2016-17 Women’s 2016-17 Women’s Golf Yearbook The University of North Carolina Inside The Guide Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. Quick Facts, Table of Contents .....................................Page 1 Chartered: 1789 2016-17 Schedule & Roster ..........................................Page 2 Enrollment: 18,350 Chancellor: Carol Folt Individual Pictures ........................................................Page 3 Director of Athletics: Bubba Cunningham Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational .............................Page 4-5 Senior Woman Administrator: Nicki Moore 2015-16 Recap and 2016-17 Preview ....................................6 Affiliation:NCAA Division I Player Profiles ..........................................................Page 7-21 Conference: Atlantic Coast Head Coach Jan Mann ................................................Page 22 Nickname: Tar Heels Associate Head Coach Leah Buchmann & Mascot: Rameses the ram Volunteer Assistant Coach Bill Moore ........................Page 23 School Colors: Carolina Blue & White Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham ........................Page 24 Athletic Department Web Site: GoHeels.com Support Staff & Athletic Directory .............................Page 25 2015-16 Review .....................................................Page 26-27 Carolina Women’s Golf UNC Finley Golf Course ............................................Page 28 Head Coach: Jan Mann (UNC Wilmington) Chapman Center ..........................................................Page 29 Season at UNC: 8th Office Phone:(919) 962-4273 Chapel Hill ..................................................................Page 30 Office Fax:(919) 843-4062 Athletic Heritage .........................................................Page 31 Associate Head Coach: Leah Buchmann (Virginia) University of North Carolina .................................Page 32-33 Season at UNC: 5th Academic Excellence & Leadership Academy ......Page 34-35 Office Phone:(919) 843-4063 History....................................................................Page 36-37 Administrative Assistant: Julie Domina Dot Gunnells ...............................................................Page 38 Home Course: UNC Finley Golf Course Sally Austin .................................................................Page 39 Holes/Par/Yardage: 18/72/6,379 Team Honors ...............................................................Page 40 NCAA Appearances: 22, most recent in 2016 Statistical Leaders .......................................................Page 41 ACC Championships: Two – 1992, 2011 2016 ACC Championship Finish: 4th National Tournaments ...........................................Page 42-43 Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Team and Individual Championships ..........................Page 44 Atlantic Coast Conference ..........................................Page 45 UNC Athletic Communications Records .......................................................................Page 46 Senior Associate A.D./Communications: Steve Kirschner Tar Heels & the LPGA Tour .......................................Page 47 Women’s Golf Contact: Conor Lynch Tar Heels on the Road to the LPGA .......................Page 48-49 Email Address: [email protected] Order of Merit ........................................................Page 50-51 Office Phone:(919) 962-2123 Letterwinners/Executive Cup ......................................Page 52 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2126, Chapel Hill, NC 27515 Endowed Scholarships ............................................... Page 53 For more information on UNC Women’s Golf www.GoHeels.com Members of the media seeking further information on the North Media and fans can follow the Carolina women’s golf team and the rest Carolina women’s golf program or wishing to conduct interviews with of the UNC athletic program from anywhere in the world on the official the coaches or players should contact Conor Lynch at (919) 962-2123 site of North Carolina athletics. GoHeels.com offers schedules, rosters, or [email protected]. results, features and video for all 28 of Carolina’s varsity sports. Apps are also available for download in the Apple App Store and the Android Market. The 2016-17 North Carolina women’s golf yearbook was designed and edited by Stephen Thompson of UNC Athletic Communications. The front, inside front and back covers were designed by Dana Gelin. The player pictures on Supporting UNC Women’s Golf the front, inside front and back covers, pictures of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is proud of its this year’s team and the photos of UNC Finley Golf long-standing relationship with Nike, Inc. The two parties signed a new Course and the Chapman Center were photographed 10-year contract in May 2009 for Nike to continue as the exclusive sup- by Jeffrey Camarati. The campus pictures on pages plier of athletic footwear, apparel and accessory products. Nike will pro- 26-27 were photographed by Dan Sears. Special vide the athletic department with shoes, uniforms, coaching gear, balls thanks for B&J Printing for their assistance in and other equipment. Nike also gave the University $2 million for the printing this yearbook. Chancellor’s Academic Enhancement Fund to support faculty. This part- nership has benefitted all 28 varsity sports and provided millions of dol- lars for academics and student scholarships at the University. 2016-17 Women’s Golf Yearbook • Page 1 Fall Schedule Day Date Tournament Site Mon.-Tue. Sept. 12-13 Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Knoxville, Tenn. Sun.-Tue. Oct. 2-4 Cougar Classic Charleston, S.C. Fri.-Sun. Oct. 14-16 Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational Chapel Hill, N.C. Fri.-Sun. Oct. 28-30 The Landfall Tradition Wilmington, N.C. Spring Schedule Mon.-Tue. Feb. 20-21 Central District Invitational St. Lucie, Fla. Fri.-Sun. March 3-5 Darius Rucker Invitational Hilton Head, S.C. Mon.-Tue. March 13-14 Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational Island of Oahu, Hawaii Mon.-Tue. March 20-21 Briar Creek Invitational Johns Isle, S.C. 2016-17 Schedule & Roster Fri.-Sun. March 31-April 2 Bryan National Collegiate Browns Summit, N.C. Fri.-Sun. April 13-15 ACC Championships Pawleys Island, S.C. Mon.-Wed. May 8-10 NCAA Regionals TBA Fri.-Wed. May 19-24 NCAA Championships Sugar Grove, Ill. Pronunciation Guide Killian Casson: KILL-ee-en CASS-son Nguyen: Sounds like win Ocano: OH-khan-oh Cheni Xu: Chen – EE Shoo 2016-17 Roster Name Yr. Hometown (High School) Killian Casson So. Greenville, N.C. (Junius H. Rose) Leslie Cloots Sr. Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium (Kominklijk Atheneum 2 Topsportschool, Bruges, Belgium) Lexi Harkins Jr. Crystal Lake, Ill. (Crystal Lake Central) Rachel Jones Sr. Asheboro, N.C. (Southwestern Randolph) Bryana Nguyen Jr. Columbia, Md. (Atholton) Mariana Ocano Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla. (St. Petersburg) Roshnee Sharma Fr. Charlotte, N.C. (Providence Day School) Brynn Walker Fr. St. David’s, Pa. (Radnor) Kelly Whaley So. Farmington, Conn. (Heritage Academy) Cheni Xu Jr. Zhuhai, China (Saint Stephen’s College) Head Coach: Jan Mann (8th year) Associate Head Coach: Leah Buchmann (5th year) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Bill Moore Team Manager: Anne Bennett Osteen 2016-17 UNC Women’s Golf Yearbook • Page 2 Meet the Tar Heels Tar Meet the Mariana Lexi Ocano Harkins Bryana Nguyen Killian Casson Brynn Walker Seniors Rachel Jones, Leslie Cloots and Anne-Bennett Osteen Kelly Whaley Cheni Xu Roshnee Sharma 2016-17 Women’s Golf Yearbook • Page 3 Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational One of the top collegiate women’s golf tournaments in the nation, In addition to host North Carolina, the 2016 participants included the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational, is an annual event that takes place Alabama, Arkansas, Duke, Louisville, LSU, Michigan, Michigan State, each fall at UNC Finley Golf Course. Since its inception in 1976, the NC State, Ohio St., Rollins, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, tournament has brought some of the nation’s premier women’s golf Virginia, Wake Forest, and UNC Wilmington. programs to Chapel Hill to compete in the three-day intercollegiate UNC Finley Golf Course, designed by internationally renowned event. Beginning in 2012, the event became the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel architect Tom Fazio, features a par 72, 6,379-yard layout. The Tar Heels Invitational and for five years (2000-2004), the event was known as the would like to thank the UNC Finley Golf Course staff, especially Director Franklin Street Partners Invitational. of Golf Course Maintenance Ross Fowler, Golf Course Superintendent Carolina got the tournament off to a roaring start by winning the Mark Steffer, Head Golf Professional Mike Wilkinson, and Assistant inaugural Tar Heel Invitational in 1976. Former Carolina Coach Dot Golf Professionals Frank Maynard and Robert Costa. They would also Gunnells’ squads captured five Tar Heel championships in 1976, 1979, like to thank Ellen Culler of Operations, and Michael Beale of the Sports 1985, 1991 and 1992. The Tar Heels also won the event in 2012 with Marketing office and Robert Stewart the Tournament Director. current head coach Jan Mann at the helm by scoring an 8-over-par 872 The team would also like to thank Ruth’s Chris and Mike O’Donnell team total. for their sponsorship of the tournament and their contributions in making The 2015 field was one of the strongest and the Tar Heels took eighth the tournament one of the best in the nation. place. The Tar Heels earned a couple top-10 placements between Leslie Cloots tying for third and Lexi Harkins finishing sixth. Bryana Nguyen Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational Tar ChrisRuth’s