2012-13 NORTH TEXAS WOMEN'S GOLF FACT AND RECORDS BOOK women's golf 2012-13 NORTH TEXAS WOMEN'S GOLF FACT AND RECORDS BOOK women's golf North Texas Athletics Department 1301 S. 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TABLE OF CONTENTS Women’s Golf Quick Facts 2 PROFILES University Information 2012-13 Roster ............................................... 2 Location: Denton, Texas Founded: 1890 Head Coach ................................................... 3 Enrollment: 35,754 Golfer Profiles ................................................ 4 Nickname: Mean Green Newcomer Golfer Profiles .................................. 8 Colors: Green and White Conference: Sun Belt President: V. Lane Rawlins 9 RECORDS Athletic Director: Rick Villarreal Home Facility: Various 2011-12 Statistics ............................................ 9 Main Athletics Phone: 940.565.2662 2011-12 Individual Statistics ..............................10 School Website: MeanGreenSports.com Team And Individual Titles .................................11 Staff Information All-Time Records ............................................12 Head Coach: Jeff Mitchell All-Time Honors .............................................13 Alma Mater: Texas Tech ‘89 Phone: 940.369.5891 All-Time Letterwinners.....................................15 Best time to call: 9 am - 1 pm North Texas Exes On The Pro Tour ........................16 E-Mail: [email protected] Media Information Men’s Golf Media Contact: Steven Bartolotta Office Phone: 940.369.8329 Cell Phone: 817.300.1931 E-Mail: [email protected] 2012-13 north texas women's golf fact and records book 1 profiles 9 2012-13 roster 9 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Brooke Bailey Junior 5-5 Abilene, TX (Cooper H.S.) Chaslyn Chrismer Junior 5-5 San Antonio, TX (MacArthur H.S.) Taylor Kilponen Junior 5-8 The Woodlands, TX (The Woodlands H.S.) Keegan Moore Freshman 5-4 Weatherford, TX (Weatherford H.S.) Georgina Mundy Freshman 5-6 Southampton, England McKenzie Ralston Sophomore 5-2 Temple, TX (Temple H.S.) 2 2012-13 north texas women's golf fact and records book profiles 9 head coach Jeff The Mitchell File Mitchell Hometown: Frisco, Texas Head Coach Alma Mater: Texas Tech ‘89 Coaching Experience 2008-present: Head women’s golf coach, 4 Fifth Year North Texas 2000-2004: Head men’s golf coach, Jeff Mitchell Green recorded four top five finishes and shot a 293 Stanford enters his fifth twice, which is just one shot off the school record for 1990-2000: Head women’s golf coach, season as the lowest round. Texas Tech head coach of In his first season at North Texas, Mitchell’s the North Texas experience paid dividends for the North Texas golf women’s golf team. In his time with North Texas, Playing Career program. He guided true freshman Addison Long to 1972-1976: Texas Tech he has reshaped the program and has it climbing three top 25 finishes in the fall of 2008. She was the towards the top of the Sun Belt Conference. Mitchell, first Mean Green freshman player to record such a 1976-1984: PGA Tour for the second straight year, had the Mean Green start to a career in four seasons. rank as a top-75 program, which is the first time in Playing Honors school history that has happened. Mitchell was the head coach of the men’s golf team All-Conference (1976) at Stanford from 2000-2004 and the director of golf Jacey Chun, found by Mitchell late in the recruiting at Texas Tech from 1998-2000 and the head women’s process, turned into a two-time all-conference player coach from 1990-2000. Most recently he was a Mitchell’s Professional & Amateur Finishes and at one point early in the season was ranked as teaching professional at the TPC Craig Ranch in Wins a top-five golfer in the nation. Chun was named to McKinney. 1980 - PGA Tour Phoenix Open the All-Sun Belt team in consecutive years, which is 1978 - Texas State Open At Stanford Mitchell coached three all-conference the first time that has happened in nearly a decade at 1976 - Men’s West Texas Championship North Texas. players, one All-American, and nine scholar athletes. In 2002, he coached Jim Seki to the Pac-10 1975 - Lubbock Men’s City Championship Mitchell has coached five all-conference selections conference title, the first individual at Stanford to win 1975 - Gavleston Island Intercollegiate in the last two seasons, which is the same number of a conference title since Tiger Woods. 1975 - Men’s West Texas Championship all-conference golfers North Texas had since joining the Sun Belt Conference in 2001 until 2010. Mitchell spent 10 years as the head women’s golf coach at Texas Tech, and in 1998, he became the Coaching Awards North Texas was ranked No. 41 in the nation during director of golf for both the men’s and women’s 2011- Sun Belt Conference Coach of the the 2011-12 season, which is highest ranking in programs. He was named District Coach of the Year Year school history. in 1993 and ‘96 and the Southwest Conference Coach 1996- Southwest Conference Coach of the The 2010-11 season will go down as the most of the Year in 1994 and ‘96. In 2000 he was inducted Year memorable and successful season in women’s golf into the Texas Tech Hall of Fame. 1996- NGCA West District Coach of the history at North Texas thanks to Mitchell’s leadership. As a player Mitchell had a wildly successful career on Year The Mean Green advanced to the NCAA the PGA Tour starting in 1976. He competed from 1994- Southwest Conference Coach of the Tournament for the first time in school history, won 1976-84, playing in an average of 30 tournaments a Year a school record four tournaments during the year, year. He won the Phoenix Open in 1980 and had 13 1993- NGCA West District Coach of the top-10 finishes and made 111 career cuts on the PGA had a school record four players named to the all- Year conference team, and Mitchell was named the 2010- Tour. He competed in over 200 pro-amateur events 11 Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year. and participated in over 100 clinics. Mitchell is the first coach in women’s golf history at Along with his win at the Phoenix Open, Mitchell North Texas to win Coach of the Year honors. He won the 1978 Texas State Open at Horseshoe Bay. He also led North Texas as a team to another first in was named to the All-Southwest Conference team school history, a national ranking. The Mean Green in 1976 and an honorable mention All-American for the first time was ranked in the top-50 nationally as he was a three-year letterman from 1974-76. He Golf Coaches Association of America since 1998. He in 2010-11. graduated from Texas Tech in 1989 with a degree in physical education. served as the first vice president for the NGCA from It didn’t’ end there either. The Mean Green set a 1997-99, and was the legislative chairman from 1992- school record in 2010-11 for the lowest team score Prior to his coaching career, Mitchell was a member 2000. A life member of the PGA Tour since 1976, at 872 in as they won the Worldlink North Texas of the graduate faculty at Texas Tech and a teaching Mitchell is also a member of the PGA of America. Fall Classic. Individually Kelsey Kipp shot the lowest assistant, working as an instructor and camp director In 1986, Mitchell conducted a marathon of golf, 54-hole score at 211 in school history while Chaslyn as well as teaching activity classes in golf, tennis and playing with one other professional for a continuous Chrismer had the lowest freshman stroke average in volleyball. 24-hour period of time. They played 224 holes and over 15 years at North Texas. Chrismer also recorded From 1986-87, Mitchell was the head golf professional received pledges, which they donated to the Ronald the second lowest round of golf in school history in at Golden Eagle Golf Course in Tallahassee, FL McDonald House of Lubbock. He also gave free 2010-11. where he was responsible for arranging tee times, junior golf clinics during the summers of 1988- As a team the Mean Green had the lowest stroke tournaments, all shop purchases, teaching, assistant 89 in numerous places in Texas, New Mexico and average in school history, rewriting the old record professional training and golf course set-up. Oklahoma. that stood for only one season. Prior to Golden Eagle, he spent a year as the Assistant He was a Life Skills committee member at Texas Tech In 2009 Mitchell, a former PGA star, guided North Professional at Royal Oaks Country Club in Dallas, for two years, and he was part of the NCAA Sub- Texas to its first tournament team championship TX.