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JC STEVENSON

Outlook (2009-10) A three-year fixture in Nebraska’s lineup, Grand Island native JC Stevenson heads into her senior year with 105 rounds of collegiate experience, 15 top-20 finishes, five top-10 showings and one tournament title (2007 Edwin Watts/Palmetto) in her Husker career. A three-time NGCA Scholastic All-American, Stevenson will take aim at All-Big 12 honors as a senior after finishing in a career-best tie for 20th at the 2009 Big 12 Championships. A three-time Big 12 Tournament competitor, Stevenson also owns Nebraska’s best-ever regional score with a 220 (tied for 14th) at the 2008 NCAA Central Regional in Austin, Texas. “JC is an outstanding competitor, and is determined to finish her career with her best season,” Coach Robin Krapfl said. “We expect JC to continue her development both as a golfer and as a leader in our program.”

Junior (2008-09) Stevenson was solid in NU’s lineup, competing in all 33 rounds and posting the team’s No. 2 stroke average (77.21). She enjoyed a stellar fall, before starting slow in the spring. She finished strong by tying for 20th (236) at the Big 12 Championships in Lubbock, Texas. Stevenson opened her junior year with a team-best 75.87 stroke average over 15 fall rounds. She took fifth with a three-round total of 220 (76-73-71) at the Chip-N Club Invite, helping NU to a tournament title. She tied for 14th at the Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invite at 234 (82-79-73), before posting back-to-back top-10 finishes with a tie for seventh (73-77-77-227) at the McHaney/Morehead Invite and a tie for sixth (76-73-73-221) at the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate. She then tied for 24th (84-75-76-235) at The Challenge at Wolfdancer. Stevenson tied for 38th (236) at the Aztec Spring Invite before tying for 87th (238) at the 43-team Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic. She bounced back with rounds of 72 and 73 to close the UNLV Spring Invite in a tie for 51st (232). She produced her best tournament score of the spring with a 228 to tie for 44th at the Mountain View Collegiate. Stevenson added a tie for 48th (240) at the Lady Buckeye, before tying for 20th at the Big 12 Championships. Off the course, Stevenson earned NGCA Scholastic All-America honors for the third straight year, while adding her second academic All-Big 12 honor.

JCSTEVENSONSeniorThree LettersGrand Island, Neb. (Grand Island)

Sophomore (2007-08) Stevenson posted eight top-20 finishes, including a Nebraska NCAA Regional record score of 220 to tie for 14th at the 2008 NCAA Central Regional. She eclipsed 2003 NCAA All-American Sarah Sasse’s 222 at the 2003 Central Regional at Firethorn in Lincoln. Stevenson’s breakout season included a tournament title at the Edwin Watts/Palmetto Invite (Oct. 29-30). She scorched the Oak Point Golf Course in Kiawah Island, S.C., for a career-best 216 (even par), including a pair of career-best 70s in the second and third rounds. Her effort in South Carolina followed a seventh-place finish (241) to help NU to a team title at the 2007 Bronco Invite. She added a tie for 12th (227) at the Central District Invite. Stevenson tied for 13th with a 222 at the Mountain View Collegiate in Tucson, Ariz., before tying for 18th to help NU to a runner-up finish at the BYU Dixie Classic. She closed the regular season by tying for 16th at the Lady Buckeye Spring Invite, before adding a tie for 33rd at the Big 12 Championships in Stillwater, Okla. She opened the year by tying for 18th (230) at the Chip-N Club, and tied for 48th at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate, before tying for 28th at the Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invite.

Freshman (2006-07) Stevenson enjoyed a solid first season in the Husker lineup, notching a pair of top-20 finishes among her six top-35 efforts. She played all 35 rounds for NU and ranked fourth on the team with a 78.91 stroke average. She tied for 80th (242) to help NU to a 15th-place finish at the NCAA West Regional in St. George, Utah, after contributing to the Huskers’ fourth-place finish at the Big 12 Championships in Waco, Texas. Stevenson finished 56th (250) in her first Big 12 Tournament appearance and aided NU’s fourth-place team finish. Stevenson closed the regular season with her best tournament score (222) to tie for 32nd at the Mountain View Collegiate in Tucson, Ariz. She opened with a pair of season-low 72s, before closing the tournament with a 78. She added a 72 in the final round of the season-opening Badger Invite to tie for 12th (234). She added a 13th-place finish (227) to help NU to a tournament title at the Bronco Invite. She tied for 31st (237) at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Classic and added a tie for 27th (244) at the Chip-N Club Invite in September.

High School/AmateurAn accomplished amateur player, Stevenson enjoyed

a strong summer by winning the Nebraska Women’s Stroke Play for the second time in 2009, while adding her second runner-up finish at the Nebraska Women’s Match Play. Her only loss came to NU teammate Kayla Knopik in the final. The 2007 Nebraska Women’s Amateur of the Year, Stevenson won the state stroke play in 2006 and was the match play runner-up in 2007. She added a Women’s Eastern title in 2007, as well as runner-up finish at the Women’s Western Stroke Play in 2007. Stevenson was also a two-time Nebraska Junior Player of the Year (2005, 2006).

Stevenson finished in the top four at the Class A state tournament each of her final three years at Grand Island High School, including a second-place finish as a senior to help the Islanders to a state runner-up finish in 2005.

She took third at the state championships as a junior in 2004, when she helped the Islanders and Coach Kevin Bartlett to the Class A team title. She earned a fourth-place finish at state as a sophomore in 2003.

In addition to her success on the course, Stevenson was the co-valedictorian at Grand Island High School and participated in National Honor Society.

Personal The daughter of C.L. and the late Jeanette Stevenson, JC (J Celeste) was born in Grand Island, Neb., on Dec. 21, 1987. JC owns a 3.712 GPA as an elementary education major at Nebraska. She is a three-time NGCA Scholastic All-American and a two-time first-team academic All-Big 12 pick. She is a six-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.

STEVENSON’S CArEEr bESTSbest Finish ...........................1st (Edwin Watts/Palmetto, 2007)best Event (Strokes) ...... 216 (Edwin Watts/Palmetto, 2007) Low round ...............70 (Twice, Edwin Watts/Palmetto, 2007)Low First round ..... 72 (Three Times, Mountain View, 2008)Low Second round ........... 70 (Edwin Watts/Palmetto, 2007)Low Third round .............. 70 (Edwin Watts/Palmetto, 2007)rounds Under Par ...................... 3 (Last, Chip-N Club, 2008)

NGCA Scholastic All-American (2007, 2008, 2009)First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2008, 2009)Nebraska Record 220 at NCAA Central Regional (T14th, 2008)Tied for 20th at Big 12 Championships (2009)Five Career Top 10 Finishes (Champion, 2007 Edwin Watts)15 Career Top 20 FinishesBig 12 Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll (2006, 2007, 2008)Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll (2007, 2008, 2009)Nebraska Women’s Stroke Play Champion (2006, 2009)Nebraska Women’s Match Play Runner-Up (2007, 2009)Nebraska Women’s Amateur of the Year (2007)Nebraska Women’s Eastern Champion (2007)Nebraska Women’s Western Stroke Play Runner-Up (2007)Nebraska Junior Player of the Year (2005, 2006)Nebraska Girls Junior Match Play Champion (2006)

STEVENSON’S CArEEr HONOrS

Year rounds Strokes Average Low 2006-07 35 2,762 78.91 722007-08 37 2,876 77.73 702008-09 33 2,548 77.21 71 Totals 105 8,186 77.96 70

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CharlotteWENDNErSeniorThree LettersBjarred, Sweden (Polhemskolan)

Outlook (2009-10) Charlotte Wendner came on strong down the stretch as a junior to earn All-Big 12 honors by tying for 10th at the 2009 Big 12 Championships. The finish was Wendner’s second straight top-20 showing at the conference tournament, after finishing 18th as a sophomore in 2008. Entering her senior season, the native of Bjarred, Sweden, will shoot for more consistency near the top of Nebraska’s lineup while expanding her leadership role. An NGCA Scholastic All-American in 2009, Wendner is also a two-time first-team academic All-Big 12 selection. “We will look for Charlotte to be a consistent presence near the top of our lineup as a senior,” Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl said. “We have seen glimpses of her potential. She can be one of the top players in the country based on her length and repetoire of shots.”

Junior (2008-09) Wendner earned All-Big 12 honors by tying for 10th at the 2009 Big 12 Championships. She closed with a three-round total of 232 on the par-73 layout of the Rawls Course in Lubbock, Texas, to claim a spot on the All-Big 12 Championship Team. It was her second straight top-20 Big 12 finish. She opened with a 75, before firing an even-par 73 in the second round. She was tied for third heading into the final round, before tying for 10th. She competed in NU’s lineup in eight of 11 events in 2008-09, ranking third on the team with a 77.85 stroke average. She played an increased role in the spring with the departure of Kate White from the top of the Husker lineup. Wendner opened the year by tying for eighth (222) at the Chip-N Club Invite. Playing outside of NU’s lineup, she fired a career-best, three-under-par 69 in the final round. She earned a lineup spot at the Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invite, but struggled to a tie for 63rd (249). After sitting out the McHaney/Morehead Invite and the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate, Wendner replaced Mary Kate Bird in NU’s lineup and played well for the Huskers at The Challenge at Wolfdancer to close the fall. Wendner fired NU’s second-best score with a 231 (79-78-74) to tie for 17th, trailing only Kate White among the Huskers. Wendner opened the spring by leading Nebraska at the Aztec Spring Invite with a tie for 21st (72-79-80-231). She tied for 81st (237) in a 43-team field at the Edwin Watts/Kiawah

Island Classic, before settling for 71st (239) at the UNLV Spring Invitational. She began to build momentum with a tie for 38th (227) as Nebraska’s No. 2 finisher at the Mountain View Collegiate. She continued to play well as NU’s top finisher (26th, 234) at the Lady Buckeye, before capping her season with All-Big 12 honors.

Sophomore (2007-08) Wendner earned a lineup spot in nine of Nebraska’s 13 tournaments, including the Big 12 Championships and NCAA Central Regional, while playing as an individual in three other events. Wendner competed at the NCAA Central Regional in the No. 2 spot in the Husker lineup after finishing 18th at the 2008 Big 12 Championships at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Okla. Wendner’s three-round total of 241 trailed only Elli Brown in the Husker lineup at the Big 12 Championships. Wendner added a tie for 77th (238) at the regional in Austin, Texas, to help the Huskers to a tie for 10th in the 21-team field. Wendner established a career-best 222 to tie for second at the BYU Dixie Classic in St. George, Utah. She smashed her previous career-best tournament total of 230 set just days earlier at the Mountain View Collegiate in Tucson, Ariz. Her breakout performance included a season-best, one-under-par 71 in the final round at Utah. She added a 73 in the second round after opening with a 78 at the BYU Dixie Classic. Although Wendner did not earn a lineup spot at the 2007 Bronco Invite, she posted the first top-five finish of her career by placing fourth (236), including a second-round 75. She finished the 2007 fall season by helping NU to a second-place finish among 20 teams at the Edwin Watts/Palmetto, where she tied for 47th (238). During the spring, Wendner earned a lineup spot at the Texas A&M “Mo” Morial, where she tied for 66th (265) in rugged scoring conditions. She bounced back to claim a spot in NU’s top five at Mountain View, where she tied for 51st (230), including an opening-round 75. She tied for 53rd (246) at the Lady Buckeye. In her first tournament of 2007-08, Wendner competed as an individual and tied for 26th (233) at NU’s Chip-N Club Invite. She also played as an individual at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate, tying for 64th (236), while adding a tie for 48th (161) at the rain-shortened

Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invite.

Freshman (2006-07) The first Husker golfer from Sweden since four-year letterwinner Catha Fogelberg (1999-2002), Wendner played her best golf at the Mountain View Collegiate in Tucson, Ariz., during her final appearance of the year. She set a season-best with a 231 over three rounds, including a season-best 75 in the second round. She added a final-round 76 in her only appearance of the fall when she finished in a tie for 21st at the Chip-N Club Invite. Wendner also played two rounds at the Red Rocks Invite early in the spring, tying for 73rd (171).

High School/AmateurWendner produced a stroke average of 77.91 while

competing in Europe during the first half of 2006. She won the 2004 Norberg Open on the strength of a career-low round of 68. She finished third in 2006.

She added a second-place showing in the Skandia Tour Elit #4 with solid rounds of 76-72-73. She is a six-time club champion in Sweden.

Wendner attended Polhemskolan High School and was coached by Marie From.

Personal The daughter of Anders and Adrienne Wendner, Charlotte was born in Lund, Sweden, on Aug. 14, 1986. She has one brother, Christian. Charlotte chose Nebraska over Virginia, Old Dominion and North Carolina-Greensboro. A business administration major with a 3.561 GPA at Nebraska, Wendner is a two-time first-team academic All-Big 12 pick and a five-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

CHArLOTTE WENDNEr WENDNEr’S CArEEr bESTSbest Finish .......................................Tie-2nd (BYU Dixie, 2008)best Event (Strokes) ..222 (Chip-N Club, 2008; BYU Dixie, 2008) Low round ........................................... 69 (Chip-N Club, 2008)Low First round ............................................. 72 (Aztec, 2009)Low Second round ......... 73 (Big 12, 2009; BYU Dixie, 2008)Low Third round ............................... 69 (Chip-N Club, 2008)rounds Under Par ...................... 2 (Last, Chip-N Club, 2008)

All-Big 12 Championship Team (2009)NGCA Scholastic All-American (2009)First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2008, 2009)Tied for 10th at Big 12 Championships (2009)18th at Big 12 Championships (2008)Tied for 77th at NCAA Central Regional (2008)Two Career Top Five FinishesFour Career Top 10 FinishesEight Career Top 25 FinishesBig 12 Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll (2006, 2008)Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll (2007, 2008, 2009)Member of Swedish Team Champion, Barseback (2009)13th-Ranked Girls Player in Sweden (2004)

WENDNEr’S CArEEr HONOrS

Year rounds Strokes Average Low 2006-07 8 644 80.50 752007-08 32 2,546 79.56 712008-09 27 2,102 77.85 69 Totals 67 5,292 78.99 69

WENDNEr’S CArEEr STATiSTiCS

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Outlook (2009-10) Mary Kate Bird experienced a breakout season as a sophomore in 2008-09, but a late-season wrist injury kept her out of Nebraska’s lineup at the Big 12 Championships for the second straight season. After posting NU’s best stroke average in 2008-09, Bird will be relied on for consistent scoring and leadership near the top of the Husker lineup in 2009-10. The junior from Kansas City, Mo., will also hope to stay healthy to help the Huskers push for a return to NCAA Regional competition. In addition to her skills on the course, Bird is a solid student, earning first-team academic All-Big 12 honors a year ago. She is also a leader in the community for the Huskers, serving as the golf team’s representative on the Nebraska Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, while earning one of NU’s prestigious HERO Leadership Awards in 2009. “Mary Kate showed that she can play at a really high level last season,” Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl said. “She is an intelligent player with solid fundamentals. She has worked hard to continue to improve her game, and I think that the experience she has gained while also facing adversity is going to help our team this season.”

Sophomore (2008-09) Bird rose to the top of the Husker lineup as a sophomore in 2008-09, after serving as a part-time starter as a true freshman. But a wrist injury suffered in the final regular-season tournament prevented her from competing at the 2009 Big 12 Championships. Before injuring her wrist in the first round of the Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational on April 18, Bird was NU’s leader in the spring of 2009. She finished with a team-best season stroke average of 76.68 - better than a three-stroke per round improvement from 2007-08. Bird’s season stroke average also ranked as the eighth-best mark in Husker history. Bird opened the season by finishing second with a career-best 215 to lead the Huskers to the Chip-N Club Invitational title. Her opening round of the season tied her then-career best with a 70, before adding rounds of 72 and 73 to finish the 54-hole tournament at Wilderness Ridge at one-under-par.

Mary KatebirDJuniorTwo LettersKansas City, Mo. (St. Teresa’s Academy)

She added a top-10 finish with a tie for ninth at the 19-team Mountain View Collegiate in Tucson, Ariz., where she notched a career-best 68 in the opening round. She finished with a three-round score of 217. Bird added a top-25 finish by tying for 14th with a 234 (80-77-77) at the Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational. Bird’s strong effort helped the Huskers tie for first at the end of regulation. She added another top-25 finish and her second top-10 effort of the year with a tie for eighth with a 222 (72-74-76) at the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic, Feb. 22-24. Bird entered the final round of the 43-team tournament in a tie for first. She tied for 32nd (81-79-78-238) at the McHaney/Morehead Invite, and tied for 40th (230) as NU’s No. 2 finisher at the UNLV Spring Invitational. She settled for a tie for 51st (76-75-86-236) at the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate late in the fall, and managed a tie for 60th (242) in rugged conditions at the Aztec Spring Invitational.

Freshman (2007-08) Bird battled for immediate playing time as a freshman, competing in six rounds in the lineup, while adding nine individual rounds. She was scheduled to play in NU’s lineup at the Lady Buckeye Spring Invite, but withdrew with an illness. She tied for 15th (229) at the BYU Dixie Classic, which included an opening-round 74 and a second-round 75. Her finish in Utah followed a season-best 225 at the Mountain View Collegiate in Tucson, Ariz. She notched a season-best with a two-under par 70 in the final round to finish in a tie for 25th. Bird earned a spot in NU’s lineup at the Central District Invite to open the spring, finishing in 72nd place (264). In her first career tournament, Bird competed as an individual at NU’s Chip-N Club Invite, finishing 53rd (241). She earned her first lineup spot at the Edwin Watts/Palmetto Invite in Kiawah Island, S.C., where she tied for 55th (239) to help the Huskers to a runner-up finish.

High School/Amateur One of the top 100 golfers in the 2007 class, Bird won the AJGA qualifier in Wichita, Kan.,

and placed second at the Calloway PGA Junior Series with rounds of 71 and 75 in Des Moines, Iowa, in 2006. She won the IJGT Fitness and Golf Westin Kierland Classic in 2007, while also winning the IJGT at Daufuskie Island and the IJGT at Savannah Harbor in 2006. Bird added a fourth-place finish with rounds of 73 and 76 at the IJGT Fitness and Golf Classic in Mesa, Ariz. She captured the title at the 2006 Four-State competition as a member of Missouri’s five-player team. The Four-State features the best young players from Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa and Missouri. At St. Teresa’s Academy in Kansas City, Mo., Bird won the 2006 Missouri High School state title, closing with a round of 69. She finished with a 74.4 stroke average on the year. She helped the Stars to state tournament bids in 2004 and 2005. A two-time district champion and the 2006 Kansas City Player of the Year, Bird earned all-state honors in 2004, 2005 and 2006, and was a four-time all-district selection. She also qualified for the 2007 USGA Women’s Amateur Championships.

Personal The daughter of Jim and Debby Bird, Mary Kate was born Feb. 21, 1989 in Kansas City, Mo. She has a younger brother, David, and a younger sister, Madalyne. Mary Kate is a business administration major and owns a 3.0 GPA. She earned first-team academic All-Big 12 honors in 2009, and is a three-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll. She was the women’s golf team representative on NU’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee in 2008-09, and earned one of Nebraska’s Student-Athlete HERO Awards for her commitment to NU’s Life Skills program.

MArY KATE birD birD’S CArEEr bESTSbest Finish ......................................... 2nd (Chip-N Club, 2008)best Event (Strokes) ....................... 215 (Chip-N Club, 2008) Low round .......................................68 (Mountain View, 2009)Low First round .............................68 (Mountain View, 2009)Low Second round ............................ 72 (Chip-N Club, 2008)Low Third round ...........................70 (Mountain View, 2008)rounds Under Par ..................3 (Last, Mountain View, 2009)

Six Career Top 25 Finishes (4 in 2008-09) Three Career Top 10 Finishes (3 in 2008-09) Chip-N Club Invitational Runner-Up (2008) No. 8 Season Stroke Average in NU History (2008-09) First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2009) Nebraska Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (2008-09) Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Award (2009) Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll (2007, 2008)Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll (2008)No. 76 Nationally in Golfweek Class of 2007 Junior Rankings Tied for 37th at Junior PGA Championships (2006) Missouri High School State Champion (2006)

birD’S CArEEr HONOrS

Year rounds Strokes Average Low 2007-08 15 1,198 79.87 702008-09 25 1,917 76.68 68 Totals 40 3,115 77.88 68

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Outlook (2009-10) Rachel Hanigan became a regular contributor in Nebraska’s lineup in her third year in the Nebraska program. As a sophomore, Hanigan competed in 27 rounds for the Huskers, including a lineup spot at the Big 12 Championships. In addition to her contributions on the course, Hanigan is one of Nebraska’s top performers in the classroom. She earned the first NGCA Scholastic All-America award of her career in 2009, after claiming first-team academic All-Big 12 accolades. Hanigan may be counted on to provide solid contributions in the middle of Nebraska’s lineup in 2009-10. “Rachel has a tremendous amount of potential,” Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl said. “She works hard, is a great student and a very nice person. She has continued to improve her game and has the talent, but she is her toughest critic. If she can learn to take it to the course and not worry about mechanics, she will be lights out.”

Sophomore (2008-09) In her third season as a Husker, Hanigan earned significant playing time in the Nebraska lineup, including a spot at the 2009 Big 12 Championships. The native of Dunlap, Iowa, replaced an injured Mary Kate Bird in the Husker lineup at the Big 12 Championships and produced NU’s No. 3 finish at the conference tournament by tying for 38th (241). In the second round, Hanigan fired a three-over-par 76 on the par 73 layout of the Rawls Course in Lubbock, Texas, for Nebraska’s second-best individual score of the round. She closed her sophomore season with an 80.63 stroke average after competing in all 15 rounds during the fall and 12 more rounds during the spring campaign. Hanigan earned a spot in the Nebraska lineup in four of five fall events, stepping outside of the lineup only for the Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational, where she tied for 28th individually with a 238 (81-80-77).

RachelHANiGANJuniorTwo LettersDunlap, Iowa (Boyer Valley)

She opened the season by tying for 30th with a 231 (82-75-74) to help the Huskers to the team crown at Nebraska’s Chip-N Club Invitational. Her final-round 74 at Wilderness Ridge was a career best. She returned to the lineup for the McHaney/Morehead Invitational in Lubbock, Texas, where she posted the first top-20 finish of her career by tying for 18th at 233 (78-77-78). She secured a lineup spot for the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate, where she settled for a tie for 67th (77-80-84), before closing the fall in a tie for 51st at 247 (81-86-80) at The Challenge at Wolfdancer in Lost Pines, Texas. Hanigan finished 79th (252) at the Aztec Spring Invitational before tying for 148th (248) at the 43-team Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic. She added a tie for 94th (246) at the Mountain View Collegiate, March 28-29, before concluding her season with a tie for 38th at the Big 12 Championships. In addition to her success on the course, Hanigan earned NGCA Scholastic All-America honors and was a first-team academic All-Big 12 selection for the first time in 2009. She is also a six-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

redshirt Freshman (2007-08) Hanigan competed in five rounds as a redshirt freshman for the Huskers in 2007-08. She played in two rounds in the NU lineup at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Classic, finishing in a tie for 90th (186) in brutal playing conditions. She added a tie for 58th (243) as an individual at the Chip-N Club Invite to open the season.

redshirt (2006-07) Hanigan redshirted in her first season at Nebraska.

High School/AmateurIn the summer of 2007, Hanigan qualified for the USGA Public Links Championships

by winning the qualifier with a 69 at Otter Creek Golf Club in Ankeny, Iowa. Hanigan earned Iowa Class 1A State Player-of-the-Year honors on three occasions

on her way to all-state honors at Boyer Valley High School. She led Coach Larry Neilsen’s Bulldogs to four straight state tournament appearances, including the Class 1A title in 2004. She also helped the Bulldogs capture four Boyer Valley Conference titles.

Hanigan was an outstanding all-around athlete. She was a first-team all-conference basketball player, averaging 11.2 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.5 steals per game as a senior, while earning four varsity letters. She was a second-team all-conference volleyball player and helped Boyer Valley to the 2004 state tournament. In the classroom, Hanigan was a National Honor Society and “A” Honor Roll selection. She also earned academic all-state honors as a basketball player.

Personal The daughter of John and Katie Hanigan, Rachel was born in Denison, Iowa, on Feb. 29, 1988. She has one sister, Sarah. A biological systems engineering major with a 3.567 GPA, Rachel was an NGCA Scholastic All-American and a first-team academic All-Big 12 selection in 2009. She is a six-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

rACHEL HANiGAN HANiGAN’S CArEEr bESTSbest Finish ........................T18th (McHaney/Morehead, 2008)best Event (Strokes) ....................... 231 (Chip-N Club, 2008) Low round ........................................... 74 (Chip-N Club, 2008)Low First round ........ 76 (Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island, 2009)Low Second round ............................ 75 (Chip-N Club, 2008)Low Third round ............................... 74 (Chip-N Club, 2008)rounds Under Par ........................................................... None

NGCA Scholastic All-American (2009) First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2009) One Career Top 20 Finish Tied for 38th at Big 12 Championships (2009) Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll (2006, 2007, 2008)Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll (2007, 2008, 2009)Three-Time Iowa Player of the Year (2004, 2005, 2006) All-Iowa Class 1A Selection (2004, 2005, 2006)

HANiGAN’S CArEEr HONOrS

Year rounds Strokes Average Low 2006-07 Redshirt2007-08 5 429 85.80 782008-09 27 2,177 80.63 74 Totals 32 2,606 81.44 74

HANiGAN’S CArEEr STATiSTiCS

NATALiE GLEADALL

Outlook (2009-10) After producing one of the best freshman seasons in school history, Natalie Gleadall returns for her sophomore season gunning for a spot near the top of Nebraska’s lineup. Last season, the Canadian joined JC Stevenson as the only Huskers to play in all 33 rounds on the season. She ranked fourth on the team with a 78.64 stroke average, which also ranked fourth among all freshmen in school history. Her freshman season highlights included a school record-tying 67 in the second round of the UNLV Spring Invitational. She tied for sixth at UNLV, which was one of two top-10 tournament finishes for Gleadall on the year. “Natalie has great length both off the tee and with her irons. She has just recently started focusing on golf, so she has some real long-term potential,” Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl said. “She is a team player and she has a great enthusiasm for the game. She is a real competitor on the course. The keys for her will be developing from 60 yards and in. When she makes those strides, she can compete at the highest level.”

Freshman (2008-09) Gleadall joined junior JC Stevenson as the only Huskers to earn a lineup spot in all 11 of Nebraska’s tournaments in 2008-09. Gleadall ranked fourth on the team with her 78.64 stroke average on the season while playing in all 33 competitive rounds in the NU lineup. Gleadall’s stroke average also ranked as the fourth-best season stroke average by a freshman in NU history, trailing only Kate White, Elli Brown and Amanda Sutcliffe in the record book. The native of Stratford, Ontario produced five top-35 finishes in her first collegiate season, including a career-best tie for sixth at the UNLV Spring Invitational. Gleadall was tied for first after two rounds at UNLV after tying the Nebraska record with a five-under-par 67 in the second round. She finished the tournament with a career-best three-round total of 219. It was her second top-10 finish of the season, following a tie for seventh at the Marilynn

NatalieGLEADALLSophomoreOne LetterStratford, Ontario, Canada (St. Michael’s)

Smith/Sunflower Invitational during the fall. Gleadall’s 54-hole score of 232 (75-78-79) gave her the first top-10 finish of her career. Gleadall added a three-round score of 229 (78-77-74) to help the Huskers to a tournament title at the season-opening Chip-N Club Invitational at Wilderness Ridge. Her final-round 74 helped her tie for 22nd individually. She matched that total with a 229 at the Mountain View Collegiate, March 28-29, to finish in a tie for 50th. She tied for 32nd (81-79-78-238) at the McHaney/Morehead Invitational in Lubbock, Texas, before adding a tie for 27th (79-76-76-231) at the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate. Gleadall closed the fall with a three-round total of 249 (88-82-79) at The Challenge at Wolfdancer in Lost Pines, Texas, to tie for 61st. She opened the spring campaign by tying for 50th with a 240 in rough playing conditions at the Aztec Spring Invitational, before adding another 240 to tie for 103rd in the 43-team Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic. She added a tie for 52nd with a 241 at the Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational to close the regular season. In her first Big 12 Championships appearance, Gleadall finished in a tie for 50th with a three-round total of 247. On the final day of competition, she matched JC Stevenson for NU’s best round of the day with a 78.

High School/AmateurGleadall advanced to the semifinals of the 2008 Women’s Western Golf Association

National Championships in Indiana. She added a top-20 finish at the Royale Canadian Junior Championships and also competed in the Canadian Women’s Amateur. Gleadall also represented Ontario in the 2008 Doug Sanders International Junior Championships.

Playing in a full slate of Golf Association of Ontario (GAO) tournaments in 2007, Gleadall ranked in the top four in the GAO final season rankings. She finished third in the Investors Group Junior Tournament of Champions to open the season. She added a tie for sixth at the Investors Group Women’s Amateur Championship, before tying for fourth in the Junior

Girls Championships. Gleadall advanced to the semifinals of the Junior

Girls Match Play, and finished among the top 35 players at both the 2006 and 2007 Royale Canadian National Junior Girls Championships. In 2007, she finished second in the long drive competition at the junior national championships. In 2006, Gleadall finished second in the girls 15-18 division at the Canadian Optimist Junior Golf National Championships with a three-round total of 228.

Gleadall also experienced a memorable moment on the course when she was one of 18 Canadian junior golfers selected to play with Annika Sorenstam and Lorie Kane in the second annual Scotiabank Women’s Charity Challenge in Aurora, Ontario. The event raised $265,000 in support of various women’s charities across Canada.

Personal The daughter of Jeff and Theresa Gleadall, Natalie was born Nov. 21, 1990, in Stratford, Ontario. Natalie has one brother, Brock. Gleadall is majoring in communications at Nebraska and owns a 3.0 grade-point average. She chose Nebraska over Iowa State.

GLEADALL’S CArEEr bESTSbest Finish .................................................. T6th (UNLV, 2009)best Event (Strokes) ................................. 219 (UNLV, 2009) Low round ..................................................... 67 (UNLV, 2009)Low First round .................75 (Twice, Mountain View, 2009)Low Second round ...................................... 67 (UNLV, 2009)Low Third round ............................... 74 (Chip-N Club, 2008)rounds Under Par ......................................... 1 (UNLV, 2009)

Two Career Top 10 Finishes Three Career Top 25 Finishes Tied School Record with 67 (2009 UNLV Spring Invite) No. 4 Freshman Stroke Average in NU History (2008-09) Tied for 50th at Big 12 Championships (2009) Women’s Western Open National Semifinalist (2008) 18th Place at Royale Canadian Junior Championships (2008) Top Four Finish, Golf Association of Ontario Rankings (2007) Canadian Junior Girls Match Play Semifinalist (2007) Second in Long Drive Competition at Royale Canadian Junior National Championships (2007) Second at Canadian Optimist Junior Nationals (2006)

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Year rounds Strokes Average Low 2008-09 33 2,595 78.64 67 Totals 33 2,595 78.64 67

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Outlook (2009-10) Kayla Knopik heads into her third year at Nebraska after a solid summer of competition. The sophomore from Papillion won the 2009 Nebraska Women’s Match Play in July, knocking off teammate JC Stevenson and a collection of former collegiate standouts. “Kayla has the potential to develop into a very good college golfer,” Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl said. “Kayla has made some major improvements in her first two years in our program, and she had a solid summer including a win in the Nebraska Match Play. We expect her to push for time in our lineup this season.”

redshirt Freshman (2008-09) Knopik got her first taste of Division I action in 2008-09. The freshman made a splash in her first collegiate round with a career-best 73 in the opening round of the Chip-N Club Invitational at Wilderness Ridge. She struggled with an 84 in the second round, but bounced back with a 76 to close her first tournament in a tie for 37th at 233. She traveled to the Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational the following week and settled for an 88th-place finish (264), closing the fall with an 82.83 stroke average.

redshirt (2007-08) Knopik chose to redshirt in her first season at Nebraska in 2007-08.

High School/AmateurKnopik captured the 2009 Nebraska Women’s Match Play title by defeating JC Stevenson

in the final at the Kearney Country Club. Knopik advanced to the final with wins over 17-time state match play champion Susan Marchese in the semifinals and former Husker All-Big

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Eight performer Jane (Deeter) Pohlmann in the quarterfinals. Knop ik added an eighth-place finish at the Nebraska State Stroke Play in Lincoln. In the summer of 2008, she took second at the Nebraska Women’s Western Stroke Play, while adding fifth-place finishes at the state amateur and Eastern Stroke Play tournaments. The Papillion-LaVista product finished second to Stevenson at the 2006 Nebraska Girls Match Play. Knopik finished fifth at the 2006 Nebraska State Stroke Play and the 2006 Nebraska High School Class A State Tournament. Knopik was also named an NJCA Junior All-Star and was an all-state golfer in 2004, 2005 and 2006. She was the Metro Conference champion in 2004, and earned individual district titles in 2003, 2005 and 2006.

Along with her success on the course, Knopik earned honorable-mention all-state honors as a guard on the basketball team. She also captured All-Metro honors on the tennis court.

Personal The daughter of Doug and Dana Knopik, Kayla was born in Albuquerque, N.M., on May 10, 1989. Kayla has one sister, Brandee Bruening. Kayla is majoring in finance at Nebraska, and is a two-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2008; Spring 2008)Nebraska Women’s Match Play Champion (2009)Second at Nebraska Western Stroke Play (2008)Second at Nebraska Girls Match Play (2006)Fifth at Nebraska State Amateur Stroke Play (2008)Fifth at Nebraska Eastern Stroke Play (2008)Fifth at Nebraska Stroke Play (2006)Fifth at Nebraska Class A State Tournament (2006)

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Outlook (2009-10) Carolyn Schorgl heads into her sophomore season at Nebraska shooting for a spot in Nebraska’s lineup. The native of Leawood, Kan., competed in seven rounds for the Huskers as a true freshman and impressed Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl with natural competitiveness. She also shined in the classroom, posting perfect 4.0 grade-point averages in both the fall and spring semesters of 2008-09. “Carolyn is fairly new to selecting golf as a priority. She is an extremely competitive person, and she is an excellent student,” Krapfl said. “She also has a golf pedigree, because her dad, Charlie, played collegiately at Wake Forest. She has good ball-striking skills and most importantly she works hard at her game.”

Freshman (2008-09) Schorgl competed in seven rounds outside of Nebraska’s lineup in 2008-09. She fired solid scores in her two competitions, before adding a single round during the spring campaign to produce a 79.29 stroke average. Schorgl opened the season by tying for 33rd place with a three-round score of 232 (75-76-81) at Nebraska’s Chip-N Club Invitational. She added a tie for 35th at the Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invite with a 240 (81-76-83). She traveled with the Huskers to the Aztec Spring Invitational to open the spring season, managing an 83 in the first round before bad weather forced all individual competitors to withdraw.

High School/AmateurSchorgl captured the 2007 Four-State individual title and finished third in the Missouri

Junior Girls Championship. She also won the Missouri AJGA qualifier.

CarolynSCHOrGLSophomoreOne LetterLeawood, Kan. (Notre Dame de Sion, Mo.)

An all-state selection at Missouri high school power Notre Dame de Sion, Schorgl helped her team to the 2007 state title as a senior. S h e a l s o h e l p e d Coach Dana Hoeper to a Missouri Class 2 runner-up finish in 2006, and a fourth-place team finish as a sophomore in 2005.

As a senior in the fall of 2007, Schorgl produced a 76 stroke average and placed in the top three in every regular-season tournament before placing seventh at the state championships.

An excellent all-around athlete, Schorgl was also a three-year letterwinner in swimming as a competitor in the 200 and 500 freestyle events. A strong student, Schorgl was also a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal The daughter of Charlie and Yeva Schorgl, Carolyn has an older brother, Trey, and a younger sister, Margaret. Carolyn was born Jan. 30, 1990, in Shawnee Mission, Kan. Her father, Charlie, played college golf at Wake Forest. A business administration at Nebraska, Schorgl owns a 3.925 GPA and is a two-time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll member.

Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2008, Spring 2009)Four-State Individual Champion (2007)Third at Missouri Junior Girls Championship (2007)Missouri AJGA Qualifier Champion (2007)Swimming Academic All-American (2008)STAR Scholar-Athlete (2008)Kenneth Smith Award (2007)

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Outlook (2009-10) After earning a part-time spot in the Nebraska lineup as a true freshman, Maddie Sheils will contend for a more major role in 2009-10. The native of Boise, Idaho, competed in 18 rounds for the Huskers last season, including an appearance at the 2009 Big 12 Championships. One of the top juniors in the nation in 2007, Sheils added to her impressive amateur resume’ by winning the 2009 Idaho State Stroke Play championship. A standout in the classroom, she was also a 2009 NGCA Scholastic All-American. “Maddie is an intelligent player both on and off the course,” Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl said. “She has a little bit of a perfectionist attitude, and she expects to play at a high level every time she is on the course, so last year was a bit of a struggle for her. We expect her to learn a lot from the experience and be even more determined to compete and contribute.”

Freshman (2008-09) Sheils made her first lineup appearance at the UNLV Spring Invite, March 9-11, and earned lineup spots at both the Lady Buckeye and the 2009 Big 12 Championships. In her first Big 12 Tournament, Sheils contributed NU’s second-best score of the opening round with a six-over-par 79, before finishing 58th (253). She closed her rookie season with an 83.17 stroke average over 18 rounds. Sheils tied for 85th at the 18-team UNLV Spring Invite with a 244. She officially finished 79th at the Lady Buckeye, but was disqualified from the first round because of a scoring error. She opened the spring with a 78 in the first round of the Aztec Spring Invite but bad weather forced all individuals to withdraw from the tournament. Sheils opened the fall by tying for 53rd with a 239 (84-75-80) at NU’s Chip-N Club Invite, before posting a tie for 47th with a 245 (81-79-85) at the Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invite. She earned a spot on NU’s travel roster for The Challenge at Wolfdancer to close the fall campaign, tying fellow freshman Natalie Gleadall in 61st place (85-83-81) in the individual standings.

High School/Amateur One of the most highly ranked recruits in Nebraska women’s golf history, Sheils was ranked 29th in the Polo Golf rankings for the Class of 2008. Just the second Idaho

MaddieSHEiLSSophomoreOne LetterBoise, Idaho (Bishop Kelly)

native to sign with NU in history, joining Elli Brown from Meridian, Sheils stepped into the national spotlight by winning the 2007 Trusted Choice Big “I” Junior Classic at Crane Creek Country Club in Boise. She added another top-15 showing at the prestigious event by finishing in a tie for 11th in North Carolina in 2008. Sheils competed in the 2007 Callaway Junior World Championships in San Diego in July of 2007. She won the PGA Junior Series in Las Vegas in June of 2007 by eight strokes, including a four-under-par 68 in the opening round. Sheils won the 2005 Idaho State High School championship as a freshman. As a junior in 2007, Sheils’ Bishop Kelly team ran away with the title by a whopping 115 strokes for its third straight Idaho Class 4A team title, and Sheils led the school to a fourth straight state championship in 2008. Sheils was an outstanding student, ranking No. 1 in her graduating class at Bishop Kelly, while also earning a spot in the National Honor Society.

Personal The daughter of Max and Joni Sheils, Maddie was born Sept. 29, 1989, in Boise, Idaho. She has one sister, Natalie. She has not declared a major, but earned NGCA Scholastic All-America honors in 2009 after posting a 3.92 GPA. She was also a two-time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection in 2008-09.

NGCA Scholastic All-American (2009)Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2008, Spring 2009)Idaho Women’s Stroke Play Champion (2009)Trusted Choice Big “I” Junior Classic Champion (2007)Ranked No. 29 in Polo Golf Rankings for Class of 2008Tied for 11th at Trusted Choice Big “I” Junior Classic (2008)PGA Junior Series Champion (Las Vegas, 2007)Idaho Junior State Champion (2005, 2006)Idaho High School State Champion (2005)Led Bishop Kelly to Four Straight State Team Titles

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Outlook (2009-10) One of the top prep golfers during the past three years in the state of Wisconsin, Erin Sharpee comes to Nebraska after an outstanding high school and amateur career. Although Nebraska returns 90 percent of its 2008-09 roster, Sharpee could contend for immediate time in the Husker lineup. “We are very excited to have Erin join our team,” Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl said. “She brings all of the qualities we like our student-athletes to possess, both on the course and in the classroom. She is a great student and a talented and experienced golfer who possesses above average length and a great touch around the greens. More importantly, she is a wonderful person from an outstanding family.”

High School/AmateurSharpee earned first-team All-Wisconsin honors in the fall of 2008, after claiming second-

team all-state accolades in 2006 and 2007. She powered Green Bay Notre Dame to its third consecutive Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) team title by earning runner-up honors with a 150 over 36 holes at the 2008 state tournament. She helped Notre Dame Academy to a 630 team total for the best score in WIAA state tournament history.

Sharpee shot the Tritons into the state tournament by earning medalist honors with a 75 at the 2008 WIAA Division I sectional tournament in October. She helped Notre Dame and Coach Brian Bobinski to a 24-stroke victory.

ErinSHArPEEFreshmanGreen Bay, Wis. (Notre Dame Academy)

Sharpee was both the Fox River Classic Conference Player of the Year and the Green Bay Metro champion in 2006, 2007 and 2008. She also earned all-conference and all-area honors all four years, while earning two trips to the USGA Junior Girls Championship.

In July of 2008, Sharpee captured the Wisconsin PGA Junior Championship in the girls 13-18 division with a three-under-par 141 over 36 holes at Yahara Hills Golf Course. She also posted a third-place finish at the Pepsi Little Peoples Golf Championship, in addition to her third-place finish at the USGA Girls Junior Sectional Qualifier at Weldon Spring, Mo., in June.

Sharpee competed in the championship flight of the Women’s Western National Junior Championship and had five top-10 finishes at FCWT events.

Personal The daughter of Richard and Jeri Sharpee, Erin was born Feb. 5, 1991, in Green Bay, Wis. She plans to major in psychology. She chose Nebraska over Illinois, Minnesota, Elon, Cincinnati and Campbell.

Wisconsin PGA Junior Champion (2008)First-Team All-Wisconsin (2008)Two-Time Second-Team All-Wisconsin (2006, 2007)Wisconsin High School State Runner-up (2008)Led Green Bay Notre Dame to Three Straight State Titles

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