Table of Contents Quick Facts
2007 Outlook...... 2 Location...... El Paso, Texas 2007 Roster...... 3 Founded...... 1914 Head Coach Jere Pelletier...... 4 Enrollment...... 20,000 Valerie De La Cruz...... 5 Nickname...... Miners Samantha Garza...... 6 Colors...... Dark Blue, Orange, Silver Accent Stephanie Herrera...... 7 Conference...... Conference USA Daniela Ito...... 8 Facilities...... Coronado Country Club, El Paso Country Club, Jullianne Kim...... 9 Emerald Springs Golf Course, Lone Star Golf Club, Deborah Martinez...... 10 Painted Dunes Desert Golf Club, Santa Teresa Country Club, Gerina Mendoza...... 11 Underwood Golf Complex (Sunrise and Sunset Courses) Bea White...... 12 President...... Dr. Diana Natalicio Donor Recognition...... 13 Director of Athletics...... Bob Stull 2005-06 Statistics...... 14 Head Coach...... Jere Pelletier 2006 Fall Statistics...... 15 Alma Mater...... New Mexico ‘77 UTEP’s Home Courses...... 16-17 Years at UTEP...... 13th Record Book...... 18 Women’s Golf Phone...... (915) 747-5395 Booster Information...... 19 Women’s Golf Fax...... (915) 747-5162 President Dr. Diana Natalicio...... 20 Women’s Golf E-Mail...... [email protected] Director of Athletics Bob Stull...... 21 2006 Conference USA Finish...... 5th El Paso, Texas...... 22-23 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 4/2 University of Texas at El Paso...... 24-27 Women’s Golf SID...... Jeff Darby Miner Village...... 28-29 SID Phone...... (915) 747-6652 Larry K. Durham Sports Center...... 30-31 SID Fax...... (915) 747-5444 Conference USA...... 32 SID Cell Phone...... (915) 204-0642 SID E-Mail...... [email protected] UTEP Website...... www.utepathletics.com SID Mailing Address...... Brumbelow Building Room 126 The 2007 UTEP Women’s Golf Media Guide is a publication of 201 Glory Road the athletic media relations office. Managing Editor -- Jeff Darby. El Paso, Texas 79902 Cover design -- Charles Staniszewski. Photography -- Brian Kanof, Christ Chavez. Printing -- Paydirt Printing.
2007 UTEP Women’s Golf Guide 2007 Outlook The UTEP women’s golf team is coming off a sensational fall season. The Miners earned a no. 11 regional ranking, putting them in position to contend for the NCAA Champion- ships this spring. Senior Gerina Mendoza led UTEP in five fall tournaments, compiling a 73.5 stroke average and winning the ORU Shootout in Tulsa, Okla. She also tied for second place at the Jeannine McHaney Intercollegiate in Lubbock, Texas. Mendoza closed out the fall slate rated 29th nationally in stroke average. Counting fall results, Mendoza has played in 39 tourna- ments for the Miners, finishing in the top 10 on 10 occa- sions. Fellow senior Jullianne Kim continues to be outstanding as well, fashioning a 75.2 stroke average and garnering top- 20 showings at four competitions during the fall. She tied for ninth place at two tournaments – the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M. and the Price’s Give ‘Em Five Intercollegiate in Las Cruces, N.M. Kim has placed in the top 10 at seven tournaments as a Miner. UTEP finished in the top six as a team at three fall events, including tying for fourth place at the ORU Shootout. The Miners broke 900 for the first time under veteran head coach Jere Pelletier at the Jeannine McHaney Invitational. Later in the fall, UTEP tied its season-best score of 898 at the Lady Pirate Invitational in Greenville, N.C.
Gerina Mendoza How far UTEP can go in the spring will likely depend on if the Miners can get solid performances out of freshman Deborah Martinez and juniors Daniela Ito and Bea White, who rounded out coach Pelletier’s lineup card during the fall. Martinez and Ito both appeared in all five fall tournaments. A true freshman, Martinez registered a 78.9 stroke average and tied for 29th place at the Lady Pirate Invitational. She was a three-sport star (basketball, golf, tennis) at Tecnologico de Monterrey Campus Guaymas in Mexico. Ito’s fall stroke average was 80.9 and White’s was 80.0 in two appearances. White has battled injuries during her career. Senior Valerie De La Cruz has played in 22 tournaments for the Miners and will be counted on for leadership both on and off the course. Freshmen Samantha Garza and Stephanie Herrera will add depth. Both attended Eastwood High School in El Paso. Herrera will likely redshirt this season. UTEP’s spring schedule features five tournaments, includ- ing the Conference USA Championship April 21-23 in Birming- ham, Ala.
Jullianne Kim
2007 UTEP Women’s Golf Guide 2007 Roster Name Year Hometown (High School) Valerie De La Cruz SR El Paso, Texas (Eastwood) Samantha Garza FR El Paso, Texas (Eastwood) Stephanie Herrera FR El Paso, Texas (Eastwood) Daniela Ito JR Torreón, Mexico (Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey) Jullianne Kim SR Victoria, British Columbia (Belmont Secondary School) Deborah Martinez FR San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico (Tecnologico de Monterrey Campus Guaymas) Gerina Mendoza SR Roswell, N.M. (Goddard) Bea White JR Dartmouth, Nova Scotia (Prince Andrew)
Head Coach: Jere Pelletier (New Mexico ‘77)
The 2007 UTEP Miners: front row left to right, Jullianne Kim and Gerina Mendoza. Back row left to right, Samantha Garza, Stephanie Herrera, Deborah Martinez, head coach Jere Pelletier, Valerie De La Cruz, Bea White and Daniela Ito.
2007 UTEP Women’s Golf Guide Jere Pelletier Head Coach UTEP Under Jere Pelletier Tournament Titles (7) New Mexico ‘77 1995–Lady Bronc Classic 1995–Subway Ram Fall Classic 13th Year at UTEP 1998–Lady Bronc Classic 1999–BYU Invitational 2002–Islander Spring Invitational The UTEP women’s golf program 2004–Lindsey Classic has made tremendous strides under 2006–Red Rock Invitational Jere Pelletier, the 1995 WAC Coach of the Year. During Pelletier’s tenure Other Top Three Finishes (13) the Miners have won seven tourna- 1995–Cowgirl Classic (3rd) ment titles, while finishing in the top 1997–Susie Maxwell Berning Tournament (T3rd) three at 20 events. 1998–Ptarmagan Ram Fall Classic (3rd) Equally as impressive, his team 1998–SDSU Fall Classic (2nd) has enjoyed success away from the 1999–Jeannine McHaney Memorial (3rd) playing field. Under his leadership 2001–Lady Razorback Invitational (2nd) the Miners have regularly been rec- 2002–Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational (2nd) ognized for their team grade point 2002–Bronco Fall Classic (2nd) average and leadership in the com- 2003–Bearkat Invitational (3rd) munity. 2003–Lady Indian Classic (3rd) UTEP is coming off its best fall 2003–Bronco Fall Classic (2nd) season under Pelletier. The Miners 2004–Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational (2nd) were ranked 11th in the region by 2005–ORU Shootout (3rd) Golfstat. Senior Gerina Mendoza Team/Individual Honors was rated 29th nationally with a 73.5 stroke average and claimed medalist 1995 WAC Coach of the Year honors at the ORU Shootout in Tulsa, Okla. 1996 All-WAC (Nicco Chilek) Mendoza and Jullianne Kim each earned second team All-Conference 1996 All-WAC Tournament (Nicco Chilek) USA honors during the 2005-06 campaign. The Miners took the champion- 2000 All-WAC (Kristen MacLaren) ship of the Red Rock Invitational in Sedona, Ariz. 2002 All-WAC (Linda Chen) The 2004-05 Miners notched a runner-up performance at the Marilynn 2003 All-WAC (Annie Mallory) Smith Sunflower Invitational. 2004 All-WAC (Annie Mallory) Despite having just one senior and no juniors at his disposal in 2003-04, 2006 All-Conference USA (Jullianne Kim, Gerina Mendoza) Pelletier orchestrated a trio of top-three finishes, including a team champi- 2006 All-Conference USA Tournament (Jullianne Kim) onship at the Lindsey Classic in Bryant, Ark. For the second year in a row, Six Individual Champions senior Annie Mallory was tabbed second team All-WAC. Pelletier coached his 2002-03 team to five top-five showings. The Min- ers took second at the Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational and the Bronco Open (fourth place), Pro Sun Country Section PGA (second place), McDonald’s Fall Classic. Matches Sun Country Section PGA, Hilton Open (fifth place), Tiejeras Arroyo The 2001-02 Miners won the Islander Invitational in Corpus Christi, Invitational (first place), Albuquerque City Championship (fifth place), New Texas, one of four top-five showings for UTEP on the year. Junior Linda Chen Mexico State Amateur Championship (fifth place) and Arroyo del Oso (club was a second team All-WAC honoree, as the Miners snagged a fourth-place champion). standing at the conference championship. Pelletier, who graduated from the Professional Golf Association Busi- In 2000-01 UTEP, with just one returning letterwinner (Chen) on the ness School, Rules Seminar and Teaching Seminar, is a member of the PGA roster, finished in the top-10 at four tournaments. of America, Sun Country Section PGA Golf Digest Panel and Top 100 Golf The Miners were rated as high as 25th in the nation by Golfweek during Courses. the 1999-00 season. UTEP was led by Kristen MacLaren, one of the most- As owner of the Nevel Meade Pro Shop, Jere set up all golf operations decorated performers in school history. MacLaren won three tournament for running a public course in rural Kentucky. While manager of Puerto del titles as a Miner, earned All-WAC recognition twice, and participated in the Sol Municipal Golf Course, he aided in the remodeling of the par-three course NCAA Championships as a sophomore and senior. into a regulation nine-hole course with a state-of-the-art driving range and Pelletier has also tutored Nicco Chilek, who captured All-WAC honors in teaching facility. He received Merchandiser of the Year awards in 1983 and 1995, 1996 and 1997. 1987. A 1977 graduate of New Mexico, Pelletier turned pro that year. He Pelletier was born in Spokane, Wash. He has two children, Katie and played in the Rotary Pro-Am, El Paso Country Club (first place), New Mexico Heather. The Pelletier Ledger
Team Individual Tournament Tournament Top Five Conference Season Round Average Stroke Average Champs Runner-Up Finishes Finish 1994-95 334.2 85.0 1 0 2 5th 1995-96 324.7 82.7 1 0 3 4th 1996-97 324.3 82.1 0 0 2 6th 1997-98 319.6 81.6 1 0 2 7th 1998-99 313.4 79.5 0 1 5 8th 1999-00 314.5 80.0 1 0 3 5th 2000-01 323.7 82.4 0 0 1 7th 2001-02 313.5 79.7 1 1 4 4th 2002-03 310.3 79.5 0 2 5 5th 2003-04 313.6 79.7 1 1 3 6th 2004-05 319.4 81.0 0 1 2 7th 2005-06 310.5 79.2 1 0 3 5th Fall 2006 305.2 77.5 0 0 1 ---
2007 UTEP Women’s Golf Guide Valerie De La Cruz SeniornEl Paso, TexasnEastwood HS
UTEP Item Won the Vern Valdez Tournament at Santa Teresa Country Club in the summer of 2004 ... was victorious in a playoff over Rita Aguilar.
Fall 2006 Did not play in any tournaments.
2005-06 (Junior) Appeared in all 10 tournaments, registering an 81.9 stroke average ... top finish was a tie for 36th place at the ORU Shootout ... carded a career-low 230 at the Ptarmigan/ Ram Fall Classic ... finished 43rd at the Conference USA Championship ... named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2004-05 (Sophomore) Compiled an 82.1 stroke average in five competitions ... played in four of five fall tournaments, recording an 81.6 stroke average ... shot her low round of 76 at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational ... fired her season-best high school players ... lowered her scoring average from 115 to the high 236 at the same tournament ... saw action in just one tournament during the 70’s over the course of her prep career ... earned a first-place finish in a spring (Baylor-Tapatio Springs Shootout). tournament at Los Altos Golf Course in Albuquerque, N.M. ... participated in numerous tournaments on the PGA Sun Country Junior Golf Tour ... earned a spot in the regional golf tournament in Lubbock ... was a member of the 2003-04 (Freshman) National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society and was named to Played in seven tournaments as a true freshman ... posted an 83.1 stroke the Academic All-District team. average ... top showing was a 31st-place finish at the WAC Championships in El Paso ... shot her season-low score of 237 at the “Mo” Morial Tournament. Personal Valerie De La Cruz was born on Aug. 29, 1985 ... civil engineering major Before UTEP ... parents are Luis Rene and Martha De La Cruz ... has a younger brother An All-District and All-Region honoree her senior year at Eastwood High (Matthew). School ... a four-year letterwinner who ranked third in the city among area 21 Questions With Valerie ...
I started playing golf when I was...... 13 My best round of golf has been...... 71 The hardest course I have ever played is...... Cannon Springs My dream foursome would be...... Ben Hogan, Tiger Woods, Lorena Ochoa, Paula Creamer If I could play any golf course, it would be...... Currituck Club in North Carolina When I’m not playing golf, I like to...... Sleep (it’s critical during the school year) My favorite type of music is...... All types My favorite childhood memory is...... A three layered cheesecake my mom made me for my third birthday My greatest fear is...... Losing my grandfather, who has been a great supporter in all that I do Someone I look up to is...... My mother, who has been a great role model and has shown my brother and I how to be responsible adults My biggest pet-peeve is...... When people curse My favorite holiday is...... Christmas, because you get to see the entire family If I could go anywhere in the world, I would travel to...... Germany The weirdest thing I have ever eaten is...... Korean food, but I have to admit it’s good My favorite cereal is...... Honey Bunches of Oats If I could go on a date with any celebrity, it would be with...... Angelina Jolie, because she’s independent with three children, a beautiful woman, and seems down to earth If I could go back in time, the era I would choose would be ...... the ‘80s, because you can dance to the music My favorite type of candy is...... Chocolate Something that is always in my refrigerator is...... Tecate A language that I speak other than English is...... Spanish and sign language (neither 100 percent fluent, but I know enough to get by) The hardest class I have ever taken is...... Structural Design II (concrete)
Career Statistics Year Tournaments Rounds Total Strokes Stroke Average Best 18 Best 36 Best 2003-04 7 21 1746 83.1 76 155 237 2004-05 5 15 1231 82.1 76 157 236 2005-06 10 29 2374 81.9 73 153 230 Career 22 65 5351 82.3 73 153 230
2007 UTEP Women’s Golf Guide Samantha Garza FreshmannEl Paso, TexasnEastwood HS UTEP Items Member of UTEP’s Student- Athlete Advisor y Committee (SAAC) ... made the Dean’s List as a freshman at UTEP and was also appointed to the C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll ... won the Vern Valdez Tournament at Santa Teresa Country Club in the summer of 2006.
Fall 2006 Did not participate in any tournaments.
2005-06 Redshirted.
Before UTEP Two-time All-District and Academic All-District selection at Eastwood High School in El Paso ... earned All-City honors her senior year, when she was team captain ... four-year varsity letterwinner in golf ... graduated in the top five percent of her class, and was a member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish National Honor Society ... involved with the student council in high school, including serving as class rep as a junior and senior ... also involved with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Personal Samantha Leigh Garza was born on July 9, 1987 ... kinesiology major ... parents are Raul and Sandra Garza ... has one brother, Nathaniel, and one sister, Tara, who is also a student at UTEP.
21 Questions With Samantha ...
I started playing golf when I was...... 14 My best round of golf has been...... 72 The hardest course I have ever played is...... Rawls Texas Tech, in the sense that you have to have a good short game and good course management My dream foursome would be...... Ben Hogan, Sam Snead, Gary Player and Bobby Jones If I could play any golf course, it would be...... St. Andrews When I’m not playing golf, I like to...... Read and watch movies My favorite type of music is...... Country My favorite childhood memory is...... Going to the golf course with my dad on Sundays My greatest fear is...... Failing Someone I look up to is...... My mom, because I am just like her in more ways than one. She is successful as a mother and in her career My biggest pet-peeve is...... People who don’t use blinkers My favorite holiday is...... Thanksgiving. All the food If I could go anywhere in the world, I would travel to...... Scotland or Spain The weirdest thing I have ever eaten is...... Squid My favorite cereal is...... Lucky Charms If I could go on a date with any celebrity, it would be with...... Chad Michael Murray If I could go back in time, the era I would choose would be ...... the ‘60s. I love everything about it, from the music to the clothes to the cars My favorite type of candy is...... Peanut M&M’s Something that is always in my refrigerator is...... Fruit A language that I speak other than English is...... Spanish, but not very well The hardest class I have ever taken is...... Physiology and Anatomy
2007 UTEP Women’s Golf Guide Stephanie Herrera FreshmannEl Paso, TexasnEastwood HS Fall 2006 Did not play in any tournaments ... likely redshirt for the 2006- 07 season.
Before UTEP Enjoyed a prolific prep career at Eastwood High School in El Paso ... won the 2004 Franklin Invitational ... also claimed medalist honors at the 2005 El Paso City Championship and the 2005 Price’s Creameries Junior City Championship ... earned All-Region, All-District and All-City honors in golf at Eastwood ... Eastwood’s Female Athlete of the Year as well ... named the Greater El Paso Golf Coaches Association Player of the Year and the El Paso Times City Player of the Year ... selected one of the first UTEP Flo Hyman Award winners in 2000 ... a standout in basketball as well, garnering All-City and All-District recognition ... also chosen the El Paso Times’ City Offensive Player of the Year for basketball ... captained Eastwood’s golf and basketball teams ... involved with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, including serving as vice president ... member of the National Honor Society and student council ... recipient of a UTEP merit scholarship as well as FORD’s Salute to Education scholarship. Personal Stephanie Ann Herrera was born on Jan. 25, 1988 in El Paso, Texas ... business major ... parents are David and Yvonne Herrera ... has one sister. 21 Questions With Stephanie ...
I started playing golf when I was...... 5 My best round of golf has been...... 70 The hardest course I have ever played is...... Torrey Pines My dream foursome would be...... Sergio Garcia, Annika Sorenstam, Tiger Woods If I could play any golf course, it would be...... Ka’anapali Golf Course in Maui When I’m not playing golf, I like to...... Play basketball and listen to music My favorite type of music is...... Anything! My nickname is “Jukebox” for a reason My favorite childhood memory is...... Being the only girl with a pink football in kindergarten My greatest fear is...... Losing someone I love without them knowing how much I cared about them Someone I look up to is...... My grandmother she has been the “glue” of our family for years and is selfless in all her actions. I really respect and admire her for all she’s done My biggest pet-peeve is...... People who are rude or inconsiderate of others’ feelings My favorite holiday is...... Christmas If I could go anywhere in the world, I would travel to...... England The weirdest thing I have ever eaten is...... Poi from Hawaii My favorite cereal is...... Apple Jacks If I could go on a date with any celebrity, it would be with...... Justin Timberlake! If I could go back in time, the era I would choose would be ...... the Victorian era My favorite type of candy is...... Haribo Gummy Bears Something that is always in my refrigerator is...... Tea and applesauce A language that I speak other than English is...... Spanish The hardest class I have ever taken is...... Advanced pre-calculus during high school
2007 UTEP Women’s Golf Guide 7 Daniela Ito JuniornTorreón, MexiconInstituto Tecnologico de Monterrey Fall 2006 Saw action in all five tournaments ... best showing was a tie for 39th place at the ORU Shootout ... shot her personal best 237 at the Jeannine McHaney Invitational ... achieved her low round of 76 at both the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational and the Jeannine McHaney Invitational.
2005-06 (Sophomore) Did not play in any tournaments while recovering from carpal tunnel.
2004-05 (Freshman) Saw action in four tournaments ... had an 82.3 stroke average with a season-low 242 at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational ... played in one tournament during the spring (Baylor-Tapatio Springs Shootout) and three during the fall.
2003-04 Redshirted.
Before UTEP Played her prep golf at Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey.
Personal Daniela Ito was born on Oct. 26, 1985 ... accounting major ... parents are Javier and Lorena Ito ... her mother also attended UTEP ... hobbies include playing golf, watching television and listening to music.
21 Questions With Daniela ...
I started playing golf when I was...... 13 My best round of golf has been...... 68 The hardest course I have ever played is...... Traditions Club My dream foursome would be...... Tiger Woods, Sergio Garcia and Lorena Ochoa If I could play any golf course, it would be...... Augusta National Golf Club When I’m not playing golf, I like to...... Listen to music and chat My favorite type of music is...... Pop My favorite childhood memory is...... My sister My greatest fear is...... Dying Someone I look up to is...... My parents My biggest pet-peeve is...... Lying My favorite holiday is...... Christmas If I could go anywhere in the world, I would travel to...... Japan The weirdest thing I have ever eaten is...... Arabian food My favorite cereal is...... Froot Loops If I could go on a date with any celebrity, it would be with...... Sergio Garcia If I could go back in time, the era I would choose would be ...... the ‘60s My favorite type of candy is...... Mike & Ike Something that is always in my refrigerator is...... Butter A language that I speak other than English is...... Spanish The hardest class I have ever taken is...... Economics
Career Statistics Year Tournaments Rounds Total Strokes Stroke Average Best 18 Best 36 Best 54 2004-05 4 12 987 82.3 80 162 242 Career 4 12 987 82.3 80 162 242
2007 UTEP Women’s Golf Guide Jullianne Kim SeniornVictoria, British ColumbianBelmont Secondary HS
Fall 2006 Ranked second on the team with a 75.2 stroke average ... tied for ninth place at two tournaments -- the Branch Law Firm/ Dick McGuire Invitational and the Price’s Give ‘Em Five Intercollegiate ... landed in the top 20 at four of the five tournaments she competed in ... shot her career-low round of 69 at the season-opening Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational, where she carded a personal best 218 as well.
2005-06 (Junior) Posted a team-leading 76.5 stroke average ... ended the year with three top-10 finishes and five top-20 showings ... tied for fourth place at the Conference USA Championship, shooting her season-low 220 ... has been UTEP’s top finisher at the conference tournament three years running ... finished sixth at the ORU Shootout ... also took sixth at the Texas A&M “Mo”Morial Tournament.
2004-05 (Sophomore) Ranked second on the squad with a 79.6 stroke average in 10 tournaments ... best finish was 13th at the Marilynn Smith Invitational, where she carded a 239 (79-84-76) 2002-03 ... shot her season-low round of 74 in each of her last three tournaments (Baylor-Tapatio Redshirted. Springs Shootout, Susie Maxwell, WAC Championships) ... fired a season-low 230 at the WAC Championships ... finished 14th at the conference championship ... placed in the top 20 at three tournaments for the season. Before UTEP Winner of two consecutive titles at the Lyle Crawford Junior Open (2001-02) ... winner of the CJGA Bermuda Team Canada Qualifier in 2001, and the CJGA Matchplay in 2001 2003-04 (Freshman) in which she was seeded first ... participated in the 2001 CJGA Qualifier, taking second One of the top first-year players in the Western Athletic Conference ... her 79.5 stroke place to qualify for PGA Nationals in West Palm Beach, Fla. ... represented Canada in the average was third-best on the team ... saw action in eight tournaments, finishing in the Team Canada versus Team USA matches in 2001 and 2002 ... won the 2002 Vancouver top 20 at four of them ... recorded a pair of top 10 showings, including a tie for ninth Island Junior Girls Championship ... was the only female to play on the boys golf team at place at the Lindsey Classic ... tied for 10th place at the Bronco Classic ... tied for Belmont Secondary School ... member of the 2002 state championship team ... awarded 14th at the WAC Championships in El Paso ... best 54-hole score came at the Susie the “Gold Plaque Award” for her achievements in academics and athletics. Maxwell Berning Classic (232). Personal Jullianne Kim was born on Nov. 10, 1984 ... public relations major ... parents are Don and Leeanne Kim ... has one sister, Maryanne.
21 Questions With Jullianne ...
I started playing golf when I was...... 14 My best round of golf has been...... 67 The hardest course I have ever played is...... PGA National in West Palm Beach My dream foursome would be...... Ben Hogan, Adam Scott, Se Ri Pak and me If I could play any golf course, it would be...... Augusta National where they play the Masters When I’m not playing golf, I like to...... Talk to my friends who I have not talked to in a long time My favorite type of music is...... Hip hop My greatest fear is...... Losing someone I love Someone I look up to is...... My mom and dad My biggest pet-peeve is...... People who are two-faced and negative My favorite holiday is...... Christmas If I could go anywhere in the world, I would travel to...... Everywhere in Europe If I could go on a date with any celebrity, it would be with...... Paul Walker My favorite type of candy is...... Plain M&Ms Something that is always in my refrigerator is...... Fruit and vegetables A language that I speak other than English is...... Korean The hardest class I have ever taken is...... All humanities classes
Career Statistics Year Tournaments Rounds Total Strokes Stroke Average Best 18 Best 36 Best 54 2003-04 9 26 2076 79.8 74 149 232 2004-05 10 30 2389 79.6 74 150 230 2005-06 10 29 2219 76.5 71 145 220 Career 29 85 6684 78.6 71 145 220
2007 UTEP Women’s Golf Guide 9 Deborah Martinez FreshmannSan Carlos, Sonora, Mexico Tecnologico de Monterrey Campus Guaymas
Fall 2006 Played in all five tournaments as a true freshman ... recorded a 78.9 stroke average ... best finish was a tie for 29th place at the Lady Pirate Invitational, where she carded her UTEP low 226 (75-76-75).
Before UTEP Played competitively in Arizona in 2004 and 2005 ... won the Antigua Junior Tournament in Green Valley and the Southwest Section PGA PING Junior Players Series in Goodyear in 2005 ... also champion of the third flight of the Junior Girls State Championship in Scottsdale ... notched runner-up showings at the Mesa City Junior Championship and Phoenix Metro Junior Championship ... took first place at the Silver Bell Tournament “PGA Southwest Section” in Tucson, the Southern Arizona Junior Championship in Green Valley and the Tucson City Junior Championship in 2004 ... attended the UCLA Future All-American camp in 2005, and the Nike Golf School and Junior Camps in 2003 ... won a pair of tournaments in Tucson and finished 12th at Mexican Nationals in 2004 ... attended Nike Camps in California in 2003 ... was also a standout basketball and tennis player in high school ... member of gold medal team at Junior National Olympics in 2002, and chosen to the Mexican national team ... president of the student association of the Tecnologico de Monterrey, helping the poor and orphans of her city.
Personal Deborah Martinez Villarreal was born on March 9, 1988 in San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico ... finance major ... parents are Sergio Martinez and Reyna Villarreal ... has one sister. 21 Questions With Deborah ...
I started playing golf when I was...... 6 My best round of golf has been...... 70 The hardest course I have ever played is...... Robinson Ranch in California My dream foursome would be...... Lorena Ochoa, Harry Vardon, Tiger Woods and me. Even if I have to hit twice to reach their drives If I could play any golf course, it would be...... St. Andrews When I’m not playing golf, I like to...... Chill out with my friends, play tennis or go to the gym My favorite type of music is...... Electronic and Latin, of course My favorite childhood memory is...... Being with all my friends in “tennis lessons,” I remember that we would jump around every day after and before our lesson, and we enjoyed ourselves a lot when we tried to build tree houses My greatest fear is...... Failure Someone I look up to is...... My dad because he is a very smart man, critical thinker and has solid principles My biggest pet-peeve is...... Gossip My favorite holiday is...... Christmas If I could go anywhere in the world, I would travel to...... Europe The weirdest thing I have ever eaten is...... Beef tongue My favorite cereal is...... Cheerios and Honey Bunches of Oats If I could go on a date with any celebrity, it would be with...... Matthew McConaughey If I could go back in time, the era I would choose would be ...... the ‘70s My favorite type of candy is...... Chocolate bar Something that is always in my refrigerator is...... Milk A language that I speak other than English is...... Spanish The hardest class I have ever taken is...... Geography
10 2007 UTEP Women’s Golf Guide Gerina Mendoza SeniornRoswell, New MexiconGoddard HS
Fall 2006 Concluded the fall ranked sixth in Region C and 29th nationally with a 73.5 stroke average ... posted three top-10 finishes in five fall tournaments — first at the ORU Shootout, tied for second at the Jeannine McHaney Intercollegiate and 10th at the Lady Pirate Invitational ... carded a 214 at the ORU Shootout to earn medalist honors for the first time in her career ... shot a career-low 211 at the Jeannine McHaney Intercollegiate, including a 69 over the final 18 holes.
2005-06 (Junior) Rated second on the squad with a 76.8 stroke average ... garnered a team-high four top-10 finishes ... tied for third place at the ORU Shootout ... also tied for fourth at the Red Rock Invitational, eighth at the Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational and tied for ninth at the Conference USA Championship ... was tied for the individual lead through 36 holes of the C-USA Championship, shooting rounds of 69 and 74 respectively ... achieved her season-low score of 220 at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational.
2004-05 (Sophomore) Before UTEP Fashioned a team-leading 78.8 stroke average ... also led UTEP with three top 10 finishes Lettered in golf and volleyball at Goddard High School ... All-State honoree in 2001 and five top 20 showings ... best finish was eighth place at the Dr. Donnis Thompson and 2002 ... three-time All-District selection ... led Goddard High to state titles her Invitational ... put together her season-low 227 (78-75-74) at the Susie Maxwell Berning last two years as a prep ... won the New Mexico state championship in 2003 after Classic, tying for 10th place ... shot a season best round of 73 at two tournaments finishing second in 2002 and third in 2001 ... won an All-American award in 2001 ... (Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire, Baylor-Tapatio Springs Shootout) ... tied for ninth place participated in the Westfield (Ohio) Junior Championship ... earned District 4-4A most at the Marilynn Smith Invitational ... tied for 17th place at the WAC Championship. valuable player honors in volleyball after helping her team capture the state title her junior and senior year ... named first team All-State and All-District as an outside hitter 2003-04 (Freshman) ... selected to the North-South All-Star Team for volleyball as well ... recipient of the Played in every tournament as a true freshman ... tallied an 81.0 stroke average ... tied Wendy’s Heisman Award. for 17th place at the WAC Championship in El Paso, her best performance of the season ... fired her low score of 239 at the Price’s Give ‘Em Five Intercollegiate ... registered Personal two top 20 finishes on the year. Gerina Michelle Mendoza was born on March 29, 1985... math major...parents are Alan and Rita Stevenson...has three brothers and one sister...cousin, Jessica Thompson, played volleyball at Fresno State. 21 Questions With Gerina ...
I started playing golf when I was...... 15 My best round of golf has been...... 64 The hardest course I have ever played is...... Traditions My dream foursome would be...... Tiger Woods, Annika Sorenstam, Adam Scott and Greg Norman If I could play any golf course, it would be...... Pebble Beach When I’m not playing golf, I like to...... Play Tiger Woods Golf on PS2 My favorite type of music is...... Country My favorite childhood memory is...... Playing baseball My greatest fear is...... Heights Someone I look up to is...... My parents, because they have been role models for me throughout my life and are always there for me My biggest pet-peeve is...... Smacking when eating My favorite holiday is...... Christmas If I could go anywhere in the world, I would travel to...... Belize The weirdest thing I have ever eaten is...... Calamari My favorite cereal is...... Fruity Pebbles If I could go on a date with any celebrity, it would be with...... Nick Lachey If I could go back in time, the era I would choose would be ...... When I was little, so I could start golf sooner My favorite type of candy is...... Snickers Something that is always in my refrigerator is...... Something to drink and never anything to eat A language that I speak other than English is...... I just speak English The hardest class I have ever taken is...... Gymnastics
Career Statistics Year Tournaments Rounds Total Strokes Stroke Average Best 18 Best 36 Best 54 2003-04 9 26 2107 81.0 75 155 238 2004-05 10 30 2364 78.8 73 149 227 2005-06 10 29 2226 76.8 69 140 220 Career 29 85 6697 78.8 69 140 220
2007 UTEP Women’s Golf Guide Bea White JuniornDartmouth, Nova ScotianPrince Andrew HS
UTEP Items Member of the 2004 Nova Scotia Ladies Amateur Golf Team ... attended the 2004 Ladies Canadian Amateur ... member of the Dean’s List at UTEP.
Fall 2006 Competed in the final two tournaments of the season, the Price’s Give ‘Em Five Intercollegiate and the Lady Pirate Invitational.
2005-06 (Sophomore) Appeared in four tournaments ... shot her low round of 77 at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational, where she also fashioned her best 54-hole tally of 240 ... named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2004-05 (Freshman) Did not play in any tournaments.
2003-04 Redshirted. ... placed first in her age group at the Canadian Championship in 2002 ... was awarded the Female Athlete of the Year award her senior Before UTEP year at Prince Andrew High School ... represented Nova Scotia at the Became the first female to finish first in both the boys and girls 1999 and 2003 Canada Winter Games in hockey. divisions of the Saturn Shootout Tournament in 2002 ... won the Ken-Wo Burger King Junior Invitational in 2002 ... qualified for the Personal Canadian National Junior Championship her last three years as a Katherine White was born on May 28, 1985 ... nickname is “Bea” prep, as well as the 2002 Canadian Ladies Amateur Championship ... economics major ... parents are Jim and Linda White ... has one brother (Jim) ... enjoys playing hockey.
21 Questions With Bea ...
I started playing golf when I was...... 13 My best round of golf has been...... 68 My dream foursome would be...... Nancy Lopez, Arnold Palmer, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus If I could play any golf course, it would be...... Augusta When I’m not playing golf, I like to...... Relax with friends My favorite type of music is...... Alternative My favorite childhood memory is...... Too many great memories to pinpoint just one My greatest fear is...... Snakes Someone I look up to is...... My parents. They are amazing people My favorite holiday is...... Christmas If I could go anywhere in the world, I would travel to...... Europe My favorite cereal is...... Special K If I could go back in time, the era I would choose would be ...... The ‘60s, because the political movements of the time fascinate me Something that is always in my refrigerator is...... Diet Pepsi A language that I speak other than English is...... None The hardest class I have ever taken is...... Intermediate Micro Economics with Dr. Roth
Career Statistics Year Tournaments Rounds Total Strokes Stroke Average Best 18 Best 36 Best 54 2005-06 4 11 916 83.3 77 161 240 Career 4 11 916 83.3 77 161 240
12 2007 UTEP Women’s Golf Guide Donor Recognition The UTEP women’s golf team would like Doug McGlohon to thank the following sponsors for their Special Thanks ... Gloria J. and Joe R. McReynolds, Jr. support: The UTEP women’s golf team extends Medical Billing Unlimited, Inc. its profound thanks to the following Sam Medrano Jerry Abeel individuals and organizations for their Agueda Melendez Vince Acero support above and beyond the call of duty: Eduardo Mendoza Michael and Virginia Ahern Rick Miller Gil Almanza C.B. and Marlene Banks William J. and Romaine R. Mounce Joseph P. and Sally Aubin Casa Nissan New Deal Furniture NTOL Appliance World Duane & Justine Coleman and Sun Travel Joe Olea Jerry Bacon Prissy Elenez and Frontier Airlines Nancy Baillie Sal Olivas El Paso Country Club Tuesday Balboa Auto Service Painted Dunes Golf Club Women’s Golf Association Bank of the West Pan American Golf Association Murray W. and Nancy Bates Barbara M. Hyatt Richard Parra Santiago Batres Medical Billers Unlimited (Todd Flaherty) Larry L. and Gail J. Patton Fred and Nancy Bauchert Mark L. and Karen A. Pelletier Liz Pena Mike Behrens Richard Pearson B.A. and Jo Petrello John Bochnowski Bill Word PF Chang’s Restaurant Border Apparel Laundry, Ltd. Marc Ponce Border Pallets, Inc. David Porter Jerry and Mary E. Bowden Gabriela Fuentes Kelly Porter Bowl El Paso David Garcia (SBC) Wendell Powers Lynette Brodie Samantha Garza Bob Ramey Gene Brooks GECU (Musette Bracher, James Lawrence, Steve Rash Mike Broussard Steve Lutz, John Lynch) Richard and Venessa Recovo Irving J. and Ann C. Brown Ralph Gemoets Bart Reneau Nancy Brown Golf Management, Inc. Duffy Rivera Eddie Bryant (Bill Eschenbrenner, Mike Singleton) Jack and Angie Rye Sue Burns Marivi Gonzalez Derek Sanchez T.J. Burns Mark Gonzales Savage Oil Company Gary Byrd Louis Gonzalez Marland Singleton Sonia Calvo G.P. Graham Capital Management Group, Inc. Walt Sitters Don Caparis (KDBC-TV Channel 4) Mike Graniczny Dennis Smith Cappetto’s Restaurant Jeff Greenlee Bruce Speer Jack E. and Joan K. Carter Green Scene Susan Spence Cattle Baron Restaurant Leah H. Gregersen Velma Sprouse David A. Cenk, D.M.D. Jean Griffith Carolyn Ann Stewart Century Fire Systems Griggs Restaurant Kent Summerford Orlando Cervantes Matt Guel Angela Tanzy Gabe Chavez Bill Haas Ryan Thorpe Mrs. Milton Cherno John Haddad Robert Todd Chili’s Restaurant Ruth A. Harris Joe Tooke Josephine Clark Greg Hartley Carl Townsend Vinny Clausen Mike Harville Transmountain Oil Company Coca-Cola Charlotte Clair Hays Frank Trejo Terry Cole James L. and Mary Ann Heard Bettie Tritton Harold D. and Karen C. Coleman Heist Disposal John and Sonja M. Van Nortwick Tim Coltharp Warren Henderson Richard Pearson Continental Automatic Doors of El Paso Jo Ann Hendrix Sheryll Van Pelt Bobby Contreras David and Yvonne Herrera David Velasquez Georgie Cramer John Holzenthaler Jeff Vinton Nancy W. Crowson Jerry Johnson Vista Hills Golf Club Judy H. Crumley A.J. Keipp Vitalis Sun Bowl Luis H. De La Cruz P.A. Lane Gregory William Wayne Mitch Doblado Lauterbach, Borschow and Co., P.C. John and Mary Welsh Dorado Engineering, Inc. W.W. and Paddy Littlefield Robert A. and Gloria White Mrs. Walter Driven Bob Long Wanda White Ray Dunn John and Susan Long Jim and Joan Whitlatch Sharon McPhail Edge Patrick Lopez Christopher Brian Willmon Marie Eichelmann Clay Lowenfield (Casa Ford, Inc.) Carl Womack Chris Elguea F. Joyce Lown Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Woodul El Paso Community Foundation Lube “N” Go, Inc. Doug Worsham El Paso Ear, Nose and Throat Associates Max Mahan K. Douglas and Cynthia J. Wright Edward G. and Pearl Louise Elias Ronald and Sylvia Marcum Ray Ybarra Doug Erwin Bill Marland Mike Zuloaga Lou Erwin Ronnie Martinez Art Escobar Mack and Theresa Massey Debbie Figueroa Randy Massey
2007 UTEP Women’s Golf Guide 2005-06 Statistics
Date Event - Site (Course) Rounds Score Place Sept. 12-13 Ptarmigan/Ram Fall Classic - Fort Collins, Colo. 305-324-301 930 12th (of 18) Sept. 26-28 Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire - Albuquerque, N.M. 309-299-312 920 t15th of 18 Oct. 3-4 ORU Shootout - Tulsa, Okla. 319-306-301 926 3rd of 17 Oct. 10-11 Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational - Manhattan, Kan. 316-297-315 928 7th of 12 Oct. 17-18 Price’s Give ‘Em Five Intercollegiate - Las Cruces, N.M. 324-301-313 938 17th of 21 Feb. 25-26 Red Rock Invitational - Sedona, Ariz. 310-313 623 t1st of 13 March 10-12 Texas A&M “Mo”Morial - Bryan, Texas 317-334-340 991 16th of 18 March 21-22 Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational - Honolulu, Hawaii 313-299-303 915 6th of 11 April 9-10 Susie Maxwell Berning Classic - Norman, Okla. 306-313-308 927 13th of 17 April 16-18 Conference USA Championship - Greenville, N.C. 292-305-310 907 5th of 9
Round-by-Round Results Ptarmigan/Ram Branch Law Firm ORU Shootout Marilynn Smith Price’s Valerie De La Cruz 77 80 73 78 83 80 78 83 78 85 80 87 86 78 84 Jullianne Kim 75 82 75 74 71 84 78 77 74 75 77 79 85 72 73 Brandi McKnight ------78 80 79 Gerina Mendoza 79 85 76 80 70 70 82 72 74 78 70 74 80 71 80 Bea White 79 86 84 77 84 79 87 81 90 82 87 ------Amy Young 74 77 77 84 75 83 81 76 75 81 70 75 81 84 81
Red Rock “Mo”Morial Donnis Thompson Susie Maxwell C-USA Champ. Valerie De La Cruz 80 89 --- 86 85 95 81 79 75 80 80 77 88 89 80 Jullianne Kim 77 80 --- 72 74 83 77 76 73 83 77 76 73 76 71 Brandi McKnight 79 81 --- 94 89 83 77 72 81 83 78 87 78 77 89 Gerina Mendoza 76 77 --- 79 88 80 78 78 74 74 78 80 69 74 80 Bea White ------Amy Young 78 75 --- 80 87 94 83 73 81 69 81 75 72 78 79
Individual Statistics Total Total Total Stroke Best Best Best Best Top Top Best Tournaments Rounds Strokes Average st Round 8 6 0 0 Finish Valerie De La Cruz 10 29 2374 81.9 77 73 153 230 0 0 t36-ORU Shootout Jullianne Kim 10 29 2219 76.5 72 71 145 220 3 5 t4-C-USA Brandi McKnight 6 17 1385 81.5 77 72 149 230 0 1 20-Red Rock Gerina Mendoza 10 29 2226 76.8 69 69 140 220 4 5 t3-ORU Shootout Bea White 4 11 916 83.3 77 77 161 240 0 0 t75-ORU Shootout Amy Young 10 29 2279 78.6 69 69 145 225 1 5 t4-Red Rock Team 10 99 79. 9 9 97 907 0 t1-”Mo”Morial
14 2007 UTEP Women’s Golf Guide 2006 Fall Statistics
Date Event - Site Rounds Score Place Sept. 11-12 Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational - Albuquerque, N.M. 291-305-317 913 12th (of 17) Sept. 18-19 Jeannine McHaney Invitational - Lubbock, Texas 303-294-301 898 6th (of 16) Oct. 2-3 ORU Shootout - Tulsa, Okla. 308-311-314 933 t4th (of 14) Oct. 16-18 Price’s Give ‘Em Five Intercollegiate - Las Cruces, N.M. 316-311-309 936 15th (of 17) Oct. 20-22 Lady Pirate Invitational - Greenville, N.C. 295-302-301 898 6th (of 20)
Round-by-Round Results Dick McGuire Jeannine McHaney ORU Shootout Price’s Lady Pirate Daniela Ito 76 79 84 79 76 82 81 83 79 84 90 80 80 77 84 Jullianne Kim 69 71 78 77 72 75 80 81 80 78 71 73 71 77 75 Deborah Martinez 77 80 80 82 79 77 81 81 86 75 76 83 75 76 75 Gerina Mendoza 70 76 78 70 72 69 70 71 73 79 79 74 75 73 73 Brandi McKnight 76 79 81 77 74 80 77 78 82 ------Bea White ------85 85 82 74 76 78
Individual Statistics Total Total Total Stroke Best Best Best Best Top Top Best Tournaments Rounds Strokes Average st Round 8 6 0 0 Finish Daniela Ito 5 15 1214 80.9 76 76 155 237 ------t39 - ORU Shootout Jullianne Kim 5 15 1128 75.2 69 69 140 218 2 4 t9 - twice Deborah Martinez 5 15 1183 78.9 75 75 151 226 ------t29 - Lady Pirate Gerina Mendoza 5 15 1102 73.5 70 69 141 211 3 3 1 - ORU Shootout Brandi McKnight 3 9 704 78.2 76 74 151 231 ------t23 - ORU Shootout Bea White 2 6 480 80.0 74 74 150 228 ------t36 - Lady Pirate Team 811 77. 9 9 95 898 t4-ORU Shootout
Valerie De La Cruz
2007 UTEP Women’s Golf Guide UTEP’s Home Courses
The UTEP women’s golf program is extremely fortunate to have at its disposal a number of excellent golf facilities in the El Paso area. One of the big advantages the UTEP program has is the opportunity to play such a diverse array of courses. And the UTEP golf program receives tremendous support and cooperation from the different club presidents and head pros. These are the facilities made available to the UTEP golf program during the season.
Coronado Country Club
Coronado Country Club, founded in 1959, is one of the most beautiful and challenging courses in El Paso. The course is located just minutes from downtown El Paso, nestled on the west side of the beautiful Franklin Mountains, at an elevation of 4,700 feet. Coronado Country Club offers a panoramic Lone Star Golf Club view, overlooking three states and two countries. The course has served the Miners for many years and is well- Mark Pelletier is the current Director of Golf at EPCC. Former known for its good relationship with UTEP. The course is 6,485 yards in Miner Todd Fields owns the course record with a 60. The tournament length and is especially known for its fast greens and hilly terrain. is the home of the prestigious Western Refining All-American Coronado has hosted many professional and amateur events over Tournament held each fall. Included among the alumni of the the years, as well as the Western Athletic Conference Championship. tournament are some of the greatest golfers of our age, including Tiger The Hogan Tour has made the course a part of its season twice, Woods, Davis Love III, Corey Pavin, Mark O’Meara, Curtis Strange, and the course has hosted three men’s Southwestern Amateur Steve Elkington, Justin Leonard, John Daly, David Duval and former Events. The course served as the 1990 Western Athletic Conference UTEP head coach Tim Norris, who won the event in 1979. Championship host course, in which UTEP placed second. Danny Swain is the pro at Coronado Country Club. The current course record of 60 is held by Steve Haskins, the son of former UTEP Emerald Springs Golf Course Hall of Fame basketball coach Don Haskins. In a short period of time Emerald Springs Golf and Conference Center has become a competitive facility in the El Paso area. With El Paso Country Club lush greens and a completely remodeled clubhouse and renovated golf course, “El Paso’s Newest Golfing Experience” boasts a After more than three quarters of a century, the El Paso Country bonafide 18-hole championship golf course that any golfer would find Club – the oldest golf course in El Paso – is still one of the most- challenging, yet exciting. beautiful, yet demanding courses in the Sun City. Luis Delgadillo, the club professional, offers PGA instruction, Opened in 1906, El Paso Country Club boasts a 6,781-yard, par as well as a fully-stocked pro shop, a putting green and a driving 71 course, known for its fast greens and lush fairways. The course range. But Emerald Springs is more than a golf course. There are is primarily flat, but very demanding, as it requires a good degree four championship tennis courts located on the grounds, and if it is of accuracy off the tee and for shots played into the greens. The swimming you desire, an Olympic-size pool is available. There is also course is located in the Rio Grande River Valley on the west side of a full-service restaurant, banquet facilities, catering and an executive El Paso. board room for conferences and seminars. Delgadillo owns the course record of 62.
Lone Star Golf Club
A beautifully-manicured, narrow, tree-lined par-71 municipal golf course, Lone Star Golf Course measures 6,805 yards in total distance. Lone Star is conveniently located within five minutes of the El Paso International Airport. Lone Star offers a full range of golfing services, including a lit driving range, electric golf carts and private or group instructions from PGA professionals. Lone Star also features the Sandtrap Bar and Grill, a full-service bar and restaurant specializing in homemade Mexican food and draft beer chilled to 29 degrees. Mike Singleton is the club pro at Lone Star. Mark Pelletier, the brother of UTEP women’s golf coach Jere Pelletier, owns the course record with a spectacular 62.
El Paso Country Club
16 2007 UTEP Women’s Golf Guide Santa Teresa Country Club
Located 13 miles from downtown El Paso and just 11 miles from the UTEP campus, Santa Teresa Country Club in Santa Teresa, N.M. has two wide-open 18-hole courses -- both private -- at its disposal. The Yucca and the Spanish Dagger have rolling fairways with a smattering of trees just for excitement. To keep the golfer honest, both courses at the Santa Teresa Country Club have plenty of fairway bunkers and greens surrounded by traps, as well as four or five holes on each course where water comes into play. The Yucca is a par-72 with distances varying from 7,150 yards to 6,893, depending on the tees. As for the Spanish Dagger, it, too, is 72 par, with two different distances: 6,780 and 6,237. Santa Teresa Country Club has meeting rooms and tennis courts for members and visitors. Also on the grounds are two restaurants: The Cantina, which is a sports bar, and The Piano Room. The Director of Golf at Santa Teresa Country Club is R.C. Ordish, who is a PGA-certified instructor of golf. Chris Thomas is the golf pro. The staff is available for private or group lessons. Thomas holds both course records -- 62 on the Yucca and 61 on the Spanish Dagger.
Underwood Golf Complex Sunrise and Sunset Courses
Painted Dunes Desert Golf Course Painted Dunes Desert Golf Course
One of the newest golf courses in El Paso, this 18-hole marvel on the east side of the city is both beautiful and challenging. It is one of the longest courses in town, covering 6,925 yards in length with a par of 72. Opened in March of 1991, the course has received local and national acclaim. Shortly after it was built, Golf Digest named it as one of the best daily fee courses in the U.S. Golf Digest also ranked the course as the second-best public golf course in the nation in 1997. It was also ranked number one among public golf courses by Underwood Golf Complex The Dallas Morning News in 1998. The course features modern-style greens with pot and grass The Underwood Golf Complex, located at Fort Bliss Military Base bunkers, and is known for its desert layout. The course is one of in El Paso, is one of the homes of the UTEP golf team. the toughest the Miners utilize for practice. The complex includes two 18-hole golf courses, the 6,629, par- The current course record is 60, set by Rex Caldwell. 72 Sunset Course and the 6,942 yard, par-72 Sunrise Course. Built in the 1940’s, the Sunset Course at the Underwood Golf Complex was originally a public course, but was taken over by the military in May of 1953. Since then it has been exclusively a military course. Former UTEP men’s golfer Ryan Hietala holds the current course record from the gold tees with a 10-under par 62. The Sunrise Course was added to the complex in April of 1995. Bobby Kaerwer is the head pro. Former Miner golfer Rich Mayo holds the record on the Sunset course with a 62.
Santa Teresa Country Club
2007 UTEP Women’s Golf Guide 7 Record Book All-Conference USA
Jullianne Kim...... 2006 (second team) Gerina Mendoza...... 2006 (second team)
Conference USA All-Tournament
Jullianne Kim...... 2006
Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Valerie De La Cruz...... 2006 Christina Dominguez...... 2006 Samantha Garza...... 2006 Brandi McKnight...... 2006 Bea White...... 2006
Academic All-WAC
Nicco Chilek...... 1995,96,97 Valerie De La Cruz...... 2005 Malin Fryk...... 2005 Amber Gaume...... 1995,96 Lisa Hamilton...... 1992,94 Leslie Hawley...... 2002,03 Jennifer Huntsinger...... 1997,98 Livia Jakobsson...... 2002 Annie Mallory...... 2001,02,04 Kristen MacLaren Amelie Tremblay...... 2002 Individual Titles All-WAC Linda Chen...... Jeannine McHaney Memorial...... 1999 Linda Chen...... 2002 Nicco Chilek...... Lady Bronc Classic...... 1995 Nicco Chilek...... 1996 Kristen MacLaren...... Lady Bronc Classic...... 1998 Kristen MacLaren...... 2000 San Diego State Classic...... 1998* Annie Mallory...... 2003,04 BYU Invitational...... 1999 Susan Wright...... 1992 Annie Mallory...... Lindsey Classic...... 2004 Gerina Mendoza...... ORU Shootout...... 2006 Team Titles Sarah Worden...... San Diego State Classic...... 1998* * Co-championship Lady Bronc Classic...... 1995 Subway Ram Fall Classic...... 1995 Lady Bronc Classic...... 1998 Yearly Stroke Average Leaders BYU Invitational...... 1999 Islander Spring Invitational...... 2002 1994-95...... Nicco Chilek...... 80.4 Lindsey Classic...... 2004 1995-96...... Nicco Chilek...... 79.2 Red Rock Invitational...... 2006 1996-97...... Nicco Chilek...... 78.8 1997-98...... Kristen MacLaren...... 77.5 1998-99...... Kristen MacLaren...... 76.7 1999-00...... Kristen MacLaren...... 76.0 2000-01...... Linda Chen...... 78.3 2001-02...... Linda Chen...... 77.2 2002-03...... Annie Mallory...... 77.8 2003-04...... Amy Willmon...... 75.6 2004-05...... Gerina Mendoza...... 78.8 2005-06...... Jullianne Kim...... 76.5
18 2007 UTEP Women’s Golf Guide Guide To The NCAA Rules For Alumni, Faculty And Friends “Institutional control” of athletics is a fundamental require- Boosters Are Permitted To: ment of NCAA legislation. As such, the University of Texas at El • Notify our coaches about prospects that may be strong addi- Paso is responsible for ensuring that members of the faculty and tions to our teams. staff, coaches, student-athletes, alumni, donors, boosters and • Attend high school or two-year college athletic contests or friends of the institution comply with all applicable NCAA rules. other events where prospects compete, however, boosters The information below is intended to provide a basic overview of may not contact the prospect or the prospect’s relatives. NCAA rules governing UTEP alumni, faculty and friends. Because • Continue existing friendships with families of prospects, but of the complexity of the rules, the following does not include all boosters may not attempt to recruit the prospect. applicable situations and should not be relied upon exclusively. • Employ a prospect after they have graduated from high school UTEP appreciates your interest and support but reminds you that or a two-year college. an inappropriate contact or an inadvertent action on your part can jeopardize the eligibility of a prospective or enrolled student- Rules Governing Contacts With And athlete and the university. If you have specific questions, please Benefits For Student-Athletes contact the Athletics Department’s Compliance Office at (915) 747-8607. NCAA legislation expressly prohibits University supporters from providing “extra benefits” to enrolled student-athletes or their You Are Considered A “Representative Of families. An extra benefit is any special arrangement to provide a UTEP’s Athletics Interests” (i.e., a booster) If You: student-athlete or his/her family a benefit not authorized by NCAA • Have ever made any type of financial or in-kind contribution to legislation. In general, boosters may not provide anything or make the athletics department, to a specific sport program, or to an special arrangements for student-athletes or their families that are athletics booster organization, including purchasing season not available to the general student population. tickets to athletics events. • Are or have been a member of any organization or agency Examples Of Prohibited “Extra Benefits” Include, But promoting UTEP athletics. Are Not Limited To: • Have ever helped to arrange or have provided employment for • Providing cash or loans in any amount. an enrolled student-athlete, a prospective student-athlete, or • Signing or co-signing for a loan or guarantee of bond. their parents or relatives. • Use of an automobile or other personal property (e.g., boats, • Have ever assisted in any manner in the recruitment of pro- summer homes, stereos). spective student-athletes. • Gifts of any kind, including birthday cards, flowers, holiday • Have ever provided benefits to enrolled student-athletes or gifts and gifts of clothing or equipment. their families. • Any tangible items, including merchandise. • Have otherwise promoted the institution’s athletics program • Free or reduced-cost services, rentals, or purchases (e.g., in any manner. car repairs, legal services, haircuts, meals at local restau- rants). Once you become a booster, you retain • Purchasing complimentary admissions from a student-ath- that status FOREVER! lete. • Providing an honorarium to a student-athlete for a speaking A prospective student-athlete (a prospect) is any person who has engagement. begun classes for the ninth grade. A prospective student-athlete • Providing typing services or other costs associated with school remains a prospect even after he or she has signed a National projects or reports. Letter of Intent or accepts an offer of financial aid to attend UTEP. The prospect remains a prospect until they report for the first day Boosters MAY provide enrolled student-athletes with an occa- of classes for a regular term (fall or spring), they participate in a sional home meal, provided the meal takes place at the booster’s regular squad practice or competition, or they officially register home and NOT at a local restaurant establishment. The meal may and enroll and attend classes during the summer prior to initial be catered and must be limited to infrequent or special occasions. enrollment and receive institutional athletics aid. The Compliance Office must approve all such meals.
Boosters Are Prohibited From: Compliance with NCAA rules is of the highest priority for our • Contacting a prospect in person on or off our campus. athletics program and institution. Even the best-intentioned action • Writing or telephoning a prospect or a member of the pros- on your part may be a violation of NCAA rules. Please remember pect’s family. to ASK before you ACT. • Making arrangements for a prospect or the prospect’s relatives or friends, to receive money or financial aid of any kind. • Providing transportation for a prospect or the prospect’s rela- tives or friends to visit our campus. • Providing free tickets or tickets at a reduced cost for prospects or the prospect’s relatives or friends to attend an athletic event. • Entertaining high school, preparatory school or community college coaches.
2007 UTEP Women’s Golf Guide 9 Dr. Diana Natalicio
UTEP President UTEP Programs UTEP President Diana Natalicio says the in the National Spotlight university’s achievements demonstrate that there does not have to be a trade-off between The University of Texas at El Paso has become a national model of excellence in higher education, receiving national and international recognition and support for access and excellence. its academic and research programs. “We set off on our own path to demonstrate that access and excellence are not only com- • UTEP ranks among the top three UT System academic institutions in research patible in a setting like UTEP, they are recipro- spending (about $36 million a year). cally beneficial and essential to both our local success and our national reputation,” Natalicio • The Texas Legislature recently authorized UTEP to borrow $76.5 million for new says. engineering and physical science facilities, furthering the research potential “And we achieved this recognition by being at the university by doubling existing outdated labs, accommodating growth and true to a mission that has focused on creating increasing collaborative research in chemistry, physics, biology and engineering. top-quality educational opportunities for the residents of the Paso del Norte region.” • The Biosciences Research Building, now under construction, will house a Vivarium In fact, Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education and a BSL3 Laboratory, enhancing research capabilities in this field and upgrading magazine recently ranked UTEP among the top three universities in the nation existing labs, such as the recently created DNA Sequencing and Analysis Core in educating Hispanics, and among the top 10 in awarding undergraduate Facility. and graduate degrees to Hispanics. This success and recognition continues to grow under Natalicio’s leader- • Nanotechnology research, including upgraded semiconductor clean rooms and ship. wireless communications laboratories, is a new venture at UTEP thanks to a $1 Natalicio first arrived at UTEP as a faculty member in 1971, and was later million gift from the Texas Instruments Foundation. named chair of the Department of Modern Languages, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and vice president for academic affairs. • The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences this year awarded UTEP She was named the university’s first woman president in 1988, and has $5 million to study, in partnership with the UNM Health Sciences Center, the since embraced the university’s mission of providing access and excellence relationship between air, soil, and household environments in asthmatic children as the driving force behind its achievements. in El Paso. “We have learned that playing the hand we are dealt, rather than wishing for another set of cards, is the key to our success,” she says. • The W.M. Keck Border Biomedical Manufacturing and Engineering Lab, established Through her unwavering passion and dedication, Natalicio has led UTEP in 2002 with a $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation, offers biomedical through nearly two decades of its most notable growth. modeling and tissue engineering, and rapid-prototyping services.
During her distinguished career as president: • UTEP received $1.9 million federal award to establish a Regional Geospatial Service Center to provide maps and geographic information system (GIS) databases • Enrollment has grown to nearly 20,000 students, about 90 percent of to assist with emergency planning and response. whom are from this region, and more than 70 percent of them Hispanic • Annual budget has tripled to $240 million • PACE Partner: UTEP received a $169 million in-kind donation of computer-aided • Research expenditures have grown from less than $5 million to $36 mil- engineering software and equipment in spring 2005, joining an elite group of uni- lion annually, ranking us among the top three academic institutions in the UT versities under the Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering System in research spending Education program. PACE members include General Motors, EDS, Sun Microsys- • Doctoral programs have grown from one to 14, with more in develop- tems ment and UGS.
Natalicio says the years ahead hold much more success for the univer- • Internet2: UTEP launched a new high-capacity network in spring 2005, opening the sity. door to unprecedented collaboration between numerous universities and research “We are creating new trails, rather than walking on well-trodden paths,” centers across the U.S. and Mexico. she says. “To be sure, such trail blazing presents some additional risks, but it is a far more interesting journey, with far greater potential benefits.” • The Hispanic Health Disparities Research Center is an initiative in cooperation Natalicio’s role as a leader in higher education goes beyond UTEP, how- with the UT Houston Health Science Center funded through a $4 million grant from ever. the National Institutes of Health. She serves on numerous national boards and commissions, including the Rockefeller Foundation Board of Trustees, and the National Science Board • UTEP is one of only 11 universities nationwide to receive a $5 million “Teachers (appointment by President Bill Clinton), where she served two six-year terms for a New Era” research grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The and three two-year terms as vice chair. grant will help UTEP become a national model for teacher education programs. In addition, she serves on the board of governors of the U.S.-Mexico Founda- tion for Science, the board of trustees of Internet2, the board of directors of • The El Paso Collaborative for Academic Excellence, a UTEP-based coalition the Sandia Corporation, Trinity Industries and the National Action Council for among higher education, public school districts and the community, is committed Minorities in Engineering. She has served on the NASA Advisory Committee to increasing the academic achievement of students in this region. The Collabora- (NAC), and was appointed by President George H.W. Bush as a member of the tive is now a national model for such partnerships. Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. In recognition of her success in building strong partnerships between • The Sam Donaldson Center for Communication Studies, named after the renowned UTEP, the El Paso Community College and school districts in the Paso del ABC News journalist and UTEP alumnus, provides academic enrichment programs Norte region, Natalicio received the Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education to print and broadcast journalism students. The Ruben Salazar Spanish Language in 1997. Media Program under the Donaldson Center helps prepare journalism students She was inducted into the Texas Women’s Hall of Fame in 1999, was in bilingual and Spanish-language media fields. honored by the Texas Exes with the Distinguished Alumnus Award at The University of Texas at Austin in 2006 and is the recipient of honorary doctoral • The Refinery Science Corporation based at UTEP has developed a cost-effective degrees from Smith College and the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon. method for refining oil using nanotechnology. A graduate of St. Louis University, Natalicio earned a master’s degree in Portuguese and a doctorate in linguistics from the University of Texas at • The Eyewitness Identification Research Laboratoryin the Department of Psychol- Austin. ogy studies people’s memories of a crime and has had its work featured in The New York Times.
20 2007 UTEP Women’s Golf Guide Bob Stull
Under Stull’s leadership, a new family of logos was introduced. Fans uni- UTEP Director of Athletics versally accepted the change, resulting in a 400 percent increase in sales UTEP’s athletic program has grown by leaps the first year alone. and bounds under the direction of Bob Stull. UTEP’s student-athlete graduation rate has risen consistently since Stull The Miners’ football coach from 1986-88, took charge. UTEP’s 2006 APR (Academic Performance Rate) was 926 with Stull returned to El Paso in 1998 armed with no penalties. a strategic plan designed to revitalize UTEP Stull has made the personal development of student-athletes a top priority athletics. To say that Stull’s strategic plan was as well. Over 150 student-athletes participated in community service projects comprehensive would be an understatement. this past year, totaling approximately 450 hours worth of service. Fulfilling his vision, Stull has taken the Stull rejoined the UTEP family after a 10-year absence. He came to El Paso Miners to new heights. The football team has from the University of Washington, where he served as associate athletic direc- won 21 games over the last three seasons. tor for development for two seasons. While at Washington Stull coordinated The men’s basketball team has reached the the development and fund-raising areas for the UW Athletic Department. postseason three of the last four years, earning Prior to joining the staff at Washington, Stull spent two years as president NCAA Tournament berths in 2004 and 2005. and CEO of the Boys and Girls Clubs of King County, Wash. The organization UTEP achieved a rare triple during the 2005-06 consisted of 11 clubs in the Seattle area serving over 20,000 children, with athletic year, sweeping men’s cross country, indoor and outdoor track and 300 full and part-time employees. field Conference USA titles. The soccer program set a C-USA record with 20 What Stull is best known for is his coaching exploits on the gridiron, espe- wins in 2005 and garnered its first NCAA Tournament invitation, winning an cially as a head coach at Massachusetts, UTEP and Missouri. opening round game at Texas. The volleyball team enjoyed its winningest At Massachusetts Stull went 3-8 in his first year, then improved to 7-4 campaign since 1989 in 2005, racking up 21 victories. in 1985, with the nation’s second-ranked scoring defense (11.5 points per Other highlights from Stull’s tenure at UTEP include the football team game). capturing its first Western Athletic Conference crown in 2000; the women’s Stull arrived in El Paso in 1986 and immediately produced dividends. soccer squad leading the nation in scoring in 2002; and the rifle program From 1971 to 1985 UTEP football teams went through six head coaches and registering an eighth-place showing in smallbore at the NCAA Championship posted just 26 wins. In just three years with the Miners, Stull’s charges won in 2005. 21 games and saw postseason action for the first time since 1967. Team success, however, doesn’t even begin to tell the story of the impact The team was 1-10 the year prior to Stull’s arrival, but he was able to Stull has made at UTEP. Student-athlete graduation rates have soared since forge a 4-8 record in 1986, including conference wins over Colorado State his arrival. Existing facilities have been renovated, and sparkling new build- and Utah to end the season. ings -- once a pipedream -- have taken shape. The acquisition of major gifts The next year Stull did what was once thought to be impossible -- post a has totaled $20 million over the last three years, an all-time high. winning season. The 1987 Miners finished 7-4. That season UTEP enjoyed Stull spearheaded UTEP’s transition from the Western Athletic Conference the nation’s largest average attendance boost (15,265) to what was then a -- the Miners’ home for over 30 years -- into Conference USA. As a member school-record average of 42,805 fans. of C-USA UTEP has maintained rivalries with state institutions Houston, Rice A bowl berth came in 1988, when Stull guided the Miners to a 10-2 regular- and SMU, while benefiting from increased regional and national exposure. season record and a second place finish in the Western Athletic Conference Off the playing field, Stull’s greatest achievement has been widespread -- both school records. UTEP played in the Independence Bowl that year. enhancements to UTEP’s athletic facilities. The $11 million, 65,000-square Stull took over Missouri’s football program in December, 1988. His straight- foot Larry K. Durham Sports Center opened in 2002 and features a 10,000- forward, collegiate demeanor resulted in a warm reception at Columbia. square foot strength and conditioning center; a sports medicine center; a Attendance at Faurot Field climbed by an average of 3,000 per game, which student-athlete lounge and computer center; a football locker room; football was Missouri’s first attendance increase in 10 years. coaches’ offices; football positional meeting rooms; and a “Hall of Champions” Stull was selected to coach in the 1990 Hula Bowl All-Star Game in Hono- which is utilized for numerous athletic department functions. lulu, Hawaii. He also was selected National Coach of the Week following the In 2005 construction was completed on the state-of-the-art, $2.2 million Tigers’ 30-9 upset of 15th-ranked Arizona State. Probably the most-publicized Helen of Troy Softball Complex, home to UTEP’s newest athletic team. game of Stull’s career was the historic “fifth-down” contest against eventual This past summer, Stull announced plans to construct the $13 million, national champion Colorado. 45,000-square foot Foster and Stevens Basketball Complex. The facility, Stull began his career as the defensive coordinator at Dubuque High targeted for completion in 2008, will feature two practice courts, strength and School in Dubuque, Iowa. He later started his collegiate coaching career as conditioning center, sports medicine center, academic/film room, coaches’ a graduate assistant at Kansas State, his alma mater. offices, locker rooms, equipment room and lounges for the UTEP men’s and After Kansas State Stull moved on to Kent State, where he was the of- women’s basketball teams. fensive line coach and recruiting coordinator from 1971-74. Renovations have also been performed on all exisiting facilities. These Next came his long-running association with Washington, as Stull became renovations include: new artificial turf, new video boards and scoreboards in the Huskies’ wide receivers coach under head coach Don James in 1975. the Sun Bowl (football); new floor, new video boards and scoreboards, men’s After four years of tutoring the wideouts, Stull served as the offensive coor- and women’s player and coaches’ locker rooms, training room and coaches’ dinator and offensive line coach from 1979-84. He was a part of six bowl offices in the Don Haskins Center (basketball); men’s and women’s locker teams and three Pac-10 championship squads at Washington. The Huskies room, lounge, lights and bleachers at Kidd Field (track); scoreboards and participated in the Rose Bowl three times (1977, 1980, 1981), and beat locker room in Memorial Gym (volleyball); and a complete new field including Texas, 14-7, in the 1979 Sun Bowl in El Paso. irrigation and drainage at University Field (soccer). A native of Davenport, Iowa, Stull holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees Stull pledged to renew El Pasoans’ interest in Miner athletics when he from Kansas State, where he was a three-year letterman and captained the returned to the city. His plan to increase attendance at football games Wildcats in 1967. included adjusting ticket prices and introducing Miner Town to attract more Stull and his wife, Kim, have two children -- daughter Shannon, a University families to the Sun Bowl. Miner Town was created to enrichen the pre-game of Texas graduate, and son Kevin, who recently graduated from Arizona State. activity surrounding each football game, with food, games, rides and other Stull is a member of the National Association of College Directors of Athlet- entertainment for the entire family. ics. UTEP set school records for football total home attendance (287,394) and average (47,899) during the 2005 season, while leading Conference USA. The men’s basketball team has played before 18 sellout crowds of 12,000 over the last four years.
2007 UTEP Women’s Golf Guide 22 2007 UTEP Women’s Golf Guide El Paso is steeped in more than four centuries of history and culture — a unique blend of 21st century cosmopolitan living, Old West pioneer spirit, and the rich Hispanic culture native to the region.
The average year-round temperature in the “Sun City” is 77 degrees, with 318 days of sunshine.
A wide variety of activities and events await residents and visitors, including the Amigo Air- sho, the International Balloon Festival and the Southwestern International Livestock Show and Rodeo. Hiking, marathons and bicycle races are just a few examples of the outdoor activities waiting to be enjoyed in El Paso.
El Paso hosts the oldest independent bowl game in the country, The Vitalis Sun Bowl, which matches powers from the Pac-10 versus either the Big East or the Big 12. El Paso is also the professional home of the El Paso Diablos (baseball) and El Paso Patriots (soccer).
El Paso Facts Area______239 square miles Population______700,000 Climate______Sunny and dry Days of yearly sunshine ______318 Days of precipitation______47 Average yearly temperature______77 degrees Temperature by months December-February______High 60/low 31 March-May______High 79/low 49 June-August______High 95/low 68 September-November______High 78/low 49 Yearly amount of rainfall______7.82 inches Mountains___ Franklin Mountains, elevation 7,167 Rivers______Rio Grande Parks______166
2007 UTEP Women’s Golf Guide More than 90 years ago, TNT blasts in the surround- ing hills were part of everyday studies at the Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy.
At the University of Texas at El Paso, as we are known today, it’s the range of academic and research opportunities that’s exploding like a supernova.
We’re putting the stars within our students’ reach.
Just ask UTEP alumnus John “Danny” Olivas.
Olivas, a 1989 mechanical engineering grad, is now a NASA astronaut who is scheduled to make his first-ever flight into space in February 2007. He will be part of the shuttle mission STS-117 crew and will work on the International Space Station.
In many ways, Olivas embodies UTEP’s mission of providing access and excellence in higher educa- tion. He’s among the 76,500 students who have graduated from UTEP over the past 92 years.
And like many of our students today, Olivas was a first-generation Hispanic college student, an under- represented minority pursuing a dream.
UTEP was the launching pad for his successful career.
“I got to explore a lot of job opportunities at UTEP and my professors encouraged me to take on big responsibilities,” Olivas says. “They helped me realize that I had control over my own destiny.”
Today, UTEP is helping shape the destinies of nearly 20,000 students – the majority of them Mexican- Americans from the El Paso region. But our reach extends beyond this metropolis.
Our location on the U.S.-Mexico border in the heart of the Chihuahuan desert makes UTEP an attractive choice for students and faculty from across the world looking for unique academic and research opportunities.
24 2007 UTEP Women’s Golf Guide These opportunities have sent students on journeys they never imagined.
Under the leadership of our top-notch faculty re- searchers, our students are working on new meth- ods for refining oil using nanotechnology; creating sustainable water supplies and new desalination technologies; and studying air quality along the border.
We’re working with rapid-prototyping technology to create surgical models. We’re excavating prehis- toric villages for clues about ancient indigenous cultures. We’re studying a person’s memory of a crime to improve eyewitness identification tech- niques, and we’re using biomechanical engineering to improve footwear design.
And if like Olivas our students dream of traveling the universe, they can start at our aerospace systems center where they’re developing methods to help spacecraft fly safer.
With these and hundreds of other projects, stud- ies and programs under our wing, we’re making significant strides toward becoming the next top-tier research institution in Texas.
We rank third in federal research spending among all UT System academic institutions, with about $36 million a year. And we are the country’s only doctoral research-intensive university with a student body that’s predominantly Mexican-American.
For these accomplishments, UTEP is nationally recognized as a model institution of higher learn- ing. Our reputation for achieving excellence is skyrocketing.
The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine ranks UTEP among the top three universities in the nation in educating Hispanics based on enrollment, and among the top 10 in awarding undergradu- ate and graduate degrees to Hispanics. Hispanic Business magazine ranked us as having the No. 1 graduate engineering school for Hispanics.
We offer more than 80 bachelor’s degrees, more than 70 master’s-level degrees and programs and 14 doctoral degrees – and counting.
With many more programs and degrees in develop- ment, we’re opening a universe of opportunities for students.
2007 UTEP Women’s Golf Guide 26 2007 UTEP Women’s Golf Guide 2007 UTEP Women’s Golf Guide 7 28 2007 UTEP Women’s Golf Guide UTEP has added apartment-style living, the first of its kind on campus, to its community. The new UTEP housing, known as Miner Village, features one-bedroom, two-bedroom and four- bedroom units.
Miner Village’s 12 apartment-style residence halls offer several floor plans, from cozy effi- ciencies to two- and four-bedroom units. Miner Village also features a community building which houses study rooms, a recreation area, private mailboxes and administrative offices.
The units are within walking distance to lectures, labs and other activities, as well as a short dis- tance from the Sun Bowl and the Don Haskins Center.
There are no extended monthly fees in Miner Village – all utilities are included. The units also feature basic cable, laundry facilities, indepen- dently controlled refrigerated air, local telephone service and voice messaging.
All residents of Miner Village also have access to free on-campus parking at Miner Village, as well as direct access to the internet from their rooms.
The units have campus security, as well as a housing administrative staff that is available Monday through Friday.
Miner Village • Local telephone service • Basic cable • Internet access • Laundry facilities • Free campus parking • 24-hour campus security • Recreational areas • Full kitchens • All utilities included 2007 UTEP Women’s Golf Guide 9 30 2007 UTEP Women’s Golf Guide The Larry K. Durham Sports Center opened its doors in August, 2002. Named for successful businessman and former Miner football standout Larry Durham, the 65,000-square foot build- ing, situated adjacent to the Sun Bowl, features:
Hall of Champions Honoring UTEP’s athletic heritage...the room is utilized for university and Department of Intercollegiate Athletics receptions and functions...features include: 11 flat screen TVs (three hanging, eight set into wall); seven swivel ban- ners, showcasing sports currently sponsored by UTEP; and photos of football great Ken Heineman, track and field standout Suleiman Nyambui and the 1966 national champion Miner men’s basketball team.
Strength and Conditioning Center Boasts 11,420 square feet of space (old weight room was less than 5,000 square feet), and is utilized by all UTEP student- athletes...features include: open space with 22 stations for all Olympic lifting; all-new equipment; two office areas, one storage area and a juice bar.
Football Complex Features include: 12 coaches’ offices and one conference room; business center; video equipment room; kitchenette and storage area.
Football Locker Room First-class and luxurious with 120 individually milled wooden lockers...also features an open meeting area, showers and bathroom facilities.
Sports Medicine Center Encompasses 4,798 square feet of space (old training room was 2,064 square feet), and is utilized by all UTEP student- athletes...features include: taping and treatment areas; one hot and one cold whirlpool in the Hydro Therapy Center; X-ray and exam rooms.
Athlete Equipment Center Features include: six dryers and three washers; upper space for storage, sewing machine, etc.; 160 small lockers for stu- dent-athletes to store uniforms and practice gear.
Student-Athlete Lounge and Computer Center Features 14 computers which are utilized by student-athletes between classes and prior to practice...student-athlete lounge has three TVs, vending machines, etc.
Human Performance and Bio Mechanics Laboratory A Kinesiology lab for students.
Other Durham Center Features Six football positional meeting rooms; one large football meet- ing room; separate locker rooms for male and female students and coaches. 2007 UTEP Women’s Golf Guide Team C-USA: Dedicated to Excellence
Excellence every day. For Conference USA, dedication to excellence is a common thread in athletics, academics and in the community, and the guiding initiative for the league’s promising future. Conference USA features 12 nationally prominent, tradition-rich members in East Carolina, Houston, Marshall, Memphis, Rice, SMU, Southern Miss, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB, UCF and UTEP. This combination enhances men’s and women’s programs that are steeped in athletic success and aca- demic prowess. Together, we are dedicated to excellence, integrity and leadership in athletics, academics and in our communities.
All C-USA institutions sponsor Division I-A football, along with several other men’s and women’s athletic programs, many of which compete regularly for NCAA Championships. C-USA sponsors competition in 19 sports - nine for men (baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis and indoor and outdoor track and field) and 10 for women (basketball, cross country, golf, softball, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field and volleyball).
The league sponsors numerous academic awards, including the Commissioner’s Honor Roll and the Commissioner’s Academic Medal, indicative of outstanding achievement in the classroom. C-USA an- nually awards six postgraduate scholarships, along with the Sport Academic Award, Scholar Athletes of the Year and the Institutional Academic Excellence Award.
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