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introduction TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK FACTS INTRODUCTION Location: . Tuscaloosa, Ala. Quick Facts & Media Policies . 1 Enrollment: . 37,100 Rosters & Schedule . .2 Founded: . April 12, 1831 SEC Golf Contacts . 3 Conference: . Southeastern (Western Division) 2016-17 Preview . 4-5 Colors: . Crimson (PMS 201) & White Nickname: . Crimson Tide INTRODUCTION COACHES & STAFF Home Course : . Ol’ Colony Golf Complex Head Coach Mic Potter . 6-8 President: . Dr. Stuart Bell Assistant Coach Susan Rosenstiel . .9 Athletics Director: . Bill Battle Executive Associate AD/Chief Financial Officer: . Finus Gaston President Dr. Stuart Bell . 10 Senior Women’s Administrator: . Marie Robbins Top-Ranked University . 11 Executive Associate Athletics Director for Support Services (Women’s Golf): . Kevin Almond Bill Battle & Senior Staff . 12 On Campus . .13 MEET THE CRIMSON TIDE Player Bios . 14-20 Lakareber Abe . .14 MEDIA INFORMATION Cammie Gray . .15 ALABAMA ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS games/events conclude. Participating news Cheyenne Knight . .16 The Alabama Athletics Communications Office affiliates also can select individual clips to insert Mia Landegren . 17 is located on the ground level of Coleman directly into online stories. Television stations Nicole Morales. 18 Coliseum in room 170. also have access to an FTP account to run Lauren Stephenson . 19 content on-air. Kristen GIllman/Sarah Pabst . 20 MEDIA SERVICES Members of the media can obtain updated UA ATHLETICS FTP FACILITIES statistics and daily tournament results for the Links to downloadable footage for broadcast Ol’ Colony/NorthRiver/Indian Hills . 21 Crimson Tide women’s golf team during their television use only will be emailed when footage The Jerry Pate Center . 22-23 season via e-mail and at Alabama’s official is made available. Throughout the season, athletics website at www.rolltide.com. The video features on the women's golf team will be YEAR IN REVIEW Athletics Communications office also provides made available on RollTide.com. For questions, 2015-16 in Review . 24-25 the media with rosters and tee times for any please contact Christopher England by e-mail at event the Tide is scheduled to host. Credentials [email protected]. HISTORY & RECORDS usually are not needed to cover an Alabama- Joy McCann Culverhouse . 26-27 hosted women’s golf event, but notification of INTERVIEWS 2012 National Champions . 28 your intent to cover is needed by the Athletics Head coach Mic Potter is available for interviews 2015 NCAA Champion Emma Talley . 29 Communications office. and can be reached through the Alabama Alabama's Amateur Champions . 30 Athletics Communications office, due to the Honda Award Winners . .31 SOCIAL MEDIA extensive time the golf coaching staff spends All-Americans . 32 You can follow the Alabama women's golf outside on the course. Team practice sessions team through social media on a variety of rotate times and locations daily, depending Academic Excellence . 33-34 platforms. The women's golf offical Facebook on upcoming events and areas of practice The SEC Championship . 35 page is AlabamaWGolf. Updates on the ladies emphasis. Because of this, media are required Alabama’s All-SEC Players . 36 can also be found on Twitter @AlabamaWGolf to make golf interview requests at least 24 NCAA Championships History . 37-38 and via Instagram at AlabamaWGolf. You can hours in advance. All golf interviews must be Records . 39-42 follow all Alabama athletics on Facebook at arranged through Todd Bell in the Athletics The Professional Ranks . 43 AlabamaAthletics and on Twitter and Instagram Communications office at [email protected]. Year-by-Year Results . 44-50 @UA_Athletics. Letterwinners . 51-52 FACILITIES INTERNET As part of the Crimson Tradition Fund facility Information about The University of Alabama’s upgrades, Alabama’s home golf course — Ol’ CREDITS athletics can be found online at the Crimson Colony — has some recent additions that serve Tide official athletics site: www.rolltide.com. to turn the course into the Tide’s real home. The 2016-17 University of Alabama women's For information about the Crimson Tide Construction took place in 2004 on the Jerry golf media guide was produced by the staff women’s golf program, select that area from the Pate Golf Center, UA’s private practice facility of the UA Athletics Communications Office. main menu. Information on the web includes and clubhouse that includes coaches offices, a The publication was written and edited by statistics, results, biographies and other fully furnished locker room and a team room. Ol’ Todd Bell with editorial assistance from Roots historical information. Colony, a course designed by former UA men’s Woodruff and Aaron Jordan. Photography golf standout Jerry Pate, serves as the team’s by UA Athletics Director of Photography SEC NETWORK home course. In addition to its “home” course, Kent Gidley and assistant directors Amelia The SEC now offers access to free licensed the Alabama women’s golf team benefits from Barton and Robert Sutton. Photo credits competition highlights and other newsworthy the opportunity of being able to access several also to Paul Levy, Josh Maxson and the USGA. Copyright 2016 by the Board of event video, including select live streams, golf courses in the Tuscaloosa area for practice, Trustees of the University of Alabama. “Roll through the SEC Affiliate Network. This annual including NorthRiver Yacht Club and Indian Hills Tide,” “Crimson Tide,” “Bama” and the program is available exclusively to the accredited Country Club. primary and secondary logos are registered media. The program covers all teams and all trademarks of The University of Alabama. sports for both men’s and women’s teams. Video is delivered through a customizable digital video player immediately after televised ROLLTIDE.COM 1 introduction TEAM INFORMATION 2015-16 Record Breakdown: . 145-30 (.829) INTRODUCTION 2015-16 Best Finish: . 1st – Mason Rudolph Championship . 1st – Darius Rucker Intercollegiate . 1st – SEC Championship 2016 SEC Finish: . 1st, -5 (286-292-291/859) 2016 NCAA Regional Finish: . 4th, +44 (306-300-302/908) 2016 NCAA Championship Finish: . t12th, +21 (300-292-290-291/1,173) 2015-16 Low Team Score: . .848, -16 (282-280-286/848) – 2015 Mason Rudolph Championship 2015-16 Low Team Round: . 278 (-6) – 2016 Northrup Grumman Regional Challenge (first round) . 278 (-6) – 2016 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate (first round) Low Individual 18 Holes: . .67 (-5), Lakareber Abe – 2015 Mason Rudolph Championship (first round) 67 (-4), Cheyenne Knight – 2016 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate (first round) 68 (-4), Lakareber Abe – 2015 Mason Rudolph Championship (second round) 68 (-3), Janie Jackson – 2016 Northrup Grumman Regional Challenge (first round) Low 54 Holes: . 204 (-12), Lakareber Abe (67-68-69) – 2015 Mason Rudolph Championship 212 (-1), Janie Jackson (68-73-71) – Northrup Grumman Regional Challenge 212 (-4), Emma Talley (70-69-73)– Allstate Sugar Bowl Championship 212 (-4), Cheyenne Knight (72-70-70) – PING/ASU Invitational 212 (-4), Cheyenne Knight (72-71-76) – SEC Championship Low 72 Holes: . 282 (-6), Cheyenne Knight (69-69-71-72) – 2016 NCAA Championships Returning/Lost Letterwinners: . .5 Returning/2 Lost 2016 GOLF HONORS WGCA Freshman of the Year . Cheyenne Knight WGCA All-American . Cheyenne Knight (first team), Emma Talley (second team) Golfweek All-American . Cheyenne Knight (first team), Emma Talley (second team), . Lakareber Abe (third team), Janie Jackson (honorable mention) SEC Coach of the Year . Mic Potter First Team All-SEC . .Cheyenne Knight, Emma Talley Second Team All-SEC . Lakareber Abe, Janie Jackson SEC All-Freshman Team . Cheyenne Knight THE COACHING STAFF Head Coach: . Mic Potter Alma Mater: . Cortland State, 1977 Years at Alabama/Overall: . 12th/33rd Office Phone: . (205) 348-3839 E-Mail Address: . [email protected] Assistant: . Susan Rosenstiel Alma Mater: . Florida, 1996 Years at Alabama: . 14th Office Phone: . (205) 348-3839 E-Mail Address: . [email protected] 2016-17 ALABAMA WOMEN’S GOLF ROSTER Name Class Exp. Ht. Avg. Hometown (High School/Previous School) Pronunciation Lakareber Abe Jr. 2L 5-5 74.11 Angleton, Texas (Texas Connections Acad.) Lah-CARE-ah-bee AH-bay Kristen Gillman Fr. HS 5-6 N/A Austin, Texas (Lake Travis) Cammie Gray Sr. 3L 5-7 76.91 Northport, Ala. (Home Schooled) Cheyenne Knight So. 1L 5-6 72.54 Aledo, Texas (Aledo) Mia Landegren Sr. 3L 5-4 76.78 Bridgewater, Conn. (Shepaug Valley) Nicole Morales Jr. 2L 5-6 76.43 Salem, N.Y. (Jon Jay) Sarah Pabst Fr. HS 5-7 N/A Niceville, Fla. (Collegiate) Lauren Stephenson So. TR 5-3 73.36* Lexington, S.C. (Lexington/Clemson) *- at Clemson LETTER WINNERS LOST: 2 Player Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School) Career Stroke Avg. Janie Jackson 3L Huntsville, Ala. (Huntsville/Arizona) 74.59 Emma Talley 4L Princeton, Ky. (Caldwell County) 72.90 2016-2017 ALABAMA WOMEN’S GOLF SCHEDULE FALL Event Course Location Sept. 16-18 Mason Rudolph Women’s Championship Vanderbilt Legends Club Franklin, Tenn. Sept. 24-26 Schooner Fall Classic Belmar Golf Club Norman, Okla. Oct. 14-16 Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational Finley Golf Club Chapel Hill, N.C. Oct. 28-30 The Landfall Tradition Country Club of Landfall (Pete Dye Course) Wilmington, N.C. SPRING Event Course Location Feb. 12-14 Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge Palos Verdes Golf Club Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. March 3-5 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Long Cove Club Hilton Head Island, S.C. March 31-April 2 Bryan National Collegiate Bryan Park Golf Course Browns Summit, N.C. April 7-9 Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic University of Georgia Golf Course Athens, Ga. April 21-23 SEC Championship Greystone Golf and CC (Founders Course) Birmingham, Ala. May 8-10 NCAA Regional Championships TBD TBD* May 19-24 NCAA Championships Rich Harvest Farms Sugar Grove, Ill. *- 2017 NCAA Regional Sites: Albuquerque, N.M.; Athens, Ga.; Columbus, Ohio; Lubbock, Texas 2 ALABAMA WOMEN’S GOLF introduction Head coach Mic Potter and assistant coach Susan Rosenstiel return for their 12th season together, leading Alabama to 11 NCAA Finals and the 2012 NCAA Championship.