University of Maryland golf media guides

28 Pages·2003·4 MB·English

by  University of Maryland, College Park. Department of Intercollegiate Athletics

2003 Maryland Terrapins Gelt
Table ef Ccnienis Quick Fads W€men*s GvlfInivrmaiicn
HeadCoach:Jason Rodenhaver(Maryland'94)
IkiickFacts 1 Location: CollegePark, Md, Rodenhaver'sTenure: 4thyearatMaryland
.'(102-03Men'sSchedule 1 Founded; 1807 Women'sGolfOffice Phone:[phone]
Ji)02-03^'omen'sSchedule 1 Enrollment: 3i,l00 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:8/2
I niversityofMaiylandGolfCourse 2 President: Dr,CD, Motejr. (California, '59) 2002ACCChampionshipFinish: 6th
Women'sSeasonPreview 3 AthleticDirector: DeborahA.Yow(Elon '74)
Women'sCoachJasonRodenhaver 4 Nickname:Terrapins,Terps Media Relaiivns Infcrmaden
Women'sRosterInformation 4 Colors: Red,White, Black,andGold
Women'sPlayerProfiles 5 Affiliation: NCAADivisionI Assoc.A.D. MediaRelations: DaveHaglund
ErinClasper 5 Men'sGolfContact: DaveHaglund
Conference:AtlanticCoastConference
CarterCrowther 5 HomeCourse: UniversityofMarylandGolfCourse SIDOffice Phone: 301 3H7064
JenniferGibson 6 HaglundHome Phone: [phone]
tiaraGropler 6 Men*s GvlfIniermatien Haglund'semailaddress: haglund(«:wam.umd.edu
MarieHarper 7 Women'sGolfContact:JessicaBernheim
fciiieRedeker 7 HeadCoach:TomHanna(Mar^Jand'71) Bemheim'semailAddress:jessicab(a'wam.umd.edu
KristenShew 8 Hanna'sTenure: 12thyearatMaryland Bemheim'sOffice Phone:[phone]
StaceyWolejko 9 Men'sGolfOfficePhone:301-403-8157 Bemheim's Home Phone:TBA
Women'sGolfSeasonReview 10 LettermenReturning/Lost:7/3 MediaRelationsPhone: (301)3147064
Men'sSeasonPreview 11 2002ACCChampionshipFinish:9th
OfficeFax:301-314-9094
Men'sHeadCoachTomHanna 12
TerpsWebSite:www.umterps.com
Men'sRosterInformation 12 0
Men'sPlayerProfiles 13
DevinDrobbin 13 2002-03 Wemen's Schedule e
JohnEades 13
Sc()ttEhrlich 13
Dates Event Host Location
VerttiIso-Aliola 14
TimKane 14 Sept. 13-15 KentuckyFallInvitational Kentucky Lexington,Ky.
DanMacDonald 15 Sept.27-29 ACC/SECChallenge Destin,Ela.
BobbyMacWIiinnie 15 Oct.5-6 PennStateFallInvitational PennState StateCollege,Pa.
JohnMoheyer 16 Oct. 14-15 EastCarolinaInvitational EastCarolina Greenville,N.C. >
BritMusser 17 Nov. 14-15 EdwinWattsKiawahIslandInv. KiawahIsland,S.C.
JeffSpradlin 17 Feb.29-March2 EdwinWatts/CarolinasCollegiateClassic CollegeofChadeston Pinehurst,N.C.
Men'sGolfHistory 18 March7-9 BradfordCreekWomen'sIntercollegiate EastCarolina Greenville,N.C. s
Men'sGolfSeasonReview 19 March24-25 HatterSpringFling Stetson DaytonaBeach,Fla.
I niversityofMaiylandProfile 20 April 12-13 LadyDukeInvitational JamesMadison Harrisonburg,'Va.
PresidentCD.Motejr 21 April 18-20 ACCChampionship Clemmons,N.C. >
AthleticsDirectorDeborahA.Yow 22
.\kinland'sDistinguishedAlumni 23 2002-03 Men's Schedule
AcademicSupport&CareerDev 24
MediaInformation 24 Dates Event Host Location 9
Sept.9-10 ClevelandGolfKiawah IslandInv. CollegeofCharleston Chadeston,S.C.
Sept.21-22 JamesMadison Invitational JamesMadison Harrisonburg,'Va.
Guide Credits Sept.27-28 TheMcLaughlin St.John's Farmingdale,N.Y. ft
The20(1)Manlaiid mediaguidewasurilleiiandedited!/} Oct.4-5 TempleInvitational Temple Moosic,Pa. 0
DareHaghindandJessicaBeniheimoftheAilile/ic.1ledia!k4a- Oct.28-29 HenryGriffit.s/BaylorIntercollegiate Baylor Waco,Texas
liojisOffice. DesignandlayouthyJason )cllin. I'lihlicaliuns Feb. 28-March2 LSUInvitational LSU BatonRouge,La. F
Coordinatar/.AssistantDirectorofAthleticMediadelationsPho- March 17-18 ClevelandGolfIntercollegiate USC-Aiken Aiken,S.C.
toshyUirr\'FrenchandBillVaiighan PrintingliyAwhrosePrint- March23-24 William&MaiyInvitational William&Mary Williamsburg,'Va.
ing..Additionalcopiesoflhisguidecanhepinxhased/or.S's,phis April 11-12 WoffordInvitational Wofford Wofford,S.C.
SVin.i5v0efrosritsyhoifpMpaitnyglhayndw.ri2t7i2n5gCtohemActahslettiCcenMteedriaCoRlelleagteiPoanrskO.ffMidc.e., April 18-20 ACCChampionships NewLondon, N.C.
20742-0295.orhycalling(.Wl)314-70&I April26-27 RutherfordInvitational PennState StateCollege,Pa.
Dniversiiy of i^aryland Gelt €eurse
All lS-h(.)le semi-pri\aic chaniiiioii.shi[) golf course located on
thenonhperimeteroftheUniversityofMaiyiand'sflagshipcampusin
College Park, the Uni\'ersit\'ofManiand GolfCourse is the home of
theTerrapins' men'sand women'sgolfteams.
Openyear-r(.)und.the6,700-yardchampionshipcoursefeatures
a newlyconstaicted clubhouse which was completed in April 1999.
The course has long been the site of numerous state and regional
tournaments, and the 35,000-sq. ft., plantation-style clubhouse has
become a gathering point for cam|uis and surrounding communi-
ties.
Theclubhouseupperlevel featuresafull-servicebar,grilland
banciuet facilitythat seats 75 forlunch and tournament events, and
can handle groups from eight to 200 including a banquet facility
whose outdoor patio overiooks the course. Its main level features
managementoffices,afully-equippedproshopwiththelateststyles
ofTerrapin golfattire, men's and women's locker facilities, and a
^ Terrapingolfsuitewithoffices,se|xiratelockerroomsandalounge
J fortheTerps' men'sandwomen's teams.
Designed by George Cobb and built in 1955, the course plays 50,000 rounds peryearwith preference given to students, faculty, staffand
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alumni. Itssemi-privatefacilitiesincludea5,000-sq. ft. puttinggreen anda45-stationdrivingrange.
Weitien^s Season Preview
Nowinitsfourthseason,theMaiylantlwomen's hasbroken300foraroundin thebriefhistoryofthe
golfteamcanfinallyboastitsfirstfullfour-yearseni(ir program.
class.ErinClasper,CarterCrowther,JenniferGibson "Wefinishedonahighnote. EdwinWattsgave
and HollyThornton have been with the team since theteamconfidenceand momentumgoingintothe
thebeginningandwill lead aveteran team in 2002- spring, and it puts us in position todogreat things
03. one that also consists of four juniors and one andhopefullygetan NCAA [tournament] bid.That's
sophomore. alwaysourgoal,"Rodenhaver.said.
"There's not really one player who is clearly TheAtlanticCoastConferenceboaststwoofthe
headandshouldersabovetherest,"saidheadcoach nation'stop25teams.ReigningACCandNCAAcham-
Jason Rodenha\er,whohasalsobeenwiththeteam pionDukeholdstheNo.5spot,whileNorthCarolina
sinceitsinceptionin1999andbuilttheprogramfrom ranks 17th. Rodenhaverwon'tmakeanypredictions
scratch.However,headdedthatClasperisteamcap- onwheretheTerpswillfinishintheconference."We
tainforthesecondyearinarow,andheexpectsher iustwanttoimproveonlastyearandgetbetterevery
toleadtheteamonandoffthecourse. "Idon'tknow- day,everytournament,"hesaid.
whereI'dbewithouther,"hesaid. Maryland last year competed in four ofthis
Claspercompeted in all fourfall tournaments spring'sfivetournaments,includingtheHatterSpring
in2002,andaveragedateam-best77.91 strokes per Flingin Da)4onaBeach,Fla.,and theLadyDukesIn-
round.Shecrackedthetop25atthreeofthetourna- \itatit)nalinHarrisonburg,Va.TheTerpsplacedfifth
ments,includingaISth-placefinishtoleadtheTerps atb()thevents.ThespringseasonbeginsFebruaiy28
to ninth at the Lady Pirate Fall Intercollegiate in at the Edwin Watts/Carolinas Collegiate Classic in 0
Greenville,N.C." Pinehurst,N.C,andconcludesApril 18-20attheACC
JuniorMarieHarperjoinedClasperastheonly Jen Gibson ChampionshipinClemmons, N.C. c
othergolfertocompeteinall fourfall tournaments. with herbest performancecoming in the final tour-
namentoftheseason, theEdwinWatts/PalmettoIn-
tercollegiate in Kiawah Island, S.C., where she tied
for 15thplaceatsevenoverparforthetournament,
andtiedhercareerbestwithtworoundsof74.
Mersitting out the season-opening Lady Kat
in\itationalinLexington,Ky.,Crowthercompetedin
thefinalthreetournaments,endingtheseasonstrong
witha 14th-placefinishattheEdwinWatts/Palmetto
IntercollegiatetoleadtheTerps. Crowthercardeda
par72 in the third round, the team's onlyround of
par in the fall, to finish sLx over par for the tourna-
ment.
Rodenhaver expects his five-person lineup to
changethroughouttheyear."Thefallwasaboutfind-
ingalineupthatworks,"hesaid."'Wehavetheluxur\'
thatwe'redeepenoughandhaveenoughtalentthat
ifsomegirls aren't playingwell, we can make some
changes."
Mterplacingninth,sixth and ninthat the first
three tournaments ofthe fall, the Terps ended the
seasononahigh note, finishingfourthat theEdwin
Watts/PalmettoIntercollegiate,theteam'shighestfin-
ish ofthe season. The Terps shot a collective 904,
includinga third-round 298, the first time the team
CarterCrowther
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Women^s Head €oach lason Rodenhaver
4#fi Seaseit at Maryland 'Maryland '94
Jason Rodenhaver, long-termsuccess. mentin 1998whichhelpedraise$15,000fortheprogram.
who has o\erseen the de- L'nderhisguidance, theTerpsmadetheirpresence A 1994 graduate of the University of .Vlaiyland,
\elopmentoftheLini\'ei>iit\' knowninonlytheirsecondfullseason,tyingforfirstplace RodenhaverplayedthreeseasonsfortheTerpsandledthe
ofMar\iand women'sgolf attheJamesMadisonI,adyDukesInvitationalinApril2001. teamtoafifth-placefinishattheAtlanticCoastConference
programsinceitsinception Ontwooccasionsinthepastthreeseasons,Terrapingolf- championshipin 1994.ThefinishwasMan'land'shighest
in1999,isinhisfounhsea- ershavewonorsharedindividualtournamenttitles. in theconferencechampionshipsince 1978. Rodenhaver
sonastheTerrapins"head Rodenhaverwas the assistant men's golfcoach at wasatwo-\'earcaptainoftheTerrapinmen'sgolfteamand
coach. .Mankindandanassistantgolfi^rofessionalattheUniver- aparticipantintheNCAAE;istRegionalin 1994.Heplayed
A former Terrapin sityofManJandGolfCoursewhenhewasnamed tolead atSouthernMethodistforoneseason(1990-1991)before
playerand assistant coach thenewlycreatedwomen'sprogram. transferringtoMaryland.Hereceivedhisbachelor'sdegree
for the university's men's "Clearly,Jasonwasthemostqualifiedandthebestfit inkinesiologv'fromMarylandin 1994andiscurrentlypur-
golfteam,Rodenhaverwasselectedtooverseethewomen's forhisroleofournewheadcoach,"saiddirectorofathlet- suinghismaster'sinbusinessadministration.
golfprogramonNov. 19, 1998. Itwasthenthathebegan ics Deborah A. Yow upon Rodenhaver's appointment. "Itmlybelievethatwearemovingintherightdirec-
the enviable task ofbuilding a brand new program that "Given his level offamiliarity'with the universityand the tion and are committed to winning both on and offthe
launched during the fall of 1999. A professional golfer, localgolfcommunity',hewilljump-startourwomen'sgolf course,"saidRodenhaver. "Iwantallofourstudent-ath-
Rodenha\-erenthusiasticallymadethemovetothecoach- program, with the long-i-angegoal ofbecominga top 20 letestoexcelbothacademicallyandathletically.Iwantthem
ingranksandiscreatinganeweraattheUniversit)-ofMary- team.'VComen'sgolfisour 13th sport forfemalestudent- tobeeagertoworkhardandbethebesttheycanbeevery
land. athletes.ItsadditionisthecapstonetooursLx-yeargender dayandineveryaspectoftheirlives."
Withhissightssetfirmlyondevelopingasolidfoun- equityplan." RodenhaverisanativeofOdessa,Texas.Mostofhis
dation for the program. Rodenhaverhas been given the On the course, Rodenhaver has co-directed family,includinghiswife.Robyn,aregraduatesofUniver-
resources necessan-tocompeteat thenational level. His Maryland'ssummercampforjuniorgolfersandwastour- sityofMaryland.HisfatherisamemberoftheNationalGolf
0 playingandcoachingexperiences coupledwith his com- namentdirectoroftheStateFarmCollegiatePlayersTour, Coach'sHallofFameandaformerassistantgolfcoachat
petitivespiritanddrivetobesuccessfulcanmeanonlyone heldattheUniversityofMarylandGolfCourse,from1994- MaiMand.
thingforthewomen'sgolfprogramat.\lar\iand;eventual 1998.HealsoorganizedtheUMgolfteamreuniontourna-
2003 Wemen's
Roster
z Name Year Hgt Hometown (HighSchool) The 2003 Terps
ErinClasper Sr. 5-8 NorthPotomac.Md. (ThomasS.'W'ootton)
CarterCrowther Sr. 5-5 Kilmarnock,'Va. (Lancaster)
JenniferGibson Sr. 5-6 Havertown,Pa. (NotreDameAcademy)
KaraGropler Jr. 5-4 FranklinLakes,N.J. (DePaulCatholic)
s MarieHarper Jr. 5-3 "W'estPoint,'Va. (^'estPoint)
KatieRedeker Jr. 5-8 PepperPike,Ohio(HathawayBrown)
KristenShew So. 5-7 Hockessin,Del. (ThatTatnallSchool)
StaceyWolejko Jr. 5-8 Hatfield,Mass. (SmithAcademy)
HeadCoach:JasonRodenhaver.ManJand'94
Terps By Class Terps By State
Seniors(3):Clasper.Crowther.Gib,son. Maryland(1):Clasper
Juniors(4):Gropler.Harper.Redeker. Ohio(1): Redeker
Wolejko Virginia(2): Crowther.Harper
Sophomores(1):Shew Pennsylvania(1):Gibson
NewJersey(1): Gropler
Delaware(1): Shew
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Massachusetts (1):W'oiejko
. . . . ..
Erin Clasper Spring2000: Participatedinallfive.springtournamenisami luu iniilusi i.u iiil icam
in threeofthe five tournaments, Edwin Watts/Carolina'sCollegiateCla.ssic, Northern
IllinoisSnowbird Intercollegiateand theI-ightingCamel Cla,ssic ... finished thespring
5-3 •Senier seasonwithateambest81.9strokesperroundaverage...shottheonlyparroundofthe
springbyaMarylandgolferonMarch 17th,duringthesecondroundoftheNorthern
Xetth Petemac^ Md, • Themas S. Wcetivn IllinoisSnowbirdIntercollegiate...achievedaseasonbestwithatieforsixthplaceatthe
OnClasper:Three-yearlettenviniicrwhoreturnsforhei" NorthernIllinoisSnowbirdIntercollegiate...hertwo-roundscoreof150(+6)wasthe
finalcollegiatecampaign ... teamleaderwhowillsen'e bestscorevs. parduringthespring.
intheroleofcaptainforthesecondconsecutiveseason
...tremendousworkethic...enjoyedasolidsjiringsea- Fall 1999: Particijxited inall fourfall tournamentsand finishedamongthetop 12in
son, toppedoffbyan individual tournament titleat the twoevents ... averaged81.7strokes perround in 10 rounds to placesecondon the
I'NC-WilmingtonLadySeahawkinvitational. teamduringthefallseason ... oneoftwoplayerstocardatop 10individualfinish ..
topoutingcameat theGreatSmokiesChampionshipasshefinishedinatiefor 10th
Fall 2002: Oneoftwx)Terpstocompeteinall fourfall witha l-i-over-par 158score ... shotthebest individualroundamongall team mem-
tournaments...led theTerpsintwotournaments,tying bersasshecardedaone-over-par71inthefirstroundoftheNittanyLionInvitationalon
for24th at the Penn StateNittanyLion Invitational and Oct. 1 ... hergrossscoreandherscorevs.parwerethetopindividualscoresinthefall
finishing 15th at the East Carolina Lady Pirate Fall season ... creditedwithfourofthetopsevensingle-roundscoresduringthefall ... in
In\iatational...hadherbesttournamentbyscoreattheEdwinWatt.s/PalmettoIntercol- additiontoher71atthefirstroundoftheNittanyLionInvitational,shescoreda76in
legiateinKiawahIsland,S.C.,whereshetiedfor23rdplacewitha12-over-par228...also thesecondroundanda77inthethirdroundinStateCollegeandcardeda77inthe
acvaerrdaegdehoenrstehaestone-almow(,77a.9o1n)e.-.o.vteera-mpar73,^inthesecondround...hadthebeststroke ssceocroensdvsr.opuanrddoufritnhgetGhreeafatllS.m.o.khieers+C1ha(7m6p)iionntshheipNit.t.a.nryeLcioorndefdirsttwroouonfdthweastotphethbreeset
captain. scoreofthefallwhileher-i-5(77)inthesecondroundoftheGreatSmokiesChampion-
shipwas thethirdbestscore ... her224 (-1-14)grossscorewasthebestthree-round
Spring 2002: Team captain tournamentscorefortheTerpsinthefall.
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played in all five spring tourna-
ments... postedateam-besttwotop BeforeMaryland:GraduatedfromThomasS.WoottonHighSchoolin 1999 ... wasa 9
10 finishes, tying for first at the UNC- four-yearvarsityletterwinneringolf... teamco-captainin199^and 1998 ... theMary-
WilmingtonLadySeahawkInvitational, and tyingfor landstatechampionin 1997and 1998 ... all-countyfirstteamselectionin 1996, 1997
ninthattheJamesMadisonLadyDukesInvitational and 1998 ... namedAll-MetbytheWashingtonPost in 1997and 1998 ... won state
carded the team's only sub-par round, a 71, in the first District II championships in 1997 and 1998 ... has participated in AJGAJuniorTour
roundoftheL'NC-WilmingtonLadySeahawkInvitationalon tournaments ...shotahole-in-oneduringherprepcareer... playedextensivelyonthe
h"4erawnady7t3ofsohraraitnwgom-eodvaelri-sptarhotnotoarlsof..2.1a8ls.o..shhoatdrtohuendbsesotf gjoulnfiocroagoclhfactirWcouiott,tpolnaywiansgJtaocukrnWeaimleanntds.in NewYork, North Carolina andVirginia .. >
strokeaverageontheteam (77.83)duringthespring.
Personal:BornonDec.20, 1980 ... daughterofElizabethandGeoffreyClasper ... is
Fall2001: Competedintwooffourfalltournaments .. theoldestofthreechildren ... listsformerMarylandgolfcoachandcurrentPGATour s
averaged82.6strokesperroundoversixrounds...carded memberFredFunkasherfavoriteathlete. p
a"7.hersea.sonbest,attheUnlimitedPotential/Baytree
Classicin.MyrtleBeach,S.C. Carter €roivther >
Spring 2001: Competed in four spring tourna z
iiients.totaling10roundsofcompetition...posted 5-5 • Senier
oneoftheTerps'threetop 10individualfinishes KUmatneck^ Va. Lancaster
intheJamesMadisonLadyDukesInvitational..
averaged79.9strokes perround ... shot her / OnCrowther:Three-yearlettenvinnerinherfinalcolle-
lowroundof76inthefirstroundoftheJMU j' giate campaign ... a strong playercapable ofshooting
Invitational ... finished third on the lownumbers ... endedlastspringonahighnotewitha
team at the ACC Championships .. strong showing at the ACC Tournament in the team's
emergedasateamleaderduringtheseason seasonfinale ... hasthepotentialforasolidseniorcam-
paign.
Fall2000:Participatedinallfourtournamentsduringthefall...averaged81.09strokes
perroundover 11 rounds...shotherbestroundofthefall,77(+5),intheUnlimited Fall 2002: Comi)etedin threeoffourfall tournaments
Potential/BaytreeClassicon Sept. 9th ... wasa majorcontributortoMaryland's con- forat()talofninerounds...cardedtheteam'sonlyround
secutivetop-fiveteamfinishesinthefinalthreetournaments. ofpar in the third round ofthe Edwin Watts/Palmetto
. . . .
ln;i.'i\ollcgi.uein Ki.iw.ili M.ind. SC , wlicii •<hctirala"2 ,.ils(ihad rouncisof"-4and herseniorseason ... three-yearvarsityletienvinner,,.all-stateandall-regionfirstteam
~oonherwayloaM.\-o\ci'-par111tortliclournamcmandaicam-best kth-placefin- selectioninboth 199"and 1998 ... namedtothe 199"and 1998all-districtteams ...
ish,leadingtheTerpstoaseason-bestfourth(^laceattliefinaltalltournament... a\er- helped the team improve from a 2-13 record duringherfirst twoseasons toa 19-3-1
aged"8.78strokesperrounti,thirdbestonthesquad. recordduringherjuniorandseniorseasons...hadaseniorseasonaverageof75.5with
abest effortof37on nineholes ... theonlyfemale to makeeithertheGroup.AAl
Spring 2002: Played in all five tournaments .. GroupAAorGroupAall-state teams during tournament playin the fall of 1998 ..
carded herbest round, a "b, in the final round of named Lincaster's female athleteoftheyearin 1999 ... won more than one dozen
theACC Tournament on herway to a sixth-place tournamentchampionshipsduringhercareerandwasthe 1998Mid-AtlanticPGAJun-
teamfinishanda21stplacingoverall...springstroke iorTourpointswinner ... golfcoachatLancasterwasFredSwathen.
averagewas81.66.
Personal:BornonApril30, 1981 ... daughterofHarrietandDa\idCrowther ... with
Fall 2001: Played in three offour tournaments herhonorscoursefiguredin,sheheldagradepointaveragehigherthan4.0duringher
... helpedtheTerpstotheirsecondtop 10fin- •I prepcareer... majoringinengineering...enjoysdrawing... presidentoftheNational
ish oftheseason (eighth) at theLady Pirate HonorSociet\' ... choseMarylandbecauseofitsstrongengineeringschool.
FallIntercollegiate,..cardedapen^onalbest j
of~4inthefinalroundofthesametour- fennifer Gibson
nament...recordedthebeststrokeav-4
erage, ^8.1, on the team ... led the
teaminthreeoffourtournaments. 5-6 • Senicr
Spring 2001: Camebackfromaboutwith mononucleosisto Havertvwn^ Pa. *Scire Dame Academy
competeintwooffi\'espringtournaments,totalingfiverounds On Gibson: Did notseeanyactionasajunior,butthe
ofcompetition ... averaged79.8strokesperround ... shother Terpsarehopefijlshecanregaintheformofherfresh-
lowroundof75inthesecondroundoftheJMUInvitational manyearwhensheplayedinfourtournaments.
finishedfourthontheteam intheACCChampionshipsafter
0 shooting81-82-82inrespectiverounds. Fall 2002:DidnotcompetefortheTerpsinthefall.
Fall 2000: Participatedinallfourtournaments ... averaged Spring 2002: Did not compete for the Terps in the
81.1strokesperroundover11rounds...shotherlowround spring.
of74(+2)intheDraperValley/LadyHighlanderInvitational
on Sept. 19 ... carded one ofthe top five individual round Fall 2001: Did not competefortheTerps in
scoresinthefall. thefall.
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< Spring2000:Competedinallfivetournamentsintheinauguralspringseason...aver- Spring2001:Competedinthreetournaments,to-
aged83.-1strokesperroundover11 rounds...herstrokesperrounda\eragewassec- talingeightrounds,whilemakingacomebackfromabro-
ondbestontheteam...placedsecondontheteaminthreetournaments,EdwinWatts/ kenwrist...averaged85.5strokesperround...shother
s Carolina'sCollegiateClassic,JamesMadisonLadyDukesIn\itationalandtheACCCham- lowroundof80duringthethirdroundoftheSouthern
pionships. MississippiImitational.
Fall1999:Panicipatedinallfourtournamentsduringthefallseason ...finishedfounh Fall2000:DidnotcompetefortheTerpsinthefall
ontheteamwithastrokeaverageof83.5in 10rounds ... finishedtiedforseventhin
leadingtheTerpstoafourth-placefinishattheGreatSmokiesChampionship ... w-as Spring2000: Panicipatedinallfi\etournaments
oneoftwoTerps to finish amongthe top 10 in a fall tournament ... herfirst-round inthespring...finishedfounhontheteamwith
scoreof76(+4)attheGreatSmokiesChampionshipwasthefourth-bestsingleround an averageof86.0 strokes perround ... fin
grossscoreofthefallfortheTerpswhileherscorevs.par(+4)wasthesecondbestof ished second on the team in the Nonh 7
—
thefallseason ... cardedtwooftheteam'stopfourgrossscores 75inthesecond ernIllinoisSnowbirdInvitationalwith
9 roundoftheXittanyLion Invitationaland76intheGreatSmokiesChampionship .. two-round score of 155 (+11)
her157(+13)scoreattheGreatSmokiesChampionshipwasthebesttwo-roundscore cardedherbestround(77,+5)
0 (grossandvs.par)amongtheTerpsduringthefall. inthesecondroundofthe
XonhernIllinoisSnow-
91 Before Maryland: Graduatedfrom LancasterHigli School in 1999 ... the topgolfer birdInvitationalon
forLancasterwhichwonthestateandregionalchampionshipsduringherseniorsea- M arch
6 son ... helpedleadLancastertothedistrictregularseasonandtournamentchampion- rth. tifte
ships,alsoasasenior ... itmarkedthefirst-everstatechampionshipingolf(men'sor
' InI'il hiMiii'i the team alsowonits first-everdistrict championship
., .
FaU1999:PiirticipaicciinallfourfalltournamentsTTINi!W[iS^y(.'^HiVgleaclL?Withan Fall2000:EmergedasoneofTerps'topgolfersduringiliclail iuiim iiun
SO.dO.strokeaveragein 10rounds .,. wasthemostconsistentTerpduringthefallsea- tournaments ... led the Terps with an impressive 77.3
sonasallofherscoreswerebetween and84 ... threescoresinthe70'stiedforthe strokes pcr-round average over II rounds ... fired her
teamlead ... bestindividualfinishcameattheNorthernArizonaLadyLumberjackInvi- careerlowroundof73 (par)intheDraperValley/1-ady
tational,asshefinishedinaticfor I7iliplace ... wastiedlor 12thaftershootinga79in Higiilander Invitational on Sept. 19 ... finished first on
the first roundat Northern Ss'vmm. ... hertwo-round total of 161 (-1-17) at the Lad\' the team in threeofthe fourfall tournaments
l.Liniberjackwasthethird-besttwo-rotind|3erformancef(.)rtheTerpsduringthefail .. achieved a career best by finishing tied for
toproundsof77cametwiceintheNittanyLionInvitational ... cardedscoresof77in thirelatthe2000NittanyLionFallInvita-
thesecondandthirdroundstototala234(-1-24)scoreandfinishinatiefor32ndplace. tional...panofa2000Terrapinfresh-
man class ranked third in the nation
Before Maryland: Graduated from NotreDameAcademyin 1999 ... earned varsity byGolfstat.com.
letters in golf, lacrosse and basketball ... earned hervarsityletteringolfat Malvern
Prep,a[irivatebo\\s'highschoolinMalvern,Pa. ... helpedleadMalverntoaconference Before Maryland: Graduated from DePaul Catholic in 2000
championship ... wasacenterinlacrosseandashootingguardinbasketball ... three ... earnedthreevarsitylettersingolfandoneincheerieading
\arsitylettersinlacro,sseandtwoinbasketball ... earnedtheNationalStudentAthlete ... wasasecondteamAll-PassaicCountyselection ... atwo-
Dayawardforlacrosse ... participatedinthestategiri'sjuniorgolfchampionship .. timefirstteamAll-NoithernHillConferenceselection...was
participatedintheAmericanJuniorGolfAssociationJuniorTourtournamentandthe recniitedbyWilliam&Maty,JamesMadison,IowaState,Ne-
U.S.Giri'samateurtournament ... wonthePennsylvaniaJuniorGiri'sChampionship. vadaandGeorgiaState ...golfcoachatDePaulCatholicwas
RichBayley.
Personal:BornonDec. 10. 1980 ... daughterofJoanandTomGibson ... twobroth-
ers,TomandJim,playedicehockeyatMerrimackCollege ... alsohasasister,Debbie Personal: Born on Oct. 26, 1981 ... daughter ofMark
... listsherbiggest athleticthrill as playingin theU.S.JuniorGiri'sAmateurTourna- and Susan Gropler ... brother, Brian, currently plays
ment ... earnedacademichonors duringherhigh school career ... memberofStu- collegiategolfatSkidmoreCollege...wasalsoacheer-
dentsAgainstDrunkDriving...wasanexecutiveinthecampusministn,'andwassports leaderduringhersenioryear... receivedacademic
editoroftheschoolnewspaper. honorrollhonorsduringherhighschoolcareer.. e
favoriteathletesareTroyAikmanandDavidDuval
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Kara Gropler ... chosetocometoManJandbecauseofthecam-
pus location, golfprogram andacademic reputation
... hada3.5highschoolGPA.
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On Gropler: Juniorlettenvinnerwhocould be ready
for a breakout season after undergoing some swing 5-3 •funier
cthheanpgaesstltawstoyseeaarso.n..s.aconsistentperformerfortheTerps Wesi Pcini, Va. • West Peint
OnHarper:Aplayerwithtremendouspotential,accord- /
Fall 2002: Competed in one tournament for the ing to the coachingstaff, who tout hercompetitive in-
Terps...carded an 82 in both rounds ofthe rain-short- stinctson thecourse ... theteam's No. 2 playerayear
enedLadyKatInvitational in Le.xington, Ky., theTerps' ago,shehasthetalenttoemergeasoneofthetopplay-
firsttournamentofthefall. ersintheAtlanticCoastConference.
Spring 2002: Did not compete for the Terps in the Fall2002:OneofonlytwoTerpstocompeteinallfour
spring. falltournaments...tiedfor 15thattheEdwinWatts/Pal-
mettoIntercollegiatewithaseven-over-par223..-fireda
Fall2001:Playedintwooffourfalltournaments ...shotherpersonalbestof76inthe two-over-par74inboththesecondandthirdrounds,ty- ft
secondroundoftheUnlimitedPotentialT^aytreeClassic ... averaged82.5strokesper ingherpersonal best...alsocarded a three-over-par75 e
rountl.thirdbestonthesquad. inthattournament...openedtheseasonwithfourstraightroundsof79attheLadyKat
InvitationalinLexington,Ky.,andthefirsttworoundsoftheNittanyLionInvitationalin
Spring2001:Competedinallfivetournamentsinthespring ... playedinatotalof13 State College, Pa....tied for30th with teammate Katie Redeker to lead the Terps in
rounds,mosteverbyafreshman ... averaged83.1strokesperroundwithanadjusted Lexington...averaged78.36strokesperround,secondbestonthesquad.
strokesaverageof79.90.
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Spring 2002: ('oiiipcitJ. in h\c vpnnK t<Hiniaiiicnis highest finishwas 13th at the Katie Redeker
JML'LidyDukeslinu.uioiial...aniMsientlvfiiiisliedinthetopthreeontheteam...hail
the second-best stroke average on the team
(78.66).
Fall 2001: Phived in all four fall PepperPike^ Ohie *HathawayBrewnScheel
tournaments,..hadapairoftop20finishes On Redeker:Third-yearplayerwhohaswhohasperformedwellattimestheprevious
-13thattheLadyPirateFallIntercollegiateanu t\\0seasons ... thefirstplayerintheprogram'sbriefhis-
19th at the Unlimited Potential Baytree Classic .. torytocapture an individual title, she has won at even-
playedstrongintheUnlimitedPotential/Ba\ireeClas- level ... hasthepotentialforasolidjuniorseason.
sicand was on track to finish in the top 10 until she
suffereda musclestrain in herback midwaythrough the Fall 2002: Plavcd inthreeoffourfall tournamentsfora
fin;ilroundofthetournament. iiital ofeight rounds...missedherpersonalbest byone
strokeinthethirdroundoftheEdwinWatts/PalmettoIn-
Spring2001:.\rguablythebestgolferofthespring ... ledthe tercollegiatewithathree-over-par~S...highestindividual
teaminfouroutoffiveevents...competedinallfivetournaments, finish ofthe season came at the team's first fall tourna-
totaling13rounds,mosteverbyafi^eshman ... placedinatiefor ment, the LadyKat Invitational, whereshe tiedfor30th
sixthalongwithteammateErinClasperattheJMUInvitational .. withteammateMarieHarpertoleadtheTerpsatl4-over-
firedherbestspringroundof~-iduringthesecondroundofthe par158...averaged79.25strokesperround,fourihbestonthesquad.
J.MU Invitational ... averaged 78.9 strokes per round with an
adjustedaverageof^9.2. Spring2002:Competedinallfiveoftheteam'sspringtournaments... highestpersonal
finishwasadefor23rdattheHatterSpringFlinginDaytonaBeach,Fla. ... registeredthe
Fall 2000: Oneofthekeymembersofthe2000freshman thirdhigheststrokeaverageonteam(80.08) ... tiedherca-
class...participatedinonetournamentinthefall,the2000 reer best in the first round ofthe ACC Tournament in
NittanyLionFallInvitational ...averaged82.7strokesper Clemmons,X.C.,shootingatw'o-over^4.
0 roundoverthreerounds.
Fall 2001: Playedinallfourfalltourna-
BeforeMaryland:GraduatedfromWestPointHigh ments ... finished 10th in the
Unlimited Potential
Schoolin2000 ... earnedatotalof10varsitv'lettersingolf Baytree Classic
(4),Softball (3) andvolleyball (3) ... was captainand team cardedhercareerbest.~.4 (-1-3)inthethirdroundot
.MVPofthegolfteamduringjuniorandseniorseasons wastheNo.lgolferonthe
team during juniorand seniorseasons ... an all-distric.t.,.all-region and all-academic thesametournament... averaged81.9strokesover12rounds
ofplay.
selectioningolf...averaged790strokesduringherseniorseasonand80.1duringher
avjounlndlieoayrlblasl-elaacsraoednceom.ri.dc.swseialnseccvatorlileoenevr-ibnaaslvsloilstlteseay(mb1a,cl2la0p5.t).a..inwseaatsnsda(lM3l.-V0rP8e3g)i.o.an.natldol-uddriisgntsarim(ce2t',nita6l)l.-M.r\.e.Tgico.a.np.,tsaaelitln-sstataanttdee aSplgpaervdiend8g0i.n220as0tt1roo:tkaleCsoofpmep1r3ertroeouudnnddinsw,ailtmlhofsiavtneaetdvojeuurrsbntyaemdaenafvtresersathhgmiesanosfp.7r.8i..nag1ve...r..-
S two-timeMVPinsoftball ... alsoanall-district,all-region,all-stateandall-academicse- placedeighthindividuallyintheSouthern.MississippiInvitational
lectioninSoftball ...wasrecruitedbyWilliam&Man'...golfcoachatWestPointHigh ... shottheTerps'onlyparroundofthespringduringthesec-
SchoolwasRobertaRacioppi. ondroundoftheSouthern.MississippiInvitational.
Personal:BomonMay3, 1982 ... daughterofJohnandEleanorHarper...wasPresi- Fall 2000: BecamethefirstManiandgolfertocapturean indi-
dentofKeyClub,amemberofNationalHonorSociet\'.studentcounciltreasurer,class vidualtournamenttitle ... panicipatedinallfourtournaments
treasurerand vice president ofFrench Club and Spanish Club ... favorite athlete is inthefall...placedconsistentlyintheindividualtop-15during
TigerWoods...hadherhighschoolvolleyballjersey/numberretired...chosetocome thefinal threetournaments ... claimed herfirstcareerindi-
w toMarviandbecauseofthecampus,theCollegeofJournalismandthegolfprogram .. vidualtournamenttitleattheJohnKirk/LadyPantherInvita-
majoringinjournalism ... highschoolCPAof4.26 ... nicknameMo. tional ... afterfiringanopening-round""9.thenshootinga
0 7-1in thesecond round, Redekercaught fireasshe fireda
careerlow72,thebestroundbyaManJandgolferinthefall,
0 towinlowmedalisthonorsbyonestroke...sharedtheTerps'
beststrokeaverageperroundwithfellowfreshmanKaraGropler(77.3) ...famedStu-
91 dentAthleteoftheWeekhonorsforherrecord-breakingperformanceintheJohnKirk
LadyPantherInvitational.
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American,1998-1999NHSCAAil-American,andanine-timeswimmingAll-Amerian
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