Sept. 8-9 The Draper Intercollegiate(Draper Valley Country Club - Draper, Va.

Sept. 15-16 Great Smokies Intercollegiate (Waynesville Country Club - Asheville, N.C.)

Sept. 29-30 CSU Women’s Fall Classic (Coosaw Creek Country Club -N. Charleston, S.C.)

Oct. 6-7 Stono Cup (Stono Ferry Country Club - Hollywood, S.C.)

Oct. 27-28 Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate (Oak Point Course - Kiawah, S.C.)

Feb. 22-24 Kiawah Island Intercollegiate(Osprey Pt. Golf Course - Kiawah, S.C.)

March 7-8 The Low Country Intercollegiate (Moss Creek Plantation - Hilton Head, S.C.)

March 30-31 J. Ralph Hargett Memorial Invite(Old Sycamore Golf Plantation)

April 5-7 Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate(Mimosa Hills Golf & Country Club - Morganton, N.C.)

April 19-21 Southern Conference Tournament (Moss Creek Plantation - Hilton Head, S.C.)

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The Citadel Athletics Department Mission StatementThe mission of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics at The Citadel is to develop, maintain, and continue to improve a well-rounded program of athletics geared to the aims and objectives of The Citadel, the Southern Conference, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association. In order to carry out this mission, all athletics personnel must be familiar with the athletics policy as approved by the Board of Visitors and the President of The Citadel:

The Citadel policy on intercollegiate athletics includes a balanced program covering a broad spectrum of sports for men and women. The College will support this program to enable its representatives to be competitive in every respect. The Citadel will compete as a Division I institution under current NCAA and Southern Conference regulations. The athletics program will be conducted within the aims, standards, and objectives of The Citadel as a comprehensive military college providing a qual-ity education. The Department of Athletics is committed to gender and minority equity in all of its programs. In addtion, for the safety and welfare of student-athletes, The Citadel maintains full-time certified trainers, a college surgeon, and special orthopedic doctors to provide medical support services.

Table of ContentsQuick Facts ................................................................. 1Credits ......................................................................... 1Roster ........................................................................... 3Schedule ...................................................................... 32008-2009 Season Outlook .................................... 4Meet the Coach ......................................................5-6Meet the Bulldogs ............................................... 7-24Brittany Nagel .........................................................7-8Kasey Owens ....................................................... 9-10Christine Clark ..................................................11-12Natalie Flores .....................................................13-14Kate Hardina ......................................................15-16Sheri Rockefeller ...............................................17-18Dorien Shepard .................................................19-20Bree Baumgartner .............................................21-22Alanna-Jean Keith ............................................23-24Southern Conference ..............................................25The History ........................................................26-272007-08 Results ......................................................28Year-by-Year Results ......................................29-30Administration ..................................................31-32This is The Citadel ...........................................33-40

Quick FactsLocation ......................................................Charleston, S.C.Mailing Address ............................................... The Citadel ..................................................................... 171 Moultrie St. ...........................................................Charleston, SC 29409Founded ......................................................................... 1842President .............. Lt Gen John W. Rosa, Jr. (USAF, Ret.)Enrollment ................................................................... 2,086Colors ..........................Citadel Blue (PMS 278) and WhiteNational Affiliation .................................NCAA Division IConference .............................................................SouthernNickname .................................................Bulldogs, CadetsGolf Course ............ Patriots Point Links of Charleston HarborHead Coach ...................................... Lori Hatcher BonacciGolf Office ................................................... 843-953-3852

Media RelationsDirector of Media Relations/Golf ...... Noelle Orr BlaneyAssociate MRD ..............................................Patrick WalshAssistant MRD ...........................................Reah NicholsonAssistants ....................................................... Ashley Keyes.........................................................................Allison TaylorGraphics/Video Coordinator ....................Jamie SevernsMedia Relations Phone ............................. 843-953-5120Media Relations Fax .................................. 843-953-6727Website ........................................www.CitadelSports.com

Athletics DepartmentDirector of Athletics .................................. Larry LeckonbySr. Associate AD/Internal Affairs ...........Ray WhitemanSr. Associate AD/Administration.............. Paul PlunkettAssociate AD/SWA ..................................... Kelly Simpson Associate AD/Marketing ...........................Andy SolomonAssistant AD/Event Management ...........Robby Bennett Assistant AD/Facilities ...............................Mike Groshon Assistant AD/Compliance .................................Todd Lair Faculty Representative ... Lt. Col. William Sharbrough III

CreditsThe 2008-2009 Citadel Golf media guide was produced by The Citadel Media Relations staff with the intent to serve all media and supporters of Bulldog Golf. The guide was writ-ten and edited by Media Relations Director Noelle Orr Blaney. Design and layout was done by Blaney using Adobe InDesign CS3 and Adobe Photoshop CS3. Photography was provided by Russ Pace. Special thanks are extended to The Citadel Print Shop.

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Bree Baumgartner Freshman Perry, Mich./Perry High SchoolChristine Clark Sophomore Simpsonville, S.C./Greeenville Technical CharterNatalie Flores Junior Houston, Texas/North Shore Senior High SchoolKate Hardina Sophomore Fargo, N.D./South High SchoolAlanna-Jean Keith Freshman San Antonio, Texas/Ronald Reagan High SchoolBrittany Nagel Senior Minot, N.D./Minot High SchoolKasey Owens Senior James Island, S.C./James Island CharterSheri Rockefeller Sophomore Dacula, Ga./Dacula High SchoolDorien Shepard Junior Washington, D.C./Academy of the Holy Cross

Date Tournament/Course Host/Location Sept. 8-9 The Draper Intercollegiate Appalachian State Draper Valley Country Club Draper, Va.

Sept. 15-16 Great Smokies Intercollegiate Western Carolina Waynesville Country Club Asheville, N.C.

Sept. 29-30 CSU Women’s Fall Classic Charleston Southern Coosaw Creek Country Club North Charleston, S.C.

Oct. 6-7 Stono Cup College of Charleston Stono Ferry Country Club Hollywood, S.C.

Oct. 27-28 Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate College of Charleston Oak Point Course Kiawah, S.C.

Feb. 22-24 Kiawah Island Intercollegiate College of Charleston Osprey Pt. Golf Course Kiawah, S.C.

March 7-8 The Low Country Intercollegiate Western Carolina, Wofford Moss Creek Plantation Hilton Head, S.C.

March 30-31 J. Ralph Hargett Memorial Invitational Wingate Olde Sycamore Golf Plantation Charlotte, N.C. April 5-7 Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate Western Carolina Mimosa Hills Golf & Country Club Morganton, N.C.

April 19-21 Southern Conference Tournament SoCon Moss Creek Plantation Hilton Head, S.C.

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Fall Recap/Spring OutlookThe Citadel Golf has a young team with a drive to succeed. They are will-ing to put in the practice hours it is going to take to be successful in a very strong golf conference. With time and dedication it is expected that team totals will be around 310. This is their goal and they are determined to reach it.

The team opened their fall season on Sept. 10 at the Draper Intercollegiate in Draper, Va. The two-day event wrapped up with the Bulldogs in 13th place after two par 72 rounds. The Citadel, who earned a first round score of 331 and a second round score of 343, totaled 674, ahead of Mars Hill College which finished with 702. The top finisher for the Bulldogs was freshman Alanna-Jean Keith, who recorded 80 in both rounds for a total of 160 and 47th place.

The Bulldogs then traveled to Waynesville, N.C. for the Cullowhee Café/Great Smokies Women’s Collegiate Tournament on Sept. 16 at the Waynes-ville Country Club. Finishing 22nd, The Citadel concluded the two-day tour-nament with a score of 652 on the par 72 course. Leading the Bulldogs after two rounds was senior Kasey Owens who had a combined score of 163 to tie for 100th place. The Citadel’s Alanna-Jean Keith, Christine Clark and Bree Baumgartner tied for 102nd with scores of 164, while Kate Hardina finished in 109th with 166.

The Citadel Golf finished the Charleston Southern University Women’s Fall Classic on Sept. 29-30 in 11th place after two days on the par 72 course at the Coosaw Creek Country Club in North Charleston. Keith led the Bulldogs with a 161 for 15th place overall. The Bulldogs finished with a two-day score of 704.

The team then traveled just a few miles away to Hollywood, S.C. for the Stono Cup Golf Tournament. Keith again led The Citadel with a two-day total of 248 on the par 72 Links Course. The Bulldogs finished in eighth place with a team total of 1053.

The Citadel wrapped up their fall schedule in 19th place after three rounds of golf at the Palmetto Intercollegiate at Kiawah Island’s Oak Point Course. The Bulldogs concluded the tournament with a 1080 (+216), led by Keith, who had a two-day total of 264 for 89th place.

The Bulldogs will kickoff their spring season in the Kiawah Island Intercollegiate in Kiawah, S.C. on Feb. 22-23. They will then travel to Hilton Head, S.C. for the Low Country Intercollegiate on March 7-8. The Shamrock Invitational will follow in Rock Hill, S.C. on March 20-22. The last conference competition will take place at the J. Ralph Hargett Memorial Invitational on March 30-31 in Charlotte, N.C. before they conclude with the Southern Conference Tournament in Hilton Head, S.C. on April 19-21.

Here is what Head Coach Lori Hatcher Bonacci says about this year’s squad:

“Kasey Owens (Senior) has been a strong captain for this team. She has led by example. She works hard during practice and always makes sure that everyone else is doing the same. It has shown during competition. Her scores have dropped significantly this year and she makes sure to remind the rest of the team that they need to keep up with her.

“Brittany Nagel (Senior) was a strong asset to the team her freshman and sophomore year. She stepped away from golf for a year, but has now returned with a new found passion. She will be a big factor in our Spring season and should drop our totals in the tournaments to come.

“Natalie Flores (Junior) is one of those rare people that never stops smiling. She is the girl with the crazy swing that hits every ball right down the middle. With a little bit of putting practice, Natalie will soon be shooting career lows.

“Dorien Shepard (Junior) is the comedian of the group. There is not a practice that goes by that she doesn’t have everyone on the team laughing. She entered the team with little golf knowledge, but she has been working hard and has seen significant improvement.

“Christine Clark (Sophomore) started every tournament her freshman year. She is never satisfied and will work until every tee shot she hits goes straight down the middle and averages 250. This dedication to the game has helped our team greatly and will continue to help in the years to come.

“Sheri Rockefeller (Sophomore) started every tournament her freshman year. As a past softball player she had a tendency to swing the golf club like a bat. We have now corrected those quirks which created a very powerful swing. She is a strong player and that will only get better in the years to come.

“Kate Hardina (Sophomore) started every tournament as a freshman. She entered college golf with the experience and knowledge from a very competitive high school career. This allowed her to have a successful freshman year that will continue on through the rest of her col-lege career.

“Bree Baumgartner (Freshman) is Miss Consistency. Averaging 16 fairways a tournament, she has fallen into the number 3 slot as a freshman. Bree has a very extensive knowledge of swing mechanics which will continue to aid her and this team in the years to come.

“Alanna Keith (Freshman) has been a great addition to the team. She has a mental toughness developed from a challenging junior golf career. If she continues to improve, she will be our number one player as a freshman.

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Lori Hatcher Bonacci enters her second season as the head coach for Women’s Golf at The Citadel.

In her first year, she improved the Bulldog program drastically. In just one season, Bonacci decreased the Bull-dogs’ overall stroke total from 2006-07 by 510 strokes. Recruiting talented players, Bonacci is looking to in-crease The Citadel’s level of competition and make a significant impact in the Southern Conference.

A 2004 graduate of Youngstown State, Bonacci earned her undergraduate degree in marketing and was a four-year letterwinner for the women’s golf team. In 2003, Bonacci led the Penguins in becoming the first YSU wom-en’s program to earn a Horizon League Conference Championship winning the inaugural league women’s golf title by 10 strokes over Loyola. Along with the team championship, Bonacci won the individual championship and earned All-Conference and All-Tournament honors. Following her championship junior season, Bonacci repeated her honors on the All-Conference and All-Tournament teams.

Prior to her collegiate debut, Bonacci played in the highly esteemed United States Girls Amateur Tournament as well as in various tournaments with the American Junior Golf Association. In 2000, she won the P.J. Boatwright Challenge Cup Junior State Championship in Pennsylvania.

“Lori brings a wealth of knowledge about college golf from her playing experience at Youngstown State where she was a conference champion,” said Senior Woman Administrator Kelly Simpson. “She possesses an enthu-siasm for the game that we feel will carry over to the team members and have an immediate impact on the women’s golf program.”

A native of Wheeling, W.Va. Bonacci taught golf for six years at The Oglebay Resort where she was an instruc-tor in the junior golf department. Following graduation from Youngstown State, she worked for Goodwill as a director of vocational services. After moving to Charleston in 2006, Bonacci served as an assistant at a local doc-tor’s office before joining the staff at The Citadel. She and her husband, Anthony, reside in Summerville.

Lori BonacciHead Coach

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Brittany NagelSenior

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2007-08: Did not compete.

2005-06: Led the Bulldogs with her season-best score of 76 in the second round of the Diet Coke Wofford Autumn Invitational on October 10-11...Tied for the third-best score on the Bulldogs’ squad in the third round of the Miccosukee Championship February 21-22...Fired her two best scores of the spring season during the second and third day of the Shamrock In-tercollegiate March 17-19, shooting the second-best score for the Bulldogs in the second round.

High School: Attended Minot High School in Minot, N.D....Member of the golf team for four years...Named All-Conference for the Western Dakota Association and was also a West Region medalist on the All-State team of North Dakota...Coached by Nadene Johnson at Minot...Also played on the tennis team for one year at Minot.

Personal: Born May 23, 1987...Daughter of Bryan Na-gel and LuAnn and Gerard Cederstrom...Father played football at Minot State University from 1982-86...Was the valedictorian of her high school class...Majoring in political science.

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Kasey OwensSenior

James Island, S.C.James Island Charter

2007-08: Led the Bulldogs in two of their eight tour-naments during the regular season...Shot a season-low of 83 in the first round of the Bethune-Cookman Spring Invitational, finishing with a two-day total of 173, tying for 18th place overall...Also led The Citadel into a 13th place finish in the Shamrock Intercollegiate with a three-round total of 260.

2006-07: Tied her season low score of 81 at the open-ing tournament, Draper Valley Intercollegiate on Sept. 11-12...Led the Bulldogs in the first three tournaments of the season...Shot another season low of 81 at the Wachovia Great Smokies Intercollegiate on Sept. 30-Oct.1...Finished a team second at the Spider Invitation on Oct.16-17, shooting a 188 and another team second at the DeBary Intercollegiate on Oct. 29-30, totaling a 181... Led the Bulldogs at the Kiawah Island Intercol-legiate on Feb. 3-4 with a 171...Shot her second-best of 184 at the Southern Conference Tournament.

2005-06: Had the best score of her fall season at the Great Smokies Women’s Collegiate on Oct. 1-2 with a first-round 75...Fired the second-best score for The Citadel and the best round of her spring season on the second day of the Bethune-Cookman Spring Invi-tational Feb. 25-26...Tied for the second-best score for the Bulldogs during the second round of the Fighting Camel Spring Classic March 6-7...Shot the second-best score for the Cadets on the first day of the High Point Spring Invitational April 3-4.

High School: Attended James Island Charter High School...Was a member of the golf team and was coached by former Director of Golf at The Citadel, Jim Craven...Also participated in soccer and softball at James Island Charter.

Personal: Born May 4, 1987...Daughter of Randy and Teresa Owens...Majoring in criminal justice.

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2007-08 9 18 1593 88.50 802006-07 10 22 1977 89.86 812005-06 11 26 2293 88.19 75

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Christine ClarkSophomore

Simpsonville, S.C.Greenville Technical

2007-08: Competed in eight of nine competitions for the Bulldogs, including the Southern Conference Championship...Recorded a season-low of 84 at the St. Andrews Spring Invitational in Pinehurst, N.C., marking her highest finish and best performance of the season with a two-day score of 171 for an 18th place tie.

High School: A 2007 graduate of Greenville Technical Charter High School...Received two letters in golf and was a four-year letterwinner in soccer...Recorded a 38 in a 9-hole match...Voted golf team MVP...Awarded Haition Resource Development Foundation Person of the Year in 2004.

Personal: Born May 13, 1989...Daughter of Chris and Leslie Clark...Majoring in business administration and Spanish.

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Natalie FloresJunior

Houston, TexasNorth Shore Senior HS

2007-08: Competed in the St. Andrews Spring Invita-tional and the Southern Conference Championship...Recorded a season-low 92 at St. Andrews for a two-day total of 186 for a 39th place tie.

2006-07: Finished the fall season by shooting her low-est score of 85 in the second round of the DeBary In-tercollegiate Oct. 29-30...Fired third best score for the Bulldogs at the Draper Valley Intercollegiate on Sept. 11-12 and third again at the Wachovia-Great Smokies Intercollegiate on Sept. 30-Oct.1.

High School: Attended North Shore Senior High School in Houston, Texas, and received two letters as a mem-ber of the golf team.

Personal: Born July 5, 1988...Daughter of Al and Mary Ann Flores...Majoring in business administration.

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2007-08: Was the top performer in five of the Bulldogs’ eight tournaments…Competed in all eight tournaments ...Shot a tournament-best 161 during 36-hole play at the Draper Valley Intercollegiate…Recorded a season- low of 80 at Draper and DeBary Intercollegiate.

High School: A 2007 graduate of South High School...Four-year letterwinner in golf...North Dakota Senior Athlete of the Year...Named to the All-State team in 2006 and to the All-Conference team in 2005 and 2006...Received All-Region honors in 2004, 2005, and 2006...High school team won state championship in 2003 and 2004 and were region champs in 2003, 2004, and 2005.

Personal: Born Sept. 9, 1988...Daughter of Doug and Reva Hardina...Majoring in chemistry and French.

Kate HardinaSophomoreFargo, N.D.

South High School

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2007-08: Competed for the Bulldogs in all eight tour-naments and the Southern Conference Championship...Was the No. 2 finisher for the Bulldogs in three com-petitions...Recorded a season-low of 87 at the Draper Valley Intercollegiate.

High School: A 2007 graduate of Dacula High School...Was a multi-sport athlete, receiving letters in golf, softball and track.

Personal: Born Oct. 6, 1988...Daughter of Kimberly Rockefeller...Majoring in criminal justice.

Sheri RockefellerSophomoreDacula, Ga.

Dacula High School

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Washington, D.C.Academy of the Holy Cross

2007-08: Competed in the Bethune-Cookman Spring Invitational, finishing in 31st place with a two-day to-tal of 248.

2006-07: Did not compete in tournament play.

High School: A 2006 graduate of Academy of the Holy Cross...Earned letters in golf and basketball...Member of the National Honor Society and Spanish Club.

Personal: Born Sept. 15, 1988...Daughter of James and Yvette Shepard...Majoring in criminal justice.

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Bree BaumgartnerFreshman

Perry, Mich.Perry High School

2008-09: A 2008 graduate of Perry High School in Per-ry, Mich.…Four-year letterwinner in golf, while also earning letters in track and cross country…Earned all-league four years, all-state three years and Outstand-ing Sophomore (FFA) and Outstanding Junior (FFA) awards…Team won state CAAC White Division Cham-pionship in the fall of 2007, finished fourth at state championship in fall 2007 and third in spring 2007… Coached by Jake Baumgartner.

Personal: Born June 12, 1989…Daughter of Jake and Shelby Baumgartner…Has a twin sister, Blaize…Major-ing in physical education.

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Favorite food: SeafoodFavorite video game: DDR (Dance Dance Revolution)Favorite movie: The Dark NightFavorite athlete: Tiger WoodsFamous person I’ve met: StaindPerson I admire the most: My MotherMy most memorable golf moment: My first eagleSomething most people don’t know about me: I weighed 2 pounds 10 ouncesSpecial pre-competition ritual: Listening to Enya. It relaxes me.What I like most about The Citadel: The traditions

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2007-08: A 2008 graduate of Ronald Reagan High School.

Personal: Born in Guam on Feb. 8, 1990…Daughter of John and Thelma Keith…Majoring in biology.

Alanna-Jean KeithFreshman

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ABOUT ALANNA-JEAN

Favorite food: TacosFavorite video game: RockbandFavorite movie: Toy StoryFavorite athlete: Tonya HardingFamous person I’ve met: Tina FeyPerson I admire the most: My MomBest talent: I rapThree people I would like to have dinner with: Chuck Norris, Tonya Harding, Michael JacksonBest advice ever given to me: “Tee it high, let it fly.”Something most people don’t know about me: I can do the Tiger Woods trick.

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The Southern Conference, which began its 88th season of intercol-legiate competition in 2008, is a national leader in emphasizing the development of the student-athlete and in helping to build lifelong leaders and role models.

The Southern Conference has been on the forefront of innovation and originality in developing creative solutions to address issues facing intercollegiate athletics. From establishing the first conference bas-ketball tournament (1921), tackling the issue of freshmen eligibility (1922), developing women’s championships (1984) and becoming the first conference to install the three-point goal in basketball (1980), the Southern Conference has been a pioneer.

The Southern Conference is the nation’s fifth-oldest NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association. Only the Big Ten (1896), the Missouri Valley (1907), the Pacific 10 (1915) and the Southwestern Athletic (1920) conferences are older in terms of origination.

Academic excellence has been a major part of the Southern Confer-ence’s tradition. Hundreds of Southern Conference student-athletes have been recognized on ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America and all-district teams. A total of 19 Rhodes Scholarship winners have been selected from conference institutions.

The Conference currently consists of 12 members in five states throughout the Southeast and sponsors 19 varsity sports and cham-pionships that produce participants for NCAA Division I Champion-ships.

The Southern Conference offices are located in the historic Beaumont Mill in Spartanburg, S.C. A textile mill that was in operation from 1880 until 1999, Beaumont Mill was renovated in 2004 and today of-fers the league first class meeting areas and offices as well as a spa-cious library for storage of the conference’s historical documents.

MEMBERSHIP HISTORYOn Feb. 25, 1921, representatives from 14 of the Southern Inter-collegiate Athletic Association’s (SIAA) 30 members met at Atlanta’s Piedmont Hotel to establish the Southern Intercollegiate Confer-ence. On hand at the inaugural meeting were officials from Alabama, Alabama Polytechnic Institute (Auburn), Clemson, Georgia, Georgia School of Technology (Georgia Tech), Kentucky, Maryland, Missis-sippi A&M (Mississippi State), North Carolina, North Carolina State, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) and Washington & Lee.

Dr. S.V. Sanford of Georgia was chosen as acting chairman and N.W. Dougherty of Tennessee was named secretary. The decision to form a new athletic conference was motivated by the desire to have a work-able number of conference games for each league member. With 30 schools in the SIAA by the early 1920s, it was impossible to play ev-ery school at least once during the regular season and many schools went several years between playing some conference members. In addition, in 1920, the SIAA voted down proposed rules that an ath-lete must be in a college a year before playing on its teams and re-fused to abolish a rule permitting athletes to play summer baseball for money.

Play began in the fall of 1921 and a year later, six more schools joined the fledgling league including Tulane (which had attended the inau-gural meeting but had elected not to join), Florida, Louisiana (LSU), Mississippi, South Carolina and Vanderbilt. VMI joined in 1925 and Duke was added in 1929.

By the 1930s, membership in the Southern Conference had reached 23 schools. C.P. “Sally” Miles of Virginia Tech, president of the South-ern Conference, called the annual league meeting to order on Dec. 9, 1932 at the Farragut Hotel in Knoxville, Tenn. Georgia’s Dr. San-ford announced that 13 institutions west and south of the Appala-chian Mountains were reorganizing as the Southeastern Conference. Members of the new league included including Alabama, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Florida, Georgia, Georgia School of Technology, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Mississippi A&M, University of the South, Tennessee, Tulane and Vanderbilt.

According to the minutes of the meeting, Dr. Sanford stated that the division was made along geographical lines. Florida’s Dr. J.J. Ti-gert, acting as spokesman for the withdrawing group, regretted the move but believed it was necessary as the Southern Conference had

grown too large. The resignations were accepted and the withdrawing schools formed the new league which began play in 1932.

The Southern Conference continued with membership of 10 institu-tions including Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Car-olina State, South Carolina, Virginia, VMI, Virginia Tech and Wash-ington & Lee.

The second major shift occurred some 20 years later. By 1952, the Southern Conference included 17 colleges and universities. Another split occurred when seven schools including Clemson, Duke, Mary-land, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Wake Forest departed to form the Atlantic Coast Conference which began play in 1953. The revamped Southern Conference included members The Citadel, Davidson, Furman, George Washington, Richmond, VMI, Virginia Tech, Washington & Lee, West Virginia and William & Mary.

Today, the league continues to thrive with a membership that in-cludes 12 institutions and a footprint that spans five states: Tennes-see, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama and Georgia. Current league members are Appalachian State, College of Charleston, The Citadel, Davidson, Elon, Furman, Georgia Southern, UNC Greensboro, Samford, Chattanooga, Western Carolina and Wofford.

CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORYThe first Southern Conference Championship was the league basket-ball tournament held in Atlanta in 1922. The North Carolina Tar Heels won the tournament to become the first recognized league champion in any sport. The Southern Conference Tournament remains the old-est of its kind in college basketball. Commissioner Germann spearheaded the Southern Conference’s expansion to include women’s athletics during the 1983-84 season. That year, league championships were held in volleyball, basketball and tennis. Cross country joined the mix in 1985 and the league be-gan holding indoor and outdoor track championships in 1988. Most recently, the conference instituted golf and softball championships in the spring of 1994 and added soccer in the fall of 1994.

The Germann Cup, named in honor of the former commissioner, an-nually recognizes the top women’s athletics programs in the confer-ence. From its humble beginnings, women’s athletics have become an integral part of the Southern Conference and its success.

The Southern Conference declares champions in 10 men’s sports - football, soccer, cross country, basketball, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, wrestling, baseball, tennis and golf - and nine women’s sports - soccer, volleyball, cross country, basketball, indoor track and field, outdoor track & field, tennis, golf and soft-ball.

The Citadel

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The History of Bulldog Golf

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The Citadel first fielded a golf team in 1933 and by the end of the decade the Bulldogs were the best team in the state. In 1939, co-captain Weldon Doe led The Citadel to its first of three consecutive state championships. Doe captured individual honors at the state tournament.

The Citadel has had several very good golf teams, particularly in the 1950s and ‘60s. Three straight years, from 1951-53, The Bulldogs won the prestigious South Carolina Intercolle-giate Tournament. The 1951 team won six of eight matches while the 1952 team, paced by Bob Lowry, of Huntsville, Ala., and Billy Picard, of Charleston, finished third in the Southern Conference. Picard advanced to the quarterfinals of the National Amateur in 1951.

In the early 1960s, Dick Horne helped make Citadel teams successful, and after Horne gradu-ated in 1962, the team continued its success by capturing the school’s lone Southern Confer-ence title in 1964.

The only golfer in The Citadel’s Athletic Hall of Fame is Charles B. Smith, who was on the South Carolina Intercollegiate championship team in 1952 and served as the Bulldogs’ co-captain. He was named South Carolina Golfer-of-the-Year and participated in the Masters four times. Smith won the Southern Amateur, Eastern Amateur, Carolinas Amateur and was a member of the Walker Cup Team on two occasions.

The men’s golf program continued to develop and produce outstanding golfers. However, the 2004-05 season marked the last season of men’s golf at The Citadel.

WOMEN’S GOLFThe Citadel women’s golf program began in the Fall of 2000 when Suzanne Campbell became the first women’s golfer at the military college. Campbell was a member of the Bulldogs’ team for four years and saw the program grow from one female golfer in 2000-01 to six in the 2003-04 season when she was the women’s team captain.

Mary Nguyen became the second female golfer at The Citadel, joining Campbell in the 2001-02 season. Nguyen also was a member of the program for four years and was named the women’s team captain for the 2004-05 season. Nguyen graduated from The Citadel in 2005.

The women’s program welcomed three new recruits for the 2002-03 season. Tracy Hancock, Kayla Bowsher and Kelley Thorsen were all four-year members of the Bulldog golf program and wrapped up their collegiate careers in the spring of 2006. The trio helped lead the Bull-dogs to two top-five finishes in the fall of 2004.

The 2005-06 season welcomed freshmen Brittany Nagel, Kasey Owens and Elizabeth Penn-Sanders, two of whom remain on the current Bulldog roster. Hancock was named the women’s team captain for the 2005-06 season. In 2006-07, Natalie Flores joined the Bulldog roster and Owens was named the team captain.

Current head coach Lori Hatcher Bonacci took over the helm of Bulldog Golf for the 2007-08 season and has been working tirelessly to build the program since. The 2008-09 roster is the largest in the program’s history and Bonacci is working hard to take the Bulldog Golfers to the next level as they look to make a significant impact in the Southern Conference in years to come.

2007-08 Results

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FALLDraper Valley Intercollegiate

Sept. 10-11, 2007 Draper Valley Golf Course - Draper, Va.

347-334; 681/ 13th of 15

Kate Hardina 80-81; 161Kasey Owens 86-88; 174Christine Clark 87-88; 175Sheri Rockefeller 94-87; 181Elizabeth Penn-Sanders 102-97; 199

Great Smokies IntercollegiateSept. 29-30, 2007

Waynesville Country Club - Waynesville, N.C.359-357; 716/ 24th of 24

Kate Hardina 81-91; 172Christine Clark 87-89; 176Kasey Owens 90-87; 177Sheri Rockefeller 101-90; 191Elizabeth Penn-Sanders 104-92; 196

Spider InvitationalOct. 15-16, 2007

Independence Golf Club - Richmond, Va.368-365; 733/ 12th of 12

Kate Hardina 85-86; 171Sheri Rockefeller 88-93; 181Kasey Owens 95-93; 188Christine Clark 100-93; 193Elizabeth Penn-Sanders 112-96; 208

DeBary IntercollegiateOct. 28-29, 2007

DeBary Golf Club - DeBary, Fla.378-362; 740/ 14th of 14

Kate Hardina 87-80; 167Christine Clark 91-89; 180Kasey Owens 101-93; 194Sheri Rockefeller 99-100; 199Elizabeth Penn-Sanders 108-105; 213

SPRINGBethune-Cookman Invitational

Feb. 23-24, 2008 Indigo Lakes Golf Course - Dayton, Fla.

393-359; 752/ 6th of 6

Kasey Owens 83-90; 173Sheri Rockefeller 93-90; 183Kate Hardina 98-95; 193Christine Clark 119-84; 203Dorien Shepard 123-125; 248

St. Andrews Spring InvitationalMarch 3-4, 2008

Woodlake Resort and Golf Club - Pinehurst, N.C.358-349; 707/ 7th of 10

Christine Clark 84-87; 171Kasey Owens 88-84; 172Kate Hardina 92-86; 178Natalie Flores 94-92; 186Sheri Rockefeller 99-95; 194

Peggy Kirk Bell InvitationalMarch 10-11, 2008

Tega Cay Golf Club - Rock Hill, S.C.369-379-381; 1129/ 13th of 13

Kate Hardina 84-88-97; 269Sheri Rockefeller 96-94-94; 284Kasey Owens 91-97-99; 287Christine Clark 98-100-91; 289Maggie Dunning 105-108-109; 322

Shamrock IntercollegiateMarch 21-23, 2008

Tega Cay Golf Club - Rock Hill, S.C.373-380-381; 1134/ 13th of 14

Kasey Owens 89-86-85; 260Kate Hardina 93-97-92; 285Christine Clark 101-92-97; 290Sheri Rockefeller 90-105-107; 302Maggie Dunning 124-132-128; 384

Southern Conference TournamentApril 20-22, 2008

The Links at Stono Ferry - Charleston, S.C.363-376-369; 1108/ 9th of 9

Kasey Owens 94-89-85; 268Christine Clark 95-94-86; 275Sheri Rockefeller 88-95-101; 284Kate Hardina 86-98-107; 291Natalie Flores 115-102-97; 314

OVERALL 2007-08 STATISTICS

Rounds Strokes Average LowKate Hardina 18 1593 88.50 80Kasey Owens 18 1625 90.28 83Christine Clark 18 1676 93.11 84Sheri Rockefeller 18 1715 95.28 87Natalie Flores 2 186 93.00 92Elizabeth Penn-Sanders 8 816 102.0 92Maggie Dunning 6 706 117.67 105Dorien Shepard 2 248 124.0 123

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2006-07 STATISTICS Rounds Strokes Average LowBrittany Nagel 22 1972 89.64 80Kasey Owens 22 1977 89.86 81Natalie Flores 12 1125 93.75 85Maggie Dunning 22 2434 110.64 100Elizabeth Penn-Sanders 14 1667 119.07 102Dorien Shepard 10 1331 133.10 117

Sept. 11-12, 2006Draper Valley Intercollegiate

Draper Valley Golf Club - Draper, Va.384-374-400; 1158/118th of 18

T82. Kasey Owens 85, 81, 93; 259T86. Brittany Nagel 87, 84, 95; 26690. Natalie Flores 95, 91, 94; 28092. Maggie Dunning 117, 118, 118; 353

Sept. 25-26, 2006College of Charleston Myrtle Beach Classic

Shaftesbury Glen Golf Course - Myrtle Beach, S.C.375-364-376; 1115/16th of 16

66. Kasey Owens 82, 82, 83; 24775. Brittany Nagel 80, 80, 93; 25386. Natalie Flores 96, 92, 90; 27889. Maggie Dunning 117, 110, 110; 337

Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2006Wachovia-Great Smokies Intercollegiate

Waynesville Country Club - Waynesville, N.C.373-363; 735/ 23rd of 23

T103. Kasey Owens 88, 81; 169T103. Brittany Nagel 83, 86; 169118. Natalie Flores 91, 95; 186119. Maggie Dunning 111, 100; 211

Oct. 16-17, 2006Spider Invitational

Virginia Crossings Golf Club - Richmond, Va.387-406; 793/ 12th of 12

T36. Brittany Nagel 86, 87; 17358. Kasey Owens 92, 96; 18865. Natalie Flores 98, 101; 19968. Maggie Dunning 111, 122; 23369. Elizabeth Penn-Sanders 127, 126; 253

Oct. 29-30, 2006DeBary Intercollegiate

DeBary Golf and Country Club - DeBary, Fla.381-371;752/ 14th of 14

67. Brittany Nagel 91, 85; 176T69. Kasey Owens 87, 94; 18171. Natalie Flores 97, 85; 18272. Maggie Dunning 106, 107; 21373. Elizabeth Penn-Sanders 111, 164; 275

Feb. 3-4, 2007Tusculum College Intercollegiate

Cougar Point Golf Club - Kiawah, S.C.402-398; 800/ 17th of 18

T41. Kasey Owens 87, 84; 171T62. Brittany Nagel 92, 89; 18181. Maggie Dunning 104, 111; 21582. Elizabeth Penn-Sanders 119, 114; 233

Feb. 24-25, 2007Bethune-Cookman Spring Invitational

Indigo Lakes Resort - Daytona Beach, Fla.398-402; 800/11th of 11

T43. Brittany Nagel 90, 96; 186T45. Kasey Owens 100, 88; 188T53. Elizabeth Penn-Sanders 102, 102; 20458. Maggie Dunning 106, 116; 222

March 5-6, 2007Diet Coke Wofford Intercollegiate

The Carolina Coutnry Club - Spartanburg, S.C.439-429; 868/ 7th of 7

33. Brittany Nagel 93, 101; 19434. Kasey Owens 110, 92; 20235. Maggie Dunning 115, 113; 22836. Elizabeth Penn-Sanders 121, 123; 244

March 17-18, 2007Shamrock Challenge

Tega Cay Golf Club - Rock Hill, S.C.429-425; 854/ 16th of 16

T69. Kasey Owens 91, 97; 188T79. Brittany Nagel 100, 95; 19589. Maggie Dunning 107, 112; 21990. Elizabeth Penn-Sanders 131, 121; 252

April 16-17, 2007Southern Conference Championships

Patriots Point Golf Links - Charleston, S.C.388-384; 772/ 8th of 8

35. Brittany Nagel 90, 89; 17936. Kasey Owens 91, 93; 18438. Maggie Dunning 103, 100; 20339. Elizabeth Penn-Sanders 104, 102; 206

2005-06 STATISTICS Rounds Strokes Average LowKayla Bowsher 26 2106 81.00 75Tracy Hancock 26 2163 83.19 74Kelley Thorsen 26 2224 85.54 76Kasey Owens 26 2293 88.19 75Brittany Nagel 26 2306 88.69 76Samantha Hamil 3 335 111.67 110Maggie Dunning 3 356 118.56 109Elizabeth Penn-Sanders 10 1241 124.10 108

Sept. 12-13, 2005Draper Valley Women’s Intercollegiate

Draper Valley Golf Club - Draper Valley, Va.321-315; 636/ 11th of 16

T11. Tracy Hancock 74, 77; 152T31. Kayla Bowsher 80, 76; 156 T64. Kelley Thorsen 86, 80; 166 68. Brittany Nagel 86, 82; 168 69. Kasey Owens 81, 88; 169

Sept. 24-25, 2005Seas Trail Intercollegiate

William Byrd Course - Calabash, N.C.332-325; 657/ 13th of 18

T40. Kayla Bowsher 77, 81; 158 T62. Tracy Hancock 80, 84; 164 T62. Brittany Nagel 86, 78; 164 T79. Kelley Thorsen 91, 82; 173 84. Kasey Owens 89, 87; 176

Oct. 1-2, 2005Great Smokies Intercollegiate

Waynesville Country Club - Waynesville, N.C.305-325; 630/ 19th of 24

Tracy Hancock 74-81; 155Kelley Thorsen 83-76; 159Kayla Bowsher 78-83; 161Kasey Owens 75-86; 161Brittany Nagel 78-85; 163

Oct. 10-11, 2005Diet Coke Wofford Autum Invitational

Woodfin Ridge Golf Club - Spartanburg, S.C.322-313; 635/ 5th of 6

T14. Kelley Thorsen 79, 78; 157 T14. Tracy Hancock 77, 80; 157 T19. Brittany Nagel 84, 76; 160 22. Kayla Bowsher 83, 79; 162 T24. Kasey Owens 83, 84; 167 32. Elizabeth Penn-Sanders 125, 108; 233

Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2005Edwin Watts Palmetto Classic

Oak Point Golf Course - Kiawah, S.C.343-370-335; 1048/ 19th of 19

83. Kayla Bowsher 77, 90, 84; 251 91. Tracy Hancock 86, 90, 81; 257 94. Kasey Owens 93, 93, 86; 272 95. Kelley Thorsen 87, 97, 89; 273 97. Brittany Nagel 95, 97, 84; 276

Feb. 21-22, 2006Pat Bradley Women’s Golf Championship

Miccosukee Golf and Country Club - Miami, Fla.342-331-335; 1008/ 20th of 20

T75. Kayla Bowsher 82, 83, 80; 245 T90. Tracy Hancock 83, 83, 87; 253 T93. Kelley Thorsen 94, 79, 81; 254 T100. Kasey Owens 89, 86, 89; 264 102. Brittany Nagel 88, 90, 87; 265 105. Elizabeth Penn-Sanders 131, 129, 126; 386

Feb. 25-26, 2006Bethune-Cookman Spring Invitational

Indigo Lakes Golf Club - Daytona Beach, Fla.334-346; 680/ 5th of 9

T9. Kayla Bowsher 79, 85; 164 18. Tracy Hancock 86, 85; 171 T19. Kasey Owens 81, 91; 172 T21. Kelley Thorsen 88, 85; 173 36. Brittany Nagel 91, 106; 197 42. Elizabeth Penn-Sanders 118, 134; 252

March 6-7, 2006Fighting Camel Spring Classic

Keith Hills Country Club No. 2 - Buies Creek, N.C.331-330-345; 1006/ 7th of 12

T10. Kayla Bowsher 75, 82, 81; 238 T41. Kelley Thorsen 86, 80, 87; 253 46. Tracy Hancock 82, 86, 88; 256 T56. Brittany Nagel 88, 90, 89; 267 T56. Kasey Owens 93, 82, 92; 267

March 17-19, 2006Shamrock Intercollegiate

Tega Cay Golf Club - Rock Hill, S.C.355-343-337; 1035/10th of 13

T29. Kayla Bowsher 84, 83, 83; 250 T45. Tracy Hancock 90, 87, 83; 260 T47. Kelley Thorsen 90, 87, 85; 262 54. Brittany Nagel 98, 86, 86; 270 Kasey Owens 91-95-94;280

April 3-4, 2006High Point Spring Invitational

Meadowlands Golf Course - High Point, N.C.351-345; 696/ 11th of 12

T18. Kayla Bowsher 81, 80; 161 48. Tracy Hancock 91, 83; 174 T52. Kasey Owens 88, 90; 178 57. Kelley Thorsen 91, 92; 183

April 21-23, 2006Southern Conference ChampionshipMill Creek Golf Club - Mebane, N.C.

342-334; 676/8th of 827. Kayla Bowsher 83, 77; 160 T32. Tracy Hancock 88, 77; 165 T36. Kelley Thorsen 84, 87; 171 39. Brittany Nagel 92, 93; 185 40. Kasey Owens 87, 100; 187

2004-05 STATISTICS Rounds Strokes Average LowKayla Bowsher 22 1773 80.59 74Tracy Hancock 22 1803 81.95 76Kelley Thorsen 22 1867 84.86 77Alex Lucisano 22 2077 94.40 84Mary Nguyen 19 1767 93.00 85Kristina Romero 1 108 108.0 108

Sept. 13, 2004Draper Valley Women’s Inercollegiate

Boone, N.C.337-317; 654/ T-5th of 15

Tracey Hancock 81Kayla Bowsher 83Mary Nguyen 85Kelley Thorsen 87Alex Lucisano 90

Sept. 25-26, 2004Sea Trail Women’s Intercollegiate

Sunset Beach, N.C.336/ 14th of 14

Tracey Hancock 76-79; 155Kayla Bowsher 82-77; 159Kelley Thorsen 90-84; 173Alex Lucisano 89-84; 173Mary Nguyen 94-97; 191

Oct. 11-12, 2004Coca-Cola C2 Wofford Autumn Classic

Spartanburg, S.C.324-330; 654/ 4th of 6

Kayla Bowsher 79-77; 156Tracey Hancock 79-80; 159Kelley Thorsen 82-80; 162Alex Lucisano 84-94; 178Mary Nguyen 94-93; 187

Oct. 18-19, 2004Hatter Fall Classic

Deland, Fla.334-340; 674/ 11th of 13

Kayla Bowsher 80-76; 156Tracey Hancock 79-86; 165Kelley Thorsen 83-91; 174Mary Nguyen 92-94; 186Alex Lucisano 100-87; 187

Nov. 1-2, 2004Edwin Watts Palmetto Classic

Kiawah, S.C.338-351-333; 1022/ 18th of 18

Kayla Bowsher 80-81-76; 237Tracey Hancock 76-87-81; 244Kelley Thorsen 89-88-83; 260Mary Nguyen 93-95-93; 281

Feb. 21-22, 2005Miccosukee Championship

Miami, Fla.343-343-338; 1024/ 18th of 18

Tracey Hancock 79-80-81; 240Kayla Bowsher 82-81-87; 250Kelley Thorsen 86-84-82; 252Mary Nguyen 96-97-89; 282Alex Lucisano 106-107-98; 311

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March 5-6, 2005Coca-Cola Terrier Intercollegiate

Spartanburg, S.C.348-326; 674/ 6th of 10

Kayla Bowsher 80-76; 156Kelley Thorsen 86-81; 165Tracey Hancock 90-80; 170Alex Lucisano 94-89; 183Mary Nguyen 107-95; 202

March 11-12, 2005Northern Illinois Springlake Invitational

Sebring, Fla.328-324; 652/ 15th of 20

Kayla Bowsher 79-74; 153Kelley Thorsen 81-80; 161Tracey Hancock 82-84; 166Mary Nguyen 86-86; 172Alex Lucisano 92-89; 191

March 28-29, 2005Spider Spring Invitational

Bradenton, Fla.361-337; 698/ 6th of 6

Kayla Bowsher 87-83; 170Tracey Hancock 87-83; 170Kelley Thorsen 92-84; 176Mary Nguyen 95-87; 182Alex Lucisano 111-93; 204

April 22-24, 2005Southern Conference Championships

Greenville, S.C.343-352-346; 1041/ 9th

Kayla Bowsher 85-83-85; 253Tracey Hancock 81-88-84; 253Kelley Thorsen 86-89-88; 263Alex Lucisano 95-95-89; 279Mary Nguyen 91-92-97; 280

2003-04 STATISTICS Rounds Strokes Average LowKayla Bowsher 22 1746 79.36 74Suzanne Campbell 22 1839 83.59 80Kelley Thorsen 22 1919 87.23 76Mary Nguyen 19 1854 97.58 86Tracy Hancock 15 1276 85.07 78Kristina Romero 1 112 112.0 112

Unlimited Potential/Bay Tree ClassicMyrtle Beach, S.C.

345-335; 680/ T-34th of 36Kayla Bowsher 84-77; 161Kelley Thorsen 90-79; 169Suzanne Campbell 86-91; 177Tracy Hancock 85-95; 180Mary Nguyen 99-88; 187

Sea Trail Women’s IntercollegiateSunset Beach, N.C.

347-333; 680/ 15th of 20Kayla Bowsher 84-80; 164Kelley Thorsen 84-83; 167Tracy Hancock 92-82; 174Suzanne Campbell 87-88; 175Mary Nguyen 96-91; 187

Great Smokies Women’s CollegiateWaynesville, N.C.

355---; DNF/ 24th of 24Kayla Bowsher 81-73; 154Mary Nguyen 86-87; 173Kelley Thorsen 94-95; 189Suzanne Campbell 94---; DNF

Coca-Cola IntercollegiateDaytona Beach, Fla.

348-340; 688/ 5th of 5Kayla Bowsher 75-81; 156Kelley Thorsen 90-81; 171Suzanne Campbell 88-84; 172Mary Nguyen 95-94; 189

Edwin Watts/Palmetto IntercollegiateKiawah, S.C.

353-355-358; 1066/ 18th of 18Kayla Bowsher 83-78-76; 237Suzanne Campbell 90-96-85; 271

Kelley Thorsen 88-88-96; 272Mary Nguyen 92-93-101; 286

Miccosukee Championship Miami, Fla.

342-324-340; 1006/ 12th of 13Kayla Bowsher 83-77-80; 240Tracey Hancock 84-79-84; 247Suzanne Campbell 87-87-85; 259Kelley Thorsen 88-81-91; 260Mary Nguyen 89-91-93; 273

NIU Snowbird Intercollegiate Tampa, Fla.

335-317; 652/ 9th of 17Kelley Thorsen 85-76; 161Suzanne Campbell 83-80; 163Kayla Bowsher 83-81; 164Tracey Hancock 84-80; 164Kristina Romero 112---; DNF

Spider Spring Invitational Glenn Allen, Va.

331-342-337; 1010/ 11th of 15Kayla Bowsher 75-74-78; 227Tracey Hancock 85-90-78; 253Kelley Thorsen 82-90-89; 261Suzanne Campbell 89-88-92; 269Mary Nguyen 90-91-97; 278

Southern Conference Championship Greensboro, N.C.

341-350-337; 1028/ T-8th of 8Kayla Bowsher 82-83-78; 243Tracey Hancock 86-87-85; 258Suzanne Campbell 80-90-89; 259Kelley Thorsen 94-90-85; 269Mary Nguyen 93-97-91; 281

2002-03 STATISTICS Rounds Strokes Average LowKayla Bowsher 24 1939 80.79 75Suzanne Campbell 24 2059 85.79 79Kelley Thorsen 23 1989 86.48 74Tracy Hancock 24 2070 86.25 76Mary Nguyen 22 2123 96.50 84Kristina Romero 10 982 98.20 93

Unlimited Potential/Bay Tree ClassicMyrtle Beach, S.C.

360-327-343/ 16th of 17Kayla Bowsher 79-78-82Suzanne Campbell 89-79-83Kelley Thorsen 99-81-89Tracy Hancock 95-89-89Mary Nguyen 101-90-89

Draper Valley Lady HighlanderRadford, Va.

322-238/ 12th of 14Kayla Bowsher 78-78Kelley Thorsen 77-82Suzanne Campbell 81-84Tracy Hancock 86-86Mary Nguyen 88-84

Cougar Fall InvitationalCharleston, S.C.

356-345/ 13th of 13Suzanne Campbell 85-82Kelley Thorsen 85-82Kayla Bowsher 92-88Tracy Hancock 94-93Kristina Romero 97-93 Mary Nguyen 98-98

Great Smokies IntercollegiateWaynesville, S.C.

338-330/ 21st of 24Kayla Bowsher 84-77Tracy Hancock 84-78Suzanne Campbell 86-84Kelley Thorsen 84-83Mary Nguyen 95-91

B-CC/Coca Cola InvitationalDaytona Beach, Fla.334-353/ 14th of 15

Kayla Bowsher 78-80Suzanne Campbell 82-81Tracy Hancock 83-82Mary Nguyen 93-110Kelley Thorsen 91-WD

FIU Spring InvitationalMiami, Fla.

360-334/ 12th of 15Kayla Bowsher 81-76Tracey Hancock 90-85Suzanne Campbell 88-89Kelley Thorsen 101-84Mary Nguyen 101-115Kristina Romero 101-97

Birmingham Southern Shootout Birmingham, Ala.

362-357/ 11th of 14Kayla Bowsher 80-83Suzanne Campbell 94-88Tracey Hancock 93-92Kelley Thorsen 95-95Kristina Romero 109-94Mary Nguyen 108-102

Springlake Women’s Intercollegiate Sebring, Fla.

337-321/ 8th of 10Kayla Bowsher 87-75Kelley Thorsen 82-80Suzanne Campbell 81-84Tracey Hancock 87-82Kristina Romero 95-98Mary Nguyen 93-95

Lady Snowbird Intercollegiate Tampa, Fla.

341-345/ 16th of 21Kayla Bowsher 86-82Suzanne Campbell 82-88Kelley Thorsen 88-85Tracy Hancock 85-90Mary Nguyen 94-97

Radford Invitational Radford, Va.

358-329/ 6th of 6Kayla Bowsher 83-81Tracy Hancock 88-80Kelley Thorsen 90-81Suzanne Campbell 97-87Kristina Romero 97-101

Southern Conference Championship Waynesville, N.C.

332-313-337/ 7th of 8Kayla Bowsher 77-77-77Tracy Hancock 78-76-85Kelley Thorsen 86-74-85Suzanne Campbell 91-86-90Kristina Romero 93-90-98

2001-02 STATISTICS Rounds Strokes Average LowSuzanne Campbell 16 1369 85.56 80Mary Nguyen 19 1805 95 84

Unlimited Potential Bay Tree Classic 161. Mary Nguyen 106-99-101; 306

Lady Pirate Fall Intercollegiate T72. Suzanne Campbell 91-84-87; 26292. Mary Nguyen 101-104-104; 309

Great Smokies Women’s Collegiate T84. Suzanne Campbell 84-85; 169116. Mary Nguyen 92-91; 183

Feb. 26, 2002- Mercer Invitational T6. Suzanne Campbell 87-87; 17427. Mary Nguyen 97-98; 195

March 12, 2002 - Lady Prirate Golf Classic T69. Mary Nguyen 89-89-84; 262T74. Suzanne Campbell 87-85-94; 266

March 17, 2002 - Elon Intercollegiate Women’s Golf Invitational

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T15. Suzanne Campbell 40-41; 81T55. Mary Nguyen 46-45; 91

April 9, 2002- Cougar Spring Tournament 29. Suzanne Campbell 83-86; 16935. Mary Nguyen 89-93; 182

April 23, 2002 - Southern Conference Tournament 28. Suzanne Campbell 80-82-86; 24834. Mary Nguyen 95-91-91; 277

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The Citadel’s President Lt Gen John W. Rosa, Jr. named Larry Leckonby as the 11th athletics director at the South Carolina Military College in a press conference held at the Altman Ath-letics Center on June 13, 2008. Leckonby officially joined the Bulldog Family in July.

Prior to The Citadel, Leckonby spent six years as a senior as-sociate athletic director at the University of Maryland. Hired as the athletic department’s Chief Financial Officer in Sep-tember 2002, he managed the department’s annual $51.2 million operating budget, capital projects and long-range fi-nancial forecasting.

In addition, Leckonby was the sport supervisor for women’s basketball, assisted the Athletic Director with men’s basketball and football, and supervised the athletic business office, ath-letic ticket office and information technology. He was also responsible for coordinating departmental construction projects, which have included a $50.8 million expansion of the Football Stadium, as well as expansions to the Gossett Football Team House, new grass and field turf practice fields and the Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex. He also served on several campus committees including the University Finance Committee and the University Facilities Advisory Committee.

Prior to accepting the position at Maryland, Leckonby served as the senior associate director of athletics at the University of Houston, appointed in January 1998. He was responsible for the daily administration of the department and specific areas of duty involving finance, planning, fund-raising and marketing. He also served as interim athletics director for six months in 2001 and 2002.

Leckonby also worked as the associate AD for business affairs at Boston College for four-and-a-half years (1993-98), and the assistant AD for finance and operations at Old Dominion University for five years (1988-93). He was the ticket manager and assistant business manager at Boston University from 1982 to 1988, after beginning his athletics business career at the University of Massachusetts (Amherst) where he was an administrative assistant to the business manager beginning in 1981.

A former lacrosse player at Duke University, he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in management science in 1979. He earned a master’s degree in sport management from Massachusetts in 1983.

Leckonby is an active member of the College Athletic Business Managers Association. While serving on numerous finance and planning committees during his career, he also has helped direct several NCAA and conference championships including NCAA Baseball Super Regional events in 1999, 2000 and 2002.

Leckonby and his wife, Cris, have two daughters, Hunter and Katie, and a son, William.

Kelly Simpson enters her fifth year as the Senior Woman Ad-ministrator for The Citadel athletics department and her sev-enth on The Citadel campus.

As the SWA, she oversees The Citadel’s seven women’s sports programs in the areas of game management, academic advis-ing and compliance. She also represents The Citadel at South-ern Conference and NCAA meetings. She is an active member of the SoCon Cross Country and Track and Field Commit-tee and the SoCon Graduate Scholarship Committee and also serves on various campus committees.

Prior to coming to the athletics department, Simpson spent one year as an admissions counselor in The Citadel’s office of admissions. Before that, she spent a year and a half in the Department of Health Exercise and Sport Science where she served as Director of Intramurals and a facility manager for Deas Hall. The past five years, Simpson has also served as an adjuct professor in the HESS Department.

A native of Weaverville, N.C., Simpson graduated from North Buncombe High School in 1995 before attending Clemson Uni-versity where she earned her bachelor’s degree in sport management in 1999. She earned an M.S. in the same discipline from

Clemson in 2001. While at Clemson, Simpson ran on the cross country and track teams and was a member of the Tigers’ 1999 ACC Championship Outdoor Track team. Simpson is married to The Citadel’s Men’s Head Tennis Coach, Toby Simpson, and they have a son, Lasher LaRue.

Larry LeckonbyAthletics Director

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Kelly SimpsonAssociate AD

Senior Woman AdministratorClemson ‘99

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CampusThe Citadel sits on a 300-acre tract of land on the Ashley River. There are 28 buildings grouped around a large (10-acre) grass parade ground. The buildings around the parade ground include 10 classroom buildings, an administrative building, four barracks, a student activities building, infirmary, chapel, a field house and library. Just off the main campus are the football stadium, baseball stadium and alumni center.

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The Military College of South CarolinaThe Citadel is a state-supported comprehensive military college with the mission of educating principled leaders through its Corps of Cadets. Males and females are admitted to the undergraduate residential Corps of Cadets. In addition to the day program, undergraduate and graduate programs are offered through The Citadel Graduate College (CGC) in the evening.

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The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education recognizes The Citadel as the only specialized four-year college in the state. The Citadel, founded in 1842, is a co-educational military college with a rich and storied history. Located in Charleston, S.C., the institution offers a classic military education for young men and women who seek a college experience that is intense, meaningful and academically strong. Graduates of The Citadel say that the disciplined lifestyle and friendships they forged here have a pro-foundly positive effect on their lives.

With an enrollment of more than 2,086, the Corps of Cadets is the nation’s largest military college program outside the service academies. All cadets are educated within a classic military sys-tem and about 40 percent of the graduating seniors earn military commissions. The remaining graduates attend graduate school or enter the job market.

The Citadel Graduate College, which is noted for The Citadel ex-cellence in a civilian environment, serves about 1,174 residents of South Carolina’s Lowcountry.

Academic programs at the college are complimented by a strong commitment to service and emphatic support of an honor code that calls upon a cadet not to lie, cheat or steal or tolerate those who do. Since its founding in 1842, The Citadel’s emphasis on character, as well as intellect, has produced generations of grad-uates who have served their nation, their professions and their communities with distinction.

Corps of Cadets...All undergraduate students at The Citadel are members of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets, which numbers approximately 1,900 and represent nearly every state, as well as more than 20 countries. While roughly 40 percent of the graduates each year go into the armed services, all cadets participate in an ROTC program. On most days, cadets have physical fitness training and military instruction in ad-dition to their regular college classes. Weekdays end with a forma-tion and required evening study period.

Because The Citadel emphasizes corps unity, cadets cannot be mar-ried and all must live on campus in the barracks with their assigned company. Despite the challenges, cadets value their first year for the lessons in teamwork, self-discipline and time management. The disciplined lifestyle that begins in the knob year binds cadets into a lifelong, close-knit camaraderie that is one of the strongest forces in their lives after graduation.

Academic Programs...Because of the strength of the academic program, The Citadel has repeatedly been rated as a top regional institution in the annual rankings issued by U.S. News and World Report. The quality of the education at The Citadel combined with the availabil-ity of financial aid, the credentials of the faculty and the graduation rate earned the institution the citation of Best College Val-ue in the South in 2007. With more than 80 percent of its students returning each year, The Citadel enjoys one of the best reten-tion records in the country. The Citadel’s 14 academic departments offer five bach-elor’s degrees in 17 areas, six master’s de-grees in 17 areas and specialist degrees in two areas.

South Carolina Corps of Cadets: 2,086 Graduate Students: 1,174

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The Citadel Graduate College...The Citadel’s evening college serves the Lowcountry by offering nationally accredited bachelor’s, master’s and spe-cialist degrees scheduled around the student’s profession, family and lifestyle. It is the well-known Citadel academic excellence in a civilian environment. The CGC offers 20 graduate programs with concentrations in education, psy-chology, computer science and business. The Master of Business Administration program is the only nationally ac-credited MBA program in the Lowcountry region of South Carolina. The CGC also offers three undergraduate evening programs in business and engineering. The Citadel is the only college in South Carolina that offers undergraduate

civil and electrical engineering degrees in the evening.

Alumni...Generations of Citadel graduates have served their nation, their state and their community with distinction. The Cita-del graduates men and women with alert minds and sound bodies, who value honor, integrity, loyalty and patriotism, and who accept the responsibilities that accompany leadership. The Citadel remains a strong-hold of duty, self-discipline and high ide-

als in a changing American society.

The Citadel leads South Carolina with the highest four-year Graduation Rate at 62.4 percent, while the national average is only 30 percent.

Cadets receive gold stars for earning a 3.7 GPA or higher. The stars are worn on both sides of the collar of their dress uniforms and above the left pocket of their summer leave uniforms.

The Citadel ranks No. 3 nationally among public col-leges and universities in the Carnegie classification in the percentage of students who graduate in four years. That category includes colleges with master’s level programs.

The Princeton Review for 2008 named The Citadel School of Business one of the nation’s 237 best busi-ness programs.

Among South Carolina’s public colleges and universi-ties, The Citadel has the highest four-year graduation rate for athletes. More than 90 percent of cadet-stu-dent-athletes who have exhausted their four years of eligibility earn a diploma.

The Princeton Review for 2008 placed The Citadel in its top tier of academic institutions according to an academic ranking that measures how hard students work and how much they get back for their efforts. The ranking considered such factors as hours students study outside of class, quality of the student body, class size, student assessment of professors and other resources.

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The Honor Code is fairly simple. This code, while simple, offers the key to living and maintaining an honorable life. Cadets are trained that there is never a situation in which they should participate in, or tolerate, dishonorable activities. These core values of honor and integrity are exactly the values which allow Citadel cadets and alumni to

improve their organizations and their communities.

“A Cadet does not Lie, Cheat, or Steal, nor Tolerate those who do.”

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Cadet PrayerAlmighty God, the source of light and strength, we implore Thy blessing on this our beloved institution, that it may

continue true to its high purposes.

Guide and strengthen those upon whom rests the author-ity of government; enlighten with wisdom those who teach and those who learn; and grant to all of us that through sound learning and firm leadership, we may prove ourselves worthy citizens of our country, devoted to truth, given to unselfish service, loyal to every obligation of life and above

all to Thee.

Preserve us faithful to the ideals of The Citadel, sincere in fellowship, unswerving in duty, finding joy in purity and

confidence through a steadfast faith.

Grant to each one of us, in his/her own life, a humble heart, a steadfast purpose, and a joyful hope, with a readiness to endure hardship and suffer if need be, that truth may prevail among us and that Thy will may be done on earth. Through

Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen.

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The Krause Initiative in Ethics and Leadership, in sup-port of The Citadel Vision, is a college-wide effort to enhance leadership development and ethical growth at The Citadel.

Established in July of 2003, the mission of the Krause Initiative is to provide institutional programs and ac-tivities that will help strengthen The Citadel’s prepa-ration of principled leaders. Supporting The Citadel’s core values, the Krause Initiative promotes the ethical growth and leadership development of our students while serving as a model for peer institutions.

Funded by a generous endowment from Bill Krause (Citadel Class of 1963) and his wife, Gay, the Krause Initiative is a multifaceted program that serves as a re-source for institutional and regional outreach activities while promoting leadership and ethics on campus.

Directed by LTC Weart, the Krause Initiative will pro-duce and promote developmental policies and instruc-tion, coordinate interactions for cadets, students, fac-ulty/staff, and serve as an agent for outreach efforts in the area of ethics and leader development.

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Academics: We produce graduates who have insight into the issues, ideas and values that are important to society and possess the skills necessary to deal with them successfully.

Discipline: We operate a leadership laboratory which emphasizes a structured environment, acceptance of re-

sponsibility, self-confidence and service to others.

Diversity: We promote diversity in all segments of our campus community and in all aspects of college life.

Duty: We emphasize the importance of individual ac-countability and the moral obligation of responsibility

for the welfare of others.

Morality: We believe that an individual’s character is of utmost importance and, therefore, we provide training

which emphasizes ethical principles and core values.

Honor: We adhere to a code which teaches that uncom-promising personal integrity is the primary guide in all

situations.

Sir, Yes, Sir • Sir, No, Sir • Sir, No Excuse, Sir“...three permissible knob answers: ‘Sir, yes, sir’ and ‘Sir, no, sir’ and—I liked this third one best of all—’Sir, no excuse, sir.’ By golly, I think, we ought to send the entire U.S. Con-gress down here to learn answer

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40th President of the United StatesMay 15, 1993

Whatever their major, all cadets will graduate with a “dual degree” in leadership. They learn about atten-tion to detail, respect, time manage-

ment, and discipline.

“Leadership is about integrity, trust and people. The Citadel, with its mission to prepare graduates to be principled leaders, is all about integ-rity, trust and people. There is no question in my mind that, had I not attended The Citadel to learn these values, I would not have come close to achieving what success I have been

fortunate enough to achieve.”L. William Krause, ‘63

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Because of the strength of the academic program, The Citadel has repeatedly been rated as a top regional insti-tution in the annual rankings issued by U.S. News and World Report. With more than 80 percent of its stu-dents returning each year, The Citadel enjoys one of the best retention records in the country. The Citadel’s fourteen academic departments offer five bachelor’s degrees in 17 areas, six master’s degrees in 17 areas, and specialist degrees in two areas.

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Cadets receive gold stars for earning a 3.7 GPA or higher. The stars are worn on both sides of the collar of their dress uniforms and above the left pocket of their summer leave uniforms.

The Citadel ranks No. 3 nationally among public colleges and universities in the Carnegie classification in the per-centage of students who graduate in four years.

That category includes colleges with master’s level pro-grams. The latest data shows that 62.4 percent of en-tering freshmen graduated from The Citadel within four years. The national average four-year graduation rate is about 30 percent.

The Princeton Review for 2008 named The Citadel School of Business one of the nation’s 237 best business pro-grams.

Among South Carolina’s public colleges and universities, The Citadel has the highest four-year graduation rate for athletes. More than 90 percent of cadet-athletes who have exhausted their four years of eligibility earn a di-ploma.

The Princeton Review for 2008 placed The Citadel in its top tier of academic institutions according to an academ-ic ranking that measures how hard students work and how much they get back for their efforts. The ranking considered such factors as hours students study outside of class, quality of the student body, class size, student assessment of professors and other resources.

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The Citadel Athletes Maintain Academic Excellence...The Citadel graduation rate for all cadet-student-athletes who complete four years of eligibility ranges from 93 percent to 96 percent. The Citadel’s cadet-student-athletes consistently rank among the upper echelon of the

Southern Conference.

The Citadel Earns U.S. News Rankings...The U.S. News and World Report rankings for 2008 recognize The Citadel in several different categories: the college ranks No. 5 for top public universities in the South offering up to a master’s degree; for the ninth straight year in the top five. The Citadel School of Engineering has ranked among the top 50 undergraduate engineering programs in the nation, earning this year’s No. 34 ranking; The Citadel ranked No. 2 for best master’s universities in the South.

Fulbright Scholars...Six cadets have received Fulbright Scholarships to study abroad since 2001. That is a larger number than any other

college or university in South Carolina during this period.

Diversified Student Population...The Citadel has over 2,086 cadets from 46 states and 22 foreign countries.

Family For Life...Becoming a part of The Citadel Golf program means joining the Bulldog family for life. The Citadel Golf family is full of successful alumni in every walk of life that are proud of supporting our athletes throughout their career at

The Citadel and beyond.

Individual Development...The coaching staff works with every athlete on an individual basis to develop and improve her athletic skills. Each cadet-student-athlete enjoys an academic support system, which is designed to encourage responsibility and enthusiasm for learning. It is a system that emphasizes The Citadel’s commitment to education, graduation and

community involvement.

The Perfect Balance: Academics & Athletics...The Citadel is one of the most prestigious universities in the country and offers more than 21 major programs of study. The Citadel is an institution committed to rich academics and intellectual diversity, while also a member of

the NCAA Division I Southern Conference.

Leads State in Graduating Athletes...Among South Carolina’s public colleges and universities, The Citadel has the highest four-year graduation rate for

athletes.

The Citadel Earns No. 1 Ranking...The Citadel ranks No. 1 nationally in its peer group of public colleges in the percentage of students who graduate in four years. The Citadel’s top ranking comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s comparison of all public colleges whose entering students have average SAT scores between 1000 and 1200. The Citadel’s four-year gradu-

ation rate is 59.7 percent. The national average four-year graduation rate is 29 percent.

Leader in Female Athletics...The Citadel is a national leader in the percentage of female students who are athletes. More than 50 percent of its female cadets compete on seven varsity teams, an outstanding achievement given the fact that female athletics

started in 1997.

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Location...Charleston is located on the coast midway be-tween Hilton Head and Myrtle Beach. With I-26 ending in the city and connecting with I-20, I-95, I-40, I-77 and I-85 to the north, Charleston is

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