2012-13 Texas Tech Women's Golf Media Guide

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2012-13 Texas Tech woMen’s golf

The 2012-13 RosTeRhannah Arnold JR Lufkin, Texas Lufkinelin Arvidsson so Falkenberg, sweden swedish National Golf high schoolGabby Dominguez sR Chilton, Texas ChiltonKimmy hill FR Palm Desert, Calif. Palm DesertKim Kaufman sR Clark, s.D. ClarkBeverly Mendoza JR Mandaluyong City, Philippines st. Paul College - Pasig high schoolVictoria Uresti FR Anna, Texas Anna

JoJo Robertson - head Coachemily Kuhfeld - Assistant Coach

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hannah Arnold, JRLufkin, Texas

elin Arvidsson, soFalkenberg, sweden

Gabby Dominguez, sRChilton, Texas

Kimmy hill, FRPalm Desert, Calif.

Kim Kaufman, sRClark, s.D.

Beverly Mendoza, JRMandaluyong City, Philippines

Victoria Uresti, FRAnna, Texas

JoJo Robertsonhead Coach

emily KuhfeldAssistant Coach


MeeT The players and coaches


HannaH arnoldSPRING 2012 (SOPHOMORE)

Returned to the lineup to compete in five tournaments throughout the spring ... wrapped the year with a 76.5 stroke average that was the fifth-lowest on the squad ... averaged 76.6 swings per round during the spring only ... matched her lowest career 54-hole score in her first tournament appearance at the Westbrook Spring Invitational ... fired a 6-over 222 to finish tied for 27th overall ... finished in the top 40 individuals two more times as she finished tied for 32nd at the Notre Dame Clover Cup and 37th at the Big 12 Championships ... recorded her lowest 18-hole score with a 2-under 70 Mach 23 during opening round of the Mountain View Collegiate ... struggled during the final round, though, to finish tied for 50th ... was in the lineup for the NCAA West Regional where she finished tied for 61st with a 12-over 228 card ... named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team.

FALL 2011 (SOPHOMORE)Competed in only Tech’s first two tournaments during the

fall season ... struggled with a foot injury for the later part of the season ... opened the year with her first career top 20

finish at the Ptarmigan Ram Classic ... tied for 17th overall at 6-over-par ... benefited from a 1-over 73 final round that was a career low ... had to withdraw from the second round of the Windy City Collegiate several weeks later ... recovered enough to shoot a 5-over 77 during the final round ... finished with a 76.2 stroke average over five total rounds.

SPRING 2011 (FRESHMAN)Competed in all six spring tournaments, including the Big

12 Championships and NCAA East Regional ... finished with a 79.1 stroke average over the spring ... wrapped her freshman year with a 79.9 overall stroke average ... best finish came at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate where she finished in a tie for 45th ... was among the early contenders at the Big 12 Championships following 1-over 73 first round ... was sitting in a tie for ninth overall after one round ... finished the tournament in a tie for 49th overall ... wrapped the NCAA East Regional in a tie for 87th overall ... was one of four Tech golfers honored on the NGCA All-American Scholar Teams.


ARNOLd’S CAREER BESTS (AS OF OCT. 30, 2012) Best Finish: T-17th at Ptarmigan Ram Classic (Sept. 12-13, 2011) Low 18-hole Score: 70, at Mountain View Collegiate (March 23, 2012) Low 54-hole Score: 222, twice, at Ptarmigan Ram Classic (Sept. 12-13, 2011) & Westbrook Spring Invitational (Feb. 26-27, 2012)

ToURNAMENT (2012-13 To DATE) DATE(S) RoUNDS SCoRES PAR RANKPtarmigan Ram Classic Sept. 10-11, 2012 3 77-72-76=225 +9 t-20th/90Susie Maxwell Berning Classic oct. 15-17, 2012 3 76-81-74=231 +15 t-54th/96Landfall Tradition oct. 26-28 1 85 +13 88th/90

SEASoN RoUNDS STRoKES LoW 54 LoW PAR/1 EVENTS FINISH in ToP AVERAGE RoUND RoUNDS 1 5 10 2010-11 30 2398 233 73 - 10 - - - 79.92011-12 20 1530 222 70 1 7 - - - 76.5

Statistically Speaking:

FALL 2010 (FRESHMAN)Played in two tournament s during first semester on campus ... opened

the year at the Ptarmigan Ram Classic, finishing in 83rd overall ... closed the fall at the Lady Northern Classic ... shot a 4-over 76 in both the first and third rounds, her lowest 18-hole score so far ... finished in a tie for 59th overall at the tournament.

LUFKIN HIGH SCHOOLEarned three district titles in her four seasons on the varsity squad ...

was named first team all-district all four years ... also selected to the first team all-region squad two separate times.

AMATEUR EXPERIENCEClaimed the tournament title for the first flight at the Women’s Texas

Pro-Am in 2008 ... also earned low medalist honors twice ... also had a top-five finish on the AJGA ... won the Starburst Junior Tournament once.

PERSONALBorn Aug. 7, 1991, to parents Mike and Debbie Arnold ... has two

younger siblings, Mikki and Alex ... also has two older half-siblings, Leah and Andy ... was a member of her high school’s National Honor Society ... hopes to graduate and become a personal trainer ... majoring in exercise sports science with a minor in nutrition.outside the top 50 overall ... came back with a solid showing at the UTSA Alamo Invitational, though ... started the tournament with a 1-under 71 opening round ... card marked her lowest of the fall ... followed with an even-par 72 round the next day ... struggled over the final 18 holes with a 9-over round ... her 224 total score was her lowest of the fall ... finished event in a tied for 27th overall ... concluded fall with a 59th place showing at Texas State Challenge ... posted a 77.4 stroke average over 15 rounds.


Elin arvidSSonSPRING 2012 (FRESHMAN)

Wrapped a successful first season in scarlet and black with a 76.6 stroke average ... competed in six tournaments in the spring where she averaged 76.0 swings per round ... finished in the top 30 twice and top 40 four times ... best finish came at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic where she was tied for 21st overall ... followed the performance by finishing 27th at the Westbrook Spring Invitational ... recorded a 6-over 222 at the Westbrook Spring Invitational in what was her lowest 54-hole card of the year ... was also in the lineup at the Notre Dame Clover Cup (t-36th), Mountain View Collegiate (t-32nd), and Knights and Pirates Invitational (t-55th) ... was a late insert into the lineup at the NCAA West Regional ... finished tied for 72nd with a 13-over 229 card.

FALL 2011 (FRESHMAN)Played in all five tournaments during first semester on

campus ... made an impressive debut at the Ptarmigan Ram Classic by finishing in a tie for 29th overall ... wrapped the tournament at 9-over following a 1-over 73 second round and 2-over card during the final 18 holes ... did not fare as well in Tech’s next two tournaments at the Windy City Collegiate and Susie Berning Maxwell Classic ... concluded both events

outside the top 50 overall ... came back with a solid showing at the UTSA Alamo Invitational, though ... started the tournament with a 1-under 71 opening round ... card marked her lowest of the fall ... followed with an even-par 72 round the next day ... struggled over the final 18 holes with a 9-over round ... her 224 total score was her lowest of the fall ... finished event in a tied for 27th overall ... concluded fall with a 59th place showing at Texas State Challenge ... posted a 77.4 stroke average over 15 rounds.

HIGH SCHOOLWas one of the top players in Sweden as a high school

amateur ... took second place at the Swedish National Match Play Championship ... won the Swedish National Team short game title.

PERSONALBorn July 26, 1992, to parents Lars and Liselotte Arvidsson

... has an older brother, Christoffer, who plays golf at Texas State ... was born in Falkenbeg, Sweden ... undecided on major.


ARvIdSSON’S CAREER BESTS (AS OF OCT. 30, 2012) Best Finish: T-21st at Lady Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 12-14, 2012) Low 18-hole Score: 71, four times, last at Ptarmigan Ram Classic (Sept. 11, 2012) Low 54-hole Score: 222, at Westbrook Spring Invitational (Feb. 26-27, 2012)

ToURNAMENT (2012-13 To DATE) DATE(S) RoUNDS SCoRES PAR RANKPtarmigan Ram Classic Sept. 10-11, 2012 3 78-76-71=225 +9 t-20th/90Windy City Collegiate Championship oct. 1-2, 2012 3 82-79-81=242 +26 71st/81Landfall Tradition oct. 26-28 1 77 +5 t-43rd/90

SEASoN RoUNDS STRoKES LoW 54 LoW PAR/1 EVENTS FINISH in ToP AVERAGE RoUND RoUNDS 1 5 10 2011-12 33 2529 222 71 4 11 - - - 76.6



Gabby dominGuEzSPRING 2012 (JUNIOR)

Wrapped one of the most successful seasons in school history with a 72.8 stroke average ... snapped her own single-season school record from her 2009-10 freshman year where she averaged 74.7 swings per round ... competed in every tournament during the spring with a 72.7 stroke average over 25 rounds ... finished tied for eighth at the NCAA Championships with teammate Kim Kaufman, marking the highest finish for a Tech player in school history ... was named an honorable mention All-American following the tournament by both the NGCA and Golfweek Magazine ... marked the first time a Tech player had earned All-American honors since Brooke Lawrence in 1996 ... qualified for the national tournament by winning a playoff at the NCAA West Regional ... finished tied for 14th overall at the regional with a 3-over 219 ... was only the second time a Lady Raider had qualified as an individual in school history ... concluded the spring with six top-10 finishes ... was also in the top 20 of every tournament as well ... best finish came at the Westbrook Spring Invitational where she tied with Kim Kaufman for second following a 9-under 207 ... card marked the lowest 54-hole score in school history ... put herself in position with a 6-under 66 second round that marked the lowest of her career and was one stroke off the school record ... lone other top-five finish came at the Mountain View Collegiate in a third-place showing ... finished the tournament with a 6-under 210 that marked the third-lowest 54-hole score in school history ... wrapped the season in the top 50 of Golfweek’s individual rankings ... an All-Big 12 postseason selection with Kaufman, marking the first time a Tech player had been picked since Janie Vannoy in 2000 ... was also named the Big 12 Golfer of the Month for both February and March, marking the first time a Tech golfer, male or female, had earned the honor in consecutive months ... only two Lady Raiders had previously earned the conference monthly award in school history ... also honored for her work in the classroom as she was an Academic All-Big 12 first team selction ... also was named to the NGCA All-Scholar Team and the Capital one Academic All-District first team.

FALL 2011 (JUNIOR)Recorded three top-five finishes during fall semester ...

posted a 73.0 stroke average that only trailed teammate Kim Kaufman ... her stroke average marked the lowest in her career for an individual semester ... opened the fall in a tie for 5th at the Ptarmigan Ram Classic ... nail birdies over the final two holes to finish with a 2-under 70 during the final round ... climbed 14 spots on the individual leaderboard over the final round ... finished 2-over for the tournament ... struggled at the Windy City Collegiate with a 35th-place showing ... recovered a little over a week later at the Susie Berning Maxwell Classic ... finished in a tie for third following another solid final round

... had a 3-under 69 card over the final 18 holes to move up from 22nd place to start the day ... had opened the event with consecutive 2-over cards ... looked to build on that momentum at the UTSA Alamo Invitational ... remained in contention following a 4-under 68 second round that marked the lowest of her career ... was disqualified late in the final round, however ... recorded her second career individual title to close the fall at the Texas State Challenge ... birdied the par-5 18th to secure the title ... her 3-over 73 final round was her highest for the tournament ... combined to shoot 1-under over the tournament’s first 36 holes ... marked her first victory since claiming the MountainView Collegiate Invitational title as a freshman ... concluded fall ranked 50th in the nation by Golfweek.

SPRING 2011 (SOPHOMORE)Ended the year with a team-best 74.9 stroke average

... marked the second-straight season she has done so ... recorded a 74.1 stroke average in spring tournaments only


dOMINGUEz’ CAREER BESTS (AS OF OCT. 30, 2012) Best Finish: 1st, twice, Texas State Challenge (Nov. 7-8, 2011) & Mountain View Collegiate (March 26-27, 2010) Low 18-hole Score: 66, Westbrook Spring Invitational (Feb. 26, 2012) Low 54-hole Score: 207, at Westbrook Spring Invitational (Feb. 26-27, 2012)

ToURNAMENT (2012-13 To DATE) DATE(S) RoUNDS SCoRES PAR RANKPtarmigan Ram Classic Sept. 10-11, 2012 3 67-73-73=213 -3 3rd/90Windy City Collegiate Championship oct. 1-2, 2012 3 74-78-74=226 +10 t-30th/81Susie Maxwell Berning Classic oct. 15-17, 2012 3 78-75-79=232 +16 t-60th/96

SEASoN RoUNDS STRoKES LoW 54 LoW PAR/1 EVENTS FINISH in ToP AVERAGE RoUND RoUNDS 1 5 10 2011-12 39 2840 207 66 16 13 1 5 9 72.82010-11 36 2698 215 70 13 12 - 3 4 74.92009-10 33 2464 213 69 9 11 1 2 4 74.7


... finished in the top 20 in five of six tournaments ... started the spring with a 15th place showing at the SunTrust Gator Invitational ... carded a 2-over 72 first round and 1-over 71 second round to sit in a tie for sixth entering final round ... struggled over final 18 holes, though, with a 9-over 79 card ... followed with three-consecutive top-five finishes ... ended both the MountainView Collegiate and Pacific Coast Intercollegiate in a tie for fourth overall ... marked her first top-five finishes of the season ... came back the following week to finish fifth at the Baylor Invitational ... helped the Lady Raiders claim the tournament title as well ... climbed the leaderboard on the final day of the Big 12 Championships as her 2-under 70 final round helped moved her into a tie for 14th overall ... responded after a 11-over 83 opening round of the NCAA East

Regional by firing 3-over during final two rounds ... finished the tournament in a tie for 69th overall ... Academic All-Big 12 first team selection ... was also one of four Tech golfers honored on the NGCA All-American Scholar Teams.

FALL 2010 (SOPHOMORE)Finished the fall with Tech’s second-lowest scoring average

at 75.8 ... notched her best performance of the fall at the Windy City Collegiate Championship ... shot a 7-over-par 220 to finish tied for sixth ... fired her lowest round of the fall in Tech’s next outing at the Lady Northern with a 2-under 70 first round ... added a 4-over 76 in the afternoon round but concluded the tournament with a 9-over 81 to finish tied for 32nd overall ... entered the final round in 10th place ... got back on track with consecutive 2-over 74 rounds to open the Landfall Tradition in 15th place ... slipped during final round, though, to drop into a tie for 55th overall.

SPRING 2010 (FRESHMAN) Posted a solid spring season for the Lady Raiders as she

led the team with three top-10 finishes ... earned her first collegiate individual championship at the Mountainview Collegiate Invitational after she finished with a three-over par 219 ... ended the year with a team-best 74.7 average per-round.

FALL 2009 (FRESHMAN) Enjoyed a successful collegiate debut as she ended the

fall with a 74.1 average per-round which ranked third on the team ... posted a 7th place finish in the opening tournament of the season in Colorado as she logged a score of 213 over 54 holes in the Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic.


AMATEUR EXPERIENCE Earned a fourth place finish at the Kathy Whitworth

Invitational with rounds of 70 and 73 ... qualified for the U.S. Girls Junior open three consecutive times (2006, 2007 and 2008) ... tied for second at the optimist International in 2008 ... won the Texas Girls Junior Championship at the age of 16.

HIGH SCHOOL Won four consecutive Class 1A State titles at Chilton High

School in what was a remarkable high school career ... never

lost a district or regional championship during her career and owns tournament records at all three levels ... valedictorian of her graduating class and earned 32 college course credits while in high school.

PERSONAL Born on March 10, 1991, in Waco, Texas ... daughter of

Ernest and Delores Wells ... enjoys playing golf, studying, watching movies and going to amusement parks ... majoring in political science and aspires to be an attorney or a judge.


Kimmy Hill

AMATEUR EXPERIENCEConsidered one of the top recruits nationally in the 2012

class ... ranked 26th in the class of 12 by Golfweek Magazine ... was also among the top 10 recruits for the state of California by Golfweek ... regularly played at several of the top AJGA and IJGT (International Junior Golf Tour) events ... played on the U.S. team that defeated Canada at the IJGT tournament ... placed in the top 10 at seven AJGA events ... also had two top-five finishes as well ... scored several wins on the IJGT Tour ... also competed on the JAGS (Junior Amateur Golf Scholars) Tour as well ... never lost a JAGS tournament over her career.

PALM dESERT HIGH SCHOOLOne of the top high school golfers in the state of California

... finished seventh at the state tournament in 2011 ... led Palm Desert H.S. to a third place team finish in both 2010 and 2011 ... received the United State Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award in 2012.

PERSONALBorn May 21, 1994

to parents Todd and Amy Hill in Shanghai, China ... an only child ... volunteered for Fairway Kids in California as a golf instructor ... majoring in international business.


HILL’S CAREER BESTS (AS OF OCT. 30, 2012) Best Finish: T-2oth at Windy City Collegiate Championshipc (oct. 1-2, 2012) Low 18-hole Score: 72, twice, last at Susie Maxwell Berning Classic (oct. 15, 2012) Low 54-hole Score: 223, at Windy City Collegiate Championshipc (oct. 1-2, 2012)

ToURNAMENT (2012-13 To DATE) DATE(S) RoUNDS SCoRES PAR RANKWindy City Collegiate Championship oct. 1-2, 2012 3 75-72-76=223 +7 t-20th/81Susie Maxwell Berning Classic oct. 15-17, 2012 3 72-77-77=226 +10 t-24th/96Landfall Tradition oct. 26-28 1 79 +7 t-65th/90SEASoN ToTALS To DATE 7 528 Avg. 75.4 +3 -



Kim KaufmanSPRING 2012 (JUNIOR)

Recorded one of the top single-seasons in school history ... finished with a 73.0 stroke average that was the second-lowest on the team behind Gabby Dominguez ... stroke average also marked the second-lowest in school history as well ... competed in every tournament during the spring, averaging 73.3 strokes per round ... advanced to the NCAA Championships with Dominguez where they both tied for eighth overall, marking the highest finish for a Tech player in school history ... was named an honorable mention All-American following the tournament by both the NGCA and Golfweek Magazine ... marked the first time a Tech player had earned All-American honors since Brooke Lawrence in 1996 ... qualified for the national tournament after finishing in a tie for eighth at the NCAA West Regional ... was the highest finisher at the regional that was not on a qualifying team ... shot a 1-over 217 over 54 holes at the regional ... marked only the second time a Lady Raider had qualified as an individual in school history ... concluded the spring with six top-10 finishes, including two top-five performances ... was in the top 30 of every tournament during the season as well ... best outing came at the Westbrook Spring Invitational where she finished tied for second after a 9-under 207 ... wrapped the tournament with 66 and 67 cards during the final day ... her 66 second round was a stroke off her career best ... finished tied for second with Dominguez ... their 207 card marked the lowest 54-hole score in school history ... also finished 10th at the Notre Dame Clover Cup and tied for fourth at the Mountain View Collegiate ... struggled at the Big 12 Championships where she shot a 26-over 236 to finish tied for 30th ... wrapped the season in the top 50 of Golfweek’s individual rankings ... an All-Big 12 postseason selection with Dominguez, marking the first time a Tech player had been honored since Janie Vannoy in 2000 ... also honored for her work in the classroom as she was named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team ... picked up NGCA All-Scholar Team and Capital one Academic All-District first team accolades as well ... was later named to the Capital one Academic all-America third team ... marked the first time a Lady Raider had been named an Academic All-American in program history.

FALL 2011 (JUNIOR)Finished among the top 15 in all five tournaments during

the fall ... was among the top 10 in each of Tech’s first three tournaments, including two top-five finishes ... posted a team-best 72.5 stroke average that is on pace to be the lowest in school history ... enters the spring ranked 44th nationally by Golfweek ... opened the season with a 9th-place showing at the Ptarmigan Ram Classic ... finished 3-over-par following an even-par final round ... came close to first individual title over next two tournaments with a third-place showing at the

Windy City Collegiate and second-place finish at Susie Berning Maxwell Classic ... fired back-to-back 1-under 71 cards to conclude the Windy City Collegiate ... wrapped the event just a stroke off the lead ... carried that momentum into the Susie Berning Maxwell Classic with a 4-under 68 opening round ... round was her lowest since opening the 2010 fall season with a 67 card at the Ptarmigan Ram Classic ... combined to shoot 1-over during the final 36 holes ... her 213 final card marked the fifth-lowest 54-hole score in school history ... was ranked 19th in the country following the performance ... finished tied for 13th at the UTSA Alamo Invitational and in a tie for 14th at the Texas State Challenge ... made a final day charge at the Texas State Challenge with an even-par 70 final round.

SPRING 2011 (SOPHOMORE)Continued her success from the fall ... finished the year

with a 75.4 stroke average, second-lowest on the team ... posted a 75.3 stroke average in spring tournaments only ... recorded three top 20 finishes ... lone top 10 finish came at the Baylor Invitational where she finished in a tie for ninth ... other top 20 finishes came at the SunTrust Gator Invitational


KAUFMAN’S CAREER BESTS NO. 2 IN GOLFWEEK RANKINGS (AS OF OCT. 31, 2012) Best Finish: 1st, Landfall Tradition (oct. 26, 2012) Low 18-hole Score: 65, Challenge at onion Creek (Nov. 3, 2009) Low 54-hole Score: 207, at Westbrook Spring Invitational (Feb. 26-27, 2012)

ToURNAMENT (2012-13 To DATE) DATE(S) RoUNDS SCoRES PAR RANKTournament Date(s) Rounds Scores Par RankPtarmigan Ram Classic Sept. 10-11, 2012 3 72-68-71=211 -5 2nd/90Windy City Collegiate Championship oct. 1-2, 2012 3 76-72-73=221 +5 t-14th/81Susie Maxwell Berning Classic oct. 15-17, 2012 3 68-73-75=216 E 5th/96Landfall Tradition oct. 26-28 1 67 -5 1st/90

SEASoN RoUNDS STRoKES LoW 54 LoW PAR/1 EVENTS FINISH in ToP AVERAGE RoUND RoUNDS 1 5 10 2011-12 40 2921 207 66 17 13 - 4 8 73.02010-11 36 2713 212 67 4 12 - 2 3 75.42009-10 33 2490 211 65 3 11 - - 1 75.5


(tie for 15th) and the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate (tie for 13th) ... was one of three Tech players in the top 10 at the Baylor Invitational, joining tournament champion Alex Gibson and Gabby Dominguez ... helped Tech take first-day lead at Big 12 Championships with 2-over 74 round ... fired a 1-over card the following day to move into a tie for 15th entering final round ... ended the tournament at 7-over and in a tie for 28th ... struggled at the NCAA East Regional, finishing 21-over and in a tie for 100th overall ... Academic All-Big 12 first team selection ... was also one of four Tech golfers honored on the NGCA All-American Scholar Teams.

FALL 2010 (SOPHOMORE)Wrapped up the fall as Tech’s most-consistent player with

three top 25 finishes and a 74.6 stroke average ... opened the year with consecutive fourth-place finishes at the Ptarmigan Ram Classic and Windy City Collegiate Championship ... fired a 5-under 67 for the first round lead at the Ptarmigan Ram Classic ... followed with an even-par 72 later in the day and a 1-over 73 final round for first career top-five finish ... her 212 total score tied for the fourth lowest 54-hole score in school history ... had to come from behind in Tech’s next outing, firing a 1-over 72 and a 1-under 70 final round to finish 6-over at the Windy City Collegiate ... continued her strong play into the Lady Northern Invitational ... finished 8-over-par for a tie for 25th overall.

SPRING 2010 (FRESHMAN) Posted a solid spring for the Lady Raiders as she competed

in all eight spring tournaments ... helped lead her team to a third-place finish at the Baylor Invitational after finishing

12th place overall for her second top-15 finish of the spring ... ended the year with a 75.5 average per-round.

FALL 2009 (FRESHMAN) Got her Texas Tech career off to a great start as she

led the Lady Raiders with a 73.9 average per-round while posting three Top 25 finishes ... set the school record for the lowest 18-hole round at 65 in the third round of the Texas State Challenge ... her round of 65 in the final round of the tournament led her to a tie for 6th place overall which was a season best finish.

AMATEUR EXPERIENCE Qualified three times for the USGA Girls’ Jr. Golf

Championships, three USGA Women’s Amateur Championships, and qualified for two USGA Public Links Championships ... she is a six-time South Dakota Golf Association Junior Champion, whose career-low round is a 66.

HIGH SCHOOL A four-time state champion in South Dakota at Clark H.S.

where she was an all-state selection all four years during her prep careerl.

PERSONAL Born on August 16, 1991, in Huron, S.D., to parents Terry

and Teresa Kaufman ... has one older sister, Ashley ... enjoys watching movies, other sports, shopping and fishing ... majoring in political science with a minor in history.


bEv mEndozaSPRING 2012 (REdSHIRT SOPHOMORE)

Finished third on the team with a 75.4 stroke average for the year ... finished in the top 30 in all four tournaments during the spring ... recorded a 75.4 stroke average during the spring as well, just a few strokes higher than her fall total ... best finish came at the Mountain View Collegiate where she tied for 13th overall ... performance marked her highest finish since finishing tied for 11th at the event in 2010 ... wrapped the tournament with a 2-over 218 that marked her lowest 54-hole card of her career ... also finished 24th at the Notre Dame Clover Cup and 29th at the Knights and Pirates Invitational ... was in the lineup at the Big 12 Championships where she finished tied for 23rd overall ... was scheduled to compete at the NCAA West Regional before a wrist injury forced her out of the lineup ... earned first team Academic All-Big 12 honors.

FALL 2011 (REdSHIRT SOPHOMORE)Returned to the lineup to play in all five fall tournaments ...

posted a 75.3 stroke average that was fourth on the team ... finished among the top 30 individuals in three tournaments ... fired a 1-over 73 final round at the Windy City Collegiate to finish in a tie for 25th ... wrapped the event at 9-over par following two-straight 3-over cards during first 36 holes ... followed up with a 26th place showing at the Susie Berning Maxwell Classic ... opened the event with consecutive 2-over 74 rounds ... finished the tournament at 10-over-par ... best finish came at the Texas State Challenge where she closed the fall in a tie for 14th overall ... was her best finish since wrapping the 2009 UNLV Spring Invitational in 14th as well ... opened the tournament with a 2-over 72 and 4-over 74

... entered the final round in a tie for 10th overall ... finished 6-over during final 18 holes ... her 222 final card was two strokes off her career low.

SPRING 2011 (SOPHOMORE)Did not compete during spring season after suffering a

back injury ... received medical redshirt for 2010-11 season.

FALL 2010 (SOPHOMORE)Played in three tournaments for Tech, finishing with a 78.0

stroke average ... began the year with a 1-under 70 at the Windy City Collegiate, matching her lowest career round ... ended the tournament in a tie for 30th ... recorded her best finish of the fall at the Lady Northern Invitational ... shot a 5-over 221 to tie for 15th overall ... was one shot off her lowest career 54-hole score.

SPRING 2010 (FRESHMAN) Enjoyed a solid freshman campaign as she averaged a

76.3 average per-round over six tournaments in the spring season ... finished a career-best 14th place in the UNLV Spring Invitational after turning in a 5-over 221 ... shot a career-best 70 in the first round of the NCAA East Regional.

FALL 2009 (FRESHMAN) Posted a 75.2 average per-round over four tournaments

in her collegiate debut ... helped the Lady Raiders to a team tournament title at the Heather Farr Memorial by posting a three-round score of 227 and finished in a tie for 18th.

AMATEUR EXPERIENCE Earned a fifth place finish in the 2009 Philippine Ladies

open ... 2005 Samsung Tournament Champion ... first runner-up 2007 Interclub Tournament.

HIGH SCHOOL Was the first runner-up in the high school/college

division in 2005 ... claimed the high school/college division championship in 2008 ... claimed the individual championship in 2008.

PERSONAL Born on June 7, 1991, in the Philippines to parents

Raymond and Marie Mendoza ... enjoys eating, cooking, reading, music, sports and martial arts ... majoring in international economics.


MENdOzA’S CAREER BESTS (AS OF OCT. 30, 2012) Best Finish: T-11th at Mountain View Collegiate (March 26-27, 2010) Low 18-hole Score: 70, twice, at NCAA East Regional (May 6, 2010) & Windy City Collegiate (oct. 4, 2010) Low 54-hole Score: 218, Mountain View Collegiate (March 23-24, 2012)

ToURNAMENT (2012-13 To DATE) DATE(S) RoUNDS SCoRES PAR RANKPtarmigan Ram Classic Sept. 10-11, 2012 3 73-73-70=216 E 4th/90Windy City Collegiate Championship oct. 1-2, 2012 3 74-77-80=231 +15 t-52nd/81Susie Maxwell Berning Classic oct. 15-17, 2012 3 73-80-80=233 +17 t-63rd/96Landfall Tradition oct. 26-28 1 71 -1 t-5th/90

SEASoN RoUNDS STRoKES LoW 54 LoW PAR/1 EVENTS FINISH in ToP AVERAGE RoUND RoUNDS 1 5 10 2011-12 27 2035 218 71 2 9 - - - 76.32010-11 9 703 221 70 2 3 - - - 78.02009-10 30 2288 220 70 2 10 - - - 75.4



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ANNA HIGH

SCHOOLTwo-time Texas state

qualifier out of Anna High School ... qualified for the state tournament as both a junior and senior ... advanced to the regional tournament her final three years ... led Anna H.S. to the district title in 2011 and 2012 ... was a second-team all-state selection in 2012 ... honorable

mention all-state pick in 2011 ... was also a first team all-region honoree her final two years as well ... medaled at every high school tournament played in 2012 ... finished in the top

15 on the High School Scoreboard that year as well ... is the first graduate from her high school to become a Division-I student-athlete ... successful in the classroom as well ... graduated in the top 10 percent of her senior class ... also a member of the Student Council, National Robotics Team, and president of Beta Club.

PERSONALBorn oct. 4, 1993, to parents Steve Uresti and Kimberley

Jones ... has three other siblings, Tyler, Ashley, and Katherine Jones ... comes from a family of successful golfers ... cousin omar Uresti played collegiately at the University of Texas before playing on both the PGA and Nationwide Tours ... another cousin, Rusty Uresti, currently caddies on PGA Tour ... hopes to one day play on the LPGA Tour and own her own driving range ... majoring in business.


JoJo robErtSonIn only three seasons as the head women’s golf coach at

Texas Tech, JoJo Robertson has turned the Lady Raiders into one of the top teams in the country and a consistent NCAA tournament participant.

Since being named the fourth head coach in school history on June 25, 2009, Robertson and the Lady Raiders have advanced to a NCAA Regional in each of the past three seasons and have twice come close to moving on to the NCAA Championships for only the second time in program history.

The Lady Raiders have finished ninth at a regional twice during Robertson’s tenure, beginning in 2010 at the NCAA East Regional and then again in 2012 at the West Regional held in Colorado. Texas Tech finished 16th at the 2011 NCAA East Regional.

The impressive part of Robertson’s success has been that she has succeeded playing with mainly a young roster. During her three seasons, Robertson has had only two seniors - Rosalyn Kim in 2010 and Alex Gibson in 2011.

Possibly her best season to date came in 2011-12 when the Lady Raiders boasted not a senior on the roster but managed to win tournament titles at both the Texas State Challenge and Mountain View Collegiate. It marked only the fourth time in school history and first time since the 1995-96 campaign where Texas Tech won multiple tournaments in a season.

Despite falling just shy of advancing to the national tournament later in the year, Kim Kaufman and Gabby Dominguez qualified as individuals for the NCAA Championships where they finished tied for eighth, marking the highest finish for a Lady Raider in school history. The two juniors joined Rosalyn Kim as the only individual qualifiers for the NCAA Championships after Kim advanced during Robertson’s first season in 2010.

Dominguez and Kaufman were eventually named honorable mention All-Americans by both the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) and Golfweek Magazine following the season. Texas Tech had not previously had a women’s golfer earn All-American accolades since Brooke Lawrence following the 1995-96 season.


The pair also wrapped the year ranked in the top 50 individuals of the Golfweek poll en route to becoming the first Texas Tech players to earn All-Big 12 accolades since Jamie Vannoy in 2000.

The Lady Raiders have rewrote the school record book under Robertson’s tutelage as Dominguez and Kaufman both finished

with the two lowest single-season stroke averages in program history a year ago. The duo is also on pace to snap the career stroke average record as well.

As a team, Texas Tech has posted nine of the 12 lowest 54-hole scores in school history under Robertson, most noticeably an 856 card at the 2012 Westbrook Spring Invitational. The Lady Raiders also snapped the program’s 18-hole score record with a 279 second round.

Texas Tech finished in the top 10 a total of 16 times over Robertson’s first two seasons, including nine times ranked in the top-five teams. In her first year alone, the Lady Raiders finished in the top 10 in all but one tournament as Texas Tech also picked up its first team title at the Heather Farr/CU Memorial Classic, only the second event during her tenure.

Gibson also earned top medalist honors at the Heather Farr/CU Memorial Classic, the first of four individual titles for Texas Tech under Robertson. Gibson went on the win the 2011 Baylor Spring Invitational as senior en route to leading the Lady Raiders to their second team title thanks to a double-digit lead. Dominguez has also claimed two individual titles of her own as well with wins at the 2010 Mountain View Collegiate and 2011 Texas State Challenge.

Robertson has also helped oversee a transformation of The Rawls Course during her tenure as the $3.7 million clubhouse and team facility project was completed prior to the start of the 2012-13 season. Already one of the premier collegiate courses in the country, the clubhouse and team facility additions will allow Texas Tech to host several of the top tournaments in the country while also giving the Lady Raiders state-of-the-art dressing and team areas.


Prior to her hiring at Texas Tech, Robertson, who has regional ties and played collegiate golf at oklahoma State, helped lead Purdue to back-to-back Big Ten Championships. The Roswell, N.M., native also was instrumental in Purdue’s four-straight top-10 NCAA Championship finishes, including runner-up and fourth-place finishes in 2007 and 2008.

Under Robertson’s tutelage, Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year and Purdue women’s golfer Maria Hernandez won the 2009 NCAA Championship and the 2008 and 2009 conference individual titles. In just her second season, the 2006 squad turned in one of the most successful seasons in program history that culminated in the NCAA Championships. The Boilermakers won a school-record six tournaments, including the Big Ten Championship and the NCAA West Regional Championship.

The 1995 and 1997 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links champion, Robertson enjoyed a distinguished collegiate career at oklahoma State, which included three team conference championships. Her amateur career included a ranking of No. 11 in Golfweek Magazine’s Female Amateur List in 1997 as well as being named one of the top 10 amateurs by Golf Digest. Robertson participated in the 1997 and 1998 U.S. Women’s opens, making the cut in 1998. Additionally, in 1998, she was a member of the United States Curtis Cup team.

Prior to joining the collegiate ranks as a coach, Robertson was an assistant professional at Spring River Golf Course in Roswell from 1999-2000. While playing on the Futures Professional Tour from 2000-02, she was also an assistant professional at the New Mexico Military Institute Golf Course through 2004.

She and her husband John Weast reside in Lubbock.

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Emily KuHfEldEmily Kuhfeld enters her second season as the assistant

women’s golf coach at Texas Tech after helping lead the team to one of the best seasons in school history a year ago.

Kuhfeld, who was named to the position on July 29, 2011, has already been an instrumental asset to head coach JoJo Robertson as she assists with daily practice instruction, recruiting, and the day-to-day operations of the program.

Texas Tech advanced to the postseason for the third-straight season in Kuhfeld’s first year as the Lady Raiders finished tied for ninth at the NCAA West Regional held in Colorado. Despite failing to advance as at team, juniors Gabby Dominguez and Kim Kaufman qualified as individuals for the NCAA Championships where they eventually finished tied for eighth, the highest finish for a Texas Tech player in school history.

Dominguez and Kaufman were named honorable mention All-Americans following the tournament by both the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) and Golfweek Magazine, marking the first time a Texas Tech player had been named an All-American since Brooke Lawrence also earned honorable mention honors in 1996.

The pair also wrapped the year ranked among the top 50 individuals of the Golfweek poll en route to becoming the first Texas Tech players to earn All-Big 12 accolades since Jamie Vannoy in 2000.

The Lady Raiders wrapped the 2011-12 season with two tournament titles with wins at the Texas State Challenge and Mountain View Collegiate, marking only the fourth time

in program history and the first time since the 1995-96 campaign where Texas Tech won multiple tournaments.

Texas Tech snapped several school records in the process as Dominguez and Kaufman recorded the lowest single-season stroke average in program history while the Lady Raiders snapped the

team marks for lowest 18-hole and 54-hole totals. Dominguez and Kaufman also broke the individual 54-hole record at the Westbrook Spring Invitational on their way to finishing tied for second individually.

Kuhfeld arrived at Texas Tech following a one-year stint as the head coach at the University of South Carolina Beaufort where she led the NAIA program to a third place finish in the Sun Conference and a spot in the national tournament.

The Sand Sharks finished 18th at the NAIA National Championships this past season and were ranked among the top 20 teams in the country. Under Kuhfeld’s direction, Kelli Nakano claimed the Sun Conference individual title and earned All-American honors as well.

Kuhfeld has a background in golf instruction, being a LPGA Class A T&CP member. She arrived at UCSB after two years as a golf instructor with both the Junior Players Golf Academy (JPGA) and at the oyster Reef Golf Club in Hilton Head, S.C. While with the JPGA, Kuhfeld assisted in the organization’s college placement program mission.

The Indianapolis native earned her degree in history from The ohio State University in 2005 after wrapping her playing career. The captain of the 2004-05 squad, Kuhfeld was a four-time Academic All-Big 10 selection and helped lead the Buckeyes to the Big 10 title in each of her four seasons.

Following graduation, she spent nearly two years as a professional player on the Futures Tour before moving on to caddie for Allison Hanna on the LPGA Tour.


At Big West Championships, 2012, from left:Hannah Arnold, Gabby Dominguez, Deb DeVilla, Kim Kaufman, Bev Mendoza

Above: Head Coach JoJo Robertson tracks Hannah Arnold’s drive at the event in Kansas.


2012-13 Texas Tech women’s Golf

2011-12 SeaSon StatS Low Par/- Finish Top Rel.Player Rounds Strokes Round Rounds Events 1 5 10 To Par Average

Gabby Dominguez 39 2840 66 16 13 1 5 9 +1 72.8Kim Kaufman 40 2921 66 17 13 - 4 8 +1 73Beverly Mendoza 27 2035 71 2 9 - - - +4 75.4Deborah DeVilla 30 2286 69 3 10 1 1 2 +5 76.2Hannah Arnold 20 1530 70 1 7 - - - +5 76.5Elin Arvidsson 33 2529 71 4 11 - - - +5 76.6Mattie Tobey 3 234 76 - 1 - - - +6 78FOUR-PLAYER TEAM 36 10645 279 43 13 2 10 19 +9 295.7

Tournament Dates Rounds Place Teams Players Par Score

Ptarmigan Ram Classic 9/21/11 3 4 19 100 +20 884Windy City Collegiate Championships Oct. 3-4, 2011 3 11 15 81 +38 902Susie Berning Maxwell Classic Oct. 16-18, 2011 3 2 17 90 +15 879UTSA Alamo Invitational Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2011 3 8 14 78 +27 891Texas State Challenge Nov. 7-8, 2011 3 1 13 75 +34 874Lady Puerto Rico Classic Feb. 12-14, 2012 3 7 15 84 +38 902Westbrook Spring Invitational Feb. 26-27, 2012 3 2 12 66 -8 856Notre Dame Clover Cup March 16-18, 2012 3 4 12 72 +40 904Mountain View Collegiate March 23-24, 2012 3 1 15 90 -6 858Knights and Pirates Invitational April 9-10, 2012 3 2 15 87 +14 878Big 12 Women’s Championships April 27-29, 2012 3 7 12 50 +84 924NCAA West Regional May 10-12, 2012 3 9 24 126 +29 893

team low roundS 1. 279 Westbrook Spring Invitational Feb. 26-27, 2012 (2nd round) 2. 283 UTSA Alamo Invitational Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2011 (2nd round) 3. 284 Westbrook Spring Invitational Feb. 26-27, 2012 (3rd round) 284 Mountain View Collegiate March 23-24, 2012 (1st round) 5. 286 Mountain View Collegiate March 23-24, 2012 (2nd round) 6. 287 Knights and Pirates Invitational April 9-10, 2012 (1st round) 7. 288 Texas State Challenge Nov. 7-8, 2011 (1st round) 288 Mountain View Collegiate March 23-24, 2012 (3rd round) 9. 289 Susie Berning Maxwell Classic Oct. 16-18, 2011 (1st round) 10. 290 Windy City Collegiate Championships Oct. 3-4, 2011 (3rd round)



2011-12 SeaSon StatSIndIvIdual low roundS 1. 66 Gabby Dominguez, Westbrook Spring Invitational Feb. 26-27, 2012 (2nd round) 66 Kim Kaufman, Westbrook Spring Invitational Feb. 26-27, 2012 (2nd round) 3. 67 Kim Kaufman, Westbrook Spring Invitational Feb. 26-27, 2012 (3rd round) 4. 68 Kim Kaufman, Susie Berning Maxwell Classic Oct. 16-18, 2011 (1st round) 68 Gabby Dominguez, UTSA Alamo Invitational Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2011 (2nd round) 68 Kim Kaufman, Mountain View Collegiate March 23-24, 2012 (3rd round) 7. 69 Gabby Dominguez, Susie Berning Maxwell Classic Oct. 16-18, 2011 (3rd round) 69 Deborah DeVilla, Texas State Challenge Nov. 7-8, 2011 (1st round) 69 Gabby Dominguez, Texas State Challenge Nov. 7-8, 2011 (2nd round) 69 Gabby Dominguez, Notre Dame Clover Cup March 16-18, 2012 (2nd round) 69 Gabby Dominguez, Mountain View Collegiate March 23-24, 2012 (2nd round) 69 Deborah DeVilla, Knights and Pirates Invitational April 9-10, 2012 (1st round) 69 Gabby Dominguez, NCAA Championships May 22-25, 2012 (4th round) 14. 70 Gabby Dominguez, Ptarmigan Ram Classic Sept. 21, 2012 (3rd round) 70 Kim Kaufman, UTSA Alamo Invitational Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2011 (2nd round) 70 Gabby Dominguez, Texas State Challenge Nov. 7-8, 2011 (1st round) 70 Kim Kaufman, Texas State Challenge Nov. 7-8, 2011 (3rd round) 70 Gabby Dominguez, Westbrook Spring Invitational Feb. 26-27, 2012 (3rd round) 70 Kim Kaufman, Notre Dame Clover Cup March 16-18, 2012 (1st round) 70 Hannah Arnold, Mountain View Collegiate March 23-24, 2012 (1st round) 70 Gabby Dominguez, Mountain View Collegiate March 23-24, 2012 (3rd round) 70 Deborah DeVilla, Knights and Pirates Invitational April 9-10, 2012 (2nd round) 70 Kim Kaufman, NCAA Championships May 22-25, 2012 (1st round) 24. 71 Kim Kaufman, Windy City Collegiate Championships Oct. 3-4, 2011 (2nd round) 71 Elin Arvidsson, Windy City Collegiate Championships Oct. 3-4, 2011 (3rd round) 71 Kim Kaufman, Windy City Collegiate Championships Oct. 3-4, 2011 (3rd round) 71 Elin Arvidsson, UTSA Alamo Invitational Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2011 (1st round) 71 Gabby Dominguez, Lady Puerto Rico Classic Feb. 12-14, 2012 (2nd round) 71 Gabby Dominguez, Westbrook Spring Invitational Feb. 26-27, 2012 (1st round) 71 Elin Arvidsson, Mountain View Collegiate March 23-24, 2012 (1st round) 71 Gabby Dominguez, Mountain View Collegiate March 23-24, 2012 (1st round) 71 Kim Kaufman, Mountain View Collegiate March 23-24, 2012 (2nd round) 71 Beverly Mendoza, Knights and Pirates Invitational April 9-10, 2012 (1st round) 71 Kim Kaufman, NCAA West Regional May 10-12, 2012 (2nd round) 35. 72 Kim Kaufman, Ptarmigan Ram Classic Sept. 21, 2012 (3rd round) 72 Kim Kaufman, Susie Berning Maxwell Classic Oct. 16-18, 2011 (2nd round) 72 Elin Arvidsson, UTSA Alamo Invitational Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2011 (2nd round) 72 Beverly Mendoza, Texas State Challenge Nov. 7-8, 2011 (1st round) 72 Kim Kaufman, Notre Dame Clover Cup March 16-18, 2012 (3rd round) 72 Kim Kaufman, Mountain View Collegiate March 23-24, 2012 (1st round) 72 Beverly Mendoza, Mountain View Collegiate March 23-24, 2012 (3rd round) 72 Gabby Dominguez, Knights and Pirates Invitational April 9-10, 2012 (3rd round) 72 Gabby Dominguez, NCAA West Regional May 10-12, 2012 (1st round) 72 Kim Kaufman, NCAA Championships May 22-25, 2012 (4th round)



Head CoaCHeSName Tenure (Yrs)Jay McClure 1977-90 (14)Jeff Mitchell 1990-2000 (11)Stacey Totman 2000-09 (9)JoJo Robertson (Fall) 2009-10 - presentOverall 37 seasons

all-tIme roSter-A-Acreman, Amanda 2003Anderson, Brynn 2006-08Arnold, Hannah 2011-presentArvidsson, Elin 2012-present

-B-Brower, Laurie 1982Browne, Sami 1983

-C-Cramer, Cathy 1982Carter, Misty 1992-94Chiapell, Chelsea 2004Covington, Beth 1996-99Crump, Colleen 1982

-D-DeVilla, Deborah 2010-2012Dominguez, Gabby 2010-presentDowdy, Megan 2006-09Dowlin, Kerry 1990-92Dukes, Stephanie 2000-03

-E-Ey, Jackie 2001-04

-F-Fahey, Melissa 2006Fondren, Leslye 1983

- G-Gardner, Calais 2003Grady, Katie 2011Gray, Jane 1977-81Gibson, Alex 2008-11

-H-Hall, Kristi 1991Hapack, Michelle 1988-91Hatfield, Deidre 2005Hill, Kimmy 2012-Horany, Tracy 2003Hughs, Lauren 2011Hull, Melanie 2000-01Hunt, Linda 1977-81Hunt, Priscilla 1998-2001

-I-Irwin, Clifton1968

-J-Jones, Leann 1995Jutt, Kimberly 1990-93

-K-Kaufman, Kim 2010-presentKight, Kristin 1995-98Kim, Rosalyn 2007-10Kleinmann, Laurie 1990Kolb, Stacey 1993-95Kolb, Kim 2002-05Kovalcik, Christine 2004-07

-L-Louth, Allison 2000-02Lowrance, Brooke 1995-98

-M-Magee, Angie 1990-93Malcom, D’Lynn 1991-93Marsh, Amy 1995-98Martinez, Amanda 2007McMahon, Julie 1997-99Mendez, Sheila 2002-05Mendoza, Beverly 2010-11Merrill, Candance 1993-94Metcalf, Adella 1990-94Millman, Aubrey 1981Munsch, Tamara 2001

-N-Naylor, Jane 1981Newhouse, Jennifer 1999-2002

-P-Parker, Tamara 1993-97Peoples, Linda 1982Phillips, Robyn 1996-98

-R-Ragsdale, Christine 1991-94Remy, Liz 1978-81Rorie, J.J. 1995-96

-S-Scott, Barbra 1981Scott, Robyn 2007-09Self, Kimberly 1992-93Slavich, Ashley 2005-06Smith, Jackie 2008-2010Smith, Stephanie 2007Soliz, Anna 1997-2000Soto, Gloriana 2006-09Stanford, Tracy 2007-08Stelzer, Jill 1997

-T-Tan, Hazel 2003-06Tan, Valarie 2005Thomson, Tracy 1993-96Troester, Marla 2005-07Turnage, Carol 1982

-U-Uresti, Victoria 2012 (has not yet competed)

-V-Van Niekerk, Ulrika 2006-09Vannoy, Jamie 1998-2000

-W-Wall, Leslie 2004-05Winters, Beverly 1978-81Wohltman, Robin 1980-83Wrede, Heather 1997-2000

Please note that our records are imcomplete or sparse for the following periods of time: 1975 through 1980 and 1983 through 1990.

This includes the newcomers for 2012-13 as of October 2012.


HIStory and reCordSteam BeStSTop (10) 18-hole scoresRank Score Tournament 1. 279 2012 Westbrook Spring Invitational 2. 281 2008 Heather Farr Memorial 2009 Texas State Challenge at Onion Creek 3. 283 2011 UTSA Alamo Invitational 4. 284 2012 Westbrook Spring Invitational 2012 Mountain View Collegiate 5. 285 2009 Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic 2010 NCAA East Regional 6. 286 2008 UNLV Spring Invitational 2012 Mountain View Collegiate 7. 287 2009 Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic 2012 Knights and Pirates Invitational 8. 288 2011 Texas State Challenge 2012 Mountain View Collegiate 9. 289 2011 Susie Berning Maxwell Classic 10. 290 2009 Heather Farr Memorial 2011 Windy City Collegiate Championships

Top (10) 54-hole scoresRank Score Tournament 1. 856 2012 Westbrook Spring Invitational 2. 858 2012 Mountain View Collegiate 3. 863 2008 Heather Farr Memorial 4. 869 2008 UNLV Spring Invitational 2009 Texas State Challenge at Onion Creek 5. 874 2011 Texas State Challenge 6. 870 2009 Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic 7. 878 2012 Knights and Pirates Invitational 8. 879 2006 GSU/Pelican Preserve Invitational 2011 Susie Berning Maxwell Classic 9. 882 2009 Heather Farr Memorial 10. 884 2011 Ptarmigan Ram Classic

TournaMenT wins (since 1990)Year Wins Tournament1990-91 1 Wichita State Shocker Fall Classic1992-93 2 Wichita State Shocker Fall Classic LSU-Fairwood Invitational1993-94 3 Wichita State Shocker Fall Classic LSU-Fairwood Invitational Susie Maxwell Berning Classic1995-96 2 Chip-N-Club Invitational2001-02 1 Baylor-Tapatio Springs Shootout2002-03 1 SDSU/Lady Aztec Invitational2006-07 1 GSU/Pelican Preserve Invitational2007-08 1 McHaney/Morehead Invitational2009-10 1 Heather Farr Memorial2010-11 1 Baylor Spring Invitational2011-12 2 Texas State Challenge Mountain View Collegiate

IndIvIdual BeStSTop 18-hole scoresRk. Sc. Player Tournament1. 65 Kim Kaufman 2009 Texas State Challenge at Onion Creek2. 66 Ulrika Van Niekerk 2007 Susie Maxwell Classic Ulrika van Niekerk 2008 McHaney/Morehead Inv. Gabby Dominguez 2012 Westbrook Spring Invitational Kim Kaufman 2012 Westbrook Spring Invitational3. 67 Kim Kaufman 2010 Ptarmigan Ram Classic Kim Kaufman 2012 Westbrook Spring Invitational4. 68 Stephanie Dukes 2001 Susie Maxwell Classic Stephanie Dukes 2001 Susie Maxwell Classic Valerie Tan 2005 Stanford Pepsi Intercollegiate Ulrika Van Niekerk 2008 Rio Verde Invitational Kim Kaufman 2011 Susie Berning Maxwell Classic Gabby Dominguez 2011 UTSA Alamo Invitational Kim Kaufman 2012 Mountain View Collegiate5. 69 Rosalyn Kim 2010 NCAA East Regional Kim Kaufman 2009 Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic Kim Kolb 2004 Price’s Give ‘Em Five Intercoll. Marla Troester 2004 Las Vegas Founders Jackie Ey 2003 Lady Aztec Spring Invitational Melissa Fahey 2006 GSU/Pelican Preserve Inv. Gloriana Soto 2008 Mountain View Invitational Ulrika Van Niekerk 2008 UNLV Spring Invitational Gabby Dominguez 2011 Susie Berning Maxwell Classic Deborah DeVilla 2011 Texas State Challenge Gabby Dominguez 2011 Texas State Challenge Gabby Dominguez 2012 Notre Dame Clover Cup Gabby Dominguez 2012 Mountain View Collegiate Deborah DeVilla 2012 Knights and Pirates Inv. Gabby Dominguez 2012 NCAA Championships6. 70 Gabby Dominguez 2010 UNLV Spring Invitational Alex Gibson 2009 Heather Farr Memorial Gabby Dominguez 2009 Texas State Challenge at Onion Creek Alana Soliz 1997 Jeannine McHaney Memorial Priscilla Hunt 1997 Big 12 Fall Preview J.J. Rorie 1995 Roadrunner Invitational Stephanie Dukes 2001 Price’s Intercollegiate Sheila Mendez 2003 UCLA Bruin Classic Beverly Mendoza 2010 Windy City Collegiate Kim Kaufman 2010 Windy City Collegiate Gabby Dominguez 2010 Lady Northern Alex Gibson 2011 Baylor Invitational Gabby Dominguez 2011 Big 12 Championships Gabby Dominguez 2011 Ptarmigan Ram Classic Kim Kaufman 2011 UTSA Alamo Invitational Gabby Dominguez 2011 Texas State Challenge Kim Kaufman 2011 Texas State Challenge Gabby Dominguez 2012 Westbrook Spring Invitatonal Kim Kaufman 2012 Notre Dame Clover Cup Hannah Arnold 2012 Mountain View Collegiate Gabby Dominguez 2012 Mountain View Collegiate Deborah DeVilla 2012 Knights and Pirates Inv. Kim Kaufman 2012 NCAA Championships records as of august 2012

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HIStory and reCordSIndIvIdual BeStSTop 54-hole scoresRk. Sc. Player Tournament1. 207 Gabby Dominguez 2012 Westbrook Spring Invitational Kim Kaufman 2012 Westbrook Spring Invitational2. 208 Stephanie Dukes 2001 Susie Maxwell Classic3. 210 Ulrika van Niekerk 2008 UNLV Spring Invitational Ulrika van Niekerk 2008 UNLV Rebel Classic Gabby Dominguez 2012 Mountain View Collegiate4. 211 Kim Kaufman 2009 Texas State Challenge at Onion Creek Ulrika van Niekerk 2007 Susie Maxwell Classic Rosalyn Kim 2008 UNLV Rebel Classic Kim Kaufman 2012 Mountain View Collegiate5. 212 Ulrika van Niekerk 2008 Heather Farr Memorial Rosalyn Kim 2010 NCAA East Regional Kim Kaufman 2010 Ptarmigan Ram Classic Gabby Dominguez 2011 Texas State Challenge6. 213 Gabby Dominguez 2009 Ptarmigan Ram Classic Alex Gibson 2009 Heather Farr Memorial Stephanie Dukes 2001 Dick McGuire Invitational Kim Kaufman 2011 Susie Berning Maxwell Classic Deborah DeVilla 2012 Knights and Pirates Inv.7. 214 Kim Kolb 2004 Price’s Give ‘Em Five Intercoll.8. 215 Megan Dowdy 2008 Heather Farr Memorial Gabby Dominguez 2011 MountainView Collegiate Kim Kaufman 2011 Windy City Collegiate9. 216 Melanie Hunt 2000 Big 12 Preview Alex Gibson 2008 Heather Farr Memorial10. 217 Stephanie Dukes 2001 Price’s Intercollegiate Gloriana Soto 2006 GSU/Pelican Preserve Invt. Deborah DeVilla 2011 Big 12 Championships Stephanie Smith 2008 UNLV Spring Invitational Gabby Dominguez 2011 Susie Berning Maxwell Classic Kim Kaufman 2012 NCAA West Regional

Top 10 single-season sTroke averages Rank Average Player Season 1. 72.8 Gabby Dominguez 2011-122. 73.0 Kim Kaufman 2012-123. 74.7 Gabby Dominguez 2009-104. 74.8 Gabby Dominguez 2010-11 5. 74.9 Rosalyn Kim 2009-106. 75.0 Kim Kaufman 2010-11 7. 75.4 Brooke Lowrance 1997-98 8. 75.5 Kim Kaufman 2009-10 9. 75.7 Ulrika van Niekerk 2006-07 10. 75.8 Ulrika van Niekerk 2008-09

Top 10 career sTroke averages (min. 60 rounds over career)Rank Average Player Season 1. 76.3 Rosalyn Kim 2005-09 2. 76.5 Ulrika van Niekerk 2005-09 3. 76.7 Megan Dowdy 2005-09 4. 77.0 Brooke Lowrance 1995-99 5. 77.1 Jamie Vannoy 1997-00 6. 77.3 Stacey Kolb 1993-95 Stephanie Dukes 1999-04 Alex Gibson 2007-11 7. 77.6 Gloriana Soto 2006-098. 78.1 Megan Hull 2001-04 9. 78.2 Priscilla Hunt 1997-01 Kim Kolb 2001-04 10. 78.3 Jennifer Newhouse 1998-02

Year-bY-Year scoring leaders Year Average Player 1990-91 79.7 Laurie Kleinmann 1991-92 82.0 Tracy Thompson 1992-93 77.7 Tracy Thompson 1993-94 76.9 Stacey Kolb 1994-95 77.7 Stacey Kolb 1995-96 77.6 J.J. Rorie 1996-97 78.3 Brooke Lowrance 1997-98 78.3 Brooke Lowrance 1998-99 77.0 Brooke Lowrance 1999-00 76.6 Jamie Vannoy 2000-01 76.6 Stephanie Dukes 2001-02 77.5 Stephanie Dukes 2002-03 78.3 Kim Kolb 2003-04 77.25 Sheila Mendez 2004-05 76.47 Kim Kolb 2005-06 76.88 Megan Dowdy 2006-07 75.72 Ulrika van Niekerk 2007-08 76.38 Ulrika van Niekerk 2008-09 75.8 Ulrika van Niekerk 2009-10 74.7 Gabby Dominguez2010-11 74.8 Gabby Dominguez2011-12 72.8 Gabby Dominguez

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program HonorSncaa regional appearances Year Tournament Finish/Score 1993 NCAA West Regional 15th of 18/918 1994 NCAA West Regional 17th of 19/937 1996 NCAA West Regional 9th of 20/959 1997 NCAA West Regional 18th of 20/918 1999 NCAA West Regional 18th of 20/953 2000 NCAA West Regional t18th of 24/918 2001 NCAA Central Regional 19th of 21/993 2004 NCAA West Regional t13th of 21/922 2005 NCAA Central Regional 16th of 21/932 (at The Rawls Course)2008 NCAA Central Regional 13th of 21/916 2010 NCAA East Regional 9th of 24/8872011 NCAA East Regional 16th of 24/9172012 NCAA West Regional T9th of 24/893

ncaa chaMpionship appearances Year Location Finish/Score 1996 La Quinta, Calif. 12th of 20/1288

ncaa chaMpionship individual appearancesYear Player Location Finish/Score 2010 Rosalyn Kim Wilmington, N.C. 94th/3052012 Gabriella Dominguez Franklin, Tenn. t8th/2912012 Kimberly Kaufman Franklin, Tenn. t8th/291 big 12 conference all-TournaMenT TeaM2009 Rosalyn Kim2010 Rosalyn Kim2011 Deborah DeVilla

all-big 12 conference1997 Brooke Lowrance1998 Priscillia Hunt, Brooke Lowrance1999 Brooke Lowrance2000 Janie Vannoy (second team)2012 Gabriella Dominguez2012 Kimberly Kaufman

big 12 golfer of The MonThOctober 2008 Ulrika van NiekerkOctober 2009 Alex GibxonFebruary 2012 Gabriella DominguezMarch 2012 Gabriella Dominguez

souThwesT conference all-TournaMenT TeaM1994 Stacey Kolb, Tracy Thompson1995 Stacey Kolb

all-souThwesT conference1993 Tracy Thompson1994 Stacey Kolb, Tracy Thompson 1995 Stacey Kolb1996 J.J. Rorie, Tracy Thompson

ngca all-scholar TeaM1998 Jamie Vannoy1999 Priscilla Hunt, Jamie Vannoy2000 Jennifer Newhouse, Jamie Vannoy2002 Jennifer Newhouse2006 Megan Dowdy 2006 Ashley Slavich 2006 Ulrika van Niekerk

capiTal one acadeMic all-aMericaThird Team2012 Kimberly Kaufman

capiTal one acadeMic all-disTricTFirst Team2011 Kimberly Kaufman2012 Gabriella Dominguez2012 Kimberly Kaufman

acadeMic all-big 12 conferenceFirst Team1997 Beth Covington, Kristin Kight, Brooke Lowrance, Julie McMohan, Alana Soliz, Jill Stelzer1998 Priscillia Hunt, Kristin Kight, Jamie Vannoy1999 Beth Covington, Priscillia Hunt, Jennifer Newhouse, Jamie Vannoy2000 Priscillia Hunt, Jennifer Newhouse, Jamie Vannoy2001 Stephanie Dukes, Jennifer Newhouse2002 Stephanie Dukes, Jackie Ey, Jennifer Newhouse2003 Jackie Ey2004 Jackie Ey, Megan Hull2005 Megan Hull2006 Megan Dowdy, Ashley Slavich, Marla Troester2007 Megan Dowdy, Marla Troester, Ulrika Van Niekerk2008 Megan Dowdy, Ulrika Van Niekerk2009 Ulrika van Niekerk2011 Deborah DeVilla, Gabriella Dominguez, Alex Gibson, Kimberly Kaufman2012 Deborah DeVilla, Gabriella Dominguez, Kimberly Kaufman, Beverly Mendoza

Second Team1998 Elizabeth Covington2001 Priscillia Hunt, Allison Louth2003 Stephanie Dukes2004 Kim Kolb, Hazel Tan2005 Hazel Tan2006 Hazel Tan

Honorable Mention1998 Beth Covington

Big 12 Community Outreach Award2005 Deirdre Hatfield

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tHe rawlS CourSeHome of red raIder golf teamSFielding championship men’s and women’s golf teams in today’s fiercely competitive NCAA environment is a tall order. Still, Texas Tech golf teams have fared well in both the Southwest and Big 12 Conferences, earning multiple berths in post-season NCAA tournament play. Through his philanthropy, Jerry Rawls set out to employ the best talent in the world to create a paragon layout for intercollegiate golf nationwide. On every turn, Texas Tech’s premier golf course exudes excellence, giving Red Raider golf teams a competitive edge. From exclusive practice holes, featuring diverse putting surfaces they will experience at away tournaments, to sheltered hitting bays featuring the latest in video technology, and state-of-the-art locker room and team meeting facilities, Texas Tech golfers enjoy a home course that is second to none.

The Rawls Course Par 5, No. 18 (555 yards) is considered to be a Tom Doak masterpiece. Running along the 4.5-acre lake toward a small, well-trapped green, the link is arguably one of the finest finishing holes in the world.

Jerry rawlSWhen Texas Tech University publicly acknowledged their wish to build a golf course for the campus, Jerry Rawls was immediately interested in lending his support. A proud alumnus, Rawls graduated with a BS in Mechanical Engineering in 1967 where he was also a varsity member of the basketball team. But it wasn’t until he went to Purdue University for a Masters in Business Administration from the Krannert School

of Management that he became interested in golf. Purdue had two golf courses on campus, and because of its close proximity, he started playing golf with his classmates and some professors. Rawls realized their immeasurable value. The school, alums, golf program, and the city benefited from them. They helped in the recruitment of athletes, students, and faculty. There could host golf events for alums and donors during football weekends. It was especially beneficial that the course was on campus and easily accessible. “We didn’t know what we were missing at Texas Tech.”

So in the spring of 2001, Rawls met with a group from Texas Tech who were spearheading the project, which included not only a golf course but state-of-the-art golf facility. He was involved on two conditions: that it become one of the finest collegiate golf facility in the country, and it also had to be located on-campus. The Tech group agreed with his vision and they got started. John Montford and David Schmidly, TTU’s Chancellor and President respectively at the time, agreed to move an agricultural research facility to a nearby location in order to free up 268 contiguous acres only minutes from campus center.

Needless to say, the project would require a leading golf architect to make this dream a reality. Rawls listened to the advice from a friend and accomplished golf course developer, Mark Parsinen who spoke very highly of the work of Tom Doak. Rawls had read a book authored by Doak titled Anatomy of a Golf Course and had been impressed with his sophisticated opinions on golf course architecture. At the time, Doak’s reputation was becoming more well known, as it was increasingly linked with his design of Pacific Dunes in Oregon.

Rawls and Doak met at Pacific Dunes in April of 2001 four months before it would open to the public. As they walked the course together, Rawls was given a full visual presentation on Doak’s philosophies and design/construction talents. It was there on the windswept dunes of Oregon that Doak accepted Rawls’ offer to build a course in Lubbock.

The commitment of Jerry Rawls to the University extends far beyond athletics. Having amassed a fortune as the CEO of a technology firm in California’s Silicon Valley, Rawls has also donated $25 million to the University as an endowment for the Business School. Most of the money goes to scholarships, endowed professorships with the remainder for technology enhancements. About 23% of Texas Tech’s students passed through The College of Business (now called the Rawls College of Business). As the largest school at TTU, the increased endowment has led to it flourishing, as well as attracting a new Dean, Dean Allen McInnes.



tHe rawlS CourSeHIStoryIt was a most unlikely place for renowned golf course architect Tom Doak to follow up his Oregon masterpiece Pacific Dunes: a flat cotton field in Lubbock, Texas. And yet, on the high plains of the West Texas panhandle, where the sky is big and blue, the wind is unabated and the land is dry and flat, Doak created the Rawls Course for Texas Tech University, immediately one of the finest university courses in the country.

A minimalist by reputation, Doak and his team from Renaissance Golf stepped out of that role for this design, moving 1.3 million yards of topsoil to sculp a course. Creating an entire landscape from scratch, they shaped the earth to mimic the land east and south of Lubbock, where the great plain suddenly starts falling into the valleys and canyons that lead to the Caprock region. The result is a 7,207-yard, par-72, feat of engineering that fully exemplifies Doak’s philosophies on design and strategy, most notably the unusually wide fairways and boldly contoured greens.

tHe vISIonIt took a visionary like Jerry Rawls to imagine that a truly world-class golf course could be carved out of a cotton farm in the West Texas Panhandle. Positioned on the Texas South Plains on a short-grass prairie, Lubbock, Texas may, at first, seem an unlikely site for a course design that will position Texas Tech as a leader in NCAA championship golf. The wind-swept Llano Estacado, where the skies are big and blue, sunsets are boastful, the wind is unabated and the land is dry and flat, is a far cry from the likes of Pebble Beach, Augusta or Torrey Pines. Those who have played Texas Tech’s brilliant collegiate golf course agree that its designer has created a masterpiece on the High Plains.

This parkland course, with its undulating greens, vast fairways and long, picturesque views, provides a top-flight setting that few golfers experience on a regular basis. The natural texture of the landscape—like the course—reflects the wearing down of the land from wind and water over time. Fairway contours, roughs and bunkers are all reminiscent of these narrow, gouged-out landforms. Rustic, lively and beautiful, The Rawls Course provides for an unforgettable round of golf that will keep you coming back for more.

Images courtesy of Troon Golf.

reCent HonorS for tHe rawlS CourSe

• Golfweek’s #2 Best Course that you can play in Texas• Golfweek’s #3 University Golf Course in America• Golf Digest’s #2 Most Affordable Public Golf Course in the U.S.


tHe CaSH famIly team faCIlItyCluBHouSe at tHe rawlSOnce again, Jerry Rawls reached out to a leader in the field to ensure that the clubhouse facilities are par for a course of this caliber. Robert McKinney, a Lubbock native, former Red Raider golfer and Southwest Conference Champion, is perhaps the foremost authority on golf course clubhouses in the country. McKinney has drawn on his vast golfing experience to design a visually stunning yet extremely functional clubhouse. Texas Tech’s dynamic golf facility will provide a stunning entrance to the northern edge of the Texas Tech campus. The resort-style structure, with its Texas Tech brick and clay tile roof, will be highly visible. The clubhouse is positioned at the bend of the forthcoming Texas Tech Parkway, which connects nearby North Loop 289 to the southern edge of the Texas Tech campus.

pavIlIon & gueSt faCIlItIeSThe sizeable pavilion, situated on the opposite end of the clubhouse, offers a dramatic view of the course. The pavilion is the site for receptions, conferences and other special events. The 22,000-square foot clubhouse contains spacious facilities for the women’s and men’s golf teams, a fully-equipped pro shop and public locker rooms. The addition of this outstanding facility will secure Texas Tech as a host for Big 12 and NCAA championships and professional tour circuits. The Rawls Course golf complex is a calling card for Lubbock-area recreation and tourism, attracting Texas Tech alumni and supporters who can now fill out a weekend stay during Red Raider football and basketball weekends or for concerts and scholastic events.

CaSH famIly team faCIlItyOpened in August 2012, the new clubhouse and home for the nationally prominent Texas Tech Men’s and Women’s Golf Teams is simply one of the finest in the nation. It is best highlighted by the images in the following pages.

CourSe overvIewElevation - 3,200 feet above sea levelGrade - Elevation change up to 30 feetBerms - Surrounding entire course, 10 and 15 feet above playing surfaceIrrigation - The most sophisticated ever devised. Computerized irrigation system utilizes 2,500 sprinkler heads to deliver up to 4,500 gallons a minute.Designer - Tom Doak, Renaissance Golf Design Inc., Traverse City, MichiganEstimated rounds per year - 30,000 - 35,000

yardageTotal Yardage - 7,207 from the championship teesPar: 72, women; 72, men.Par Fours - 10 (five on each side)Par Threes - 4Par Fives - 4 including back-to-back fives on 17 and 18Bunkers - 96

arCHIteCtureGreens - Dominance plus bent grassRough - grasses, jackpot, blue gramma, bahiaWater Hazards - one central 4.5 acre, man-made lakeFairways - 115 to 125 acres of fairway

faCIlItIeS and ServICeSDriving Range - 375-yard horse shoe shaped, three target greens

Short game facility - Three hole practice course for Texas Tech golfers only

Indoor hitting bays - Three bays shelter golfers from inclement weather

Video teaching aid - Equipped withvideo technology forinstructional purposes

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— this is texas tech university

Welcome to texas tech

Texas Tech University is in the midst of the most exciting time in the school’s history. As the university embarks on becoming the state’s next national research university, the opportunities for students could not be greater.

Established in 1923, Texas Tech University sits on a 1,840-acre campus that features expansive lawns, impressive landscaping and Spanish Renaissance–style architecture. Texas Tech has the distinction of being the largest comprehensive higher education institution in the western two-thirds of the state and serves a region larger than 46 of the nation’s 50 states.

A major research university with the feel of a smaller liberal arts institution, Texas Tech’s enrollment of more than 30,000 allows students to have one-on-one interactions with top faculty in a safe, traditional campus atmosphere.

The university offers more than 150 bachelor’s degrees, 100 master’s degrees and 50 doctoral degree choices. Plus, as part of the Texas Tech University System, Texas

Tech shares the same campus with its sister university the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The close proximity makes Texas Tech the only institution in the state with undergraduate and graduate schools, a law school and medical school all in close proximity to each other, which facilitates the transition to professional studies.

A strong art and music program is balanced with growing research in a number of sustainable energy areas. New areas of research in solar and nuclear energies as well as smart grids and storage are supported by major endowed chairs for which national searches are currently underway. Texas Tech researchers are also known for their work in creative and technical writing, food safety, environmental toxicology and wind science.

Texas Tech is proud to boast of one of the finest and most diverse faculties in the nation. Our faculty members excel in teaching, research and service as demonstrated by the award winning chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious

honor society. From prestigious nationally competitive scholarship, such as the William J. Fulbright, Gates-Cambridge, and Barry M. Goldwater, to national championships in animal science, debate and law, Texas Tech students are known nationwide for their successes.

Community engagement plays an important role at Texas Tech. In 2006, the university was one of the first 62 institutions and the first in Texas to earn the Carnegie Foundation’s classification for Community Engagement. In subsequent years the university was named to the Corporation for National and Community Service President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.

The university has welcomed more Red Raiders to campus in four-straight fall semesters and, in the fall of 2012, notched its highest enrollment figure at 32,611 as enrollment is on the rise over the past decade with a 27 percent growth which places the school on course to reach the institutional goal of 40,000 by 2020.

Mission stateMent: as a public research university, texas tech advances knowledge through innovative and creative teaching, research, and scholarship.

the university is dedicated to student success by preparing learners to be ethical leaders for a diverse and globally competitive workforce.

the university is committed to enhancing the cultural and economic development of the state, nation, and world.


leadership

ChanCellor Kent hanCeKent Hance became the third chancellor of the Texas

Tech University System on December 1, 2006.As chancellor, Hance is the chief executive officer of all

campuses and academic sites of Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Angelo State University. He is focusing his energies on continuing quality enrollment growth, enhancing research in areas of excellence and accentuating the programs and opportunities that prepare students for professional and personal success.

Foremost on the agenda is fundraising for scholarships, professorships and endowments as well as capital contributions. The chancellor also works in Austin and Washington, D.C. to enhance funding for all institutions.

Before becoming chancellor, Hance was a partner in Hance Scarborough, an Austin law firm. His firm’s primary focus was on state and federal administrative law, regulatory law and legislative law. In addition, he advised clients in oil, gas and other energy-related matters.

Hance earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Texas Tech University in 1965 and graduated from the University of Texas School of Law in 1968. He returned to Lubbock to practice law and teach business law at Texas Tech. In 1973, he was named an outstanding professor at Texas Tech.

Hance began a career in politics in 1974 when he won a seat in the Texas State Senate. While in the Senate, he was one of only four members who served jointly on the chamber’s two most powerful committees: Finance and State Affairs. Four years later, he won election to the 19th Congressional District. In 1981, Hance authored and won passage of President Reagan’s tax bill. While a member of Congress, Hance served on the Ways and Means Committee, the Agriculture Committee and the Science and Technology Committee. After Congress, Hance won election to the Texas Railroad Commission.

Hance is a native of Dimmitt, Texas. He and his wife, Susie Hance, also an attorney, have five children and seven grandchildren.

Dr. lawrenCe sChovaneC interiM PresiDent

Dr. Lawrence Schovanec, dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, was named interim president Aug. 10, 2012.

Schovanec earned his doctorate in mathematics from Indiana University, his master’s degree from Texas A&M University and a Bachelor of Science degree from Phillips University. Schovanec served as chair of the Department of Mathematics & Statistics for ten years until he was appointed as interim dean of the College of Arts & Sciences in 2008, before being named dean of the college in 2010.

During his tenure as dean, the college has hired more than 70 faculty, including 5 strategic hires, and has experienced significant increases in research funding and student enrollment. He has overseen programs and initiatives to support faculty development, improve advising and increase funds for scholarships.

A major initiative of the college has focused on development of alumni relations that has resulted in more than $55 million in gifts to the college since 2008.

Personally, Schovanec has received over $3.2 million in external funding for his research in the fields of

biomechanical and physiological control systems and solid mechanics. He has spoken extensively at conferences and other professional venues and is the author of more than 50 scholarly publications. Schovanec has received the President’s Excellence in Teaching Award and is a member of the Texas Tech Teaching Academy. In 2011, he was a recipient of the Texas Tech University Inclusive Excellence Award awarded by the Division of Institutional Diversity, Equity, and Community Engagement.

“I am humbled by the opportunity to serve Texas Tech as Interim President. Because of the contributions of the faculty, students and staff and the administrative leadership of the university, we enjoy substantial momentum in the crucial areas of enrollment growth, student success, faculty productivity and scholarship, and research funding. As evidence of our progress, Tech now receives a share of the state’s National Research University Fund. Working with all university stakeholders, and utilizing our Strategic Plan and business model, my objective as Interim President is to enhance Texas Tech’s position as a great public research university.”


athletics director

Kirby hoCuttKirby Hocutt was officially named Texas Tech’s 13th

athletics director in school history on March 2, 2011. He joined the Red Raider family after spending two and a half years at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Fla.

Hocutt is no stranger to the Big 12 Conference as both a student-athlete at Kansas State and as an administrator at both Kansas State and Oklahoma. A four-year letterman on the Wildcat football team, Hocutt led the former Big 8 Conference in tackles his junior season, while earning All-Big 8 accolades. Following his playing career, he moved over to administration where he served as assistant director of marketing and promotions at Kansas State. He later served seven years at the University of Oklahoma where he oversaw fundraising efforts for the Sooners and was the primary administrator for the OU football program.

Hocutt comes to Texas Tech from the University of Miami, where he was named athletics director on Feb. 8, 2008. While at Miami, he oversaw $26 million in new projects, including the construction of a basketball practice facility, as well as upgrades to Alex Rodriguez at Mark Light Field (Baseball), the Neil Schiff Tennis Center and Cobb Stadium (Women’s Soccer/Track & Field).

Under his direction in 2010, Miami recorded a program-best Graduation Success Rate of 86 percent, while all 18 teams excelled in the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate Report (APR). Led by the Hurricanes football program - who has posted a multi-year APR score in the top 10 percent - Miami finished sixth in the APR in 2010, and is the only Bowl Championship Subdivision (BCS) team among the 26 schools recognized that finished ranked in the final USA Today Coaches Poll and Associated Press Poll following the 2009 season. In addition, UM’s football program was the co-recipient of the American Football Coaches Association’s 2009 Academic Achievement Award,

graduating 100 percent of its freshman football student-athlete class of 2002.

At the age of 33, Hocutt got his first opportunity as an athletic director at the Division I level with the Ohio University Bobcats, in 2005. At Ohio, Hocutt significantly reorganized the athletic department’s annual giving program, increasing fundraising by more than 75 percent, including the securing of the second largest major gift in school athletics history. He also increased season ticket sales in football by 112 percent and in men’s basketball by 50 percent. He developed a comprehensive plan to improve the facilities for the football stadium and the press box, as well as the Convocation Center which houses all administrative and coaches’ offices.

In his three years at Ohio, the school won 11 team championships and four head coaches were recognized as conference coaches of the year. In 2006, the football team played in its first bowl game in 38 years.

After a stint as the assistant coordinator of licensing at the NCAA, Hocutt joined the staff at the University of Oklahoma in 1998, where he oversaw the fundraising efforts for the Sooners and was the primary administrator for football and sports supervisor for baseball and men’s and women’s golf. His duties included supervision of the athletics development office, athletics ticket office, special events, stadium suite program, athletics endowment program, letter winners association and the department’s facility use and rental program.

Hocutt led Oklahoma’s athletics fundraising to an all-time high in annual giving and capital campaigns. From 1998 to 2005, Oklahoma’s annual giving increased from $3.4 million to more than $17 million. That 400 percent increase in annual giving was one of the highest percentage increases in intercollegiate athletics history. Beginning in 1999, Hocutt served in a leadership position in the strategic planning for a $100 million capital campaign. The $120 million campaign was unique in that it focused on facility construction or improvements for each of Oklahoma’s 20 sports.

Prior to joining the Oklahoma staff, Hocutt served as the assistant director of licensing at the NCAA. In that position, he worked with corporate partners and licensees to create new revenue producing initiatives to support and promote all 81 NCAA championships.

Hocutt earned his bachelor’s degree from Kansas State in 1995 and his master’s of education degree from the University of Oklahoma in 2001. He and his wife, Diane, have two sons: Drew and Brooks.

athletics department mission:to educate, serve and groW fearless champions


the spirit of raiderland

The “Spirit of Raiderland“ comes in many forms. The 400 member award winning Goin Band From Raiderland, the Tech Cheerleaders, the Tech Pom Squad, the Saddle Tramps, the High Riders, Raider Red and of course the Masked Rider. All of these groups help make the Texas Tech athletic experience a thrilling one. The true “Spirit of Raiderland“ comes only from the hearts of Red Raider fans who bleed Red and Black.

Texas Tech University sports some of the very best athletic facilities in the nation and after the completion of several million dollars worth of renovations, there will be no doubt that Red Raider student-athletes and fans will be able to enjoy world-class facilities. Over the past few years, Texas Tech has invested more than $200 million in facilities which includes the construction of the United Spirit Arena 15,050-seat basketball arena, a new softball stadium and tennis complex plus major renovations to Jones AT&T Stadium and Dan Law Field. Texas Tech also opened the new football training complex in 2004. A new academic services building, The Marsha Sharp Center for Student-Athletes, opened in January 2004 to further enhance Tech’s commitment to the academic well being of student-athletes.

Tradition abounds at Texas Tech and the Spirit of Raiderland is best exhibited during football season. Whether it is through singing FIGHT RAIDERS FIGHT or the Matador Song with your Guns Up or wrapping Will Rogers the night before the game, the Red Raider spirit is alive and well.

MataDor song, texas teCh alMa Mater

Fight, Matadors, for Tech! Songs of love we’ll sing to thee, Bear our banners far and wide. Ever to be our pride, Fearless champions ever be. Stand on heights of victory. Strive for honor evermore. Long live the Matadors!

Music by Harry Lemaire, words by R.C. Marshall

Fight raiDers Fight!Fight, Raiders, Fight! Fight, Raiders, Fight!Fight for the school we love so dearly. You’ll hit ‘em high, you’ll hit ‘em low. You’ll push the ball across the goal, Tech, Fight! Fight!

We’ll praise your name, boost you to fame. Fight for the Scarlet and Black. You will hit ‘em, you will wreck ‘em. Hit ‘em! Wreck ‘em, Texas Tech! And the Victory Bells will ring out!

Written by Carroll McMath


the Masked rider is the oldest and most popular mascot of texas tech university that still exists today. originally the Masked rider began as a dare in 1936 and was called the ghost rider, because no one knew the rider’s identity. these ghost riders circled the field at home football games and then disappeared.

the Masked rider did not become the official mascot until 1954, when Joe Kirk Fulton led the football team out onto the field at the gator bowl. Fulton, wearing jeans, red shirt, black cape and who was mounted on a black horse, awed the crowd as the team made one of the most sensational entrances ever.

today the Masked rider, with his or her guns up, leads the football team out onto the field for all of the home games. the Masked rider is one of the most visible figures at Tech and was recently named by the Associated Press as the ninth-best mascot in college football.

the masked rider


masked rider history

get your guns up!the hand sign of the red raiders can be traced back to l. glenn Dippel, a 1961 alumnus of texas tech, and his wife, roxie. the sign is made by extending the index finger outward while extending the thumb upward and tucking in the middle, little and fourth fingers to form a gun. the idea is that the red raiders will shoot down their opponents. the guns up sign is the widely recognized greeting of one red raider to another. it is also the sign of victory displayed by the crowd at every athletic event.

YEAR RIDER, HOMETOWN HORSE1953-54 Joe Kirk Fulton Lubbock . . . . . Blackie (according to lore)1954-55 Joe Kirk Fulton Lubbock . . . . . Blackie (according to lore)1955-56 Jim Cloyd, Stratford . . . . . . . . . .Blackie (confirmed)1956-57 Jim Cloyd, Stratford . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tech Beauty1957-58 Donald “Polly” Hollar, Brenham . . . . . . . . Tech Beauty1958-59 Donald “Polly” Hollar, Brenham . . . . . . . . Tech Beauty1959-60 J.H. “Hud” Rhea, Roswell, N.M. . . . . . . . . Beau Black1960-61 J.H. “Hud” Rhea, Roswell, N.M. . . . . . . . . Beau Black1961-62 Kelley Waggoner, Hillsboro, N.M. . . . . . . . . Tech Beauty1962-63 Bill Durfey,The Woodlands . . . . . . . . . . Tech Beauty1963-64 Douglas “Nubbin” Hollar, Brenham . . . . . . Charcoal Cody1964-65 Douglas “Dink” Wilson, Quanah . . . . . . . Charcoal Cody1965-66 Douglas “Dink” Wilson, Quanah . . . . . . . Charcoal Cody1966-67 Douglas “Nubbin” Hollar, Brenham . . . . . . Charcoal Cody1967-68 Douglas “Nubbin” Hollar, Brenham . . . . . . Charcoal Cody1968-69 Johnny Bob Carruth, Lubbock . . . . . . . . Charcoal Cody1969-70 Johnny Bob Carruth, Lubbock . . . . . . . . Charcoal Cody1970-71 Tommy Martin, Graham . . . . . . . . . . Charcoal Cody1971-72 Randy Jeffers, Amarillo . . . . . . . . . . . Charcoal Cody1972-73 Randy Jeffers, Amarillo . . . . . . . . . Showboy Huffman1973-74 Gerald Nobles, Midland . . . . . . . . . . . Happy Five1974-75 Ann Lynch,Escazu, Coasta Rica . . . . . . . . Happy Five1975-76 Joe Kim King,Brady . . . . . . . . . . . . . Happy Five1976-77 Jess Wall, Perryton . . . . . . . . . . . . . Happy Five1977-78 Larry Cade, Copperas Cove . . . . . . . . . . Happy Five1978-79 Lee Puckitt,San Angelo . . . . . . . . . . . . Happy VI1979-80 Coke Hopping, Memphis . . . . . . . . . . . . Happy VI1980-81 Kathleen Campbell,El Paso . . . . . . . . . . Happy VI-II1981-82 Kurt Harris, Collinsville . . . . . . . . . . . . Happy VI-II1982-83 Perry Church, Canyon . . . . . . . . . . . . Happy VI-II1983-84 Jennifer Aufill, Buffalo Gap . . . . . . . . . . Happy VI-II1984-85 Zurick Labrier, Guymon, Okla. . . . . . . . . . Happy VI-II1985-86 Jerrell Key, Lubbock . . . . . . . . . . . . . Happy VI-II1986-87 Daniel Jenkins, Turkey . . . . . . . . . . . . Happy VI-II1987-88 Kim Saunders, Colfax, La. . . . . . . . . Midnight Raider1988-89 Lea Whitehead, Midland . . . . . . . . . Midnight Raider1989-90 Tonya Tinnin-Jackson, Bryson . . . . . . . Midnight Raider1990-91 Blaine Lemons, Colorado City . . . . . . . Midnight Raider1991-92 RaLynn Key, Crosbyton . . . . . . . . . . Midnight Raider1992-93 Jason Spence, Seminole . . . . . . . . . Midnight Raider1993-94 Lisa Gilbreath, Lewisville . . . . . . . . . . . . Double T1994-95 Amy Smart, Midland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Double T1995-96 JoLynn Self, Lubbock . . . . . . . . . . . . . High Red1996-97 Martha Reed,San Angelo . . . . . . . . . . . . High Red1997-98 Becky McDougal, Lubbock . . . . . . . . . . . High Red1998-99 Michael “Dusty” Abney, Lubbock . . . Black Phantom Raider1999-2000 Travis L. Thorne,New Deal . . . . . Black Phantom Raider2000-01 Lesley Gilbreath,Flower Mound . . . Black Phantom Raider2001-02 Katie Carruth, Lubbock . . . . . . Black Phantom Raider2002-03 Jessica Melvin, Pierre, S.D. . . . . . . . Midnight Matador2003-04 Ben Holland, Texline . . . . . . . . . . Midnight Matador2004-05 Stacy Stockard, Stanger . . . . . . . . Midnight Matador2005-06 Justin Burgin, Scurry. . . . . . . . . . Midnight Matador2006-07 Amy Bell, Kermit . . . . . . . . . . . Midnight Matador2007-08 Kevin Burns, Clovis, N.M. . . . . . . . . Midnight Matador2008-09 Ashley Hartzog, Farwell . . . . . . . . Midnight Matador2009-10 Brianne Hight,Clovis, N.M. . . . . . . . Midnight Matador2010-11 Christi Chadwell, Garland . . . . . . . . Midnight Matador2011-12 Bradley Skinner, Arvada, Colo. . . . . . . Midnight Matador2012- Ashley Wenzel, Friendswood . . . . . . Midnight Matador


texas tech traditions from a-z

administration Building

Modeled after La Universidad de Alcala de Hernales in Spain, the Administration Building was one of the original campus buildings. The most recognized building on campus, it has three floors and a basement, twin bell towers, salle port, double wings and a courtyard. Among the offices in the “Ad Building” are the Chancellor’s Office, President’s Office and Board of Regents Office in the east wing and the College of Education in the west wing.

arBor day

When Texas Tech first started, most of the funds went towards the buildings, but the campus was lacking its landscape. Then, in 1937, president Knapp decided to dedicate one day every spring to beautify the campus.On the first day of this now annual tradition, 20,000 trees were planted.

This Tech tradition still goes on today as student and teachers plant trees and beautify the campus each Arbor Day.

anderson, donny

While also arguably owning the most nicknames - “Stinnett Stingray,” the “Golden Palomino” and “Donny Wonderful” - All-American Donny Anderson also held many of Texas Tech’s football records when his legendary career ended with the 1965 season. He finished fourth in the 1965 Heisman Trophy race. Anderson later played nine seasons in the NFL, including on both of Green Bay’s Super Bowl champion teams in 1967 and 1968. He scored a touchdown in the ‘68 Super Bowl against Oakland.

artificial turf

The football field carpet, installed in 2006, is the sixth different surface covering the Jones AT&T Stadium floor since Tech switched to turf in 1970. The current surface is known as Fieldturf. The old astroturf was removed and sold to the public.

Bangin’ Bertha

Saddle Tramps carry Bangin Bertha, a bell on a trailer, to all home football games and homecoming events. Bertha was designed in 1959 by Saddle Tramp Joe Winegar, and was donated by the Santa Fe Railroad. Bangin’ Bertha is considered a spirit-raiser and a big tradition at Texas Tech.

Blarney stone

On St. Patrick’s Day in 1939 Texas Tech University unveiled that they had discovered a piece of the Blarney Stone. According to the legend the stone was discovered by a group of petroleum engineers while they were on a field trip. After doing tests it was discovered that the stone was a piece of the original Blarney Stone.

The stone now lies on a stand in front of the old Electrical Engineering Building. It is said that seniors that kiss the Blarney Stone upon graduation will receive the gift of eloquent speech.


texas tech traditions from a-zcarol of lights

To celebrate the holiday season Texas Tech holds an annual event called the Carol of Lights. The event starts off with the Texas Tech University Combined Choirs performing selections of classic holiday songs at the Science Quadrangle. This tradition started in 1959 when Harold Hinn came up with the idea and provided the funds to cover the science quadrangle and the administration building with lights. Unfortunately students were away on Christmas break and did not see the display. The next year the Residence Hall Association created the Christmas Sing, which is now known as the Carol of Lights. Today, the Carol of Lights is one of Texas Tech’s favorite traditions.

caWthon, pete

Texas Tech’s third football coach, Pete Cawthon had quite a friend in his corner. Notre Dame’s legendary Knute Rockne was among those who recommended Cawthon for the job as Texas Tech’s head football coach. Cawthon’s squads posted a 76-32-6 record in his 11 years as head coach. Cawthon left Texas Tech in 1940 and later coached professionally in Brooklyn and Detroit. He died on Dec. 31, 1962, and is the subject of a book called “Tender Tyrant,” written by Etta Lynch in 1976 and published by Staked Plains Press, Inc.

davis, dr. J. William

The “father of the national letter of intent,” Dr. J. William Davis was chairman of Texas Tech’s Athletic Council. He devised the form that insured coaches could not pirate another school’s recruits. The measure was adopted in 1964 by the College Commissioners Association. Under the “Davis Plan,” as a news service dubbed the program, major conferences agreed to honor each others’ letters of intent; that is, agreements by high school athletes to accept an athletic scholarship from a particular school. A national letter of intent, embracing all NCAA members, failed to pass at the 1962 NCAA convention, when smaller colleges opposed the plan. Davis served as Southwest Conference president, NCAA vice-president and was a member of the NCAA Infractions Committee.

douBle t

An image study in 1989 brought out loud and clear that to Texas Techsans the Double T represents tradition, pride and school identity. Historical evidence suggests that Tech’s first football coaches, E.Y. Freeland and Grady Higginbotham, are the originators of this campus trademark, first using it on letter sweaters. No campus symbol is so readily identified with Texas Tech as the Double T.

douBle t Bench

Located in the courtyard behind the Administration Building, this special bench was given by the seniors of the class of 1931. It was an announced tradition that no freshmen were allowed to sit on it.

douBle t saddle monument

Before the football team goes out onto the field they touch the sculpture of a saddle. The saddle was dedicated by the Saddle Tramps to Double T, one of the many Masked Rider Horses that served proudly over the years.

dykes, William taylor

Better known as “Spike,” Texas Tech’s 12th head football coach, Dykes posted a record of 82-67-1 in his 13 years of leading



the Red Raiders and is the school’s all-time winningest coach. He got his nickname from a Dick Tracy character from the World War II era. He was named the Southwest Conference’s coach of the year three times and was the first coach to receive the honor from the Big 12 Conference. He took over the Tech football program in 1986 in December before the Red Raiders battled Mississippi in the Independence Bowl. He is Tech’s all-time winningest coach in Southwest Conference games and led the Red Raiders to a school-record four-consecutive bowls entering 1997. He was born in Lubbock, went to high school in Ballinger and graduated from Stephen F. Austin in 1959. Dykes came to Tech as defensive coordinator in 1984.

freeland, e.y.

Texas Tech’s first football coach, E.Y. Freeland was hired in June 1925. He compiled a 21-10-6 record for four seasons from 1925-28.

gator BoWl

Tech claimed a 35-13 win over Auburn in the ‘54 Gator Bowl, which marked the first televised game ever for the school. The contest also gave birth to another long-standing Texas Tech tradition. Riding a horse

named Blackie, Tech student Joe Kirk Fulton, wearing Levi’s, red shirt, red and black cape and a black cowboy hat, led the team onto the field. Thus the “Masked Rider” was born. Most recently, the Red Raiders staged a thrilling, fourth quarter came-from-behind win over the No. 20 Virginia Cavaliers in the 2008 Konica Minolta Gator Bowl.

heisman trophy

Five Red Raiders have finished among the top vote getters in the race for college football’s most prestigious trophy. Texas Tech’s Byron Hanspard garnered 251 points in 1996 to finish sixth overall in the voting. Donny Anderson posted Tech’s all-time highest finish in the Heisman voting when the running back received 408 points to finish fourth in 1965. E.J. Holub finished 10th in the 1960 Heisman ballot with 117 points. Quarterbacks Kliff Kingsbury and B.J. Symons finished ninth and tenth, respectively, in the voting in 2002 and 2003.

holuB, e.J.

Texas Tech’s first consensus Division I All-America at center and linebacker, Lubbock native E.J. Holub was named to the Southwest Conference’s Hall of Honor in 1994. Holub went on to a 10-year career in the NFL, playing

for the Dallas Texans of the AFL and the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL. He achieved an NFL first as the only player to start on both offense and defense in two separate Super Bowls. He was also inducted into the Texas Tech Athletic Hall of Honor in 1977 and is a member of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame.

homecoming

Held each fall Homecoming brings back Tech-exes and fans to join with students for a bonfire and pep rally, parade, open houses, awards programs, and float competitions. Homecoming dates back to 1930 when Texas Tech lost 20-6 to Hardin-Simmons. A highlight of Homecoming is election of a queen, the first being Suzanne Matteson in 1954.

instant replay

The Sept. 18, 1965, Texas Tech game against Kansas—a 26-7 Tech win—was the first intercollegiate football contest to use instant video replay (Ampex). Robert “Daddy Warbucks” Walker, a Texas Tech grad, pioneered the equipment used by coach JT King to review plays immediately. However, the new twist was eliminated by the NCAA in 1967 because the technology was too costly for some schools.



Jones at&t stadium

Completed in 1947 and named for former Texas Tech president Clifford B. Jones and his wife Audrey, Jones AT&T Stadium originally seated 18,000. The first game was played on November 29, 1947, with a 14-6 Texas Tech victory over Hardin-Simmons. Following the last game of the 1959 season, the stadium was widened to the east for additional seating and the playing field lowered to a depth of 28 feet. Successive additions in 1969 and 1972 took the stadium to its current seating capacity of 50,050. In 1979, the Lettermen’s Lounge was completed on the north end of the stadium. A large Double T scoreboard was added on the south end, and athletic department offices were renovated and expanded in 1990.

Texas Tech celebrated the 50th anniversary of the stadium in 1997. West side renovations were recently completed and include the addition of a new press box, club seats and luxury suites and increased capacity.

lamB, arch

The founder of the Saddle Tramps in 1936, Arch Lamb was head cheerleader when he formed the all-male booster organization. The group was founded based on three

principles - spirit, service and leadership. The Texas Tech legend passed away in March 2004.

lettermen’s lounge

Found on the north end of Jones Stadium on 4th Street, the Lettermen’s Lounge holds memorabilia of Tech’s most prominent athletes. Meetings and meals can be held in the facility, whose windows look right out onto the football field. It is connected to the Athletic Ticket Office and was constructed in 1979.

mascots

Texas Tech has had several, including the current Masked Rider. The first, a black calf, was donated to the team after Tech’s first victory, a 30-0 decision in the third game of 1925. The calf was branded with the winning score and later slaughtered and barbecued for the team with the idea that the hide would be tanned and placed in the trophy room. However, the hide did not retain its hair and thus was lost. One accomplishment the calf made during its one-year reign was that no opposing fan and was ever able to ride it without being thrown. This became a regular performance during halftime at Tech’s first games.

mcmurry

Texas Tech played its first football game on Oct. 3, 1925, against McMurry. The game ended in a controversial 0-0 tie. The referee ruled that time had expired before Texas Tech’s Elson Archibald made his apparent game-winning 20-yard field goal. The decision came much to the dismay of the players and fans who were in the midst of a wild celebration. Reports after the game explained that the referee was getting revenge on Texas Tech because he was not named the school’s football coach.

The Dallas-based department store drew the wrath of Texas Tech fans after the school’s attempt to join the Southwest Conference was denied in 1952. Red Raider fans were so angry that many cut up their Neiman-Marcus charge cards and mailed them to the store. Legend has it that Stanley Marcus got involved and helped sway SMU’s vote toward Tech’s favor.

nicknames

Interestingly, Texas Tech was almost nicknamed the Dogies, as suggested by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. But the first athletic teams became known as the Matadors, instead, thanks to the head coach’s wife. Mrs. Ewing Young Freeland preferred Matadors


texas tech traditions from a-zbecause of the Spanish architectural influence on campus. The college colors of scarlet and black and team name of Matadors were adopted by students on March 15, 1926, during a convocation. The teams remained as Matadors until 1936 when Red Raiders was adopted. The name-change from Matadors to Red Raiders came from Lubbock Avalanche-Journal sports writer Collier Parris, reflecting on their red uniforms and a strong season. Covering a football game in 1932, he wrote: “The Red Raiders from Texas Tech, terror of the Southwest this year, swooped in the New Mexico University camp today.” The name caught on and by 1936, the Matadors had faded into history, replaced by the Red Raiders.

raider alley

One of the most popular events associated with Texas Tech football is Raider Alley. Raider Alley is Texas Tech’s answer to tailgating. Food, beverages, games, live entertainment and merchandise are available in a festive pregame atmosphere. Raider Alley is shoulder-to-shoulder football fans gearing-up for the upcoming game. It usually begins three hours prior to kickoff.

raider red

Prior to the 1971 season, the Southwest Conference passed a rule that prevented members of the conference from taking live animals to non-home games unless the host team had no objections. So Jim Gaspard, a member of Saddle Tramps, created Raider Red from a drawing by the late Lubbock cartoonist Dirk West as an alternative to the Masked Rider when the horse couldn’t travel with the football team. Raider Red’s student persona is kept a secret from the Tech community. Red is a public relations mascot who shakes hands with the crowds at athletic events and poses for pictures. Raider Red fires his two 12-gauge shotguns using powder-filled shells after every Tech touchdown and field goal.

railroad tracks

To accommodate the $2 million stadium expansion after the 1959 season, each of the seven sections—estimated at 10 million pounds—were moved back more than 200 feet on railroad tracks with long steel rollers. The move was considered an engineering marvel for the times.

rainout

The 1965 Texas Tech matchup with Kansas was the only game involving a Southwest Conference team called early because of bad weather. The game was called 56 seconds into the final period after heavy rains, strong winds and a tornado alert threatened the 35,300 fans in attendance.

retired Jerseys

Three Red Raider football players have had their jersey numbers retired. E.J. Holub’s No. 55 was retired on Dec. 19, 1960, and Donny Anderson’s No. 44 was retired Nov. 11, 1995. Dave Parks’ No. 81 jersey was retired Nov. 17, 2001. Both Holub and Anderson are members of the College Football Hall of Fame.

saddle tramps

Formed by Tech student Arch Lamb in 1936, this all-male booster organization supports men’s athletics at Texas Tech. The name Saddle Tramp came from the stories of traveling men who would come to a farm for a brief time, fix up some things and move on. Lamb said he decided that he could fix up some things himself before moving on, and the Saddle Tramps were born. Since that time the Saddle Tramps believe if something was for the betterment of Texas Tech then they would work at it.



These Midnight Raiders “paint the campus red” with crepe paper before big home games, form the legendary “Bell Circle” moments before kickoff, ring Bangin’ Bertha, participate in parades and other campus events (including the Carol of Lights), and ring the Victory Bells after Red Raider victories.

seal of texas tech

Designed by the campus’ master planner, William Ward Watkin, in 1924, the Tech Seal’s symbols are the lamp, which represents “school,” the key for “home,” the book for “church,” and the star for “state.” Cotton bolls represent the area’s strong cotton industry and the eagle is suggestive of our country. The seal first appeared on Tech diplomas in 1948, but it wasn’t officially approved as “The” Seal of Texas Tech University until 1953. On April 27, 1972, the seal was placed at the Broadway and University entrance to the campus in what became known as the Amon G. Carter Plaza. It is made of red granite and stands 12 feet high. It has been referred to by students through the years as “the Oreo.”

scovell

A familiar name in the annals of Texas football. The elder Field Scovell was considered “Mr. Cotton Bowl.” In fact, his name is on the winner’s trophy after serving

as the bowl’s chairman of team selection for nearly four decades. He has sent several family members to Texas Tech that have made a substantial impact on Red Raider football. Scovell’s son, John, played quarterback and threw for 175 yards in the 1967 win over Texas, the Red Raiders’ first victory over their bitter rivals in 12 years. His grandson, Field, was a four-year member of the Texas Tech football team (1993-96). One of the nation’s top scholar-athletes, he led the ‘95 Texas Tech squad in catches and yards and played in three-consecutive bowl games. Grandsons, King and Dupree, graduated in 2002 and 2004, respectively.

southWest conference circle

Now unused, the Southwest Conference Circle contains the teams which comprised the SWC. The landmark was constructed when Texas Tech was admitted into the conference in 1956. It was the site of pep rallies and spirit-raising events for many years.

sun BoWl

The 1938 appearance to the Sun Bowl marked Texas Tech’s first-ever bowl trip. Texas Tech went to the Sun Bowl three times in their first four bowl appearances. The Red Raiders also made an appearance in the John Hancock Bowl in El Paso in 1993 three years after the bowl changed names.

television

The 35-13 win over Auburn in the 1954 Gator Bowl was Texas Tech’s first televised game. Bowl MVP Bobby Cavazos had 141 yards on 13 carries and scored three touchdowns in the triumph over Auburn and quarterback Vince Dooley.

texas sports hall of fame

Former women’s basketball head coach Marsha Sharp and former Lady Raider and Olympic star Sheryl Swoopes were inducted into the Hall in 2000. Legendary football coach Pete Cawthon and All-Americans Donny Anderson and E.J. Holub are members of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Field Scovell, inducted in 1986, sent son, John, to Texas Tech. Longtime Baylor head coach Grant Teaff served one year as an assistant football coach at Tech.

texas tech alumni association

Known as The Ex-Students Association until recently when its name changed to the Texas Tech Alumni Association, the organization began in 1927 with the first graduating class and its senior president Edmund W. “Ned” Camp. The organization began as Tech’s Alumni Association. Then in April 1935, its name was changed to the Alumni and Ex-Students Association. Since September 1949, it was the Ex-Students



Association until the recent change. The organization represents all who have attended Tech, not just its graduates. The Texas Tech Alumni Association provides numerous academic scholarships, support for the University and student groups, and it sponsors various campus-wide Homecoming events, awards programs and chapter activities.

texas tech(nological) university

From 1959-69, debates were held and feuds erupted over what name should replace Texas Technological College. It was agreed that the word “university” was necessary to reflect the growth in size and prestige of the “college.” Strongest support was for retaining the Double T, despite what name was selected for the university. By 1963, the board of directors officially approved “Texas Tech University,” preserving aspects of the original name and retaining the trademark Double T. The State Legislature, on Sept. 1, 1969, formally approved the board’s suggestion.

texas tom cats

State Representative R.A. Baldwin, instrumental in the creation of Texas Tech and it being located in Lubbock, was in favor of naming Texas Tech’s athletic teams the “Texas

Tom Cats.” As the story goes, after the vote was taken in the House of Representatives on passage of the bill to create the institution, Rep. George Purl turned to Rep. Baldwin and remarked: “We’ll call the Tech football team the ‘Texas Tom Cats’ - TTC for Texas Technological College and also for Texas Tom Cats.”

tie

Texas Tech was involved in one of the strangest games in college football history. A 0-0 tie with Centenary in 1939 was played in a driving rainstorm and featured an NCAA-record 77 punts (67 on first down!). Interestingly, Field Scovell (featured earlier under Scovell) was a game official in the game, which was played in Shreveport, La. Charlie Calhoun still owns the NCAA record for number of punts in a single game. He punted 36 times for 1,318 yards in the game.

undefeated

The 1938 squad remains as the only Texas Tech football team to go through the entire regular season unbeaten. Under coach Pete Cawthon, the 10-0 squad lost to St. Mary’s (Calif.), 20-13, in the Cotton Bowl.

victory Bells

In 1936 victory bells were given to Texas Tech as a class gift. The bells rang for the first time at the 1936 class’s graduation. It is said that after the win over TCU, the following year, the bells rang through out the night. The bells kept Lubbock residents up all night. Thereafter, the bell ringing was limited to 30 minutes. Saddle Tramps ring the bells after Texas Tech victories and during special occasions. The Victory Bells - one large and one small, which combine to weigh 1,200 pounds - hang in the east tower of the Administration Building.

West, dirk

The late Lubbock cartoonist designed Raider Red, an additional mascot that could travel with Texas Tech’s athletic teams. West became familiar to thousands of Red Raider fans by poking fun at Tech’s SWC rivals in his weekly newspaper sketches and on the cover of Tech’s football programs.

Will rogers and soapsuds

One of the most well known landmarks on campus is the statue of Will Rogers and his horse Soapsuds. This memorial was dedicated on February 16, 1950 by longtime



friend of Rogers, Amon G. Carter. Carter believed Texas Tech was the perfect setting for the statue and that it would fit into the traditions and scenery of West Texas. The statue stands at 9’11” tall and weighs 3,200 pounds; its estimated cost was $25,000. On the base of the statue, the inscription reads “Lovable Old Will Rogers on his favorite horse, ‘Soapsuds,’ riding into the Western sunset.”

Today Texas Tech tradition and legends surrounds the statue. According to one legend, the plan to face Will Rogers so that he could be riding off into the sunset did not work out as it would cause Soapsuds’ rear to be facing downtown. To solve this problem, the horse and Will was turned 23 degrees to the east so the horse’s posterior was facing in the direction of Texas A&M, one of the school’s rivals.

Before every home football game the Saddle Tramps wrap Old Will with red crepe paper. Will Rogers and Soapsuds have also been wrapped up in black crepe paper to mourn national tragedies.


athletics academics services

mission statement

The Office of Athletics Academic Services is committed to providing a comprehensive program that emphasizes the development of academic, personal and professional excellence for the student-athlete population.

vision statement

Texas Tech University will be a national leader in the academic support of our student-athlete population. Athletics Academic Services aspires to achieve national recognition through student-athlete academic support programs and the accomplishments of individual student-athletes.

Texas Tech University Athletics Academic Services will create an environment of excellence that fosters the highest standards of integrity, academic support and performance and will provide the resources necessary for our student-athletes to achieve their academic potential and prepare them for life after college athletes, both personally and professionally.

the marsha sharp center

In January of 2004 the doors of The Marsha Sharp Center for Student-Athletes opened to meet the needs of the student-athletes of Texas Tech University.

This state-of-the-art facility is one of the finest in the nation and was designed to ensure academic success for each student-athlete. Responsibility for academic achievement rests with each Red Raider, and assistance by the Athletic Academic Services staff -- with full support of the Texas Tech coaching staff -- helps those student-athletes attain their academic goals.

The Marsha Sharp Center is at the center of support for student-athletes balancing academics, athletics and life after sport.

The Marsha Sharp Center for Student-Athletes provides sufficient space for private study, a state-of-the art computer lab, supplemental instruction classrooms, and private conferencing areas for tutoring and mentoring appointments.

The Texas Tech Academic Hall of Fame, located between the computer lab and conference room, recognizes those student-athletes who excelled both in the classroom and on the field, and provide a lasting legacy of their academic accomplishments.

The Office of Athletics Academic Services serves more than 400 student-athletes.


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