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20 2018-19 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S Known as one of intercollegiate sports’ most successful undertakings, television rights of its members and share those proceeds equally. The conference and its the Big Ten is home to a lineage of legendary names and an ongoing members continue to utilize a revenue-sharing model, dividing media rights, bowl payouts tradition of developing strong leaders. Even in its infancy, the conference and other profits among all conference institutions. established itself as the preeminent collection of institutions in the nation, While academics have always played an integral role in the conference, presidents of the where the pursuit of academic excellence prevailed as the definitive goal. Big Ten member institutions formalized the primacy of academics with the establishment of The history of the Big Ten traces back 122 years to the Palmer House the Big Ten Academic Alliance (formerly the Committee on Institutional Cooperation) in 1958. hotel in , where on Jan. 11, 1895, then-Purdue president James The Big Ten Academic Alliance is an academic consortium of all . In 2014, H. Smart and leaders from the universities of Chicago, , , the schools currently constituting the Big Ten Academic Alliance produced over $10 billion in , Northwestern and Wisconsin set out to organize and develop funded research, $5 billion more than any other conference. principles for the regulation of intercollegiate athletics. In one of Duke’s first actions as commissioner, he oversaw the adoption of the Big Ten Advisory At that meeting, a blueprint for the administration of college athletics James E. Delany Commission in 1972, designed to study conference programs and make suggestions that would under the direction of appointed faculty representatives was outlined. The Commissioner further Big Ten objectives. The Advisory Commission enlists former students that competed presidents’ first known action “restricted eligibility for athletics to bonafide, in Big Ten athletics to serve as liaisons to the NCAA’s Diversity and Inclusion Department, the full-time students who were not delinquent in their studies.” That important legislation, along Big Ten Student-Athlete Advisory Commission and other organizations. with other legislation that would follow in the coming years, served as the primary building In 1981, the conference presidents and chancellors endorsed a proposal that enabled block for intercollegiate athletics. universities to affiliate their women’s intercollegiate programs with the conference, and the On Feb. 8, 1896, one faculty member from each of those seven universities met at the same first conference championships for women were staged that fall. The Big Ten was the first Palmer House and officially established the mechanics of the conference, which was officially conference to voluntarily adopt male and female participation goals after launching its Gender incorporated as the “Intercollegiate Conference Athletic Association” in 1905. Equity Action Plan in 1992. and became the eighth and ninth members in 1899. In 1908, Michigan briefly In December of 1989, the conference agreed in principle to invite Penn State for membership. withdrew its membership, and in 1912 State joined the conference, bringing its membership On June 4, 1990, the Council of Presidents officially voted to integrate Penn State into the total back to nine. Upon Michigan’s return in 1917, the conference was first referred to as the conference, giving the Big Ten 11 members. “Big Ten” by media members, and that name was eventually incorporated in 1987. On June 11, 2010, the Big Ten Council of Presidents/Chancellors (COP/C) approved a As the 1900s opened, faculty representatives established rules for intercollegiate athletics formal membership application by Nebraska, which officially joined the Big Ten Conference that were novel for the time. As early as 1904, the faculty approved legislation that required on July 1, 2011. eligible athletes to meet entrance requirements and to have completed a full year’s work, along The conference expanded to 14 programs when Maryland and Rutgers officially became with having one year of residence. Big Ten members on July 1, 2014, giving the conference almost 9,500 students participating In 1901, the first Big Ten Championship event was staged when the outdoor in intercollegiate athletics and more than 11,000 participation opportunities on 350 teams. championships were held at the . The debut event marked what is now On June 3, 2013, the Big Ten announced that Johns Hopkins had been accepted as the a staple of conference competition. Today, the Big Ten sponsors 28 official sports, 14 for conference’s first sport affiliate member. Johns Hopkins’ addition in men’s gave men and 14 for women, including the addition of men’s and men’s and women’s the Big Ten six institutions sponsoring the sport, allowing the debut of men’s lacrosse as an lacrosse the last three years. Big Ten schools compete in a total of 42 sports, furthering the official conference sport. On June 17, 2015, the conference announced that Johns Hopkins conference’s commitment to broad-based programming and providing more participation was accepted as a sport affiliate member for women’s lacrosse beginning in 2016-17. On opportunities than any conference in the country. March 23, 2016, the conference announced that Notre Dame will join the Big Ten for men’s One of the conference’s proudest traditions began in 1902 when Michigan took on Stanford ice hockey beginning in 2017-18. in the , the nation’s first . Big Ten teams only appeared in Pasadena twice Since opening in the fall of 2013, the Big Ten Conference Center in Rosemont, Ill., has played before the conference signed an exclusive contract with the Tournament of Roses in 1946, host to more than 300 meetings annually for member institutions, Big Ten Academic Alliance- making it the first bowl game with permanent conference affiliations. But Michigan’s appearance related committees and coaching groups. The headquarters also feature an interactive digital in 1902 cultivated a relationship that has endured for more than a century. museum - the Big Ten Experience - which opened to the public on June 7, 2014. For more Coupling the academic goals set forth by the conference leaders and their steadfast information on the Big Ten Experience, visit bigten.org. commitment to athletics, the conference instituted the in 1915. It is In June 2014, the Big Ten opened a second office in , featuring both office and awarded annually by each conference institution to a student of the graduating class who has meeting space in Midtown Manhattan. Three Big Ten staff members are based in the New York City attained the greatest proficiency in scholarship and athletics. It is the most prestigious honor office to provide expanded coverage and service. The conference manages 28 championships a student competing in Big Ten athletics can receive. and tournaments, offers legislative and compliance services, oversees the production and In 1922, Major John L. Griffith became the conference’s first “Commissioner of Athletics.” distribution of nearly 1,400 events annually, provides staff services to coaching and administrative Griffith was the first of five men to assume the role of commissioner in the conference’s history, personnel and services media and fans interest for information on the Big Ten Conference. followed by Kenneth L. “Tug” Wilson in 1945, Bill Reed in 1961, Wayne Duke in 1971 and More than 120 years after its inception, the Big Ten remains a national leader in intercollegiate current commissioner James E. Delany in 1989. athletics on and off the field. Big Ten programs have combined to win more than 450 team After nearly 30 years with 10 members, the conference consolidated to nine schools when and 1,800 individual national championships, consistently taking home individual honors Chicago formally withdrew its membership in 1946. Michigan State was added to the Big for athletic and academic accomplishments and fulfilling the Big Ten’s mission of academic Ten three years later, bringing the number of affiliated conference schools to 10 once again. achievement and athletic success. In 1955, the Big Ten formulated a revenue-sharing model designed to pool all football BIG TEN ADMINISTRATION Commissioner...... James E. Delany Deputy Commissioner, COO...... Brad Traviola Deputy Commissioner, Public Affairs...... Senior Associate Commissioner, Television Administration...... Mark D. Rudner Associate Commissioner, CFO...... Julie Suderman Associate Commissioner, Football Operations...... Scott Chipman Associate Commissioner, Men’s ...... Rick Boyages Associate Commissioner, Policy...... Chad Hawley Associate Commissioner, Sports Administration...... Wendy Fallen Associate Commissioner, Technology...... Mike McComiskey Assistant Commissioner, Branding...... Robin Jentes Assistant Commissioner, Compliance...... Gil Grimes Assistant Commissioner, Officiating Services...... Tony Buyniski Assistant Commissioner, Men’s & Women’s Basketball Operations...... Jessica Palermo Assistant Commissioner, Public Affairs...... Kerry Kenny BIG TEN COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Assistant Commissioner, Communications...... Jason Yellin Director, Communications...... Adam Augustine Associate Director, Communications...... Chris Masters Assistant Director, Communications...... Megan Rowley Assistant Director, Communications...... Shannon Malone Robert Hammel Communications Intern (Women’s Golf)...... Leigh McGuirk TPC River’s Bend in Maineville, Ohio, will serve as the home course of the 2019 Big Ten Women’s CONTACT THE BIG TEN OFFICE Golf Championship. 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INTRODUCTION . COACHES . ADMINISTRATION . PREVIEW . 2018-19 HUSKERS . REVIEW . HISTORY . THIS IS NEBRASKA HUSKERS.COM @HUSKERWGOLF #HUSKERS 21 BIG TEN CONFERENCE OPPONENTS BIG TEN CONFERENCE Founded:...... 1896 Location: ...... College Park, Md. Location: ...... Evanston, Ill. Location: ...... West Lafayette, Ind. Commissioner:...... Enrollment: ...... 37,248 Enrollment: ...... 8,367 Enrollment: ...... 40,451 Deputy Comm. for Public Affairs:...... Diane Dietz Colors: ...... Red, White, Black and Gold Color: ...... Purple Colors: ...... Old Gold and Black Assistant Comm./Communications:.....Jason Yellin President: ...... Wallace D. Loh President: ...... Morton Schapiro President: ...... Director of Communications:...... Adam Augustine Athletic Director: ...... Athletic Director: ...... Jim Phillips Athletic Director: ...... Associate Director:...... Chris Masters Head Coach: ...... Diana Cantu Head Coach: ...... Emily Fletcher Head Coach: ...... Devon Brouse Assistant Director:...... Megan Rowley Head Coach Phone: ...... (301) 405-2382 Head Coach Phone: ...... (847) 467-2296 Head Coach Phone: ...... (765) 494-4311 Assistant Director:...... Shannon Malone Home Course: ...... Univ. of Maryland Golf Course Home Course: ...... The Glen Club Home Course: .....Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex Women’s Golf Contact:...... Leigh McGuirk Big Ten Finish: ...... 2nd (Tie) Big Ten Finish: ...... 4th (Tie) Big Ten Finish: ...... 6th E-mail...... [email protected] NCAA Finish: ...... Did Not Compete NCAA Finish: ...... NCAA Quarterfinals NCAA Finish: ...... 11th at Madison Regional Big Ten Phone:...... (847) 696-1010 Top Returnee:...... Xiaolin Tian Top Returnee:...... Janet Mao Top Returnee:...... Inez Wanamarta Mailing Address:...... 5440 Park Place Golf SID: ...... Rose DiPaula Golf SID: ...... Paul Kennedy Golf SID: ...... Tanner Lipsett ...... Rosemont, IL 60018 Golf SID Phone: ...... (301) 314-7063 Golf SID Phone: ...... (847) 467-2028 Golf SID Phone: ...... (765) 494-3197 Website: ...... www.bigten.org Golf SID E-mail:...... [email protected] Golf SID E-mail:... [email protected] Golf SID E-mail:...... [email protected] Website: ...... umterps.com Website: ...... nusports.com Website: ...... purduesports.com

ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI Location: ...... Urbana-Champaign, Ill. Location: ...... Ann Arbor, Mich. Location: ...... Columbus, Ohio Location: ...... Piscataway, N.J. Enrollment: ...... 44,942 Enrollment: ...... 43,651 Enrollment: ...... 56,064 Enrollment: ...... 65,000 Colors: ...... Orange and Blue Colors: ...... Maize and Blue Colors: ...... Scarlet and Gray Colors: ...... Scarlet and White Chancellor: ...... Robert J. Jones President: ...... Mark Schlissel President: ...... Michael Drake President:...... Dr. Robert L. Barchi Athletic Director: ...... Athletic Director: ...... Athletic Director: ...... Eugene Smith Athletic Director: ...... Patrick Hobbs Head Coach: ...... Renee Slone Head Coach: ...... Jan Dowling Head Coach: ...... Therese Hession Head Coach: ...... Kari Williams Head Coach Phone: ...... (217) 333-8610 Head Coach Phone: ...... (734) 615-6928 Head Coach Phone: ...... (614) 292-3809 Head Coach Phone: ...... (608) 265-3117 Home Course: ...... Stone Creek Golf Club Home Course: ...... U-M Golf Course Home Course: ...... Scarlet Course Home Course: .... University Ridge Golf Course Big Ten Finish: ...... 2nd (Tie) Big Ten Finish: ...... 7th Big Ten Finish: ...... 4th (Tie) Big Ten Finish: ...... 14th NCAA Finish: ...... 7th at Madison Regional NCAA Finish: ...... Did Not Compete NCAA Finish:...23rd at NCAA Championships NCAA Finish: ...... Did Not Compete Top Returnee:...... Bing Singhsumalee Top Returnee:...... Elodie Van Dievoet Top Returnee:...... Jaclyn Lee Top Returnee:...... Harriet Allsebrook Golf SID: ...... Kevin Cole Golf SID: ...... Tom Wywrot Golf SID: ...... Brett Rybak Golf SID...... Kevin Lorincz Golf SID Phone: ...... (217) 300-1503 Golf SID Phone: ...... (734) 647-1268 Golf SID Phone: ...... (614) 292-1112 Golf SID Phone: ...... (732) 445-8112 Golf SID E-mail:...... [email protected] Golf SID E-mail:...... [email protected] Golf SID E-mail:...... [email protected] Golf SID E-mail:[email protected] Website: ...... fightingillini.com Website: ...... mgoblue.com Website: ...... ohiostatebuckeyes.com Website: ...... scarletknights.com

INDIANA HOOSIERS Location: ...... Bloomington, Ind. Location: ...... East Lansing, Mich. Location: ...... University Park, Pa. Location: ...... Madison, Wis. Enrollment: ...... 48,514 Enrollment: ...... 50,085 Enrollment: ...... 44,112 Enrollment: ...... 43,275 Colors: ...... Cream and Crimson Colors: ...... Green and White Colors: ...... Blue and White Colors: ...... Cardinal and White President: ...... Michael McRobbie President: ...... John Engler (Interim) President: ...... Eric J. Barron Chancellor:...... Rebecca M. Blank Athletic Director: ...... Fred Glass Athletic Director: ...... Bill Beekman Director of Athletics:...... Athletic Director: ...... Head Coach: ...... Clint Wallman Head Coach: ...... Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll Head Coach: ...... Denise St. Pierre Head Coach: ...... Todd Oehrlein Head Coach Phone: ...... (812) 855-7543 Head Coach Phone: ...... (517) 432-1438 Head Coach Phone: ...... (817) 863-2396 Head Coach Phone: ...... (608) 265-3117 Home Course: ...Indiana University Golf Course Home Course: .... Forest Akers West Golf Course Home Course: .... PSU Blue and White Courses Home Course: .... University Ridge Golf Course Big Ten Finish: ...... 9th (Tie) Big Ten Finish: ...... 1st Big Ten Finish: ...... 8th Big Ten Finish: ...... 9th (Tie) NCAA Finish: ...... Did Not Compete NCAA Finish:...... T9th at Austin Regional NCAA Finish: ...... Did Not Compete NCAA Finish: ...... 9th at Madison Regional Top Returnee:...... Erin Harper Top Returnee:...... Allyson Geer Top Returnee:...... Cara Basso Top Returnee:...... Bunyaporn (Nat) Zen Golf SID: ...... Megan Kramper Golf SID: ...... Jeff Barnes Golf SID: ...... John Hanna Golf SID...... Brian Lucas Golf SID Phone: ...... (812) 856-4053 Golf SID Phone: ...... (517) 355-2271 Golf SID Phone: ...... (814) 863-1388 Golf SID Phone: ...... (608) 263-5052 Golf SID E-mail:...... [email protected] Golf SID E-mail:...... [email protected] Golf SID E-mail:...... [email protected] Golf SID E-mail:...... [email protected] Website: ...... iuhoosiers.com Website: ...... msuspartans.com Website: ...... gopsusports.com Website: ...... uwbadgers.com

IOWA HAWKEYES Location: ...... Iowa City, Iowa Location: ...... , Minn. Enrollment: ...... 31,065 Enrollment: ...... 50,883 Colors: ...... Black and Gold Colors: ...... Maroon and Gold President: ...... Bruce Harreld President: ...... Dr. Eric Kaler Athletic Director:...... Athletic Director: ...... Mark Coyle Head Coach: ...... Megan Menzel Head Coach: ...... Michele Redman Head Coach Phone: ...... (319) 335-9257 Head Coach Phone: ...... (612) 625-6063 Home Courses:...... Finkbine Golf Course Home Course: ....Tournament Players Club of the Twin Cities Big Ten Finish:...... 12th Big Ten Finish: ...... 11th NCAA Finish: ...... Did Not Compete NCAA Finish: ...... Did Not Compete Top Returnee:...... Kristin Glesne Top Returnee:...... Muyu Wu Golf SID: ...... Seth Goodman Golf SID: ...... Dan Reisig Golf SID Phone: ...... (319) 335-9411 Golf SID Phone: ...... (612) 625-4090 Golf SID E-mail:...... [email protected] Golf SID E-mail:...... [email protected] Website: ...... hawkeyesports.com Website: ...... gophersports.com Haley Thiele is a two-time WGCA Scholastic All-American for the Huskers.