2014 rutgers men's golf media guide

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MEN’S GOLF QUICK FACTSLocation: Piscataway, N.J.Enrollment: 65,000President: Dr. Robert L. BarchiAthletic Director: Julie HermanNickname: Scarlet KnightsSchool Color: ScarletAthletics Website: www.ScarletKnights.comHome Course: Rutgers University Golf CourseConference: BIG EAST Men’s Golf Coach: Rob Shutte (Penn State ‘03)2013 BIG EAST Finish: 10thGolf SID: Kevin LorinczOffice Phone: 732-445-7812Email: [email protected]

OFFICE OF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONSRutgers, The State University of New JerseyRutgers Athletic Center83 Rockafeller Rd.Piscataway, NJ 08854(732) 445–4200(732) 445–3636 / 3063 – FAX

CREDITSWritten and edited by: Kevin Lorincz & Stephanie MamakasDesign: Nick BlackThis guide has been compiled to assist the media with its cov-erage of the team. Updated results may be obtained through-out the season from the Office of Athletic Communications at (732) 445-4200 or by ac-cessing the Golf Website at www.scarletknights.com

2014 MEN’S GOLF SPRING SCHEDULEDate(s) Event LocationFebuary 17-18 Cal State Fullerton Los Angeles, Calif.

March 2-3 Colleton River Intercollegiate Bluffton, S.C.

March 15-16 Mission Inn Spring Spectacular Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.

March 23-25 C&F Bank Intercollegiate Williamsburg, Va.

April 12-13 Princeton Invitational Princeton, N.J.

April 19-20 Rutherford Intercollegiate State College, Pa.

April 27-29 AAC Championship TBA

TABLE OF CONTENTSQuick Facts/TOC............................................................................................12014 Schedule ...............................................................................................12014 Spring Preview ..............................................................................2-4Coaching Staff ...........................................................................................5-72014 Scarlet Knights...........................................................................8-12History/Rutgers Golf Course..........................................................13-14Rutgers University .............................................................................15-20

2014 SPRING ROSTERName Class High School/HometownLouis Bodine So. Hunterdon Central/Flemington, N.J.

Jonathan Chang So. Valencia/Valencia, Calif.

Dillon Corbo Sr. Montville/Montville, N.J.

Michael Howe Fr. Great Oak/Temecula, Calif.

Hyung Mo Kim Jr. Old Tappan/Norwood, N.J.

Jonathan Renza Sr. Fordham Preparatory/Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.

Ryan Rose Fr. Bergen Catholic/Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J.

Jacob Stockl Jr. Arthur L. Johnson/Clark, N.J

Doug Walters Sr. North Warren/Blairstown, N.J.

Chase Wheatley Fr. Corona del Mar/Corona del Mar, Calif.

Head Men’s Golf Coach: Rob Shutte (Third Season) (Penn State ‘03)

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/// SECTION 1: SEASON PREVIEW ///


A s the links lay covered in snow, the men’s golf team fo-cuses on preparing for spring competition. The Scarlet Knights hope to capitalize on their success in the fall

season, having notched two strong tournament wins at the Hartford Invitational and the Lehigh Invitational.

“After our workouts in the fall, after our wins, it confirms all the messages that we have been trying to preach. In terms of bal-ancing golf and academics, it shows that we can do well in the classroom and win tournaments,” third-year Head Coach Rob Shutte explained.

Rutgers will focus on maintaining that balance as the team en-ters its last season in the American Athletic Conference (AAC), before heading to the Big Ten Conference. Rutgers final stand in the AAC will be an excellent test of the team’s strength mov-ing forward.

“Our conference that we have this year, the AAC, is as strong as any conference in the country, including the Big Ten. We have six teams that rank in the top 30 of the country. Everything we are doing is against the same opponent skill level and ranking now as well as in the Big Ten,” said Coach Shutte.

The Scarlet Knights will be led by seniors Jonathan Renza (Cor-tlandt Manor, N.Y.) and Doug Walters (Blairstown, N.J.). The experience between these players will be an advantage in the challenging tournaments the team is set to face.

“By their senior years, [Renza and Walters] have played in a lot of tournaments. Even though the program experience is differ-ent from when they started, they have a lot of playing experi-ence as well. We are going to continue to rely on them,” Coach Shutte said.

The two have been led by three different coaches over their time “on the banks,” but have remained solid in competition. In the fall, Walters notched two top-10 finishes, while Renza took three top-11 finishes of his own. Walters and Renza placed first and second respectively in the Scarlet Knights win at the Le-high Invitational.

Classmate Dillon Corbo (Montville, N.J.) adds additional sup-port to the group. The senior has competed in many events throughout his time at Rutgers.

Junior Jacob Stockl (Clark, N.J.) has also proven to be a strong asset to the team, earning a first place finish at the Rutgers Invitational. Competing in four out of five tournaments in the fall, Stockl will remain a player to rely on.

STOCKL

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As for the sophomore class, Jonathan Chang (Valencia, Calif.) remains a strong factor in competition. Chang has earned four top-20 finishes on the season, including tied for 14th to pace the team at the Badger Invitational.

The three freshmen have each competed in various tourna-ments this past fall. Rutgers will continue to see what is in store for the young members.

The depth in the roster is a powerful advantage, showing the team can turn to any member at any point in the season. Senior captain Jonathan Renza has certainly noticed the strength and talent of the group this year.

“Being here for the fourth year, our team has come a long way. It is a lot harder to crack the line up now than it was three years ago. We have ten guys on the team and every week we are com-peting,” Renza said.

With the progression Rutgers has seen, the season ahead is a battle the group is eager to face. Every player is in a spot to come out on top, which is an important goal in leading the team to success.

“Personally and for the team, I would like to be in contention for every tournament. I would like to say I want to win every tournament, but I [at least] want someone on our team to win because that correlates to the team winning,” Renza explained.

“As long as one person on our team is in contention, we should be close to the top of the leader board. Down the road, hope-fully, we can get to Regionals either by winning our Conference or getting an out large bid.”

While winning is always a goal, a common theme on the season is to stay a top the leader board in each contest. If the team can remain contenders, they will have won half the battle. Rut-gers truly has the mentality to secure a successful season.

“I think the guys have confidence in what I’ve been telling them, which is that they are as good as the other teams there,” says Coach Shutte. “If we just work that extra 10% harder in every-thing, we can continue to win.”

The Scarlet Knights open the season at Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 17-18 in Los Angeles, Calif. The team will next travel to Bluff-ton, S.C. for the Colleton River Intercollegiate, before heading to the Mission Inn Spring Spectacular in Florida. Next up Rut-gers takes on competition at the C&F Bank Intercollegiate in Williamsburg, Va. After the Princeton Invitational in New Jersey, the squad will take the trip to State College, Pa. for the Ruther-ford Intercollegiate. The spring campaign concludes at the AAC Championship on Apr. 27-29.

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/// COACHING STAFF ///

ROB SHUTTE is in his third season as head men’s golf coach at Rut-gers University. He has eight years of collegiate head coaching experi-ence, including two sea-sons as head women’s golf coach at Lehigh Uni-versity. “The mission of the Rut-gers University Depart-

ment of Athletics is perfectly in line with my own core values and beliefs,” said Shutte. “It is a great opportunity for me to pursue a passion of mine, which is developing young men into better players, people and leaders through the game of golf. The BIG EAST is a very competitive conference, and will only improve with the additions of UCF, SMU, Houston and Mem-phis. If you want to be the best, you need to be able to com-pete against the best.”

With the Mountain Hawks, Shutte directed the team to its first-ever tournament victory at the 2011 Sunshine Spring Invitation-al. In the classroom, his squad maintained a 3.25 cumulative grade point average during his tenure.

Prior to his arrival in Lehigh, Shutte served as head men’s golf coach at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa. from 2005 to 2009. The Mules had three tournament victories and were run-ner up on four occasions during his tenure. In addition to a trio of individual tourney titles, Zach Oyer graduated with the lowest career stroke average in over 15 years. His 2006 squad boasted a 3.23 grade point average, highest among men’s athletic pro-grams.

A PGA Class “A” member, Shutte has strong ties to the metro-politan region. He served as Assistant Golf Professional at Ar-cola Country Club in Paramus, N.J. in 2003 after working as a Program Administrator and Teaching Golf Professional at First Tee of Metropolitan New York in the Bronx in 2002.

Off the course, Shutte has balanced his career by serving as Vice President of Independent Financial Advisors in Easton, Pa. since 2004. He has also hosted two radio shows on the ESPN Radio affiliate in Allentown, The Water Cooler Radio Show and The Caddie Shack Radio Program. In the winter, he has vol-unteered as assistant varsity boys’ basketball at Notre Dame-Green Pond High School.

Shutte (pronounced SHOOT-e) earned a bachelor’s degree in parks and recreation management from Penn State Univer-sity in 2003. During his time in University Park, he received both the Disney World and Augie Boyd Golf Scholarships.

Shutte, who hails from a Rutgers family, and his wife Caitlin are the proud parents of two sons, Charlie (Nov. 1, 2011) and Henry (July 3, 2013). His father, Bob, was a three-year varsity football letterwinner at Rutgers from 1969-71, playing defensive back, wide receiver and kicker. He was also a three-year letterwinner on the baseball diamond, playing third base and shortstop from 1970-72. His mother, Catherine, is a Rutgers graduate and was a student sportswriter with the Daily Targum as an undergrad.

ROB SHUTTEHEAD COACH • THIRD SEASON


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ZACHARY OYER is in his first season as as-sistant men’s golf coach at Rutgers University. A native of Madison, N.J., the former collegiate student-athlete brings a variety of golf instruc-tion experience to “The Banks.”

An accounting profes-sional, Oyer has worked

at Deloitte & Touche in Parsippany , N.J. since September 2011.

On the links, Oyer worked as a youth golf instructor and men-tor at Fairmont Country Club from 2006 to 2011. In the role, he helped to educate children on the rules, etiquette, and particu-lars of the game. He also served as a driving range manager at Canoe Brook Country Club in the summer of 2008 after working

as a youth golf instructor and mentor at The First Tee in Newark, N.J. in the summer of 2007. At First Tee, he counseled and men-tored underprivileged children while teaching them core life val-ues such as perseverance, honesty, and integrity.

Oyer was a four-year letterwinner at Muhlenberg College, where he earned a degree in accounting in 2011. As a senior, he led the team in average, which was the lowest in more than 15 years. He finished in the top five seven times during the 2010-11 season, including four top-three finishes. He earned medalist honors at the Messiah Falcon Classic, lifting the Mules to a first-place fin-ish.

Oyer is one of only five Mule players to earn multiple all-confer-ence honors, and his career stroke average is the lowest in the program’s history.

ZACHERY OYERASSISTANT COACH • FIRST SEASON

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LOUIS BODINESOPHOMORE FLEMINGTON, N.J.

Second-year sophomore from the Gar-den State…The 2011 New Jersey PGA junior champion ... Has competed in five events, playing in 13 rounds.

FALL 2013: Competed in one event, playing in three rounds … Carded a 226 (80-72-74) at the Rutgers Invitational.

FALL 2012: Competed in two events, playing in five rounds…Competed as an individual in the Rutgers Invitational, carding a 72 in the first round of the tournament…Com-peted as an individual in the Waterville Collegiate Classic, carding a 170 (88-82).. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2012 graduate of Hunterdon (N.J.) Central HS…A 2010 Newark Star-Ledger All-State selection…Has also earned mul-tiple First Team All-Skyland and Courier News First Team All-Area accolades…Three-time Star Ledger All Group IV choice (2010, 2011, 2012)…Helped HCHS to win three consecutive state championship titles (2009, 2010, 2011) and the 2010 Tournament of Champions crown… Team captain and four-year varsity golf letterwinner under head coach Larry Ries…Placed third at the 2011 NJ PGA Challenge, shooting rounds of 72-71….Member of the Copper Hill Country Club…Two-time Copper Hill Men’s Club Champion (2011, 2012)…A 2009 NJS-GA William Y. Dear Junior Champion.

PERSONAL: Son of Jeff Bodine…Interested in finance.

JONATHAN CHANGSOPHOMORE VALENCIA, CALIF.

Second-year sophomore…West coast product with a great deal of physical talent and a positive attitude…Was the 2012 All-Santa Clarita Boys Golf-er of the Year ... Has competed in 15 events, playing in 40 rounds.

FALL 2013: Competed in all five events, playing in 14 rounds … Earned four top-20 finishes on the season …

Tied for 15th at the Rutgers Invitational, carding a 219 (73-70-76) … Carded a 222 (76-71-75) to finished tied for 11th at the Hartford Hawk Invitational … Paced the Scarlet Knights at the Badger Invita-tional, posting a 221 (74-75-72) to finish tied for 14th in the 74-play-er field … Recorded a 221 (73-72-76) at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate … Placed tied for 17th at the Lehigh Invitational, recording a 159 (81-78).

FALL 2012: Competed in all five events, playing in 13 rounds...Went 2-1 in the STX Match play, defeating his FDU, and Stevenson oppo-nents...Paced the Scarlet Knights at the Rutgers Invitational, card-ing a one-under 212 (73-68-71) to place third in the 83-competitor field and had tournament-best minus two in par three scoring, while also finishing minus one on par four’s..Placed tied for 27th out of 88 in the Hartford Hawks Invitational with a 228 (74-73-81)...Placed tied for 22nd out of 28 at the Waterville Collegiate Classic with a 165 (92-73)…Tied for 16th out of 45 at the Lehigh Invitational with a 151 (77-73).

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2012 graduate of Valencia HS, where he was a three-time team captain and most valuable player under head coach Robert Waters…Was the Foothill League Most Valuable play-er as a sophomore and senior, with a 69 and 68, respectively…As a senior, earned individual medalist honors in four of six Foothill League matches and had a 72.8 stroke average…In the post-sea-son, shot a two-over 74 at TPC Valencia to finish with a 36-hole total of 148 to capture his third consecutive Newhall Land Cup title...A nationally-ranked AJGA competitor with numerous top finishes in both regional and national junior tournaments…Played four events on the FCWT Junior Tour in 2011-12, making all four cuts and placing tied for ninth at the Classic Club 36 holes…At the AJGA ClubCorp Mission Hills Desert Junior, he finished 17th with a 220 (74-73-73), his second top 20 finish in five AJGA events in the spring of 2012…Is the Rancho Vista course record holder with a 64.

PERSONAL: Son of Young and Tae Chang…Interested in business.

DILLON CORBOSENIOR MONTVILLE, N.J.

Fourth-year senior…A 2011-12 and 2010-11 BIG EAST All-Academic honor-ee...Has competed in 19 career events, playing 51 rounds.

FALL 2013: Competed at the Rutgers Invitational, carding a 244 (83-78-83).

FALL 2012: Competed in four events, playing in 11 rounds...Went 3-0 in STX

Match Play, defeating his opponents from FDU, Stevenson, and Towson...Competed in the Hartford Hawks Invitational…Competed as an individual at the Rutgers Invitational, carding a 227 (76-74-77)…Competed in the Waterville Collegiate Classic, carding a 174 (90-84).

SPRING 2012: Competed in four events, playing 10 rounds...Had an 81.3 stroke average.

FALL 2011: Competed in three events, playing seven rounds…Had an 81.29 stroke average…Carded a 74 in the third round of the Rut-gers Invitational.

SPRING 2011: Competed in four events, playing 11 rounds…Had an 86.5 stroke average.

FALL 2010: Played in three events as a first semester freshman, playing eight rounds…Had a 77.25 stroke average… Shot a season low round of 73 in the third round of the McLaughlin.HIGH SCHOOL: A 2010 graduate of Montville (N.J.) Township HS…Was New Jersey’s No. 2-ranked 2010 high school senior… A New-ark Star-Ledger Third Team All Group III selection as a junior and senior…A three-time Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference honoree and two-time team captain under head coach James Miller…Cap-tured the conference individual title as a sophomore and junior, but was unable to compete as a senior due to injury…Bounced back from that injury to place second at the Group III sectional…Won the 2009 N.J. State qualifier for the National PGA Jr. Championship shooting a first round 68.. Just missed qualifying for the 2009 US Junior Amateur Championship by one shot after shooting rounds of 71 and 74 in the qualifier…Has also excelled on both the IJGT and AJGA junior golf tours with multiple top 10 finishes…Was the NJPGA

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Junior Player of the Year in 2006 and 2007…Also a varsity hockey letterwinner at MTHS…Home course is Rockaway River Country Club, where he is the men’s champion.

PERSONAL: Son of Michael and Rosemary Corbo…Majoring in crimi-nal justice.

MICHAEL HOWEFRESHMAN TEMECULA, CALIF.

True freshman from the Golden State…Competed in the 2013 U.S. Public Links Championship after carding 70-73 in the qualifier…Placed tied for fifth at the 2013 Champion’s Invitational.

FALL 2013: Competed in four events, playing in 11 rounds … Made his colle-giate debut at the Rutgers Invitation-al, carding a 227 (76-78-73)… Carded a

224 (80-76-68), finishing tied for 17th at the Hartford Hawk Invita-tional … Tied for 24th at the Badger Invitational with a 224 (77-71-76) … Placed tied for sixth with a 154 (79-75) in Rutgers win at the Lehigh Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2013 graduate of Great Oak HS in Temecula, Calif...A four-year varsity golf letterwinner under head coach Jared Boyatt…Had a school record 72.5 stroke average as a senior team captain…Was the Press Enterprise 2013 Riverside County Player of the Year and the 2013 Southwestern league Most Valuable Player…Team captured the 2012 and 2013 Eastern Division championship.

PERSONAL: Son of Kevin and Laurie Howe…Interested in business.

HYUNG MO KIMJUNIORNORWOOD, N.J.

Third-year junior…Competed in 14 events, playing in 39 rounds since his arrival at RU...Steady performer from the Garden State.

FALL 2013: Competed at the Rutgers Invitational, carding a 224 (74-78-72).

FALL 2012: Competed in four events, playing in 11 rounds…Competed in

STX Match Play, defeating Stevenson opponent 3&2 in the second round…Played as an individual at the Rutgers Invitational, carding a 220 (70-77-73) and tying for 10th out of 83 competitiors…Tied for 19th out of 88 at the Hartford Hawks Invitational with a 226 (73-77-76)…Also, had nine birdies and an eagle in the 54-hole event…Tied for 19th out of 28 at the Waterville Collegiate Classic with a 164 (80-84).

SPRING 2012: Competed in three events, playing eight rounds…Had a 78.0 stroke average.

FALL 2011: Competed in three events, playing eight rounds…Had a 76.5 stroke average…Finished tied for 22nd out of 85 competitors at The Connecticut Cup with a 225 (77-74-74).

Scholastic: A 2011 graduate of Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan (N.J)…A 2011 New Jersey PGA Third Team All-State honoree…A First Team All-Bergen County selection as a senior and sophomore and second team honoree as a junior…A four-time team M.V.P. and all-league selection under head coach Kevin Hughes….Carded a 74 to earn runner up at the 2011 NJ Group 3 Champion-ships while helping team to an 18 stroke victory…A Newark Star Ledger First Team All Group 3 selection as a junior and second team honoree as a senior.

PERSONAL: Interested in accounting…Began golfing competitively at age 12.

JONATHAN RENZASENIOR CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y.

Fourth-year senior…A 2011-12 BIG EAST All-Academic honoree…Has com-peted in 34 career tournaments, play-ing 86 rounds.

FALL 2013: Competed in all five events, playing in 14 rounds … Tied for ninth in the 90-player field at the

Rutgers Invitational, carding a 215 (72-69-74) … Carded a 226 (77-80-69) to finished tied for 21st at the Hartford Hawk Invitational … Paced the Scarlet Knights at the Wolfpack Collegiate, carding an even par 216 (70-73-73) to finish tied for 11th in the 90-player field … Tied for second at the Lehigh Invitational with a 151 (72-79).

FALL 2012: Competed in four events, playing in 10 rounds…Tied for sixth with a 156 (85-71) in the 28_player field at the Waterville Col-legiate Classic…Set the tournament course record shooting 71 in the second round and had a tournament-best seven birdies…Carded a 236 (83-78-75) at the Rutgers Invitational to tie for 61st out of 83…Went 2-1 in STX Match Play, defeating his opponents from Stevenson and Towson...Placed 18th out of 45 at the Lehigh Invitational with a 153 (80-73).

SPRING 2012: Competed in all five events, playing 13 rounds…Had a 76.2 stroke average…Placed tied for 14th out of 76 competitors at the Princeton Invitational with a 218 (71-74-73).

FALL 2011: Competed in all five events, playing 12 rounds…Had a 77.17 stroke average…Finished the fall strong…Placed tied for sev-enth at the 89 competitor Barnabas Health Intercollegiate with a 147 (76-71)…Finished tied for fifth at the Lehigh Invitational with a 148 (75-73).

SPRING 2011: Competed in all five tournaments, playing 13 rounds…Had an 80.6 stroke average…Carded an opening round 71 at the Si-ena College Homewood Suites Invitational en route to a 10th place finish.

FALL 2010: Competed in all five events, playing 11 rounds…Had a team-best 73.81 stroke average…Finished tied for eighth at the 88-player Rutgers Invitational in his initial collegiate event…Placed tied for 24th at the 81-player McLaughlin, which included a second round 70 and a final round 69…Placed tied for 25th at the 85-player Hartford Hawk Invitational.



HIGH SCHOOL: A 2010 graduate of Fordham Prep in New York City, where he was an honor student and led the Rams to the 2008 and 2009 City Championship… A two-time (2008, 2007) CHSAA State champion considered one of the top juniors in metro area…Was 10-0 as a senior in 2010…The All-City golfer of the Year in 2009 after finishing runner up in the 2009 CHSAA State Championship…2010 Westchester Amateur titlist...Won four head-to-head matches at the 2010 Met Junior Championship…Played five events on the Met-ropolitan PGA Junior Tour in 2010 and finished in the top five in all, including a victory at Sedgewood…Was 2nd low qualifier in the 2009 MGA Ike Championship…Had a 4th place finish out of 75 players in the 2009 AJGA Lessing’s Classic where he shot 72, 74 and 68…The 2008 Met PGA Junior Player of the Year, 2008 Met PGA Junior N.Y. City Champion and the 2007 MGA/MetLife Boys Champion…A four-time all-section selection…Made the cut at the 2008 New York State Open at Bethpage…Home course is Mohansic Golf Course in Yorktown Heights, N.Y...Was also a varsity ice hockey letterwinner at Fordham Prep.

PERSONAL: Son of Roy and Mary Jane Renza…Majoring in finance.

RYAN ROSEFRESHMAN HO-HO-KUS, N.J.

True freshman from the Garden State…Placed 20th at the 2013 New Jersey State Amateur and was the 2012 Wil-liam Y. Dear New Jersey State Junior Champion…Was the 2013 MGA Carter Cup Invitational champion.

FALL 2013: Competed in two events, playing in six rounds … Finished tied for 34th out of 90 competitors with a 223

(76-75-72) at the Rutgers Invitational … Carded a 230 (75-79-76) at the Badger Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2013 graduate of Bergen Catholic HS in Oradell, N.J…A four-year varsity letterwinner under head coach Jim Jacob-sen…As a senior was named All-Bergen County, All-North Jersey, All-Suburban and All-Big North as team captured the state sectional championship, the Garden State Cup Championship and the Big North title…Team captain with a 36.6 stroke average…Earned All-Bergen County and All-Big North honors as a junior to help team to the Garden State Cup championship and the Big North title…Was also a varsity football letterwinner…A member of the National Hon-or Society and French National Honor Society…Home club is Ridge-wood Country Club, where he was the 2011 and 2013 club champion.

PERSONAL: Son of Anna and William Rose…Interested in business.

JACOB STOCKLJUNIOR CLARK, N.J.

Third-year junior…Arrived “On the Banks” as one of the top junior golfers in the state of New Jersey…Compet-ed in 21 events, playing in 55 rounds since his arrival at RU.

FALL 2013: Competed in four events, playing in 11 rounds … Carded a four under par 138 (70-68-71) to win the 90-player Rutgers Invitational … Tied

for 21st at the Hartford Hawk Invitational, carding a 226 (71-73-82) … Placed 10th with a 156 (80-76) at the Lehigh Invitational.

FALL 2012: Competed in all five events, playing in 13 rounds…Went 2-1 in STX Match Play, defeating his opponents from FDU and Ste-venson... Posted a 220 (75-71-74) in the Rutgers Invitational to fin-ish tied for 10th out of 83…Placed ninth out of 28 in the Waterville Collegiate Classic with a 158 (79-79)…Tied for a 11th out of 45 at the Lehigh Invitational with a 150 (77-73)…Tied for 39th out of 88 at the Hartford Hawks Invitational with a 232 (77-82-73) and registered a tournament-best two eagles.

SPRING 2012: Competed in all five events, playing 13 rounds…Had an 80.1 stroke average.

FALL 2011: Competed in two events, playing five rounds…Had a 77.80 stroke average…Carded a 74 in the final round of the Rutgers Invita-tional.

SCHOLASTIC: A 2011 graduate of Arthur L Johnson HS in Clark, N.J…A two-time Newark Star Ledger All-State selection, earning first team honors as a junior and second team honors as a senior…A 2011 New Jersey PGA First Team All-State honoree…A First Team Star-Ledger All Group II selection as a junior and senior…A four-time team M.V.P. and team captain under head coach Dan House…Placed second at the 2010 NJSIAA Tournament of Champions with a 73…Won the Union County tournament by two shots as a senior, after also winning the event as a freshman and sophomore…Placed seventh at the 2010 NJSGA Amateur Championship…Had six wins on the junior circuit…Earned a first place finish at the IJGT at Blue Heron Pines, won the NJPGA Junior Championship, was first at the NJPGA Junior Masters, won the qualifier for the national PGA Championship, captured first in the state qualifier for the USGA Junior Boys Championship and won the IJGT at Hershey…Played three years for the New Jersey Junior Ryder Cup team.

PERSONAL: Interested in business…Son of Tom and Sharlene Stockl…Began golfing competitively at age eight.




DOUG WALTERSSENIOR BLAIRSTOWN, N.J.

Fourth-year senior… A 2011-12 and 2010-11 BIG EAST All-Academic hon-oree…Has competed in 32 career events, playing 82 rounds.

FALL 2013: Competed in all five events, playing in 14 rounds … Tied for 39th out of 90 competitors with a 224 (72-77-75) at the Rutgers Invitational … Paced the Scarlet Knights at the

Hartford Hawk Invitational, carding a four-under par 212 (72-68-72) to finish tied for second out of 96 entries … Won the Lehigh Invita-tional with a 150 (74-76) to pace the 45-player field.

FALL 2012: Competed in all five events, playing in 13 rounds…Fin-ished 3-0 in STX Match Play, defeating his opponents from Towson, FDU, and Stevenson...Finished tied for fifth out of 83 with a 217 (71-74-72) at the Rutgers Invitational…Carded a 224 (76-73-75) at the Hartford Hawks Invitational to finish tied for 15th in the 88-player field…Paced the Scarlet Knights at the Lehigh Invitational, carding a 146 (75-71) to finish tied for third in the 45-player field…Tied for 19th out of 28 in the Waterville Collegiate Classic with a 164 (90-74).

SPRING 2012: Competed in four events, playing 10 rounds…Had an 80.4 stroke average…Placed tied for 26th at the BIG EAST Champi-onships with a 224 (74-76-74).

FALL 2011: Competed in all five events, playing 12 rounds…Had a team-best 75.5 stroke average…Placed tied for 17th at the 83-play-er Rutgers Invitational with a 223 (75-76-72)…Carded a 72 in the opening round of the Cardinal Intercollegiate…Finished tied for 21st at the 89-competitor Barnabas Health Intercollegiate with a 151 (77-74).

SPRING 2011: Competed in all five tournaments, playing 13 rounds…Had a 77.3 stroke average…Carded a 73 in the final round of the Penn Quaker Invitational and a 73 in the opening round of the BIG EAST Championships…Posted a 71 round to open the Princeton Invitational…Finished tied for 19th at the Siena College Homewood Suites Invitational and tied for 22nd at the Princeton Invitational.

FALL 2010: Played in three events as a first semester freshman, playing seven rounds…Had a 78.71 stroke average…Carded a 74 in the opening round of the Rutgers Invitational, his initial collegiate event.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2010 graduate of North Warren (N.J.) Regional High School…A Newark Star-Ledger Third Team All-State selection as a senior…Earned Ledger All Group I honors as a junior and se-nior…Won his second consecutive North Jersey Group I title in 2010 by shooting an even par 71…A three-time All-Skyland Conference selection and two time Easton Express-Times First Team All-Area choice…Led the Patriots to a 12-2 league record and the Valley Divi-sion title as a senior under head coach Ryan Hashaway…A four-year varsity letterwinner and two-time team captain…Home course is Bearn Brook Golf Club in Newton, N.J…Finished 21st overall at the 2010 Carter Cup, played at Baltusrol Country Club…Active on the IJGT, MGA, New Jersey PGA, NJSGA, and Junior Golf America Tours …Was the 2008 Junior Golf America Player of the year.

PERSONAL: Son of Russell and Suzanne Walters…Majoring in Account-ing.

CHASE WHEATLEYFRESHMANCORONA DEL MAR, CALIF.

True freshman from the Golden State…Placed second at the 2012 AJGA Junior Open, tied for 17th at the 2013 AJGA Heather Farr and tied for 25th at the 2013 Puerto Rico Junior Open.

FALL 2013: Competed in two events, playing in six rounds … Placed tied for 20th out of 90 competitors at the Rutgers Invitational, carding a 221

(75-73-73).

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2013 graduate of Corona del Mar HS in Newport Beach, Calif…Was a four–year varsity letterwinner under head coach Mike Starkweather…Earned All-Pacific Coast League and all-county honors as a junior and senior…Team captain…Cited as League MVP in 2012…Had a 35.7 stroke average as a senior and a 37.0 stroke average for his career…Team captured the Southern Section Divi-sion Championship in both 2012-13 and 2011-12…Recipient of the ROP Distinguished Student Award…Home club is Newport Beach Country Club.

PERSONAL: Son of Brad and Clare Wheatley…Interested in Econom-ics.

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RUTGERS MEN’S GOLF HISTORYThe Rutgers men’s golf team has competed in the prestigious BIG EAST Conference since 1995. In 2004, the men’s team was victorious in four fall events and competed in the NCAA Cham-pionships in the spring of 2005, marking the first time since 1984 the Scarlet Knights advanced to the NCAA’s. Following the historic 2004-05 season, Rutgers head coach Maura Bal-lard was named the 2005 BIG EAST Men’s Golf Coach of the Year. “I am flattered to have received this honor,” said Waters at the time. “This is the most talented team I’ve had and it has been a very exciting year. This group has worked extremely hard and I am very proud of them.” The Rutgers men’s golf program has produced a number of top players in its long and proud his-tory. Current professionals who starred at Rutgers include Bill King (Spring Lake Golf Club), Frank Esposito (Brooklake Country Club), Mark Giuliano (Fairmount Country Club), Jim Mrva (Mon-roe Golf Club, Rochester, NY), John Fagan (Raritan Valley Country Club), and John Schob (Huntington Crescent Club, Huntington, NY). Rutgers has also produced its share of top amateur play-ers, including Bob Marzoli, the 1971 MGA champion, two-time All-American James Guerra, Barry Wiseman, Bruce Young, Ryan MacDonald and Brent Pittman, to name a few. Two men who played a central role in the evolution and history of Rutgers Golf are former long-time head coach Fred Gruninger and former head professional Art DeBlasio. Gruninger, who later went on to serve a long tenure as RU’s athletic director, was a highly-suc-cessful head coach at Rutgers, leading the Scarlet Knights to a 109-30-2 record between 1963 and 1972. Art DeBlasio, the Rut-gers head pro from 1966-2001, assisted with both the men’s and women’s teams during his 35 years “On the Banks.”

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY GOLF COURSEThe Rutgers University Golf Course was founded in 1961 with the construction of the present day 18-hole layout that was ex-pertly designed by Hal Purdy, a noted golf architect. The course was officially opened May 29, 1963. Today, the par-71 Rutgers Golf Course (par-72 for women) can be stretched to 6,337 yards and features a course rating of 70.5 and a slope of 130. Over the past decade, the Rutgers Golf Course has undergone exten-sive renovations and updates, which include a modern irriga-tion system, the addition of several bunkers and the planting of many trees, including a host of impressive evergreens. Once a rather wide-open tract, today’s Rutgers Golf Course features a host of tree-lined holes, featuring undulating greens and water that comes into play on five holes. A round of golf at the Rut-

gers Golf Course offers a panoramic view of a plethora of aca-demic buildings, including the world famous Waksman Institute of Microbiology, a stately structure that rests to the left of the first fairway. Every golfer who enjoys the Rutgers Golf Course can also gaze at several athletic-related complexes. To the left of the fifth and sixth hole offers a view of the Indoor Bubble, in which the Rutgers football team trains during inclement weath-er. Rising majestically to the left of the sixth green is Rutgers Stadium, the home of the Scarlet Knight football team. The Rutgers Golf Course features a newly-expanded driving range, and a 12,000 square foot short game practice facility and put-ting green.

Jill Jerauld, a former Futures Tour and European Tour player, joined the Rutgers University Golf Course as the Course Pro/Manager in November 2001. She is the only female Profes-sional Golf Association (PGA) - certified head pro in the state of New Jersey. For 10 years prior to joining Rutgers University Golf Course, she was the head pro at Blueberry Hill Golf Course in Russell, PA. Since Jerauld took over management of the Rut-gers University Golf Course, she has successfully implemented a pace-of-play system that has decreased the time of an aver-age round of golf by as much as one hour. DID YOU KNOW? Every hole at the Rutgers Golf Course is named for a tree that can be found on the course and that the par-3 11th hole, named Sour Gum, is home to the oldest Japa-nese sour gum tree in the state.

CONTACT INFORMATIONRutgers University Golf Course 777 Hoes Lane West Piscataway, NJ 08854-8022732/445-2637 (pro shop)

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/// SECTION 5: RUTGERS UNIVERSITY ///

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ROBERT L. BARCHI is the 20th president of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

Since beginning his tenure on September 1, 2012, President Barchi has been overseeing prepara-tions for integrating into Rutgers most units of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, as outlined in the recently adopted New Jersey Medical and Health Sciences Education Restructuring Act. He has begun work on a university strategic plan (the first in more than 15 years) and was part of a statewide coalition of university, business, and labor leaders urging voter support of a $750 million bond act for higher education construction, which was approved by a wide margin in November. President Barchi announced on November 20, 2012 that all inter-collegiate athletic teams on Rutgers’ New Brunswick campus will join the Big Ten Conference at a date to be determined.

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DR. ROBERT L. BARCHIPRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY

From 2004 to 2012, Dr. Barchi served as president of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, nationally regarded as a top university dedicated to health sciences education and research. Prior to Jefferson, he was provost and chief academic officer of the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League institution founded in 1740. There, he had responsibility for Penn’s 12 schools, all academic programs, athletics, students, and faculty.

Dr. Barchi was born in Philadelphia but spent his formative years not far from Rutgers in Westfield, N.J. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Georgetown University, and Ph.D. and M.D. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. He completed specialty training at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and holds board certifica-tion in neurology. Throughout his career, Dr. Barchi has been active as a teacher and as an NIH-funded researcher in the fields of neuroscience and neurology, and he has published extensively in his field. He was elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his pioneering research on the structure and function of voltage-gated ion channels in nerve and muscle, and on the role these critical molecules can play in human disease. He was also elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the Association of American Physicians and named a fellow of the American Association for the Advance-ment of Science, the American Neurological Association, and the American Academy of Neurology.

In 1972, Dr. Barchi began his academic ca-reer as a faculty member at Penn. Within a decade, he rose to become the David Ma-honey Professor of Neurological Sciences. Between 1983 and 1996, he served as direc-tor of the Mahoney Institute of Neurological Sciences—an interdisciplinary, university-wide entity that he expanded to become the focus for Penn’s growth in neuroscience, encompassing the intellectual activities of more than 120 faculty members. Dr. Barchi

founded the Department of Neuroscience at Penn and served as its first chair; he also served as chair of the Department of Neurol-ogy. He was named the Fairhill Professor in 2002, a position that he still holds in emeri-tus status.

The University of Pennsylvania named Dr. Barchi as its provost and chief academic officer in 1999, and he served in this capac-ity until 2004. As provost, Dr. Barchi had re-sponsibility for the university’s 12 schools and their academic programs and budgets and Penn’s intercollegiate athletics program, as well as for Penn’s students and faculty. During his tenure, he worked with president Judith Rodin to reassert the primacy of the academic mission in the direction of the uni-versity. He recruited new leadership to nine of the 12 schools at Penn and established a number of universitywide interdisciplinary educational and research institutes. He also led the university through a comprehensive strategic planning process.

As president of Thomas Jefferson University, Dr. Barchi oversaw a period of tremendous growth. The university established three new schools—including the Jefferson School of Pharmacy, which graduated its first class in May 2012, and the Jefferson School of Popu-lation Health, the only school in the nation to offer a master’s degree in chronic care management. Overall student enrollment increased by 51 percent and annual degrees awarded rose by 54 percent. Dr. Barchi also expanded the reach of the campus, inaugu-rating the Partnership in Healthcare Educa-tion, an academic affiliation with the Uni-versity of Delaware that offers dual-degree programs between the two institutions.

Other accomplishments at Jefferson include successful implementation of an ambitious strategic plan that integrated the univer-sity’s clinical, education, and research mis-sions; a comprehensive facilities master plan that supports those missions; and a major fundraising campaign that provides the resources necessary for success. Dur-ing Dr. Barchi’s tenure, Jefferson established 22 new endowed professorships and 50 endowed scholarships, helping to ensure a healthy and diverse community of fac-ulty and students. The university surpassed $300 million in fundraising under his leader-ship, twice the amount raised during the pre-ceding eight-year period.

During his presidency, Dr. Barchi also over-saw the transformation of Jefferson’s urban environment into a vibrant university cam-pus. A coordinated construction program,

coupled with improved landscape design and signage, helped provide visitors and the Jef-ferson community a sense of place and con-nectedness to the compact urban campus in the heart of the city’s historic district.

Dr. Barchi is married to Francis Harper Barchi, a tenure-track faculty member of the Rut-gers School of Social Work. Before coming to Rutgers, she was a senior fellow in the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylva-nia, where she was engaged in education and research activities relating to international research ethics. Francis Barchi holds a Ph.D. in social welfare, a master’s in bioethics, and a master’s in nonprofit leadership from the University of Pennsylvania, as well as a bach-elor’s degree from Smith College. She is the former executive vice president of the Dana Foundation in New York, a post she assumed following a 20-year span as president of her own company, which provided protocol and strategic communication services for inter-national clients. Francis Barchi’s research focuses on the social and behavioral factors that influence women’s health in southern Africa. In 2009, she completed the first ma-jor quantitative study on women’s autonomy and gender-based violence in Botswana, and she is the principal investigator on a study in that country examining the extent to which women’s understanding of HPV and cervi-cal cancer influences their decision-making about prevention and treatment. She is cur-rently part of a team responsible for ethics training of health professionals in Botswana, Tanzania, and Guatemala.

As an avocation, President Barchi is an ex-pert in the history and mechanical develop-ment of clocks and watches. In addition to collecting and conserving examples of these timepieces from the 17th and 18th centuries, he designs and constructs his own precision clocks in his basement machine shop.

The Barchis, who have four adult children and one young dog, spend their leisure time at their home in coastal Maine where they are avid boaters and hikers.

/// PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY ///


JULIE HERMANN leads Rutgers Athletics transition in 2014 to the nation’s premier academic and athletic conference, the Big Ten. Hermann came to Rutgers after serving previously as the executive senior associate director of athletics for the University of Louisville.

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Hermann spent 15 years at Lou-isville as the Cardinals built one of the nation’s most competitive athletic programs across the board. Following a national search, Her-mann was selected from a pool of 63 candidates. She is the first woman to serve in this capacity at Rutgers and will become the second female athletic director in Big Ten history. “It’s a pleasure to welcome Julie Hermann to the Rutgers com-munity,” said President Robert L. Barchi. “She is one of the most respected athletics administra-tors in the country and she was deeply involved in moving Louis-ville from Conference USA to the BIG EAST and from the BIG EAST to the Atlantic Coast Confer-ence. Her 15 years of leadership experience will be an invaluable asset to the university as we prepare to enter the Big Ten.” One of the primary goals set by Hermann is to create a best-in-class student-athlete care sys-tem. She is committed to devel-oping programs to support both

athletic and academic pursuits after building one of the nation’s premier systems for student-athletes at Louisville (L-Care). Hermann served in a supervisory capacity of U of L athletics as the university garnered the 2013 NCAA men’s basketball national championship; two BCS Bowl wins; two NCAA women’s basket-ball national championship ap-pearances (2013 and 2009) and one NCAA men’s soccer College Cup national championship ap-pearance (2010). Since joining the BIG EAST in 2005, the Car-dinals claimed 64 conference titles.

Hermann oversaw 20 sports at Louisville, marketing, academ-ics, sports performance, sports medicine, student development and athletic development. She worked to cultivate support for many of the U of L athletic ven-ues that allowed the Cardinals to enjoy one of the nation’s big-gest and best building booms in college sports. Before joining U of L, Hermann served as an assistant coach for USA Volleyball, helping the national team to a silver medal finish at the World University Games in 1997.

Prior to that she served as head women’s volleyball coach at the University of Tennessee for six seasons. Under her watch, the Lady Vols advanced to the NCAA

Tournament for the first time in a decade. Hermann is immediate past president of the National Asso-ciation of Collegiate Women Ath-letics Administrators. She is the former chair of the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Committee. Hermann has served on numer-ous boards, including the Frazier Rehab Institute, the Louisville Sports Commission and the Ken-tucky Sports Commission. Hermann and her partner Dr. Les-lie Danehy are the proud parents of a seven year-old son, Aidan.

JULIE HERMANNDIRECTOR OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

/// ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ///


JASON BAUMSenior Associate Athletic Director

Communications

SARAH BAUMGARTNERSenior Associate Athletic Director

Development

SHAWN TUCKERAssistant Athletic Director

Student -Athlete Development

SCOTT WALKERExecutive Director of Academic

Support Services

NICK OJEAAssociate Athletic Director

Compliance

JANINE PURCAROChief Financial Officer

JOHN TERNYILASenior Associate Athletic Director

Finance

DR. ROBERT MONACOAssociate Athletic Director

Sports Medicine

KATHLEEN HICKEYSenior Associate Athletic Director

Olympic Sports

DOUGLAS KOKOSKIESenior Associate Athletic Director

Facilities, Operations & Events

BRIAN COLVINAssociate Director of Athletics

Finance & Administration

GEOFF BROWNSenior Associate Athletic Director

Chief Marketing Officer

/// ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION ///

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DATE EVENT LOCATION

Mon.-Tue., Febuary 17-18 Cal State Fullerton Los Angeles, Calif.

Sun.-Mon., March 2-3 Colleton River Intercollegiate Bluffton, S.C.

Sat.-Sun., March 15-16 Mission Inn Spring Spectacular Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.

Sun.-Tue., March 23-25 C&F Bank Intercollegiate Williamsburg, Va.

Sat.-Sun., April 12-13 Princeton Invitational Princeton, N.J.

Sat.-Sun., April 19-20 Rutherford Intercollegiate State College, Pa.

Sun.-Tue., April 27-29 AAC Championship TBA

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