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TABLE OF CONTENTS

2016 - 2017 Cardinals4 Men’s Schedule5 Women’s Schedule6 Men’s Roster8 Women’s Roster10 Men’s Coaches12 Women’s Coaches

Courses14 Delaware Country Club & Players Club

Tradition17 Remembering Coach EY17 The Support17 Travel18 Championship Titles19 BSU Golf at the NCAAs20 Record Book

Ball State23 The University25 Board of Trustees26 Athletics

BALL STATE UNIVERSITY:

Location Muncie, IN 47306Founded 1918 Enrollment 21,196Nickname CardinalsColors Cardinal and WhiteFacility Deleware Country Club & The Players Club Conference Mid-American Conference Interim President Terry KingAthletics Director Mark Sandy

MEN’S GOLF COACHING STAFFHead Coach Mike FleckAlma Mater Ball State, 1993Career Tournament Wins 17Graduate Assistant Coach Tyler OstromAlma Mater Ball State 2016

WOMEN’S GOLF COACHING STAFFHead Coach Katherine MowatAlma Mater Louisville, 2001Career Tournament Wins 15Assistant Coach Zach DavisAlma Mater Ball State, 2011

MEDIA INFORMATIONAssistant Director/Golf Contact: Tyson MathewsOffice Phone: 765-285-8227E-Mail: [email protected] A.D.: Mike ClarkAssistant Director: Brad CaudillAssistant Director: Paula HaughnAssistant Director: Kelly BarockBroadcast & Multimedia: Joel GodettGraduate Assistant Morgan YoungWebsite: ballstatesports.comTwitter: @ballstatemgolf, @ballstatewgolf, @ballstatesports

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CARDINALS2017

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MONDAY, FEB. 13- TUESDAY, FEB. 14

EARL YESTINGSMEIER MATCH PLAYDade City, Fla. | Lake Jovita Country Club - South Course | All Day

FRIDAY, APR. 28- SATURDAY, APR. 30

MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPSNashport, Ohio | The Virtues Golf Club | All Day

FRIDAY, MAR. 10- SUNDAY, MAR. 12

PINEHURST INTERCOLLEGIATEVillage of Pinehurst, N.C. | Pinehurst No. 8. | All Day

FRIDAY, MAR. 31- SUNDAY, APR. 2

MASON RUDOLPH CHAMPIONSHIPNashville, Tenn. | Vanderbilt Legends Club | All Day

FRIDAY, APR. 14- SATURDAY, APR. 15

EARL YESTINGSMEIER MEMORIAL INVITATIONALMuncie, Ind. | Delaware Country Club | All Day

SATURDAY, APR. 22- SUNDAY, APR. 23

ROBERT KEPLER INTERCOLLEGIATE Columbus, Ohio | OSU Golf Club-Scarlet Course | All Day

FRIDAY, FEB. 10- SATURDAY, FEB. 11

BALL STATE SUNSHINE INVITATIONALPort St. Lucie, Fla. | St. Lucie Trail Golf Club | All Day

FRIDAY, FEB. 24- SUNDAY, FEB. 26

RIO VERDE INVITATIONALRio Verde, Ariz. | Rio Verde Country Club | All Day

SATURDAY, APR. 8- SUNDAY, APR. 9

INDIANA SPRINGINVITATIONALBloomington, Ind. | Indiana University Golf Course | All Day

FRIDAY, APR. 21- SUNDAY, APR. 30

MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPSSilver Lake, Ohio | Silver Lake Country Club | All Day

TUESDAY, MAR. 14- WEDNESDAY, MAR. 15

DR. DONNIS THOMPSON INVITATIONALKailua, Hawaii | Kaneohe Klipper Golf Course | All Day

MONDAY, MAR. 27- TUESDAY, MAR. 28

KINGSMILL INTERCOLLEGIATEWilliamsburg, Va. | Kingsmill Resort River Course | All Day

FRIDAY, MAR. 31- SATURDAY, APR. 1

EKU COLONEL CLASSICRichmond, Ky. | The University Club at Arlington | All Day

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2016 - 2017 MEN’S COACHES 2016 - 2017 COACHES

Mike Fleck, who was a member of the Ball State University men’s golf team from 1988 through 1992, was named the third head coach in the program’s history Aug. 20, 1998. He replaced Earl Yestingsmeier, who was Ball State’s head coach for the previous 36 years.

The 2015-16 season was Fleck’s 18th leading the Cardinals. His teams have won 17 tournament titles, most recently Ball State’s own Earl Yestingsmeier Memorial Invitational in 2016. The Cardinals have won at least one tournament in seven of the past eight years.

Two of those wins came during a 2012-13 season that was one of Fleck’s finest in Muncie. The Cardinals competed in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1991 and advanced in a playoff out of the Pullman Regional to reach the NCAA Nationals for the first time since 1986.

That year’s team, ranked as high as No. 27 in the nation by Golfweek, claimed tournament titles at the Firestone Invitational and Pinehurst Intercollegiate in addition to runner-up finishes at the Pinetree Intercollegiate and the Mid-American Match Play.

The win at Firstone was the second for the Cardinals under Fleck, as the team also won there in 2006. His teams have won Ball State’s own Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational a total of seven times.

While 2012-13 marked Ball State’s return to the NCAA tournament as a team, Fleck previously coached three individual NCAA Regional participants — Jamie Broce in 1999, Eric Steger in 2011 and Tyler Merkel in 2012. He added another in 2015 when Johnny Watts qualified for the Ball State-hosted Noblesville Regional by winning the MAC Championships.

Watts became the first non-Kent State

golfer to win the MAC since 2008 and the first freshman to win the league since 2005. He was the first Ball State player to claim the title since 1997 and just the third ever.

Fleck was named the Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year for the 2010-11 season after a year that included a win at the Yestingsmeier and a second-place finish at the MAC Championships.

He has had 19 All-MAC selections at Ball State, and the Cardinals’ three in 2012-13 — Merkel on the first team plus Joe Gasser and Alex Stinson on the second team — marked the most for the program since 1982. He also coached Broce, an All-American and the MAC Golfer of the Year, in his first year on the job in 1998-99.

In addition to the on-course success, Ball State men’s golfers have been named Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars on 33 occasions under Fleck’s watch. In 2012-13, Ball State tied for the most All-America Scholars in the country with four — Gasser, Tony Lazzara, Merkel and Stinson. In 2005-06, Ball State was the only school in the nation with five selections -- Brandon Boomsma, Patrick Wilkes-Krier, Wayne Denger, C.D. Hockersmith and Andy Skillman.

Additionally, Fleck has had 22 Academic All-MAC selections and a pair of CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (Broce in 1999 and Dan Witt in 2002). In 2012-13, Ball State accounted for four of the seven spots on the Academic All-MAC Team — the most in league history under the current selection format — with Gasser, Lazzara, Merkel and Stinson.

Fleck, who graduated from Ball State in 1993, served as an assistant coach with the Cardinals for the 1993-94 season. He then became the head pro at Hickory Hills Golf Club in Farmland, Ind., for four years before returning to lead the men’s golf program at his alma mater.

Tyler Ostrom, a four-year letterwinner for the Ball State men’s golf team, became a graduate assistant coach for the program in August 2016.

A native of Warsaw, Indiana, Ostrom graduated from Ball State in May 2016 with a degree in finance and accounting. As a player, he was co-medalist at the Butler Spring Invitational as a sophomore and finished runner-up at Toledo’s Rocket Individual Classic as a senior.

Ostrom was heavily involved with Ball State’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and attended the Mid-American Conference Leadership Symposium as a senior. He was honored by the men’s golf program with the Earl Yestingsmeier Student-Athlete Award in his final season.

Ostrom was a standout golfer at Warsaw High School, where he was a three-time all-state selection. He won the 2011 Indiana state championship, setting the tournament record for lowest round with a 63.

HEAD COACH

MIKE FLECK

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19TH SEASON AS HEAD COACHALMA MATER: BALL STATE ‘93EXPERIENCE1998-Present: Head Men’s Golf Coach at Ball State1994-98: Head Golf Professional at Hickory Hills Golf Course in Farmland, Ind.1993-94: Assistant Men’s Golf Coach at Ball State2010-2011: MAC Coach of the YearLed Ball State to the 2013 NCAA Championships

GRADUATE ASSISTANT COACH

EXPEREINCE: FIRST YEARALMA MATER: BALL STATE ‘16

TYLER OSTROM

TOURNAMENT TITLES2016 Earl Yestingsmeier Memorial Invitational2014 Mid-American Match Play2013 Pinehurst Intercollegiate2012 Firestone Invitational2012 Mid-American Match Play2011 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational2009 Dayton Flyer Invitational2009 Cardinal Collegiate2006 First Energy Intercollegiate2005 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational2004 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational2003 Bullock Collegiate Classic2001 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational2000 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational1999 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational1999 St. Louis Billiken Invitational1999 Morehead State Eagle Classic


2016 - 2017 WOMEN’S COACHES

Katherine Mowat, who was named the head women’s golf coach at Ball State University Aug. 2, 2004, completed her 12th season at the helm of the program in 2015-16.

Mowat has been named the Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year twice, claiming the honor in 2010 and 2013.

She has led the Cardinals to 15 tournament titles during her tenure, including a program record-tying four victories during the 2012-13 season. Her 2007-08 team also won four tournaments, while her 2008-09 squad won three times.

Mowat has twice guided Ball Sate to runner-up finishes at the MAC Championships -- 2010 and 2012. The second-place finish in 2010 was the first ever for the Cardinals at the MAC Championships and came in the same year Mowat became the program’s first league coach of the year.

Ball State’s Jenna Hague won the individual title at the 2012 conference championships, joining Katie Sundberg from 2005 as Mowat-coached players to win MAC individual medalist honors.

Ball State graduate and PGA apprentice Zach Davis joined the Cardinals women’s golf program as an assistant coach in January 2017.

Davis has worked as an assistant golf pro at The Bridgewater Club in Carmel, Indiana, since 2012. He also served as the assistant varsity golf coach at Brebeuf Jesuit Prep from 2013-16.

Davis has worked at various golf courses in both Indiana and California. He also has experience as a certified club technician and a tournament coordinator for the Hamilton County Junior Golf Association.

A 2011 graduate from Ball State, Davis earned a bachelor’s degree in audio/video production. While he was in Muncie, he worked from 2009-11 as a pro shop assistant at The Players Club.

Davis graduated from Westfield High School outside Indianapolis, where he was a member of a sectional championship boys’ golf team.

HEAD COACH

KATHERINEMOWAT

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13TH SEASON AS HEAD COACHALMA MATER: LOUISVILLE ‘01

ASSISTANT COACH

EXPERIENCE: FIRST YEAR ALMA MATER: BALL STATE ‘11

ZACH DAVIS

Mowat has tutored Hague (2012, 2013 and 2014), Brittany Kelly (2009, 2010 and 2011), Kirsty O’Connor (2008), Kallie Harrison (2006) and Sundberg (2005) to all-conference honors, and she has also coached six MAC All-Tournament selections.

Hague (2014) and Kelly (2011) were each selected to compete as individuals in the NCAA Regionals.

“Building this program has been an enjoyable experience,” Mowat says. “To be able to mentor female student-athletes at a great place like Ball State has been a pleasure. The young women in this program know what is necessary to be successful as a student-athlete. We have a lot of work to do to get where we want to be, but we have a strong foundation of golfers and are looking forward to the challenge of winning a Mid-American Conference Championship.”

Mowat’s student-athletes have also been recognized numerous times for their character and academic excellence.

Sarah Westaway (2014) and O’Connor (2010) each received the MAC Sportswoman of the Year Award, while Autumn Duke was honored with the Women’s Golf Coaches Association’s Kim Moore Spirit Award in 2013.

Mowat’s teams have had at least three Women’s Golf Coaches Association All-America Scholars in each of the past nine years, including five in 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2012-13. The five selections in 2012-13 were the most by any Division I program.

Ball State has ranked among the top 25 nationally three times in the NGCA rankings of GPAs for women’s college programs. The Cardinals ranked 21st for 2009-10 and 22nd for 2005-06 at 3.549 both years. They were 21st in 2012-13 at 3.612.

“We want student-athletes to have a great experience while here at Ball State,” Mowat says. “It is important for us to be competitive, but academic success is the No. 1 priority. We have a program of young women who want to do well academically and athletically, and we are constantly striving for improvement and excellence in both areas. The academic support student-athletes receive at Ball State is outstanding, and we make a conscious effort to recruit great students who are great golfers.”

Mowat came to Ball State as the school’s head coach after spending three seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Mississippi.

While at Mississippi, the Lady Rebels made back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 2003 and 2004 under the guidance of Mowat and Ole Miss head

coach Meghan Bolger. As a team, Ole Miss registered six top-five finishes in 2003-04. The Lady Rebels placed first in the Waterlefe Invitational for the school’s first tournament title since the 2001-02 season. In addition, Mowat helped tutor former Ole Miss golfer Bernadette Luse, who qualified for the 2005 LPGA Tour and won the 2008 Golf Channel’s Big Break.

In her final two collegiate seasons at Louisville, Mowat earned All-Conference USA accolades and was named to the league’s all-tournament team. She captured low-medalist honors at the 2000 conference meet and followed that performance by helping her team qualify for an NCAA Regional in 2001. In addition to playing, Mowat was highly successful in the classroom. In 2001, she was named to the NGCA All-America Scholar Team and the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America First Team. A 2001 NCAA Woman of the Year nominee, Mowat was honored as a Conference USA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient plus was named to C-USA’s Honor Roll and Louisville’s Dean’s List.

Mowat captured first-place honors in the Indiana Women’s Golf Association Mid-Am Championship in 2006 and again in 2007. She also placed second at the 2002 Tennessee Women’s Open in Dixon, Tenn. She competed in the 2002 Ontario Women’s Amateur and Canadian Women’s Amateur, finishing in the Top 20 of both tournaments.

TOURNAMENT TITLES2016 Bulldog Florida Invitational2014 Dolores Black Falcon Invitational2013 Angola Shootout2012 SCU Colby Invitational2012 The Preview2012 Cardinal Classic2009 The Preview2009 El Diablo Invitational2008 Iowa Hawkeye Invitational2008 Butler Spring Invitational2008 Tina Barrett Invitational2008 Ball State Cardinal Classic2007 Tri-State Thunder Invitational2007 Butler Spring Invitational2006 Butler Spring Invitational

EXPERIENCE2009-10 Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year2012-13 Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year

2001-04: Assistant Women’s Golf Coach at University of Mississippi

Other: Director of the Mississippi Golf Camps; Golf Instructor at Mississippi and Stanford Golf Camps; Instructor at the Longest Drive Junior Golf Program through the Boys and Girls Club of Muncie (2006-present)

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The Ball State men’s and women’s golf teams have playing privileges at Delaware Country Club and The Players Club in Muncie, Ind. Ball State also accesses MD’s Golf Academy in Muncie for indoor and year-round practice. The Academy provides a driving range with heated stalls and an indoor putting surface.

DELAWARE COUNTRY CLUBDelaware Country Club (left) is a private course where Ball State alum Tom Harris is the head golf professional.

THE PLAYERS CLUBThe Players Club (above) is a public course which plays up to 7,000 yards for collegiate competition. Matt Smith is the PGA professional at The Players Club.

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TRADITIONEARL YESTINGSMEIER GOLF CENTERBall State is beginning construction in Spring 2017 on the Earl Yestingsmeier Golf Center, which will provide a campus home for the golf programs. The new facility will be approximately 6,400 square feet and feature two indoor hitting bays for four players, a hitting simulator bay, a 2,200 square foot putting and chipping area, locker and restroom facilities for the women’s and men’s golf teams, a meeting/office room, team lounge area and club repair room.

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REMEMBERING COACH EY

TRADITION

Earl Yestingsmeier, the long-time men’s golf coach and sports infor-mation director at Ball State University, passed away in January 2014 at age 80. Yestingsmeier coached the Ball State men’s golf team for 36 years until his retirement in 1998, spending 31 of those years in a dual role as the university’s sports information director. He remained one of Ball State’s biggest fans until his passing. As a coach, Yestingsmeier led the Cardinals to 107 tournament titles and 11 NCAA Tournament appearances. He was enshrined in the Ball State Athletics, Golf Coaches Association and Indiana Golf halls of fame. A four-time conference coach of the year, his teams won six league titles in his career. He guided the Cardinals from their days in the In-diana Collegiate Conference into the Midwestern Conference and eventually into the Mid-American Conference in the 1970s. Yestingsmeier earned his bachelor’s degree from Ball State in 1955 and his master’s degree from the university in 1958. He then spent virtually his entire professional career working for his alma mater.

THE SUPPORT

TRAVEL

This scholarship was created in 1990 by Clarence and Virginia Gullion to financially assist outstanding male golf student-athletes. An award is made annually to a deserving student who is a member of the golf team. Mr. Gullion and his family are Muncie residents and owners of Clancy’s Car Washes, Inc., and Clancy’s Village Bowl, Inc. Mr. Gullion is a 1958 graduate of BSU and a golf letterman.

This fund was established by the Ball State University Alumni Asso-ciation in 1995 and is used to assist the Ball State golf team’s travel expenses. The fund is supported by the BSU Alumni Association and gifts from private donors. Contributions can be made by contacting the Alumni Association 765.285.1080.

This scholarship was established in memory of Ball State golfer Justin Cross who lost his nearly five-year battle with leukemia in 2005. The golf program sold “Audience of 1” bracelets in Cross’ honor to estab-lish the fund with the assistance of the Cross family and father, Ron. For more information on the Justin Cross Memorial Scholarship, con-tact the BSU men’s golf office at 765.285.8391.

This fund was established in 1994 by Muncie residents James and Mary Rosema, owners of Rosema Corporation, an interior finishing company. The Rosema’s created this fund as a means to contribute to Ball State’s athletic department, and it is used to provide financial assistance to the Ball State golf team.

GULLION GOLF SCHOLARSHIP

EARL C. YESTINGMEIER FUND

JUSTIN CROSS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

JAMES D. ROSEMA ATHLETIC FUND

In recent years, the Ball State women’s golf team has traveled to Hawaii, North Carolina, Arizona, Texas, Arkansas and Nevada for tournaments in addition to hosting its own Cardinal Classic and competing in the Midwest. In the last few years, Ball State has played at some of the nation’s top golf courses, including Crooked Stick and the Brickyard Crossing in Indianapolis, Ind. Crooked Stick hosted the Solheim Cup in 2005, while the Brickyard has hosted numerous events, including Senior Tour events and the Mid-American Conference Championships for men and women.

In the past few seasons, the Ball State men’s golf team has played in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. In addition to the golf at some of the nation’s outstanding courses like Pinehurst and Firestone, the golf team has visited Lowes Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C., Krzyzewskiville at the Duke University campus and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

TRADITION

CHAMPIONSHIP TITLESThe women’s golf team has won 15 tournament titles under the direction of head coach Katherine Mowat, including a program record-tying four championships in 2012-13.

The men’s golf team has won 17 tournament titles under the direction of Mike Fleck, including Ball State’s own Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational seven times.

2012 SCU COLBY INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONS

2013 PINEHURST INTERCOLLEGIATE CHAMPIONS

2016 BULLDOG FLORIDA INVITATIONAL CHAPTIONS

2014 DOLORES BLACK FALCONINVITATIONAL CHAMPIONS

2016 EARL YESTINGSMEIER MEMORIAL INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONS

2014 MATCH PLAYCHAMPIONS

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BALL STATE IN THE NCAAS

2014 | Jenna Haguel | Central Regional | Karsten Creek

Golf Club | Stillwater, Okla.

2015 | Johnny Watts | Noblesville Regional

Sagamore Club | Noblesville, Ind.

2012 | Tyler Merkel | Central Regional | Univ. of Michigan GC

| Ann Arbor, Mich.

2011 | Brittany Kelly | Central Regional

Warren GC | South Bend, Ind.

2011 | Eric Steger | Central Regional | Wolf Run GC | Zionsville, Ind.

NCAA NATIONALSYEAR LOCATION FINISH SCORE2013 Atlanta, Ga. 30th/30 8721986 Winston Salem, N.C. 27th/31 908*1983 Fresno, Calif. 18th/32 900*1982 Pinehurst, N.C. T-20th/31 892*1975 Columbus, Ohio 20th/37 607^1974 San Diego, Calif. 24th/32 612^1973 Stillwater, Okla. 16th/35 12111972 Cape Coral, Fla. T-14th/35 12231971 Tucson, Ariz. T-32nd/37 608^1962 Durham, N.C. T-20th/31 6411961 West Lafayette, Ind. 19th/28 628

The Ball State men’s golf team was an NCAA finalist in 2013, one of 30 teams to reach the Capital City Club in Atlanta. The Cardinals received an at-large berth in the Regional round an were sent West to Pullman, Wash. Ball State rallied into a fifth-place tie in the final round and then ousted San Diego State on the first hole of a full-team playoff to claim the final qualifing spot for the Championships.

Left to right: Head coach Mike Fleck, Tyler Merkel, Joe Gasser, Tony Lazzara, McCormick Clouser, Alex Stinson and graduate assistant TJ Carpenter.

Ball State has also had seven golfers (five men and two women) selected for NCAA competition since the Regional format was implemented.

1999 | Jamie Broce* | Central Regional Scarlet Course | Columbus, Ohio

1993 | Darrett Brinker* | Central Regional Scarlet Course | Columbus, Ohio

*Brinker and Broce each advanced out of the Regional round to compete in the NCAA Nationals.

*Advanced in playoff to NCAA Championships.

NCAA REGIONALSYEAR LOCATION FINISH SCORE2013 Pullman, Wash. T-5th*/14 8561991 Bartlesville, Okla. 17th/21 903

(College Division) 1968 Beaumont, Texas 5th/20 12211967 Paducah, Ky. 13th/22 1204

ACADEMICS

IN THE COMMUNITY

MEN’S WOMEN’S

TRADITION

• Ball State has had 47 men’s golfers named All-America Scholars by the Golf Coaches Association, most recently McCormick Clouser in 2014-15. The Cardinals have had 11 players earn the honor in the past five years alone.

• The Cardinals have had 41 Academic All-MAC selections over the years. The 2012-13 team placed four players on the Academic All-MAC Team, marking the most in league history under the current format.

• Ball State had the nation’s top golf scholar-athlete in 1998 with Jamie Broce winning the Ben Hogan Award from the Golf Coaches Association.

• The Ball State women’s golf team has been recognized two of the past three seasons seasons with an NCAA Public Recognition Award for ranking among the top 10 percent of all women’s programs in the country in Academic Progress Rate.

• The Cardinals have had 47 All-America Scholar selections by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association since 2004. The 2012-13 team had five selections, tying for the most of any team in the country. BSU has had 17 Academic All-MAC selections since 2005.

• Ball State has ranked among the top 25 teams in the country in team GPA three times in the past decade, most recently ranking 21st for the 2012-13 academic year.

Ball State student-athletes participate in thousands of hours of community service each year. Following is a list of organizations the student-athletes, including the golf teams, have assisted in while at Ball State:

Muncie Boys and Girls ClubMeals on WheelsHoliday Caroling

Salvation Army’s Adopt-A-FamilyFit Kids Clinics

United Way CampaignSalvation Army Food Pantry

American Cancer SocietyAltrusa Fashion Show

Muncie MissionRead Across America

Salvation Army Toys For TotsSpecial Olympics

Ball State women’s golf coach Katherine Mowat, along with about 25 members of the National Golf Coaches Association, traveled to New Orleans in the summer of 2006 to assist in the construction of a new home in the Katrina ravaged Upper 9th Ward. The coaches worked in conjunction with the area Habitat for Humanity.

Ball State - 2010-11 SeniorsBrittany Kelly (left) and Rachael Pruett join the Cardinals in

supporting Breast CancerAwareness with the Pink Hats


CATEGORY SCORE YEAR TOURNAMENT LOCATIONLow 18 Holes (4 counters) 289 2013 Hoosier Fall Invitational Greenwood, Ind. 289 2010 UNLV Invitational Boulder City, Nev.Low 18 Holes (5 counters) 407 1980 Purdue Invitational West Lafayette, Ind.Low 36 Holes (4 counters) 594 2009 Cardinal Classic Muncie, Ind.Low 36 Holes (5 counters) 678 1980 Purdue Invitational West Lafayette, Ind.Low 54 Holes (4 counters) 888 2013 Hoosier Fall Invitational Greenwood, Ind.Low 54 Holes (5 counters) 1045 1981 Michigan State Invitational East Lansing, Mich.

CATEGORY SCORE YEAR TOURNAMENT LOCATIONLow 18 Holes (4 counters) 271 2005 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational Delaware Country Club Muncie, Ind.Low 36 Holes (4 counters) 546 2005 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational Delaware Country Club, Muncie, Ind.Low 54 Holes (4 counters) 824 2005 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational Delaware Country Club, Muncie, Ind.Low 72 Holes (4 counters) 1150 2005 MAC Championships The Medallion Club, Westerville, Ohio

CATEGORY SCORE YEAR PLAYER TOURNAMENT LOCATIONLow Round (18 Holes) 66 2013 Jenna Hague Hoosier Fall Invitational, Greenwood, Ind.Low 36 Holes 142 2012 Jenna Hague SCU Colby Invitational, San Jose, Calif.Low 54 Holes 214 2014 Jenna Hague Jim West Challenge, New Braunfels, TexasLow Season Average 74.34 2013-14 Jenna HagueLow Career Average 76.43 2007-11 Brittany Kelly

CATEGORY WINS YEAR PLAYERTournament Wins (Season) 2 4 times Jenna Hague (2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14); Brittany Kelly (2007-08)Tournament Wins (Career) 6 2011-15 Jenna Hague

CATEGORY SCORE YEAR PLAYER LOCATIONLow Round (18 Holes) 63 2005 Wayne Denger Delaware Country Club, Muncie, Ind.Low 36 Holes 132 2006 Patrick Wilkes-Krier Firestone Country Club, Akron, OhioLow 54 Holes 201 2006 Patrick Wilkes-Krier Firestone Country Club, Akron, OhioLow 72 Holes 281 1978 Scott Steger Purdue South, West Lafayette, Ind.Low Season Average 71.74 1998-99 Jamie Broce Low Career Average 73.57 1995-99 Jamie Broce

CATEGORY WINS YEAR PLAYERTournament Wins (Season) 4 Twice Jamie Broce (1998-99); Scott Steger (1977-78)Tournament Wins (Career) 8 1980-84 Brian Tennyson

WOMEN’S TEAM RECORDS

MEN’S TEAM RECORDS

WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

MEN’S INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

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UNIVERSITY

Ball State began as a private normal school in 1899. Eventually the campus and buildings were purchased by the Ball brothers, a group of Muncie industrialists, and given to the state of Indiana in 1918.

The institution was named Ball Teachers College in 1922 and Ball State Teachers College in 1929. The school became a university in 1965 and its 660-acre residential campus now includes more than 60 buildings and 300 additional acres of research property.

Ball State has seven academic colleges and a graduate school with over 150 majors offered, including business, education, sport administration, telecommunications, exercise science, criminal justice, communication studies, journalism, political science and construction management.

THE UNIVERSITYCLICK PHOTOS TO VIEW MORE IMAGES

“Among our more than 152,000 living alumni are renowned entertainers, top corporate executives, leading educators, and members of the Indiana General Assembly.”

David LettermanHost of “The Late Show with David Letterman”

Jim DavisFamed Cartoonist and Creator of “Garfield”

Angela Ahrendts ’81 VP Retail and Online Stores,Apple Inc.

Blaine Bishop ’93 11-year NFL & 4-Time Pro Bowl Player

Bryan Bullington ‘02Major League Baseball No. 1 Overall Draft Pick

Brian Gallagher ’81 President CEO, of United Way of America

Doug Jones ’82 Actor, Played the Silver Surfer in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

J. Wayne Leonard ’73 CEO of Entergy Corporation

Tim Liddy ’81 Golf Course Architect, Liddy Associates

Kent C. (Oz) Nelson ’59 Former CEO of United Parcel Service Chairman, Ball State Bold Campaign

Roger Neuenschwander ’73 President of TVSDesign

Brad Maynard ’96 16-year NFL Punter,Member of 2000 NY Giants Super Bowl Team

NOTABLE ALUMNI

Penny Ralston ’71 Professor and Dean Emeritus, College of Human Sciences, Florida State

Matt MomperAssistant Secretary

Fort Wayne

Thomas C. Bracken SecretaryMuncie

Jean Ann HarcourtMember

Jeffersonville

Brian GallagherMember

Chevy Chase, Md.

R. Wayne EstopinalMember

Jeffersonville

Rick HallChair

Carmel

E. Renae ConleyVice ChairPalatine, IL

Mike McDanielMember

Indianapolis

Dustin MeeksStudent Member

Fishers

BOARD OF TRUSTEES


Mid-American Conference Jacoby Trophy for Overall Excellence in Women’s Sports

2002-03, 2001-02, 2000-01 1999-00, 1997-98

1974-75 Men’s Golf

1975-76 Men’s Cross Country

1976-77 Football

1978-79 Football

1980-81 Men’s Basketball *

1981-82 Men’s Basketball

Men’s Golf

1983-84 Field Hockey Men’s Tennis



Men’s Golf


1987-88 Field Hockey

Men’s Cross Country Men’s Tennis


Men’s Tennis * Men’s Basketball

1989-90 Football

Field Hockey Men’s Basketball

Men’s Tennis



1992-93 Women’s Volleyball Men’s Basketball *

Men’s Tennis

1993-94 Football

Women’s Volleyball Men’s Tennis *


Men’s Tennis * Women’s Volleyball


Women’s Indoor Track Women’s Outdoor Track

1996-97 Football

Field Hockey Men’s Tennis *

Women’s Volleyball *

1997-98 Women’s Volleyball %

Field Hockey Men’s Basketball % *

Women’s Indoor Track Women’s Outdoor Track

Men’s Tennis

Baseball %


Women’s Volleyball * Baseball

1999-2000 Field Hockey *

Women’s Volleyball Men’s Basketball *%

Men’s Tennis Women’s Outdoor Track

Baseball % *

2000-2001 Baseball

Men’s Tennis Women’s Indoor Track

Women’s Outdoor Track

2001-02 Men’s Basketball $

Women’s Basketball * Football $

Gymnastics Men’s Tennis

Men’s Volleyball

2002-03 Women’s Volleyball

Women’s Basketball *$ Men’s Tennis Baseball %

2003-04 Women’s Cross Country

2004-05 Men’s Tennis Baseball %

2005-06 Men’s Tennis

2006-07 Soccer

Women’s Basketball %

2007-08 Soccer

Football $ Women’s Basketball %

2008-09 Football %

Men’s Basketball $ Women’s Basketball %

Baseball % Softball

2009-10 Softball

2010-11 Women’s Volleyball

Men’s Tennis

2011-12Softball

2012-13Softball

Men’s Tennis

2013-14Women’s Volleyball%

Men’s TennisBaseballSoftball

2014-15Softball

Women’s Basketball%

2015-16Soccer

Men’s Basketball$Women’s Tennis

Baseball%

* Co-Champions - Overall % West Division Champions $ Co-Champions - Division

Mid-American Conference Reese Trophy for Overall Excellence in

Men’s Sports

1997-98, 1992-93, 1989-90, 1988-89

BALL STATE ATHLETICS

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL2008-09, 2015 MAC West Champions2009 MAC Tournament Champions2009 NCAA Tournament2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 WNIT

MEN’S TENNIS2011 MAC Tournament Champions2011 NCAA First Round2014 MAC Tournament Champions2014 NCAA First Round

FOOTBALL2008 MAC West Champions2008 GMAC Bowl2012 Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl2014 Go Daddy Bowl

SOFTBALL2009, 2010, 2012 & 2013 MAC Champions2010, 2015 MAC Tournament Champions2010, 2015 NCAA Championships

BALL STATE RECENT ATHLETIC SUCCESS

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