .....................................................1984, 1986 

Belgium: Didier deVooght ..................................................1994, 1996 

Canada: Craig Matthew ......................................................1996,1997 

SUN BOWL 

Zach Doran .........................................................................2003, 2004 

Craig Matthew .............................................................................1997 


Curt Sanders.................................................................................1993 

Steve Anderson ............................................................................1992 

Chris Smith ...................................................................................1990 

Ted Tryba ..................................................................1986, 1987, 1988 

Craigen Pappas ............................................................................1986 

Clark Burroughs ........................................................1983, 1984, 1985 

Chris Perry ..........................................................................1982, 1983 

Greg Ladehoff...............................................................................1982 

Rocky Miller ................................................................................1980 

Joey Sindelar .....................................................................1979, 1980 

Rick Borg ......................................................................................1979 

John Cook...........................................................................1977, 1978 

Mark Balen ...............................................................1976, 1977, 1978 

Ralph Guarasci .............................................................................1976 

Craig Carson .................................................................................1975 

MASTERS PARTICIPANTS 

(while attending Ohio State) 


John Cook....................................................................................1978 

Jack Nicklaus ..............................................................................1960 

Chris Perry ...................................................................................1984 

Chris Wollman .............................................................................1996 


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HONORS AND AWARDS 

COACHING AWARDS 

NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR 

Jim Brown ..........................................................................1979, 1986 

DIVISION IV COACH OF THE YEAR 

Jim Brown ...........................................1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 

..............................................................1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 

BIG TEN COACH OF THE YEAR (Since 1988) 

Jim Brown ................................................................1995, 1996, 2004 

Joey Sindelar ..............................................................................1992 

Howard Baker Saunders .............................................................1990 

coach jim brown 

scott anderson, all-american scholar 

ACADEMIC AWARDS 

ALL-AMERICA SCHOLARS 

Scott Anderson...................................................................2003, 2004 

Mike Austin ........................................................................2000, 2001 

Michael Cress ..............................................................................2011 

Craig Matthew ...................................................................1997, 1998 

Bo Hoag ..............................................................................2010, 2011 

Dennis Harrington ..............................................................1986, 1987 

Brad Smith..........................................................................2010, 2011 

Curt Sanders.......................................................................1992, 1994 

Ken Vanko ....................................................................................1994 

Brad Wright ..................................................................................2010 

ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN 

Scott Anderson...............................................2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 

Ryan Armour.................................................................................1998 

Mike Austin ..............................................................1999, 2000, 2001 

Jeff Brown..........................................................................1996, 1998 

Dan Charen.........................................................................2010, 2011 

Billy Corbin ...................................................................................1998 

Marshall Corbin............................................................................1997 

Michael Cress ..........................................................2009, 2010, 2011 

Doug Davis ...................................................................................1990 

Bob DeLeone ............................................................1993, 1994, 1995 

Derek Denlinger .................................................................1997, 1998 

Chris Emanuel ....................................................................2000, 2001 

Kevin Hall .................................................................2002, 2003, 2004 

Dennis Harrington ........................................................................1987 

Bo Hoag ....................................................................2009, 2010, 2011 

Craig Kanada ................................................................................1990 

Michael Kinkopf .................................................................2010, 2011 

Darren Lundgren...........................................................................2003 

Craig Matthew .........................................................1996, 1997, 1998 

Jamie Miller .................................................................................2005 

Scott Miller ..................................................................................1999 

Andrew Montooth ....................................................1997, 1998, 1999 

Tanner Murphy .........................................................2009, 2010, 2011 

Jason Oien ...............................................................2000, 2001, 2002 

Gary Quinn..........................................................................2010, 2011 

Peter Riddell .............................................................2004, 2005, 2006 

Curt Sanders..................................................1991, 1992 , 1993, 1994 

Kyle Sawicki .................................................................................2007 

Jamie Sindelar .............................................................................2010 

Brad Smith................................................................2009, 2010, 2011 

Vaughn Snyder .............................................................................2008 

Matt Stokes..................................................................................1987 

Nate Strong ..............................................................2004, 2005, 2006 

Matt Turner ..................................................................................2011 

Jack Tyler ...........................................................................2006, 2007 

David Vallina ................................................................................2004 

Ken Vanko ................................................................1992, 1993, 1994 

Brian Williams..............................................................................2001 

Brad Wright ..............................................................2008, 2009, 2010 

OSU SCHOLAR-ATHLETES 

Scott Anderson.....................................2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 

Stephen Anderson..............................................................1989, 1990 

Ryan Armour.................................................................................1998 

Michael Austin .........................................................1999, 2000, 2001 

Harshvardhan Baid .......................................................................2003 

Jeff Brown..........................................................................1997, 1998 

David Cape ...................................................................................2007 

Dan Charen.....................................................2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 

Billy Corbin ...................................................................................1998 

Marshall Corbin............................................................................1997 

Michael Cress ................................................2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 

Lyndon Cron ..................................................................................1990 

Douglas Davis ....................................................................1989, 1990 

Robert DeLeone..............................................1991, 1993, 1994, 1995 

Derek Denlinger .................................................................1997, 1998 

Ryan Dennis .................................................................................1999 

Jeffre Diehl ..................................................................................1993 

Zachary Doran ..............................................................................2002 

Christopher Emanuel ................................................1999, 2000, 2001 

Kevin Hall .................................................................2002, 2003, 2004 


Bo Hoag ..........................................................2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 

Craig Kanada ................................................................................1989 

Jeffrey Kassen .............................................................................1993 

Michael Kinkopf .......................................................2009, 2010, 2011 

Darren Lundgren.................................................................2002, 2003 

Craig Matthew ...................................................................1997, 1998 

James Miller ......................................................................2004, 2005 

Scot Miller....................................................................................1999 

Andrew Montooth ....................................................1997, 1998, 1999 

Tanner Murphy ...............................................2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 

Jason Oien ...............................................................2000, 2001, 2002 

Gary Quinn................................................................2009, 2010, 2011 

Andrew Quinter ............................................................................2001 

Peter Riddell .............................................................2003, 2004, 2005 

Curt Sanders.............................................................1991, 1993, 1994 

Kyle Sawicki .......................................................................2004, 2007 

Alan Schlessman..........................................................................2002 

Patrick Simard ..............................................................................2007 

Jamie Sindelar .............................................................................2010 

Brad Smith......................................................2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 

Vaughn Snyder .............................................................................2008 

Zack Sobel ....................................................................................2010 

Matt Stokes..................................................................................1987 

Nathaniel Strong ......................................................2003, 2004, 2005 

Sandeep Syal ...............................................................................2002 

Matt Turner ..................................................................................2011 

John Tyler ...........................................................................2006, 2007 

David Vallina ......................................................................2003, 2004 

Ken Vanko ................................................................1991, 1993, 1994 

Brian Williams..............................................................................2001 

Chris Wollman ..............................................................................1994 

Evan Wood ...................................................................................2008 

Brad Wright ..............................................................2008, 2009, 2010 

GOLF SCHOLARSHIPS 

This endowed scholarship program enables OSU to recruit and 

finance the educations of the top junior golfers in the world. 

The money in the funds (listed below), currently more than 

$1,770,000, is invested and the returns help the golf program 

maintain a solid financial foundation. 

• The Billy Amicon Memorial Fund 

• The Ray and Jane Armbrister 

Memorial Fund 

• The Buckeye Pro-Am Golf 

Scholarship Fund 

• The John Cook Golf Scholarship Fund 

• The Chuck and Myrna Fazio 


• The Chester G. and Lorena C. Hawley 

Endowment Fund 

• The Robert S. Hoag Golf Scholarship 

Fund 

• The L. Charles Nicklaus Golf 


• The Al and Martha Phipps Golf 


• The Emerson “Bud” Hirsch 


mike austin, all-american scholar

TEAM AWARDS 

JACK NICKLAUS LOW FALL QUALIFIER 

Craig Carson (74.3) .......................................................................1973 

Paul Davis (74.4)...........................................................................1974 

Craig Carson (73.2) .......................................................................1975 

Ralph Guarasci (73.6) ...................................................................1976 

Rod Spittle (72.8)..........................................................................1977 

John Cook (72.2)...........................................................................1978 

Mitch Camp (71.1) ........................................................................1979 

Mike McGee, Joey Sindelar (73.2) .............................................1980 

Chris Perry (72.5) ..........................................................................1981 

Chris Perry (71.1) ..........................................................................1982 

Bruce Soulsby (71.6).....................................................................1983 

Craigen Pappas (70.8) ..................................................................1984 

Chad Willis (71.3) .........................................................................1985 

Craigen Pappas (70.0) ..................................................................1986 

Ted Tryba (70.8) ............................................................................1987 

Chris Sekella (70.8) ......................................................................1988 

doug wade 

Chris Rule (71.6) ...........................................................................1989 

Chris Smith, Chris Rule (70.6) ......................................................1990 

Chris Rule (70.6) ...........................................................................1991 

Steve Anderson (72.0) ..................................................................1992 

Bobby Sims (71.7).........................................................................1993 

Chris Wollmann (69.7) ..................................................................1994 

Didier DeVooght (70.6) .................................................................1995 

Craig Matthew (70.2) ...................................................................1996 

Jeff Brown (70.5)..........................................................................1997 

Chris Emanuel (69.7) ....................................................................1998 

Justin Collins (70.1)......................................................................1999 

Justin Collins (70.8)......................................................................2000 

Doug Wade (68.6) ........................................................................2001 

Kevin Hall (69.0) ...........................................................................2002 

Brett Williams (70.6) ....................................................................2003 

Colin Biles (69.4) ..........................................................................2004 

Michael Haverfield (73.0).................................... .........................2005 

Colin Biles (72.5) ..........................................................................2006 

Bo Hoag (70.1) ..............................................................................2007 

Bo Hoag (69.2) ..............................................................................2008 

bo hoag 

TOM WEISKOPF FALL MATCH-PLAY CHAMP 

Larry Galloway .............................................................................1973 

Craig Carson .................................................................................1974 

Rod Spittle....................................................................................1975 

John Cook.....................................................................................1976 

Rod Spittle....................................................................................1977 

Mark Balen ...................................................................................1978 

Rocky Miller .................................................................................1979 

Brian Mogg...................................................................................1980 

Greg Ladehoff...............................................................................1981 

Chris Perry ....................................................................................1982 

Robert Huxtable ...........................................................................1983 

Clark Burroughs ............................................................................1984 

Robert Huxtable ...........................................................................1985 

Craigen Pappas ............................................................................1986 

Chris Smith ...................................................................................1987 

Chris Sekella ................................................................................1988 

Chris Rule .....................................................................................1989 

Chris Smith ...................................................................................1990 

Curt Sanders.................................................................................1991 

Bobby Sims...................................................................................1992 


Bobby Sims...................................................................................1994 


Ryan Armour.................................................................................1996 

Craig Matthew .............................................................................1997 

Chris Emanuel ..............................................................................1998 

Jason Oien ...................................................................................1999 

Jason Oien ...................................................................................2000 

Doug Wade ..................................................................................2001 

Kevin Hall .....................................................................................2002 

Brett Williams ..............................................................................2003 

Scott Anderson.............................................................................2004 

Colin Biles ....................................................................................2005 

Jared Jones..................................................................................2006 



2 0 1 1 M E N ’ S G O L F 

2 0 1 1 M E N ’ S G O L F 

2 0 1 1 M E N ’ S G O L F 

2 0 1 1 M E N ’ S G O L F 

2 0 1 1 M E N ’ S G O L F 

2 0 1 1 M E N ’ S G O L F 

ROBERT KEPLER MEMORIAL 

(Awarded for spirit, scholarship and ability) 

Wayne Bartolacci .........................................................................1975 

Rod Loesch ...................................................................................1976 

Rod Spittle....................................................................................1977 

Ralph Guarasci .............................................................................1978 

Tom Fairgrieve ..............................................................................1979 

Mitch Camp ..................................................................................1980 

Mike McGee.................................................................................1981 

Brian Mogg...................................................................................1982 

Stan Cooke ...................................................................................1983 

Greg Ladehoff...............................................................................1984 

Dave Esler ....................................................................................1985 



Peter Hammar ..............................................................................1988 

Doug Davis ...................................................................................1989 

Doug Davis ...................................................................................1990 

Craig Kanada ................................................................................1991 

Curt Sanders.................................................................................1992 

Curt Sanders.................................................................................1993 

Ken Vanko ....................................................................................1994 

Bob DeLeone ................................................................................1995 

Craig Matthew .............................................................................1996 

Jeff Brown....................................................................................1997 

Jeff Brown....................................................................................1998 

Albert Hromulak ...........................................................................1999 

Mike Austin ..................................................................................2000 

Mike Austin ..................................................................................2001 

Jason Oien ...................................................................................2002 

Zach Doran ...................................................................................2003 



Peter Riddell .................................................................................2006 

David Valina .................................................................................2007 

Brad Smith....................................................................................2008 

patrick simard brad smith 


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ed sneed 

PROMINENT ALUMNI 

JACK NICKLAUS 

TOM WEISKOPF 

Letterwinner, 1962 

ED SNEED 

JOHN COOK 

Letterwinner, 1977-79 


JOEY SINDELAR 

Letterwinner, 1978-81

tom weiskopf PROMINENT ALUMNI 

CHRIS SMITH 


TED TRYBA 


CHRIS PERRY 


OTHER BUCKEYES WHO HAVE 

PLAYED ON THE PGA TOUR 

• Bob Afton 

• Alex Antonio 

• Ryan Armour 

• Rick Borg 

• Clark Burroughs 

2 0 1 1 M E N ’ S G O L F 

2 0 1 1 M E N ’ S G O L F 

2 0 1 1 M E N ’ S G O L F 

2 0 1 1 M E N ’ S G O L F 

2 0 1 1 M E N ’ S G O L F 

2 0 1 1 M E N ’ S G O L F 

The Ohio State University men’s golf alumni have earned 

more than $58 million in career earnings on the PGA Tour. 

TOM WEISKOPF 

• Stephen Gangluff 

• Craig Kanada 

• Greg Ladehoff 

• Jerry McGee 

• Mike McGee 


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LETTERWINNERS brandie hoskins 

A 

J.R. Ables .......................................1968, 1969, 1970 

Anthony Adams ....................1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 

Robert Afton .............................................1966, 1967 

Phillip Alkire ...................................1968, 1969, 1970 

Robert Anderson ......................................1951, 1952 

Scott Anderson.....................2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 

Steve Anderson ....................1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 

Alex Antonio.............................................1965, 1966 

Tim Armstrong ....................................................1933 

Ryan Armour.........................1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 

Gary Artz.........................................1967, 1968, 1969 

Mike Austin ..........................1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 

B 

Howard Baker.................................1945, 1946, 1947 

Mark Balen ...........................1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 

Richard Barr........................................................1945 

Wayne Bartolacci .................1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 

Ross Bartschy, Jr. ...............................................1970 

Ross Bartschy, Sr. ...............................................1940 

David Becher ............................................2009, 2010 

Jimmy Bell................................................1993, 1994 

Frank Bellino.............................................1939, 1940 

George Bellino....................................................1959 

George Berry ............................................1938, 1940 

James Berry .......................................................1932 

Dave Bieterman........................................2003, 2004 

Colin Biles ............................2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 

Steve Blowers ....................................................1974 

Rick Borg ..............................1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 

Robert Bragg ......................................................1970 

Rob Brewster..................................1977, 1978, 1979 

Robert Brewster .................................................1951 

Richard Brindle .........................................1935, 1936 

Jeff Brown............................1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 

Jim Brown ......................................1963, 1964, 1965 

Herbert Brune .....................................................1950 

Clark Burroughs ....................1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 

William Butler ................................1958, 1959, 1960 

C 

Mitch Camp ..........................1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 

Eugene Cardi ..................................1957, 1958, 1959 

Francis Cardi.........................1952, 1953, 1954, 1955 

Charles Carl ....................................1937, 1938, 1939 

Frank Carr .......................................1957, 1958, 1959 

Robert Carruthers ...............................................1959 

Craig Carson ...................................1974, 1975, 1976 

Dan Charen ..................................2009, 2010, 2011 

Paul Clark ...........................................................1931 

Tom Cloran .........................................................1947 

Robert Clouse ...........................................1951, 1952 

Kyle Coconis .......................................................2008 

Robert Coe......................................1934, 1935, 1936 

Joseph Colebum.................................................1961 

Justin Collins..................................2000, 2002, 2004 

Ralph Colla .....................................1968, 1969, 1970 

John Cook.......................................1977, 1978, 1979 

Stan Cooke .....................................1980, 1982, 1983 

Preston Crabil ...........................................1943, 1944 

Michael Cress .............................2009, 2010, 2011 

Lyndon Cron ..............................................1992, 1993 

Jeff Crow........................................1967, 1968, 1969 

D 

Colin Dalgleish .........................................1979, 1980 

David Daniels ...........................................1959, 1961 

Doug Davis ...............................................1989, 1990 

Paul Davis.............................1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 

Arthur Deak ....................................1947, 1948, 1949 

Bob DeLeone ......................................................1995 

Dan DePaso ........................................................1982 

Didier deVooght ...................1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 

Ryan Dennis .........................1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 

William Deuschly ...........................1921, 1922, 1923 

Lorin Dickinson .........................................1970, 1971 

Steve Dietz .........................................................1973 

Jon Doctor ............................1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 

Zach Doran ...............................................2003, 2004 

Ray Dudley .........................................................1934 

Gene Durant .......................................................1940 

Jack Durbin ....................................1971, 1972, 1973 

E 

Fred Ebetino .......................................................1960 

Tom Eifers .................................................1971, 1972 

Chris Emanuel ....................................................1999 

Dave Esler ......................................1984, 1985, 1986 

Charles Evans .................................1938, 1939, 1940 

F 

Tom Fairgrieve ................................1977, 1978, 1979 

Todd Fanning ............................................1986, 1988 

Ray Fischer .........................................................1925 

John Florio................................................1931, 1932 

Ralph Force.....................................1921, 1922, 1923 

G. Frankenfeld ................................1952, 1953, 1954 

G 

Dennis Gallagher............................1966, 1967, 1968 

Larry Galloway ...............................1973, 1974, 1975 

John Gardiner.................................1973, 1974, 1975 

Perry Garver....................................1932, 1933 ,1934 

Billy Gilbert.....................................1940 ,1941, 1942 

Mike Good ................................................1966 ,1968 

Greg Good ..........................................................1972 

Thomas Goodsite ...........................1951 ,1952, 1953 

Stan Gorman ......................................................1985 

Kevin Grabeman ...................2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 

Lawrence Graf ....................................................1972 

Steve Groves ..................................1971, 1972 ,1973 

Frank Guarasci................................1952 ,1953 ,1954 

Ralph Guarasci .....................1975 ,1976, 1977, 1978 

Ted Guarasci .......................................................1955 

H 

Otis Haagen..............................................1925, 1926 

Frank Hahn .........................................................1933 

Kevin Hall .............................2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 

Earl Hamilton......................................................1946 

Peter Hammar ......................1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 

Bob Hamrich .............................................1947, 1948 

Joe Harper......................................1967, 1968, 1969 

Larry Harper....................................1953, 1954, 1955 

D. Harrington ........................1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 

Robert Hatton ...........................................1937, 1938 

Ronald Hauser ....................................................1939 

Michael Haverfield .............................................2005 

Clarence Hendrickson ..............................1949, 1950 

Johnny Henno ....................................................2010 

Lew Hinchman....................................................1933 

Bo Hoag ..............................2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 

William Hoppman ..........................1965, 1966, 1967 

Richard Horch ...........................................1949, 1950 

Albert Hromulak ......................................1997, 1998 

David Hrusovsky .............................1974, 1975, 1976 

Ryan Hurley ..............................................2003, 2004 

Peter Hummel.....................................................1971 

Robert Huxtable ...................1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 

I 

Julian Ius ............................................................1955 

J 

Bill Jack ..............................................................1979 

William Jaeger...................................................1949 

Russell Jimeson .............................1961, 1962, 1963 

Curtis Johnson ...................................................1927 

Donald Johnson .......................................1950, 1951 

Alan Jones .........................................................1960 

Frederick Jones ..............................1954, 1955, 1956 

Jared Jones..........................2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 

K 

Robert Kampfer ..............................1942, 1943, 1944 

Craig Kanada ..................................1989, 1990, 1991 

Theodore Katula .......................................1957, 1958 

Robert Kelley ......................................................1933 

Albert Kelly.........................................................1926 

Robert Kepler .................................1930, 1931, 1932 

Chris Kern ...........................................................1964 

Curtis Kerns ........................................................1945 

Byron Kerr...........................................................1927 

John Kilpatrick ...................................................1923 

Clifford King ...................................1924, 1925, 1926 

Gifford King .....................................1924,1925, 1926 

Michael Kinkopf ...................................2009, 2010 

John Kinsey ..............................................1962, 1963 

James Krejci.......................................................1956 

John Krisko.....................................1941, 1942, 1943 

Marvin Kurjan.....................................................1947 

Frank Kurtz..........................................................1961

LETTERWINNERS 

L 

Greg Ladehoff.......................1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 

Henry Landis.............................................1935, 1936 

Robert LeBel .............................................1957, 1958 

Hall Lippincott ..........................................1926, 1927 

John Loesch .........................1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 

Thad Long ...........................................................1953 

Alan Loop .......................................1928, 1929, 1930 

John Lorms .....................................1942, 1943, 1945 

Robert Love ..............................................1943, 1944 

Bill Lovebury .............................................1934, 1935 

Noah Lucus.........................................................1999 

Darren Lundgren.................................................2003 

M 

Todd Marian .............................................1988, 1990 

Jim Marko ................................................1971, 1972 

Donald Marsh.................................1964, 1965, 1966 

Paul Marzluff ......................................................1959 

Craig Matthew .....................1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 

Dan Maue...........................................................1982 

Ned Maxwell............................................1969, 1970 

Mike McGee.........................1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 

Tom Means ...............................................1977, 1978 

Charles Meek ...........................................1959, 1961 

Gus Mehallis ......................................................1973 

Mike Mercier......................................................1978 

Richard Metcalf..............................1943, 1944, 1945 

Jamie Miller .......................................................2005 

Rocky Miller .........................1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 

Scott Miller ..........................1999, 2000, 2002, 2002 

Matt Minister ...........................................1995, 1996 

Charles Moench .................................................1962 

Brian Mogg...........................1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 

William Moler ..........................................1960, 1961 

Tony Montonaro .............................1939, 1940, 1941 

Andrew Montooth ....................................1997, 1998 

James Muldoon .................................................1960 

William Muldoon ...........................1957, 1958, 1960 

Lawrence Munsie.....................................1954, 1955 

Mike Mural.....................................1954, 1955, 1956 

Tanner Murphy ............................2008, 2009, 2011 

N 

Tim Nagy ........................................1969, 1970, 1971 

Robert Newell ....................................................1945 

Gary Nicklaus .......................1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 

Jack Nicklaus ...........................................1960, 1961 

John Nickolson...................................................1964 

Alan Niederlitz ...................................................1959 

Thomas Nieporte......................................1950, 1951 

Donald Nist ..............................................1955, 1956 

O 

Dave Oates .........................................................1996 

Robin Obetz ..............................................1959, 1960 

Jason Oien ...........................1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 

Jeff Olson ...........................................................2001 

Michael O’Neill ..................................................1966 

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Vince Palladino .........................................1993, 1994 

Craigen Pappas ....................1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 

Howard Park .............................................1927, 1928 

Jeff Parry ........................................1965, 1966, 1967 

Gino Patizino ......................................................1924 

Chris Perry ............................1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 

George Petruska .......................................1929, 1930 

Richard Petterson .....................................1943, 1944 

Steve Pipoly........................................................1938 

Mike Podolski .................................1959, 1960, 1961 

Alex Polli ........................................1946, 1947, 1948 

Thomas Popa ..................................1972, 1973, 1974 

Don Poulton ........................................................1937 

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Hugh Quinn.........................................................1951 

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Zach Randol ...................................2003, 2004, 2005 

Robert Rankin ...........................................1949, 1950 

Alex Redfield ...............................2009, 2010, 2011 

Ed Reinhart ...............................................1941, 1942 

Ray Rice..............................................................1925 

Peter Riddell ...................................2003, 2004, 2005 

Tim Ries ....................................................1972, 1973 

Dan Rocker .........................................................1945 

Robert Rosko ..................................1962 ,1963, 1964 

Jim Ross ...................................................1955, 1956 

Chris Rule .............................1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 

Steve Runge ...................................1990, 1991, 1992 

Dan Rush ..............................2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 

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Bill St. John ..............................................1935, 1936 

Curt Sanders.........................1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 

Alfred Sargent ....................................................1928 

Ralph Schaefer ...................................................1937 

Mike Schafer ..................................1990 ,1991, 1992 

Norbert Schlei ................................1948, 1949, 1950 

Ronald Schmid ...................................................1971 

Francis Schmidt ..............................1955, 1956, 1957 

Greg Schreaves ........................................1972, 1973 

Zach Sebert ..............................................2007, 2008 

Chris Sekella ......................................................1989 

Wolford Shane .........................................1927, 1928 

Eugene Shannon ................................................1929 

William Shiflet ...................................................1945 

Donald Shock .....................................................1948 

Patrick Simard ......................2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 

John Simione ...........................................1940, 1941 

Bobby Sims...........................1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 

Joey Sindelar .......................1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 

Jamie Sindelar ......................................2010, 2011 

Brad Smith .........................2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 

Chris Smith ...........................1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 

George Smith .................................1952, 1953, 1954 

William Smith ....................................................1962 

Ed Sneed ..................................................1965, 1966 

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Vaughn Snyder .........................................2008, 2009 

Zack Sobel .............................................2010, 2011 

Curtis Sohl ......................................1946, 1947, 1948 

Bruce Soulsby.......................1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 

Ray Sovik ........................................1970, 1971, 1972 

John Spilker .......................................................1944 

Rod Spittle......................................1976, 1977, 1978 

William Sporre .........................................1956, 1958 

Richard Springer.................................................1938 

John Steckle.............................................1941, 1942 

Donald Steffan ...................................................1947 

Jack Steinicke ....................................................1989 

Edward Stephens ...........................1925, 1926, 1927 

Richard Stillwagon ...................................1964, 1965 

Matt Stokes..........................1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 

Steve Stone ....................................1989, 1991, 1992 

David Strapp.......................................................1964 

Nate Strong ....................................2003, 2004, 2005 

L. Stubblefield ................................1969, 1970, 1971 

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James Tewert .....................................................1951 

David Thrasher .........................................1962, 1963 

John Timmons ..........................................1962, 1963 

Ted Tryba ..............................1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 

Matt Turner ............................................2010, 2011 

Jack Tyler .................................................2006, 2007 

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Ken Vanko ............................1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 

Dave Vallina ...................................2003, 2005, 2006 

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Doug Wade ..............................................2001, 2002 

David Wagenseller ...................................1999, 2000 

Tom Weiskopf ....................................................1962 

Earl Weiss ..........................................................1964 

John Whittle ......................................................1968 

Richard Widdoes ......................................1949, 1951 

James Widman ........................................1971, 1972 

Howard Wilburn .................................................1938 

Brett Williams ....................................................2004 

Brian Williams....................................................2001 

Chad Willis ...............................................1985, 1986 

Edmund Wilson ..............................1929, 1930, 1931 

Arthur Windett .........................................1921, 1922 

Curley Winn........................................................1923 

John Winters............................................1948, 1949 

M. Woelfling ..................................1952, 1953, 1954 

Chris Wollmann ....................1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 

Evan Wood .......................................................2009 

Brad Wright ..............................................2009, 2010 

Scott Wyckoff.....................................................1985 

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DEPARTMENT OF 

ATHLETICS 

The varsity program is respected as one of the most 

comprehensive in all of college athletics and is 36 sports 

strong – 16 for men, 17 for women and three coed. The 

department operates on a budget in excess of $100 

million. Each year, Ohio State teams claim numerous Big 

Ten championships, compete in NCAA tournaments and 

vie for national titles while producing countless individual 

conference and national champions, All-America performers 

and scholar-athletes. 

Ohio State’s Department of Athletics is under the direction 

of Eugene Smith. Just the eighth athletics director in Ohio 

State history, Smith has developed a vision that will keep 

the Buckeyes among the nation’s elite in the 21st century. 

Ohio State is recognized across the country as a leader 

in collegiate athletics. More than 1,000 student-athletes 

participated in 2009-10. 

With rich tradition as a foundation and with state-of-theart 

facilities, such as Bill Davis Stadium, Value City Arena 

at the Jerome Schottenstein Center, Jesse Owens Memorial 

Stadium, the Younkin Success Center and Ohio Stadium, the 

Buckeyes’ outlook for the future appears even brighter than 

their glorious past. 

WHAT IS A BUCKEYE? 

A small, shiny, dark brown nut with a light tan patch that 

comes from the official state tree of Ohio, the buckeye tree. 

According to folklore, the Buckeye resembles the eye of 

a deer and carrying one brings good luck. “Buckeyes” has 

been the official Ohio State nickname since 1950, but it 

had been in common use for many years before. 

The first recorded use of the term Buckeye to refer to a 

resident of the area was in 1788, some 15 years before 

Ohio became a state. Col. Ebenezer Sproat, a 6-foot-4inch 

man of large girth and swashbuckling mannerisms, 

led the legal delegation at the first court session of the 

Northwest Territory in Marietta. The Indians in attendance 

greeted him with shouts of “Hetuck, Hetuck” (the Indian 

word for buckeye), it is said because they were impressed 

by his stature and manner. He proudly carried the Buckeye 

nickname for the rest of his life and it gradually spread 

to his companions and other local settlers. By the 1830s, 

writers were commonly referring to locals as “Buckeyes. 

MEN‘S 

SPORTS (16) 

Baseball 

Basketball 

Cross Country 

Diving 

Football 

Golf 

Gymnastics 

Hockey 

Lacrosse 

Soccer 

Swimming 

Tennis 

Indoor Track and Field 

Outdoor Track and Field 

Volleyball 

Wrestling 

WOMEN‘S 

SPORTS (17) 

Basketball 

Cross Country 

Diving 

Field Hockey 

Golf 

Gymnastics 

Hockey 

Lacrosse 

Rowing 

Soccer 

Softball 

Swimming 

Synchronized Swimming 

Tennis 

Indoor Track and Field 

Outdoor Track and Field 

Volleyball 

COED SPORTS (3) 

Fencing 

Rifle 

Pistol 

AS A DEPARTMENT, OHIO STATE HAS WON 62 

N AT I O N A L C H A M P I O N S H I P S A N D 

294 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

OHIO STATE LEGENDS 

RECENT STARS 

EDDIE GEORGE 

football 

JESSE OWENS 

men’s track & field 

STEPHANIE HIGHTOWER 

women’s track & field 

KATIE SMITH 

women’s basketball 

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JACK NICKLAUS 

golf 

NICK SWISHER 

baseball 

Raj Bhasvar (men’s gymnastics), Greg Bice (men’s lacrosse), Mike Conley Jr. (men’s basketball), Justin Cook (men’s soccer), Kristy Dascoli (women’s tennis), Jessica 

Davenport (women’s basketball), Laura Davis (women’s volleyball), Stacey Gordon (women’s volleyball), Lisa Grubb (women’s soccer), Allison Hanna (women’s golf), 

A.J. Hawk (football), Jamee Juarez (softball), Anthony Kelly (men’s lacrosse), Ryan Kesler (men’s hockey), Lindsay Knowlton (women’s golf), Abhijeet Konduskar (rifle), 

Emma Laaksonen (women’s ice hockey), Marisa Main (women’s volleyball), Daniel Matthews (men’s volleyball), Colin McMillan (men’s volleyball), Chip Mardis (pistol), 

Megan Mirick (women’s lacrosse), Carolina Moraes (synchronized swimming), Isabela Moraes (synchronized swimming), Saskia Mueller (field hockey), Greg Oden 

(men’s basketball), Regina Oliver (women’s lacrosse), Peter Olree (men’s volleyball), Michael Redd (men’s basketball), Mitch Richeson (men’s diving), Tommy Rowlands 

(wrestling), Troy Smith (football), Nick Swisher (baseball), Dan Taylor (men’s track and field), Jennifer Trickett (pistol), R.J. Umberger (men’s hockey) 


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BANNER YEAR 

Men’s Soccer, the Big Ten regular 

season and tournament champions, 

advanced to the second 

round of the NCAA Tournament, 

making its seventh appearance in 

10 years and finishing the season 

12-5-4 with a 4-2-0 record in the 

Big Ten. Matt Gold was named 

first-team All-Big Ten and Academic 

All-Big Ten. 

Alicia Herron, Sam Marder and 

Melanie Nichols received firstteam 

All-Midwest Region honors 

as the softball team advanced and 

hosted another NCAA Regional. 

The Buckeyes finished the year 

with a 39-14 overall record and 

16-2 mark in the Big Ten, finishing 

second in the conference. After 

leading the Big Ten with an .817 

slugging percentage and .569 onbase 

percentage, Marder became 

the program’s first three-time All- 

American. 

The women’s gymnastics Buckeyes 

advanced to their fifth-consecutive 

NCAA Regional. Senior 

captain Hillary Dow and junior Rebecca 

Best received second-team 

All-Big Ten honors. Best is the first 

three-time award-winner under 

head coach Carey Fagan. 

The fencing team finished 

fourth at the NCAA Championships, 

extending the Buckeyes’ 

streak of Top 5 finishes to nine, 

dating back to 2002. Five Buckeyes 

were named to the All-America 

squad. 

Thad Matta directed the men’s 

basketball Buckeyes to a sixthconsecutive 

20-win season in 

2009-10, an Ohio State record for 

consecutive seasons with 20 or 

more wins. The stretch also extended 

Matta’s personal record to 

10-consecutive seasons with 20plus 

victories. Matta was named 

Big Ten Coach of the Year while 

junior Evan Turner led the way on 

the court for the Big Ten regular 

season and tournament champions. 

Despite missing more than 

a month of the season recovering 

from broken bones in his back, 

the Chicago native swept national 

player of the year awards after averaging 

20.4 points, 9.2 rebounds 

and 5.9 assists as the Buckeyes 

advanced to the NCAA Tournament 

Sweet 16. 

The women’s track and field 

team finished second at the Big 

Ten indoor championships, its 

highest team finish in nine years. 

Christina Manning (60-meter 

hurdles) and Maggie Mullen 

(Javelin) received All-America 

honors. Manning, Mullen and 

Letecia Wright qualified for the 

NCAA outdoor championships in 

Eugene, Ore. 

The women’s basketball team 

won a record-setting sixth-consecutive 

Big Ten regular season 

championship. No team - men’s 

or women’s - has won six straight 

Big Ten regular season titles. Ohio 

State won its second-consecutive 

Big Ten tournament championship 

and produced a program-record 31 

wins. Jantel Lavender was named 

Big Ten Player of the Year for the 

third-consecutive season and received 

first-team All-Big Ten honors 

along with Samantha Prahalis. 

The men’s track and field team 

posted another solid all-around 

season with Top 3 finishes at 

the Big Ten’s indoor and outdoor 

championships. Jeff See, Thomas 

Murdaugh and Matt DeChant 

were named All-Americans. See, 

Murdaugh, Stephen Robinson, 

Korbin Smith, Elon Simms and 

Brandon Woodard were all Big Ten 

champions. 

Men’s volleyball won its 

fourth-consecutive Midwestern 

Intercollegiate Volleyball Association 

regular season championship 

and captured its third-c onsecutive 

MIVA Tournament championship. 

The tournament title earned 

the Buckeyes a bid to the NCAA 

Championship semifinals. Steven 

Kehoe and Shawn Sangrey earned 

AVCA All-American second team 

honors. Kehoe, Sangrey, John Klanac 

and Kevin Hein were named 

to the MIVA All-Conference team. 

Kehoe was named MIVA Player of 

the Year and head coach Pete Hanson 

was named MIVA Coach of the 

Year for the Buckeyes who finished 

22-8, 11-1 in the MIVA. 

Women’s volleyball outside hitter 

Katie Dull and middle blocker 

Kristen Dozier earned All-Big Ten 

honors under second-year head 

coach Geoff Carlston. Libero Chelsea 

Noble was named a secondteam 

ESPN The Magazine District 

IV Academic All-American as the 

Buckeyes received an at-large 

bid to the NCAA Championship 

and hosted first and second round 

matches. 

Pistol finished fifth in the open 

events and third in the women’s 

events at the Collegiate Nationals. 

Kelsey Imig, Blake Reburn, 

Erin Meadows and Robert Deppi 

earned All-American honors as 

the Buckeyes posted a 21-5 open 

record and 10-3 women’s record. 

Rifle won the Western Intercollegiate 

Rifle Conference 

championship. Amanda Furrer, 

and Nick Novello were WIRC All- 

Conference in the smallbore and 

air rifle. Jasmine Margaria and 

Robert Manguadis were second 

team in air rifle and James Clark 

was second team in the smallbore 

rifle. Furrer qualified for the NCAA 

Championship in small bore and 

finished seventh nationally, earning 

NRA All-American honors and 

the NRA Redfield Trophy. 

Men’s gymnastics finished 

fourth as host of the Big Ten Championships 

before qualifying for its 

second-consecutive NCAA team 

championships. Brandon Wynn 

was the NCAA Champion on rings 

and was named an All-Amrican 

along with Philip Onorato (fourth 

on vault) and Steven Spencer (third 

on pommel horse). 

Men’s Tennis made its fifthconsecutive 

trip to an NCAA quarterfinal 

match before dropping a 

4-0 decision to USC in a rematch 

of the 2009 final. The Buckeyes 

won their fifth-consecutive Big Ten 

regular season and tournament 

championships and improved their 

home win streak to 110 consecutive 

wins, dating back to 2003. 

Wrestling, after recording the 

second-best start in program history 

after beginning 10-0, finished 

eighth at the NCAA C]championships. 

Lance Palmer was named 

an All-American for the fourth time 

and Reece Humphrey received his 

second All-America honor. Nikko 

Triggas joined the pair as an All- 

American. 

Synchronized Swimming 

claimed its 26th U.S. Collegiate 

Synchronized Swimming Championship 

in 2010. Meghan Kinney, 

Barbara Nesbitt, Paige Ramsey, 

Deborah Shim, Michelle Theriault 

and Caitlin Stewart were named 

U.S. Collegiate All-Americans. 

Rowing closed the 2010 season 

with a 14th-place finish at the 

NCAA Championships. Charlott 

Goldstein earned All-America and 

All-Big Ten honors. Joining Goldstein 

as All-Big Ten selections 

were Sara Wallace and Claudia 

Herpertz. 

The football Buckeyes won 

their fifth-consecutive Big Ten title, 

defeating arch-rival Michigan for a 

sixth-consecutive season and winning 

the 96th Rose Bowl Game to 

finish the season 11-2 and ranked 

No. 5 in the polls. Ross Homan, 

Cameron Heyward, Thaddeus Gibson, 

Brandon Saine, Justin Boren, 

Bryant Browning, Chimdi Chekwa, 

Terrelle Pryor and Doug Worthing- 

ton were named All-Big Ten. Kurt 

Coleman was voted team MVP and 

named a first-team All-American 

by Sporting News. 

Under the direction of first-year 

head coach Donnie Darr, the men’s 

golf team posted three runner-up 

finishes, including two in the final 

month of competition. Bo Hoag 

was named PING All-Midwest 

Rgion and Zach Sobel was named 

to the Big Ten Match Play All-Tournament 

Team. Brad Smith earned 

CoSida/ESPN The Magazine Academic 

All-District IV honors. 

Defeating three ranked teams, 

women’s lacrosse finished the 

2009 season with an 11-6 overall 

record and was 2-2 (tied for 2nd 

place) in the American Lacrosse 

Conference. The Buckeyes finished 

16th in the final polls. Kelly 

Haggerty, a Tewaaraton Award 

semifinalist, earned second-team 

All-America recognition from the 

IWLCA; Alayna Markwordt (the 

ALC Rookie of the Year) and Kendall 

Gysin (a first-team all-ALC 

defender) were selected along 

with Haggerty as IWLCA West/ 

Midwest All-Region selections. 

The women’s swimming and 

diving team posted the school’s 

first Top 5 finish at the Big Ten 

Championships in 13 years. Megan 

Alexander, Sam Cheverton, 

Shannon Draves, Chelsea Davis 

and Bianca Alvarez advanced to 

the NCAA Championships. Davis 

earned All-America honors and Alvarez 

picked up honorable mention 

accolades. 

The men’s swimming and diving 

team capped its finest season 

in nearly 50 years with a ninthplace 

finish at the NCAA Championships 

inside the McCorkle 

Aquatic Pavilion after winning the 

Big Ten Championship. Fourteen 

of the 18 Ohio State competitors 

earned a school-record total of 28 

All-America honors at the meet. 

Alex Wimmers of the baseball 

team was named the National 

Pitcher of the Year by the College 

Baseball Foundation and a firstteam 

All-American for a secondconsecutive 

year. In what would 

be the final season in the career 

of 23-year head coach Bob Todd, 

Wimmers repeated as Big Ten 

Pitcher of the Year and was joined 

on the All-Big Ten teams by Zach 

Hurley, Ryan Dew and Michael 

Stephens. 

The 17th season of Ohio State 

women’s soccer concluded as the 

Buckeyes finished second in the 

Big Ten for their best finish in the 

history of the program and reached 

their fifth NCAA Tournament. The 

14-3-2 regular-season record 

marked the best in school history. 

The seven wins in Big Ten play 

were the most in program history 

and the four total losses tied for 

the fewest in school history. 

Men’s hockey advanced to the 

quarterfinals of the CCHA tournament, 

coming a goal short of 

reaching the CCHA Championship 

weekend. The Buckeyes were led 

throughout the year by Zac Dalpe, 

who had a team-high 21 goals and 

45 points en route to second-team 

All-America and first-team All- 

CCHA honors. 

The men’s lacrosse team participated 

in its first season as a member 

of the ECAC lacrosse league. 

Freshman Logan Schuss led the 

Buckeyes in scoring throughout 

the season and was named ECAC 

Rookie of the Year and first-team 

all-conference. He was named 

honorable mention All-American 

by the USILA, the first Buckeye 

rookie to earn All-America accolades. 

The women’s tennis team posted 

a record-breaking campaign, 

earning the highest ranking in 

program history (No. 17) and becomes 

the first team in school history 

to reach 20 wins. Ten of the 

wins were shutouts, also a school 

record. Kristen Flower earned 

All-Big Ten honors for the secondconsecutive 

season. 

Field hockey finished second in 

the Big Ten with a 4-2 mark, earning 

an at-large bid to the NCAA 

Tournament, the fifth in program 

history. Berta Queralt was named 

a third-team All-American and Big 

Ten Freshman of the Year. 

The women’s hockey team tied 

for fifth in the WCHA regular season 

and advanced to the WCHA Final 

Faceoff semifinal game. Hokey 

Langan was named WSHA Rookie 

of the Year. Tessa Bonhomme 

(Canada), Lisa Chesson (United 

States) and Emma Laaksonen 

and Minttu Tuominen (Finland) all 

played in the 2010 Olympics. 

The women’s golf team notched 

eight top 5 finishes to end the season 

ranked 24th in the Golfweek/ 

Sagarin ratings and 17th in the 

Golfstat.com standings. Rachel 

Rohanna (first eam), Emma Jandel 

and In Hong Lim (second team) 

were named All-Big Ten.

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2010 

THE 2009-10 SEASON PROVED TO BE 

ANOTHER BANNER YEAR FOR OHIO 

STATE ATHLETICS. THE SCARLET 

AND GRAY REIGNED SUPREME 

WITH EIGHT TEAMS CAPTURING 

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 

AND FIVE CLAIMING CONFERENCE 

TOURNAMENT TITLES. TWENTY-EIGHT 

SQUADS ADVANCED TO POSTSEASON 

PLAY IN 2009-10, INCLUDING FENCING 

AND MEN’S GYMNASTICS, FINISHING 

3RD AND 6TH IN THE COUNTRY, 

RESPECTIVELY. SYNCHRONIZED 

SWIMMING WON ITS 26TH NATIONAL 

TITLE, RAISING OHIO STATE’S ALL- 

TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 

TOTAL TO 62. FIVE BUCKEYES 

TOOK HOME INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL 

CHAMPIONSHIPS AND 85 ATHLETES 

EARNED ALL-AMERICA HONORS. 

IN THE CLASSROOM, OHIO STATE 

CONTINUED TO BE RECOGNIZED 

NATIONALLY AS FOUR STUDENT- 

ATHLETES WERE CHOSEN AS 

ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS AND A 

CONFERENCE-BEST 347 STUDENT- 

ATHLETES WERE ACADEMIC ALL- 

BIG TEN SELECTIONS. AS SPRING 

COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES 

CONCLUDED THE SCHOOL YEAR, 

MORE THAN 170 STUDENT-ATHLETES 

HAD RECEIVED DEGREES IN 2009-10. 


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“With time comes change. It is Ohio 

State’s time to be the university of 

the American dream, an 

institution worthy of public trust, 

and the front door to Ohio’s future.” 

— E. Gordon Gee, Ohio State’s 14th (and 11th) president 

The Ohio State University’s Columbus campus is America’s largest and most comprehensive college campus. More than 53,000 students select from 18 colleges, 

167 majors, and 240 master’s, doctoral, and professional degree programs. As Ohio’s best and one of the nation’s top-20 public universities, Ohio State is further 

recognized by a top-rated academic medical center and a premier cancer hospital and research center.

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U N I V E R S I T Y 

BEST IN CLASS 

Ohio State’s 2010 incoming class of 6,041 students (Columbus campus) 

is the most academically prepared in the university’s history, with an 

average ACT score of 28.4. Fifty-seven percent of the students graduated 

in the top 10 percent of their high school classes. 

GREAT GRAD PROGRAMS 

Eleven Ohio State grad programs rank in the nation’s top 10, according to 

the U.S. News & World Report 2010 edition of “America’s Best Graduate 

Schools”: American politics, dispute resolution, social psychology, social 

stratification, supply chain/logistics, and six education programs (administration; 

curriculum; counseling/personnel services; and elementary, 

secondary, and vocational/technical education). 

HONOR ROLL 

Ohio State maintained its place as one of the nation’s top-20 public 

universities, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2011 edition of 

“America’s Best Colleges.” 

NATION’S LARGEST 

Ohio State has the one of the nation’s largest single-campus enrollments 

with 55,014 students on its Columbus campus (63,217 on all campuses). 

RESEARCH RECOGNITION 

The university’s total research expenditures in 2009 topped $716 million, 

putting Ohio State in the top 10 nationally in industry research, second 

in industry research, and seventh among public universities, according 

to the National Science Foundation. 

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THE OHIO STATE 

U N I V E R S I T Y 

SMART MONEY 

SmartMoney magazine ranks Ohio State as a top university for return on tuition 

investment. The university ranked 11th best nationally—ahead of almost every 

school in the Midwest and all Ivy League universities. 

STATE IMPACT 

The university actively partners in research projects and business enterprises that 

enhance the state’s prosperity. Ohio State has an annual statewide economic 

impact in excess of $4 billion. 

PRAISEWORTHY MEDICINE 

For the 18th consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report recognized Ohio State’s 

Medical Center hospitals among the nation’s best. The Medical Center leads the 

region with 11 specialties named as among the best in America. The medical 

center’s heart program jumped 17 places – from 37 to 20 – to earn a spot as one 

of the nation’s best. Visit medicalcenter.osu.edu. 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

In U.S. News & World Report 2010 America’s Best Colleges, Ohio State’s servicelearning 

programs were recognized as “outstanding examples of academic 

programs that are commonly linked to student success.” Visit outreach.osu.edu. 

GREEN SCENE 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has named Ohio State one of the largest 

purchasers of green power among higher education institutions. Ohio State ranks 

number 17 on EPA’s Top-20 College and University list.

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PROMINENT ALUMNI 

MELINA KANAKAREDES 

actress, CSI:NY 

ROY LICHTENSTEIN 

artist 

NANCY CURRIE 

Discovery astronaut 

LEE ADAMS..........................................................................................................Tony Award winning lyricist 

NICK ANDERSON ........................................award-winning editorial cartoonist (Louisville Courier-Journal) 

CAROLE BLACK .......................................................................President and CEO of Lifetime Entertainment 

NED BROOKS ............................................................................................. former Meet the Press moderator 

MIKE CLARK................................................................................................... senior film critic for USA Today 

BOB CLOTWORTHY ................................................................................. gold-medal winning Olympic diver 

DAN L. CRIPPEN.............................................................former director of the Congressional Budget Office 

LYNN DALLY .......................................................................................... noted choreographer and tap dancer 

BARBARA DANIELS ......................................................................................................notable opera singer 

GLENN DAVIS .......................................................................................winner of three Olympic gold medals 

MELVIN DE GROOTE .......................................... prolific inventor with 925 patents to his credit (Deceased) 

GRANT DEVINE .......................................................................................... former premier of Saskatchewan 

HARRY DRACKETT ...................................................................................... chemist who developed Windex 

DANIEL GALBREATH ................former president of the Pittsburgh Pirates and head of Darby Dan Stables 

MARK GOLDSTON .................................................................................Chairman and CEO of United Online 

EUGENIE GRUNEWALD .............................................................................critically acclaimed opera singer 

HARLAN HATCHER ........................................longtime president of the University of Michigan (Deceased) 

EILEEN HECKART ................................................................. actress who won an Oscar in 1972 (Deceased) 

ALICE “LEFTY” HOHLMAYER ..............original member of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League 

JOHN JAY...............................................................partner and creative director at Wieden & Kennedy, Inc. 

JAMES KATZ........................................................................................ Hollywood producer and film restorer 

WILLARD KIPLINGER ........................................................... business and economic forecaster (Deceased) 

FORD KONNO............................................................Olympic swimmer who won four Olympic gold medals 

ROBERT H. LAWRENCE, JR. ......................................nation’s first African-American astronaut (Deceased) 

SAMELLA LEWIS....................................................................................................................influential artist 

TAMI LONGABERGER.......................................................president and CEO of The Longaberger Company 

HOWARD METZENBAUM ...............................................................................................former U.S senator 

BEBE MILLER ...............................................................................................noted dancer and choreographer 

ERIN MORIARTY ...............................................................................................CBS 48 Hours correspondent 

JAMES OATES ...................................................................................... retired president of Leo Burnett USA 

JOHN ONG ............................................................. retired chairman and CEO of the B.F. Goodrich Company 

CYNTHIA OZICK .................................................award-winning author of The Pagan Rabbi and The Shawl 

MANUEL PACHECO ...........................................................president emeritus of the University of Missouri 

ROY PLUNKETT .............................................................................................. chemist and inventor of Teflon 

BARBARA REYNOLDS................................................................................. nationally syndicated columnist 

JAMES RHODES.....................................................................................former governor of Ohio (Deceased) 

MITSUGI SATO ........................................ pioneer in the development of Japan’s dairy industry (Deceased) 

WILLIAM SAXBE .............................................................................................. former U.S. Attorney General 

ALEX SCHOENBAUM .....................former chairman and CEO of Shoney’s Big Boy Enterprises (Deceased) 

RICHARD STOLTZMAN .........................................................................................award-winning clarinetist 

JOHN TATGENHORST ..................................................................... award-winning composer and arranger 

GEORGE VOINOVICH ................................................................................................former governor of Ohio 

MICHAEL R. WHITE ............................................................................................. former mayor of Cleveland 


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Consistently ranked among the top national 

public universities for undergraduate, 

graduate, and professional programs, Ohio State 

is a student-centered research university that 

provides a well-rounded experience both inside 

and outside the classroom. From admission to 

graduation, Ohio State’s academic programs are 

designed to challenge students and prepare 

them for the future. 

EXCEPTIONAL 

ACADEMICS 

• First Year Experience (FYE): Created to help new students transition 

from high school to college and feel at home at Ohio State 

• Ohio State Scholars Program: Residential programs that bring together 

students with similar academic/professional goals 

• University Honors Program: Offers challenging courses and intellectual 

environment for high-achieving students 

• Freshman Seminar Program: Small, discussion-oriented classes 

designed to acquaint students with research opportunities 

• Study abroad: More than 120 programs with participation from 1,500 

Ohio State students each year

At Ohio State, education extends 

beyond the classroom and the 

practice field. Many students 

enhance their academic 

and career experiences 

through the numerous 

co-op, internship, and 

more than 100 study 

abroad opportunities. 

Many other students 

get involved in innovative 

research projects that have 

a lasting and direct impact on 

the community. What are you 

into? Chances are, one of Ohio 

State’s 500 student organizations 

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FULFILLING OHIO STATE’S 

ACADEMIC PROMISE 

The university’s total research expenditures in 2007 topped $720 million, 

putting Ohio State in the top 10 nationally (ranked ninth), second in 

industry research, and seventh among public universities, according to 

the National Science Foundation. The university’s innovative prowess 

attains world-class status, particularly in critical areas such as global 

climate change, cancer, infectious disease, advanced materials, and 

ag-bio products that feed and fuel the world. 

An additional 7,000 students attend Ohio State’s regional campuses 

in Lima, Mansfield, Marion, and Newark, and the Agricultural Technical 

Institute in Wooster. Founded as a federal land-grant institution in 

1870, the university has awarded 608,220 degrees since 1878. Its legacy 

extends to more than 440,000 living alumni. 

COMMENCEMENT 

Graduation day at The Ohio State University is one 

of the most gratifying moments a student-athlete can 

experience. Notables such as Bill Cosby, Bill Clinton, the 

late Christopher Reeve and President George W. Bush 

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ACADEMICS 

SUPPORT 

SERVICES 

Student-Athlete Support Services Office (SASSO) at The Ohio State University is committed to a comprehensive 

program of academic and personal development for student-athletes. We provide athletic academic 

counseling in conjunction with academic advising across the university to ensure seamless academic support. 

We collaborate with the Department of Athletics and other university units to enhance academic, personal, 

and career development programming, and we partner with the community to bring service and career opportunities 

to student-athletes. 

Under the direction of the Office of Academic Affairs, SASSO has an extensive staff of 23 to serve students, 

made up of athletic academic counselors, assistant counselors, learning specialists, assistant learning specialists, 

academic resources coordinator, math specialist, and reading and writing specialists. There is a large 

staff of tutors and study table monitors as well. 

Together, we assist more than 1,000 student-athletes in all areas of academic support, from career counseling 

and planning to honors placement and early registration. An athletic academic counselor is assigned to 

each team to provide individualized attention to student-athletes. Additionally, students are provided subject 

tutors, study tables and study skills instruction as well as access to a computer lab and printer to help reach 

academic goals. 

Ohio State is serious about the role it plays in the lives of its student-athletes and for that reason has 

systematically designed programs to meet their needs. Upon graduation, students will receive more than just 

a handshake and diploma. Backed by one of the largest alumni associations in the nation, an OSU degree will 

be their ticket to career opportunities around the world 

CHAMPS/LIFE SKILLS 

Ohio State student-athletes are encouraged to become involved in 

more than just athletics. One of the most innovative and noteworthy 

initiatives fueling this effort is the CHAMPS/Life Skills Program 

(Challenging Athletes’ Minds for Personal Success). To serve our 

diverse population we follow the five programming commitments 

of the NCAA model of CHAMPS/Life Skills: academics * athletics 

* personal development * career development * community service 

ACADEMIC & ATHLETIC COMMITMENTS 

• Athletic Academic Counseling Services are available for issues of 

eligibility and academic procedures in compliance with NCAA, Big 

Ten and Ohio State Academic standards (housed in SASSO office). 

• College Academic Advising Services are offered for academic 

information and planning related to a student’s college and major 

(housed in the colleges). 

• The study table and tutoring programs provide students with a 

quiet place for studying and computer lab use as well as access 

to private tutoring for many academic subjects. 

• Learning specialist and mentor programming provides intensive academic 

skill building, tutoring, and monitoring of student progress. 

• The Degree Completion Program is designed for student-athletes 

who leave the university in good standing to complete their degrees. 

• Priority scheduling allows student-athletes to schedule classes that 

accommodate their practice and training times. 

• Strategies for Academic Success seminars highlight areas for 

academic development. Topics include academic misconduct, 

graduate/professional school admissions, and general study skills 

PERSONAL & CAREER DEVELOPMENT 

• Courses offered through The Department of Physical Activity & 

Education Services (EduPAES) provide insight into issues affecting 

the personal development of student-athletes and prepare students 

for the transition out of sport and into the workforce. 

• Student-Athlete Advisory Board (SAAB) is a student-athlete organization 

which provides team representation to the Department 

of Athletics and input on department policy and programming. 

• Career Network Night is an annual event bringing student-athletes 

and local professionals together to interact and practice networking 

and interviewing skills. 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

• Community Service opportunities are available to student-athletes 

throughout the community as well as in schools. Focus is on the 

student-athlete as a role model and giving back to the community 

that supports them.

YOUNKIN SUCCESS CENTER 

The state-of-the-art Younkin Success Center, located on Neil Avenue 

near the center of campus, provides students and studentathletes 

alike with tools for success. It houses the Walter E. 

Dennis Learning Center, Career Connection, Counseling and Consultation 

Services, and the Faculty and Teaching Assistant Development 

office in addition to the Student-Athlete Support Services 

Office. All of our student-athletes have convenient access to these 

services as well as the services SASSO provides. A study table 

space accommodating 80 students at a time and eight private tutor 

rooms combined with a private student-athlete computer lab 

provide ample study space and opportunities for student-athletes. 

The collaboration of learning support programs within the Younkin 

helps ensure that all students, regardless of their backgrounds, 

interests and talents, find personal and academic success. 

CONFERENCE MEDAL OF HONOR 

The winners of the 2010 Big Ten 

Conference Medal of Honor were diver 

Chelsea Davis and swimmer Stefan Sigrist. 

Each member institution in the conference 

gives the award annually to the male and 

female athletes in the graduating class who 

have attained the greatest proficiency in both 

academics 

and athletics. 

The Big Ten Conference office established 

the award in 1914 and an additional award 

for the top female was instituted in 1982. 

This honor includes a $5,000 postgraduate 

scholarship for the recipients who would like 

to pursue a graduate or professional program. 

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503 SCHOLAR-ATHLETES 

After the 2009-2010 academic year, a record 503 student-athletes 

were honored as Ohio State Scholar-Athletes for their success in 

maintaining cumulative grade point averages of 3.0 or better. Each 

year, the outstanding students are recognized at the Ohio State 

Scholar-Athlete Recognition Dinner and Big Ten Conference Medals 

of Honor are awarded. 

In addition to the Big Ten Conference Medals of Honor, outstanding 

student-athletes in the graduating class are eligible to apply for 

a number of postgraduate scholarships: 

• Corwin A. Fergus Memorial Award. Four awards go to scholarathletes 

who have excelled athletically and academically, who 

have demonstrated positive qualities of character and citizenship, 

and who have shown potential for success in a graduate or professional 

program at The Ohio State University. 

• Leann Grimes-Davidge Award. The recipient of this award is a 

woman student-athlete who reflects Leann Grimes-Davidge’s outstanding 

qualities of athletic performance, scholarship, character, 

campus or community involvement and leadership. 

• A.K. and Judith A. Pierce Phoenix Award. Open to any studentathlete 

who has excelled in academics, athletics, and personal 

growth attained through perseverance and hard work, and who is 

planning to enroll in graduate school at The Ohio State University 

(preferably in the Fisher College of Business). 

• M/I Homes Foundation Award. Awarded to a woman 

student-athlete for outstanding academic and athletic 

success as well contributions to the community. This 

award is intended for graduate studies at The Ohio 

State University. 

ALL-AMERICA, ALL-BIG TEN, 

ALL-DISTRICT HONORS 

During the last year, two Buckeyes were named CoSIDA Academic 

All-Americans and 11 earned academic all-district accolades. 

The Buckeyes also topped the Big Ten for the eighth-consecutive 

year with a total of 347 Academic All-Big Ten recipients during the 

academic year. The total number of student-athletes named Academic 

All-Big Ten since the 1994-95 school year is 3,543. 


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BENCHMARK 

FACILITIES 

BILL DAVIS STADIUM 

The 4,450-seat Bill Davis Stadium is home to the baseball team and has been 

the site of two NCAA Super Regionals (1999, 2003). 

BUCKEYE FIELD 

Ohio State softball moved into a new home in 2009; 1,500-seat Buckeye Field, 

a $5.9 million facility that gives Ohio State one of the finest softball stadiums 

in the nation. 

BUCKEYE VARSITY FIELD 

A new 500-seat Buckeye Varsity Field for the Ohio State field hockey program 

will open in time for the 2010 season. 

FRENCH FIELD HOUSE 

The newly renovated French Field House plays host to indoor track and field and 

is the winter practice site for other sports. 

GRIGGS RESERVOIR 

All rowing home regattas are held at Griggs Reservoir on the Scioto River, which 

also serves as the team’s main practice site. A new boathouse will open in time 

for the 2011 season. 

LT. HUGH W. WYLIE RANGE 

OSU’s rifle range is a 20 point range set for 50-foot and 10-meter shooting for 

both the rifle and pistol teams. 

JESSE OWENS MEMORIAL STADIUM 

The 10,000-seat Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium arguably is one of the finest 

multi-sport facilities in the country, hosting track and field and lacrosse in the 

spring and soccer in the fall. 

BILL AND MAE MCCORKLE AQUATIC PAVILION 

Begining in 2005-06, Ohio State’s swimming, diving and synchronized swimming 

teams moved into their new home, the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion, which features 

a 50-meter competition pool, spectator seating and a world-class diving facility. 

OHIO STADIUM 

Built in 1922, the Ohio Stadium renovation was completed in 2002, bringing its 

capacity to 102,329. Artificial turf was laid before the 2007 season. 

OHIO STATE GOLF COURSES 

Two courses, the Scarlet and the Gray, are located near campus. Scarlet 

was renovated by former Buckeye great Jack Nicklaus in 2006. Scarlet 

has hosted 13 NCAA championships, including the 2006 women’s 

national tournament. 

OSU ICE RINK 

Constructed in 1961, OSU Ice Rink serves as the home of the women’s 

hockey Buckeyes. Extensive renovations were completed in 2004. 

STEELWOOD ATHLETIC TRAINING FACILITY 

Completed in 2002, Steelwood Athletic Training Facility boasts 

23,200-square feet of spacious and accommodating practice facilities 

and training rooms for fencing, gymnastics and wrestling. 

STICKNEY TENNIS CENTER 

Ohio State’s home outdoor tennis matches are held at the 12-court 

Stickney Tennis Center. 

ST. JOHN ARENA 

Formerly the home of Ohio State basketball for 42 seasons, St. John Arena 

now is the permanent competition venue to the fencing, gymnastics, 

volleyball and wrestling teams. Special events also take place in the 

13,276-seat arena. 

VALUE CITY ARENA 

The home of the men’s and women’s basketball teams as well as men’s 

ice hockey, the $115 million multipurpose facility also hosts a wide 

variety of special events, concerts, family shows and touring productions. 

VARSITY INDOOR TENNIS CENTER 

The new home of Ohio State tennis opened in November 2007. It contains 

six courts, locker rooms, a concession stand, meeting rooms and elevated 

spectator seating. 

WOODY HAYES ATHLETIC CENTER 

Dedicated in November of 1987, the WHAC is one of the most extensive 

indoor facilities of its kind. The WHAC underwent a $20 million renovation 

during the 2006-07 season and is now state-of-the-art and operational.

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CARING FOR THE 

COMMUNITY 

Ohio State student-athletes are community leaders, 

making an impact, not just on the local landscape, but on 

a global scale as well. The Ohio State University adheres 

to the motto, “Do Something Great.” Ohio State 

student-athletes are passionate about that philosophy, 

embracing their responsibility as role models.

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MEDIA 

EXPOSURE 

Ohio State Athletics consistently has been at the center 

of local, regional and national media coverage. 

With the chance to speak to various media outlets, 

ranging from television to print, student-athletes 

are presented with the opportunity to act as an 

ambassador for their respective sport and team, as 

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OHIO STATE 

TRADITIONS 

BUCKEYE LEAVES 

A round white decal, about the size of a quarter, with a green 

depiction of a buckeye leaf is applied to Ohio State football helmets 

for big plays and consistency on the field. This tradition started 

in 1968 when football coach Woody Hayes and longtime trainer 

Ernie Biggs changed the look of the Ohio State uniforms. Many 

of the sports at Ohio State incorporate Buckeye Leaves into their 

equipment and uniforms. 

SCRIPT OHIO 

The signature formation of the Ohio State University Marching Band 

performed before, during halftime or after home football games is 

Script Ohio. 

Each time the formation drill is performed, a different fourth- or 

fifth-year sousaphone player has the privilege of standing as the dot 

in the “i” of “Ohio.” 

At exactly 16 measures from the end of “Le Regiment,” the drum 

major struts out toward the top of the “i,” with a senior sousaphone 

player high-stepping a couple of paces behind. As the crowd’s cheering 

crescendos, the drum major stops and dramatically points to the spot 

where the sousaphone player then assumes the post of honor, doffs his 

or her hat and bows deeply to both sides of the stadium. 

Woody Hayes, Bob Hope and Jack Nicklaus are among the select few 

non-band members who have had the honor of dotting the “i.” 

First performed at the OSU-Pittsburgh football game Oct. 10, 1936, 

Script Ohio was named one of Athlon Sports’ 10 Greatest Football 

Traditions in 1999. 

BRUTUS BUCKEYE 

One of the more visible symbols of Ohio State athletics is Brutus 

Buckeye, the school’s mascot. In 1965, an art student designed and 

introduced the first Brutus, while the name was chosen in a contest. 

The mascot began as a hardened paper mache affair that looked like 

a bowling ball with legs. In 1975, a radical new Brutus was designed 

with a prune-like head and a man’s body. That attempt was booed off 

the field and was re-worked, giving way to a mascot comparable to the 

beloved present-day Brutus. 

The original choices for Ohio State’s mascot included 

a ram, an elk, a moose and the leading candidate, a male 

deer. Due to the skittish nature of deer, the idea of a 

mascot was tabled until January 1941 when “Chris,” a 

German police dog owned by an assistant cheerleader, 

made an appearance at a basketball game. The dog’s 

career was short-lived and OSU remained without an 

SCHOOL SONGS 

Ohio State proudly boasts an alma 

mater (Carmen Ohio), two fight songs 

(Across the Field and Buckeye Battle 

Cry) and a state rock song (Hang on 

Sloopy). 

BUCKEYE BATTLE CRY 

In old Ohio there’s a team 

that’s known thru-out the land; 

Eleven warriors, brave and bold, 

whose fame will ever stand. 

And when the ball goes over, 

our cheers will reach the sky, 

Ohio field will hear again 

The Buckeye Battle Cry – 

Drive! Drive on down the field, 

Men of the scarlet and gray; 

Don’t let them thru that line, 

We have to win this game today, 

Come on, Ohio! 

Smash through to victory. 

We cheer you as you go: 

Our honor defend 

We will fight to the end for O-hi-o. 

ACROSS THE FIELD 

Fight the team across the field, 

show them Ohio’s here 

Set the earth reverberating 

with a mighty cheer Rah! Rah! Rah! 

Hit them hard and see how they fall; 

Never let that team get the ball, 

Hail! Hail! the gang’s all here, 

So let’s win that old conference now.

SCARLET AND GRAY 

Ohio State’s official school colors since 1878, scarlet and gray were 

chosen by a group of three students in a lecture room in University 

Hall because “it was a pleasing combination ... and had not been 

adopted by any other college,” noted selection committee member 

Alice Townshend Wing. 

TBDBITL 

“The Best Damn Band in the Land” is the 225-member, 

all-brass Ohio State University Marching Band that formed 

in 1879 as a military band. Also known as “The Pride 

of the Buckeyes,” the band perhaps is best known for 

the incomparable Script Ohio. Another band tradition of 

note is the “skull session,” a warmup concert/pep rally 

in St. John Arena, open to the public before every home 

football game that allows the band to play and “think 

through” the show one last time. More than 10,000 fans 

regularly attend each skull session. 

CHEERLEADERS 

Buckeye cheerleaders are a constant source of support at all athletics 

events. The squad took second at the 2001 College Cheerleading National 

Championship, its highest finish since winning the 1993 title, and has 

placed first in the northeast region in 19 of the last 21 years. The squad 

was 15th at the 2008 national championships. The cheerleaders make 

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Oh! Come let’s sing Ohio’s praise, And songs to Alma Mater raise; 

While our hearts rebounding thrill, With joy which death alone can still. 

Summer’s heat or Winter’s cold. The seasons pass, the years will roll; 

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Columbus, the capital of the state of Ohio, is the 

largest city in Ohio and the 15th largest city in 

the country. The heart of the city, which has been 

described by Nation’s Restaurant News as a city 

that “sizzles,” features visual – Columbus Museum 

of Art and COSI Columbus – and performing 

arts – Columbus Symphony Orchestra, BalletMet 

and performing arts theatres such as the Ohio Theatre 

and the King Arts Complex – and numerous 

festivals throughout the year, including Red, White 

& Boom!, the Columbus Arts Festival and the Jazz 

& Rib Fest. 

The downtown Columbus area also features a 

number of unique neighborhoods. 

• German Village, home to the city’s annual Oktoberfest 

celebration of German food, music and 

culture, features brick streets lined with shops 

and restaurants. 

• The Short North Arts District, located between 

the Ohio State campus and downtown, features 

scores of art galleries, restaurants and boutiques. 

On the first Saturday of each month, the 

galleries stay open late for the popular Gallery 

Hop and each summer it hosts the Community 

Festival. 

• The Downtown Arena District continues to 

grow in popularity. It is home to Nationwide 

Arena, the home of the NHL’s Columbus Blue 

Jackets, Huntington Park, the brand new home 

of the Triple A Columbus Clippers, and Lifestyle 

Communities Pavilion, an intimate indoor and 

outdoor concert venue. 

Shopping opportunities abound in and around 

Columbus, including prominent shopper’s favorites 

at the Short North District, at Easton Town Center, 

the Polaris Fashion Place and the Mall at Tuttle 

Crossing. 

Columbus is home to the 2008 MLS champion 

Columbus Crew soccer club, the Memorial Golf 

Tournament, the Franklin Park Conservatory and 

the Ohio State Fair. 

The city is also the headquarters for major businesses, 

including Nationwide Insurance, Wendy’s 

International, Cardinal Health and The Limited. 

The Greater Columbus area also is home to no 

fewer than 15 colleges and universities, including 

The Ohio State University, Columbus College of Art 

and Design, Columbus State Community College, 

Ohio Dominican College and Capital and Franklin 

universities. 

THE CITY OF 

COLUMBUS

A TRUE SPORTS TOWN 

Columbus is fast becoming a sports 

capital of the Midwest with something 

for every fan. 

• The Ohio State Buckeyes 

• Columbus Blue Jackets, National Hockey League 

• Columbus Crew, Major League Soccer 

• Columbus Clippers, Triple A Affiliate of the 

Cleveland Indians 

• Columbus Comets, National Women’s Football 

Association 

• National Trail Raceway 

• Columbus Motor Speedway 

• Mid-Ohio Sports Car course 

• The Memorial Tournament, Professional Golfers’ 

Association 

• Nationwide Children’s Hospital Invitational, 

Nationwide Tour, 

Ohio State University Scarlet Course 

• Arnold Schwarzenegger Fitness Weekend 

• More than 70 golf courses 

• Beulah Park and Scioto Downs 

• Griggs Reservoir 

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• Columbus is Ohio’s capital and largest city (50states.com) 

• The capitol building was completed and opened to the public 

Jan. 7, 1857 after 18 years of construction (usacitiesonline.com) 

• Around 1900, Columbus became known as the Arch City. This was 

because of the dozens of arches that were above High Street. The 

arches were torn down and replaced with cluster lights in 1914, 

but were reconstructed in the Short North district in 2002 for their 

unique historical interest (usacitiesonline.com, wikipedia.org) 

• Money Magazine rated Columbus as the eighth best city in the 

United States to live in. 

• Residents of Columbus are usually referred to as Columbusites. 

• Organic Gardening magazine (June/July 2006) named Columbus a 

“Great Garden City”. There are more than 60 community gardens, 

as well as many farmers markets featuring local foods. 

• Columbus has seven sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities 

International. Columbus established its first Sister City relationship 

in 1955 with Genoa, Italy. To commemorate this relationship, 

Columbus received a bronze statue of Christopher Columbus as a 

gift from the city of Genoa. The statue, sculpted by artist Edoardo 

Alfieri, overlooks Broad Street in front of Columbus City Hall. 

• People from nearly 100 countries come to Columbus to receive an 

education or to live. 

• Columbus was voted the No. 2 city in the U.S. for singles by 

America Online. 

• Columbus is the best city in the Midwest for small businesses and 

the No. 1 city for African-American families. 

• Ohio is the 34th largest state in size and the seventh most 

populated state. 

• Eight presidents called Ohio home: William Henry Harrison, Hiram 

Ulysses Grant, Rutherford Birchard Hayes, James Abram Garfield, 

Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William Howard Taft and 

Warren Gamaliel Harding. 

• 50 percent of the U.S. lives within a 500 mile radius of Columbus 

(50states.com). 

NOTED AS AMERICA’S 

PREMIER INLAND 

CITY OF EXCELLENCE, 

COLUMBUS, OHIO, 

HAS MANY SERVICES 

TO OFFER 

Columbus is listed as one of the BEST METRO 

AREAS FOR THE ARTS by Places Rated 

Almanac. 

• Columbus Symphony Orchestra 

• Six downtown theatres including 

the Ohio, Palace and Southern 

• BalletMet 

• Opera Columbus 

• Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA) 

• Broadway in Columbus 

• Columbus Museum of Art 

• Wexner Center for the Arts 

• King Arts Complex 

• Short North Arts District 

• CATCO theater troupe 

• Music in the Air programs 


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PRESIDENT 

GORDON GEE 

E Gordon Gee, among the most highly experienced and respected 

university presidents in the nation, returned to The Ohio State University 

after having served as Chancellor of Vanderbilt University for seven 

years. Prior to his tenure at Vanderbilt, he was president of Brown University 

(1998-2000), The Ohio State University (1990-97), the University 

of Colorado (1985-90), and West Virginia University (1981-85). 

Born in Vernal, Utah, Gee graduated from the University of Utah 

with an honors degree in history and earned his J.D. and Ed.D degrees 

from Columbia University. He clerked under Chief Judge David T. Lewis 

of the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals before being named a judicial 

fellow and staff assistant to the U.S. Supreme Court, where he worked 

for Chief Justice Warren Burger on administrative and legal problems 

of the Court and federal judiciary. Gee returned to Utah as an associate 

professor and associate dean in the J. Reuben Clark Law School at 

Brigham Young University, eventually achieving the rank of full professor. 

In 1979 he was named dean of the West Virginia University Law 

School, and in 1981 was appointed to that university’s presidency. 

Active in a number of national professional and service organizations, 

Gee served as a Trustee for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship 

Foundation and as chairman of the Kellogg Commission on the Future 

of State and Land Grant Universities. He is a member of the National 

Commission on Writing for America’s Families, Schools, and Colleges, 

founded by the College Board to improve the teaching and learning 

of writing. He also serves on the NCAA Presidential Taskforce on the 

Future of Intercollegiate Athletics. 

Gee is a member of the Board of Governors of the National Hospice 

Foundation and the Advisory Board of the Christopher Isherwood Foundation. 

He also is a member of the Business-Higher Education Forum. 

Gee has received a number of honorary degrees, awards, and 

recognitions. He was a Mellon Fellow for the Aspen Institute for Humanistic 

Studies and a W.K. Kellogg Fellow. In 1994, he received the 

Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Utah as well as 

from Teachers College of Columbia University. He is the co-author of 

11 books and the author of numerous papers and articles on law and 

education. 

Gee’s daughter, Rebekah, is a physician and Robert Wood Johnson 

Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. 

OHIO STATE’S PRESIDENTS 

E. Gordon Gee 

(10-1-2007 - present) 

Joseph A. Alutto 

(Interim, 7-1-2007 to 9-30-2007) 

Karen A. Holbrook 

(10-1-2002 to 6-30-07) 

Edward Harrington Jennings 

(Interim, 7-1-2002 to 9-30-2002) 

William English Kirwan 

(7-1-1998 to 6-30-2002) 

John Richard Sisson 

(Acting, 1-1-1998 to 6-30-1998) 

E. Gordon Gee 

(9-1-1990 to 12-31-1997) 

Edward Harrington Jennings 

(9-1-1981 to 8-31-1990) 

Harold Leroy Enarson 

(9-1-1972 to 8-31-1981) 

Novice Gail Fawcett 

(8-1-1956 to 8-31-1972) 

Howard Landis Bevis 

(2-1-1940 to 7-31-1956) 

William McPherson 

(Acting, 7-1-1938 to 3-1-1940) 

George Washington Rightmire 

(1926 to 1938) 

William Oxley Thompson 

(1899 to 1925) 

James Hulme Canfield 

(1895 to 1899) 

William Henry Scott 

(1883 to 1895) 

Walter Quincy Scott 

(1881 to 1883) 

Edward Orton Sr. 

(1873 to 1881)

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ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS 

GENE SMITH 

Gene Smith is in his fifth year as director of athletics at The Ohio 

State University. He was named to his current position on March 5, 

2005. On March 17, 2008, Gordon Gee, president of The Ohio State 

University, promoted Smith to university assistant vice president/ 

director of athletics and he has since been named associate vice 

president/director of athletics. 

Smith is the eighth person to hold the athletics director position 

at Ohio State and the first African-American to do so. He previously 

served as director of athletics at Arizona State, Iowa State, and Eastern 

Michigan Universities, and is entering his 24th year in the role. 

At Ohio State, the 53-year old Smith oversees one of the nation’s 

largest and most successful college athletic programs. The Buckeyes 

have 36 fully-funded varsity sports and more than 1,000 studentathletes. 

The department of athletics is completely self supporting 

and receives no university funds, tax dollars or student fees. In fiscal 

year 2008-09, the department transferred nearly $26 million in assessments 

to the university, including more than $13 million in grantin-aid 

reimbursement. In Smith’s first three years at Ohio State, the 

department of athletics finished in the black financially and increased 

its reserve fund. 

Upon arriving at Ohio State, Smith quickly established himself as 

a respected and thoughtful leader, both within the university and the 

community. In the spring of 2007, he unveiled a five-year strategic 

plan, reflecting the department’s goals and values. The strategic 

planning process, inclusive of the entire department, emphasized the 

development of the total student-athlete. 

Under Smith’s leadership, The Ohio State Department of Athletics 

was honored in the spring of 2008 with the Diversity in Athletics 

Award in the category of Overall Excellence in Diversity. Smith accepted 

the honor at the 43rd annual National Association of College 

Directors of Athletics Convention in Dallas. 

Shortly after Ohio State was honored as a department for its 

dedication to diversity, Smith was individually recognized for his 

contribution to the sport of football. 

The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame, announced 

in June of 2008 the recipients of the NFF’s 2008 Major 

Awards. Smith was honored officially Dec. 9, 2008 in New York with 

the John L Toner Award. Presented annually, the Toner Award is given 

to a director of athletics who has demonstrated superior administrative 

abilities and shown outstanding dedication to college athletics 

and particularly college football. 

Smith was recently appointed to the Governing Board of Trustees 

of the Lincoln Theatre Association. He was named to the position by 

the Franklin County (Ohio) Board of Commissioners. It is a three-year 

appointment effective March 10, 2009. 

Nationally, Smith is involved with USA Basketball as a member of 

the Finance & Audit Committee. That appointment was made March 

25, 2009. The Finance & Audit Committee is responsible for making 

recommendations to the Board regarding the organization’s financial 

investments, reviewing independent auditors for USA Basketball and, 

if necessary, oversight, implementation and compliance with the USA 

Basketball Code of Ethics. 

Smith has an exemplary record of national leadership and service. 

In 2007, he served as president of the Division 1-A Athletic Directors 

Association. He is entering his third year on the prestigious NCAA 

Men’s Basketball Committee and was appointed chair of the committee 

for the 2010-11 academic year, with his term as chair beginning 

Sept. 1, 2010. Smith was recently named to the newly created Basketball 

Academic Enhancement Group, a 27-member panel charged 

with developing strategies to enhance academic performance and 

graduation rates in Division I men’s basketball. 

Smith is past president of the National Association of Collegiate 

Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and was that organization’s 

first African-American president. He also has served on the NCAA 

Management Council, the NCAA Committee on Infractions, the NCAA 

Executive Committee, the NCAA Football Rules Committee, the President’s 

Commission Liaison Committee, the NCAA Baseball Academic 

Enhancement Task Force, and the National Football Foundation Honors 

Court, among others. 

In recognition of his service, Smith was named by Black Enterprise 

Magazine as one of the “50 Most Powerful African American in College 

Sports.” In 2007, he was named to NACDA’s inaugural “Legends 

Class,” and was also named Athletic Administrator of the Year by the 

Black Coaches Association (BCA). In 2002-03, he received NACDA’s 

AD of the Year honors for the Division 1-A West Region. 

Smith grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and attended the University 

of Notre Dame on a football scholarship. He played four years of 

football as a defensive end for the Irish and was a member of the 

1973 Associated Press national championship team. Smith received 

his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Notre Dame in 

1977. Following graduation, he joined the Notre Dame coaching staff 

under Dan Devine and remained in that capacity until 1981. The 1977 

Notre Dame team captured the undisputed national championship. 

Smith left Notre Dame following the 1981 season to accept a marketing 

position with IBM. He returned to college athletics in April of 1983 

as assistant athletics director at Eastern Michigan University. In 1985, 

he was appointed as interim director of athletics at Eastern, a position 

he held until 1986 when he became the director on a full-time basis. 

In 1993, Smith was named director of athletics at Iowa State 

University. He moved to Arizona State as director of athletics in 2000. 

As a former college athlete and coach, Smith is passionate about 

the well being of student-athletes. “We want to create an environment 

for our student-athletes to be successful academically, athletically and 

socially,” he says. “The student-athlete experience provides teachable 

moments that prepare young women and men for success in life.” 

Smith is active in the Columbus community and is a member of 

the board of the YMCA of Central Ohio. He also is active with the Bell 

Center for African American males on Ohio State’s campus. 

Gene and his wife, Sheila, have four children: Matt, Nicole, 

Lindsey and Summer, and two grandchildren: Marshall and Steele. 

Sheila, a 1976 Canadian Olympian in basketball, holds a doctorate in 

higher education administration and is an associate vice president for 

development at Ohio State. 

EUGENE SMITH 

ATHLETICS 

LEADERS 

JOHN BRUNO 

Faculty Representative 

DR. F. ROBERT TABITA 

Athletics Council Chair 

ATHLETICS 

DIRECTORS 

L. W. St. John .....................1912-47 

Richard Larkins ...................1947-70 

J. Edward Weaver ..............1970-77 

Hugh Hindman....................1977-84 

Rick Bay ..............................1984-87 

Jim Jones ...........................1987-94 

Andy Geiger....................1994-2005 

Eugene Smith ............ 2005-Present 


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BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. 

BIG TEN. 

JAMES E.DELANY 

Big Ten Conference Commissioner 

Only the Big Ten’s fifth commissioner since 

its founding in 1896, James E. Delany 

enters his 21st year in that role. He has led 

the Big Ten through significant periods of 

change and growth that have helped the 

conference maintain its preeminent position 

as one of the nation’s leaders in providing 

quality athletic and academic experiences 

for young people. 

STUDENT-ATHLETE OPPORTUNITIES 

• Big Ten universities provide approximately $100 million in direct financial aid to more 

than 8,500 men and women student-athletes who compete for 25 championships, 12 for 

men and 13 for women. 

• Conference institutions sponsor broad-based athletic programs with more than 

270 teams. Other than the Ivy League, the Big Ten has the most broad-based athletic 

programs in the United States. 

TOP ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS 

• Big Ten universities are members of the nation’s only conference whose constituency 

is entirely composed of institutions that are members of the AAU, a prestigious association 

of major academic and research institutions in the United States and Canada. 

MORE TELEVISION EXPOSURE 

• The Big Ten’s media agreements with CBS Sports, ABC/ESPN, the Big Ten Network 

and CBS College Sports Network provide the conference with its greatest television 

exposure ever. 

• In 2006, the Big Ten created the first national conference-owned television network 

devoted to the athletic and academic programs of a single conference. The Big Ten 

Network launched on Aug. 30, 2007, and became the first new network in cable or satellite 

television history to reach 30 million homes in its first 30 days. The Big Ten Network 

is now available to more than 70 million homes nationally through agreements with 

more than 250 cable/satellite affiliates and appears in 23 of the top 25 national media 

markets. 

• Since the current media agreements began in 2007-08, every home football and men’s 

basketball game has been produced while women’s basketball has received more coverage 

than any other conference. 

• The Big Ten’s new media agreements have resulted in the broadcast of more than 500 

events nationally and regionally on an annual basis, compared to 300 events in the final 

year of the previous agreements. 

NATION’S BEST FANS 

• Big Ten fans are some of the nation’s most supportive, with more than 8.7 million 

patrons attending conference home contests during the 2008-09 seasons for football, 

men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball alone. 

• Over the last 31 seasons, the conference has ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 nationally in 

football, men’s basketball and wrestling attendance. For the past 17 seasons, women’s 

basketball has been ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 nationally in attendance. 

• Big Ten institutions have more than 4.2 million living alumni and over 300,000 undergraduate 

students attending their universities. 

The Big Ten Conference is a union of 11 world-class academic 

institutions who share a common mission of research, graduate, 

professional and undergraduate teaching and public service. 

The conference’s 100-plus years of history, strong tradition of 

competitive intercollegiate athletic programs, vast and passionate 

alumni base, and consistent leadership in innovations position the 

Big Ten and its entire community firmly on the Big Stage. 

The Big Ten has sustained a comprehensive set of shared 

practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics and 

emphasize the values of integrity, fairness and competitiveness in 

all aspects of its student-athletes’ lives, with the ultimate goal of 

ensuring that each individual has the opportunity to live a Big Life. 

SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS 

• During the 2008-09 season, the Big Ten claimed five team national championships, 

including titles for Iowa wrestling, Penn State fencing and women’s 

volleyball, Northwestern lacrosse and Wisconsin women’s ice hockey. In addition, 

Big Ten teams finished as the national runners-up in men’s basketball and men’s 

gymnastics. 

• Big Ten teams have claimed at least three national titles in nine of the last 10 

seasons (1999-2000 through 2008-09). Over the last decade, the Big Ten has produced 

team national crowns in the sports of basketball, cross country, fencing, field 

hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, synchronized 

swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball and wrestling. 

LEADERSHIP IN GENDER EQUITY 

• Since 1992, the Big Ten has shown a strong commitment to increasing opportunities 

for women in sports and exposure of women’s athletics by establishing a 

multi-phased gender equity program. In that time, the Big Ten has created in excess 

of 2,000 new opportunities for women student-athletes and established 28 new 

women’s teams, while expanding the number of women’s championships to 13 by 

adding field hockey, soccer and rowing. 

• As part of the gender equity action plan, the Big Ten was the first conference 

to voluntarily adopt male/female participation goals for student-athletes in 1992. 

The Big Ten initiated a five-year plan for conference members to commit to a 60 

percent/40 percent male-to-female student-athlete participation ratio. This was 

achieved as a conference by 1997 and 2000 was the first year that all institutions 

individually met this goal. As part of its commitment to gender equity, the Council 

of Presidents/Chancellors annually monitors this policy. During the 2007-08 year, all 

institutions were in compliance and the conference averaged a 52/48 male-tofemale 

participation ratio. 

BUILDING THE FUTURE 

• In 1989, the Big Ten created a community outreach program—SCORE (Success 

Comes Out of Reading Everyday), which partners the conference with two Chicago 

elementary schools to improve reading performances. What began with one school, 

two grade levels and five classrooms has grown in its 20th year to include grades 

kindergarten through eighth, encompassing all classes and students at Melody 

School and Louis Armstrong School. 

• Following the national tragedy on Sept. 11, 2001, the Big Ten, through its 

intercollegiate athletic department revenues, pledged a $1 million scholarship 

contribution to assist the families of those affected by the terrorist attacks. The 

conference’s donation is called the “Big Ten 9-11 Scholarship Fund”, and the $1 

million contribution will be drawn from conference reserves which are generated as 

a result of football and men’s basketball participation in NCAA, bowl and regularseason 

television opportunities. 

• The Big Ten has established numerous community programs surrounding the 

Big Ten Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments, including the Wayne Duke 

Postgraduate Award Scholarship, the Big Ten Career Fair, the Hoops Day 5K and a 

partnership with the Pink Ribbon Connection, a local breast cancer organization. 

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Big Ten Network President Mark Silverman (from left), Fox National Cable Sports Networks President Bob Thompson, Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, Big Ten 

Commissioner James E. Delany and Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Director Jack Lavin announce official Big Ten Network headquarters 

location at the historic Montgomery Ward building in Chicago. 

“Eleven schools, 252 varsity teams, one great network to cover it all. Welcome to the Big Ten 

Network, your ultimate source for Big Ten sports, featuring the games, passion and tradition of the 

nation’s foremost athletic conference.” – Dave Revsine, August 30, 2007 

The Big Ten Network is dedicated to covering the Big Ten Conference and its 11 member institu- 

tions. The Big Ten Network provides unprecedented access to an extensive schedule of conference 

sports events and shows; original programs in academics, the arts and sciences; campus activities; 

and associated personalities. Sports programming includes live coverage of more events than 

ever before, along with news, highlights and analysis, all complemented by hours of university- 

produced campus programming. The Big Ten Network is a joint venture between subsidiaries of 

the Big Ten Conference and Fox Cable Networks. The Big Ten Network reaches a national audience 

through distribution arrangements with approximately 240 cable and satellite companies. 

Mark Silverman 

Big Ten Network President 

Dave Revsine 

Lead Studio Host 


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NCAA COMPLIANCE 

REGULATIONS 

The Ohio State University Athletics Compliance 

Office is committed to a comprehensive 

compliance program that educates everyone 

about the importance of adhering to NCAA, Big 

Ten, and institutional rules. We strive to create 

a “compliance conscience” within the university 

and throughout the community. 

The commitment to compliance ensures 

institutional control over the department of 

athletics and furthers the mission of The Ohio 

State University. The existence of a successful 

compliance program depends on the willingness 

of coaches, administrators, staff, studentathletes 

and boosters to be cognizant of NCAA, 

Big Ten and institutional rules. 

WHAT IS COMPLIANCE? 

At Ohio State, the athletics compliance office works within the department 

of athletics and the university to ensure Ohio State’s compliance with all 

applicable rules. In doing so, the compliance office is charged with the 

following tasks: 

• Educating administrators, coaches, staff, prospects, student-athletes and 

boosters about NCAA, Big Ten and institutional rules; 

• Developing monitoring systems to ensure compliance with these rules. 

These systems are designed to monitor rules pertaining to recruiting, 

academic eligibility, financial aid, awards, extra benefits, ethical conduct, 

amateurism, agents, employment, occasional meals and the playing and 

practice seasons for each sport; and 

• Investigating and reporting violations of NCAA, Big Ten and institutional 

rules to the appropriate governing authority. 

ARE YOU A BOOSTER? 

You are a booster if you are or ever have: 

• Been a member of a booster organization that supports Ohio State 

athletics; 

• Made any financial contributions to any area of Ohio State; 

• Made any annual or lifetime membership commitment to a booster 

organization; 

• Been involved with the recruitment of a prospect; 

• Provided benefits to an enrolled student-athlete or their relatives or 

friends; 

• Been involved in promoting Ohio State’s athletic program; 

• Provided or helped to arrange employment for student-athletes; 

• Participated in a group loosely associated with the athletics department 

(e.g., “Friends Of” group); 

• Been a season ticket holder.

ONCE A BOOSTER … 

ALWAYS A BOOSTER. 

According to the NCAA, once an individual has been identified as a booster, he or she retains this identity 

forever. 

If you do not meet the definition of a booster, you can still be classified as a booster if you provide benefits 

to prospects, student-athletes, their relatives or friends and any of the following statements are true. 

• The relationship between the athlete (or parents of the athlete) and the individual providing the benefits 

developed as a result of the athlete’s participation in athletics or their reputation as an athlete; 

• The relationship began only after the athlete became a prospect; 

• The relationship began only after the athlete had achieved notoriety because of his or her athletic ability 

or reputation; or 

• The pattern of giving increased after the athlete attained notoriety as a skilled athlete. 

WHAT IS AN EXTRA BENEFIT? 

A recruiting inducement or extra benefit is any special arrangement by an Ohio State University employee 

or booster to provide a prospect, a student-athlete or their relatives or friends a benefit not expressly 

authorized by the NCAA. Examples of impermissible extra benefits include but are not limited to: 

• cash or any type of gifts; 

• loans or cosigning of loans; 

• vehicle or the use of a vehicle; 

• payment for or arrangement of transportation costs; 

• free or reduced cost goods or services; 

• free or reduced cost housing; 

• concert or sporting event tickets; or 

• any item not expressly permitted under NCAA rules 

WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES? 

Ohio State is responsible for the actions of its boosters. If a booster provides an impermissible benefit to 

a prospect, a student-athlete, or their relatives or friends, Ohio State may be subject to penalties, even if 

the student-athlete has completed his or her eligibility. The prospect or student-athlete who accepts an 

impermissible benefit jeopardizes his or her eligibility for intercollegiate competition. A booster who provides 

an impermissible benefit may be disassociated from the university’s athletics program. Disassociation 

results in a loss of all benefits or privileges offered by the department of athletics and may involve other 

penalties as appropriate. 

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GOT QUESTIONS? 

ASK COMPLIANCE. 

The provided information is a brief 

overview of compliance and rules 

pertaining to boosters and their 

interactions with prospective and 

current student-athletes. It is not 

an exhaustive discussion. If you 

have any questions about any 

NCAA, Big Ten or institutional 

rules, please contact the Athletic 

Compliance Office at (614) 292- 

2681 or via email at compliance@ 

buckeyes.ath.ohio-state.edu. 

Athletics 

Compliance 

Office 

Fawcett Center - Ninth Floor 

2400 Olentangy River Road 

Columbus, OH 43210 

Phone: (614) 292-2681 

Fax: (614) 292-0199 

E-mail: compliance@ 

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