CONTENTS 2 Quick Facts 3 UTRGV Practice Sites 5 Strength and Conditioning Facility 6 Victory Center 7 The University 10 UTRGV Athletics Success 11 Women's Golf History 21 Campus Life 24 The 26 UTRGV Leadership 27 Athletic Leadership 30 The Western Athletic Conference GoUTRGV.com 2

QUICK FACTS

UNIVERSITY INFORMATION COACHING STAFF Location Edinburg, TX Head Coach Bryan Novoa Mailing Address 1201 W. University Dr. Alma Mater Texas Tech, '96 Edinburg, TX 78539 Years at UTRGV Fourth Season Founded 2015 Enrollment 29,012 PROGRAM INFORMATION Nickname Vaqueros Letter Winners Returning/Lost 6/2 School Colors Orange and Gray Newcomers 2 Home Course Los Lagos Golf Club Yardage 7,188 National Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Western Athletic Conference

President Dr. Guy Bailey Director of Athletics Chasse Conque Senior Woman Administrator Molly Castner Athletics Office Phone 956-665-2221 Athletics Office Fax 956-665-2261 Athletics Website GoUTRGV.com

Assistant Athletic Director for Communications Danny Elizondo SID Email [email protected] SID Office Phone (956) 665-2599 SID Office Fax (956) 665-2261

UTRGVAthletics @GoUTRGV GoUTRGV GoUTRGVAthletics

Credits: The 2019 University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Women's Golf Information Guide was produced by the staff of the UTRGV Athletics Communications Office. The publication was written and edited by Danny Elizondo. 3 2020-21 UTRGV WOMEN'S GOLF UTRGV PRACTICE SITES

LOS LAGOS GOLF CLUB

Los Lagos Golf Club is an 18-hole golf facility that combines a spectacular combination of links, mounding and sand, as well as 11 acres of lakes that makes it a jewel of the Rio Grande Valley.

Located just four miles away from campus, Los Lagos has been the Vaqueros' home course since it opened in 2001. The course is a links-style course with open, rolling fairways leading to small, undulating greens that vary in shape and speed.

Los Lagos Golf Club ranks as one of the top courses in the Rio Grande Valley each year. The par 72 golf course plays 7,188 yards from the back tees. It is also equipped with a practice putting green and a driving range.

Located about 18 miles from campus, the McAllen MCALLEN COUNTRY CLUB Country Club is a private establishment, which was incorporated in 1946, that offers its members a premiere championship 18-hole golf course.

The course is traditional in design, with smaller greens and tree-lined fairways, which provides an outstanding challenge for the all golfers.

McAllen Country Club will host the UTRGV Invitational in the spring. GoUTRGV.com 4

Located about 17 miles from campus, the Club at CLUB AT CIMARRON Cimarron opened in 1983. The 18-hole, par 72 plays at 6,821 yards.

The fairways eature 419 Bermuda grass with TifEagle Bermuda greens. The Club at Cimarron is equipped with a large driving range and practice sand bunkers.

Located about 12 miles from campus, Monte Cristo Golf Club provides a picturesque setting for the MONTE CRISTO GOLF CLUB community and is considered a hidden gem in the Rio Grande Valley.

The 18-hole, par 71 championship course plays 6,392 yards long with a practice putting green and driving range. With seven lakes strategically placed throughout the course, selecting the proper club becomes a necessity for all golfers.

Located about 15 miles from campus, Palm View Golf PALM VIEW GOLF COURSE Course is a beautiful 18-hole, par 72 championship golf course, which plays 6,771 yards long.

The fairways feature 419 Bermuda grass and are flanked by Common Bermuda roughs and mounds, creating a unique and challenging terrain. The course also includes 14 man-made lakes, providing some of the most panoramic views in the area.

Located about 24 miles from campus, Tierra Santa Golf Club opened in 1997 and offers a beautiful landscape TIERRA SANTA GOLF CLUB with a unique tropical setting.

The par 72 championship course plays 7,139 yards long with plenty of water and sand traps throughout the course. Tierra Santa is referred to as one of the best golf courses in the Rio Grande Valley. 5 2020-21 UTRGV WOMEN'S GOLF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING

In 2014, athletics moved into a new 3,000 square-foot area strength & conditioning facility, and in 2015, with the help of donors, UTRGV Athletics purchased brand new speed and strength equipment, as well as free weight and aerobic/cardio equipment. UTRGV Athletics also acquired new power racks, platforms, benches and dumbbells.

The strength and conditioning facility is exclusively for UTRGV LUCAS MONROE ERIC SPARKS

student-athletes. HEAD STRENGTH AND ASSISTANT STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH CONDITIONING COACH GoUTRGV.com 6

VICTORY CENTER

For today’s student-athletes, training and conditioning is a year-round commitment. Balancing the rigors of competing at the collegiate level with the demands of the classroom is one of the greatest challenges our student-athletes face. That is why it is so essential that the department of intercollegiate athletics provides our student-athletes with access to hands-on academic support.

Located in the Academic Services Building, the Victory Center is an integral part of the life of our student-athletes and has a vast amount of services and assistance available.

The Victory Center is structured after the principles of the NCAA CHAMPS/Life Skills Program, which is created to provide student- athletes with five basic components: Academic Excellence, Athletic Excellence, Community Service, Career Development and Personal Development.

UTRGV has approximately 275 student-athletes, including approximately 150 freshmen and transfers, who are required to attend study hall and specially designed workshops that assist them in acclimating to college life and living away from home. Student-athletes must dedicate anywhere from six to 10 hours each week to study hall as they work toward their ultimate goal, graduation.

The Victory Center provides student-athletes access to computers, tutors and other resources. The Victory Center, which is open six days a week Brenda Codallo Julia Perez (Sunday-Friday), houses a computer lab, a learning Associate Athletic Director for Coordinator for Academic Services Student Development lab, areas for both individual and group study, and offices for the Academic Advisement Center staff.

Each student-athlete works with their college advisor to make sure that they are enrolled in the correct classes to graduate. The Victory Center staff verifies the classes to ensure that the student- athlete is working towards their degree, making yearly satisfactory progress and meeting grade

Letty Hernandez Greg Kuras point average requirements.

Student-Athlete Advisor Student-Athlete Advisor 7 2020-21 UTRGV WOMEN'S GOLF THE UNIVERSITY

A New University with a Long History McAllen, Port Isabel, Rio Grande City, and South The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) was Padre Island. UTRGV, a comprehensive academic created by the Texas Legislature in 2013 as the first institution, enrolled its first class in the fall of 2015, major public university of the 21st century in Texas. This and the School of Medicine welcomed its first class transformative initiative provided the opportunity to in the summer of 2016. expand educational opportunities in the Rio Grande Valley, including a new School of Medicine, and made it possible UT Brownsville and UT Pan American for residents of the region to benefit from the Permanent The shared history of The University of Texas-Pan University Fund – a public endowment contributing American and The University of Texas at Brownsville support to the University of Texas System and other goes back to 1973, when Pan American opened a institutions. second campus in Brownsville, which later became an independent institution of The University of Texas UTRGV has campuses and off-campus research and System in 1991. Over the years, the missions and the teaching sites throughout the Rio Grande Valley including identities of these great institutions have continually in Boca Chica Beach, Brownsville (formerly The University evolved to serve the communities of the Rio Grande of Texas at Brownsville campus), Edinburg (formerly The Valley.Valley. University of Texas-Pan American campus), Harlingen, GoUTRGV.com 8

CREATING AMERICA'S NEXT GREAT UNIVERSITY

In the Fall of 2015, the landscape of higher education in Eleven colleges and schools formed the academic the U.S. was forever changed. The University of Texas foundation for UTRGV, including: Rio Grande Valley enrolled its inaugural class of first-year students, and this region now shines to the rest of the •College of Medicine world as a global leader in higher education, bilingual •College of Health Affairs education, health education, biomedical research, and •College of Sciences emerging technology. •College of Liberal Arts •College of Fine Arts •College of Engineering and Computer Science •College of Business and Entrepreneurship •College of Education and P-16 Integration •Honors College •Graduate College •University College

Every accomplishment in life begins with a choice. The bigger the choice, the bigger the accomplishment. When it comes to your potential, your goals, and your future, choosing the right university is as big as it gets.

At UTRGV, we offer a learning experience that we believe UTRGV combined the talent, assets, and resources of UT cannot be matched. Brownsville, UT Pan American, and the Regional Academic Health Center, along with other resources, to create a new model of excellence in education. Here is the story of this significant journey:

Students enrolled at UT Brownsville and UT Pan American were automatically admitted to UTRGV.

1933-48 Edinburg Junior College, as the only institution OUR STORY of higher learning in , experienced rapid growth in its early years, prompting administrators to pursue the first name change.

1927-33 1948-52 Edinburg College was founded as a two-year Edinburg Regional College was moved from community college governed by the Edinburg School the original four-acre site to a 186-acre District. The original building housed 200 students campus a few blocks west. During the 1950s and today is listed as a historical site in the city of and 60s, the campus was purchased in Edinburg, the county seat for Hidalgo County. parcels at a cost of $677,000. 9 2020-21 UTRGV WOMEN'S GOLF

A Commitment to Academic Excellence A Hub for Innovation and Emerging Technology

Our more than 120 undergraduate and graduate programs Our students find daily opportunities to innovate and will let you find the major that fits your goals. Our collaborate with faculty and global leaders in industry, accomplished faculty will form mentoring relationships with business, medicine, science, education, and technology. you. Our programs in science, technology, engineering, and Our facilities, such as the Coastal Studies Lab, Center mathematics (STEM) offer ideal preparation for success in a for Biomedical Studies, Center for Excellence in broad range of emerging fields. STEM Education, and many others offer distinctive opportunities for student research. An Ideal Pathway to Career Success A 21st-Century School of Medicine We know that the top priority of our students and their families is career success. No matter what professional field Our School of Medicine offers students the most you’re pursuing, at UTRGV we have the expert, individualized technologically advanced resources, including a instruction, the facilities, the real-world technology and 15,000-square-foot Smart Hospital complex. With a training,UTRGV and theLIBRARY industry connections that will get you there. multidisciplinary approach to the curriculum and an emphasis on active learning, teamwork, and early A Location in the Gateway to the Americas patient care, the School of Medicine is an invaluable resource. The Rio Grande Valley, with close proximity to the Gulf Coast, provides unparalleled opportunities to study in areas ranging A University for the Valley from international business and cultural border issues to marine biology and environmental science. With the SpaceX There’s a special kind of pride among the people of launch site planned in Brownsville, the region is also an the Rio Grande Valley. With campuses and locations emerging global hub for the aerospace industry. in Brownsville, Edinburg, McAllen, Harlingen, and Rio Grande City, a central aspect of our founding mission is A Bilingual, Bicultural, Biliterate Education to serve our families and communities. From providing first-rate health care, to improving our K-12 schools, to We are the second largest Hispanic-serving institution in the helping local businesses thrive, UTRGV is about making nation, with an emphasis on educating 21st-century leaders life better for everyone. and professionals who are culturally fluent and have a deep understanding of the perspectives, languages, and values of different cultures.

1952-71 1989-2015 Pan American College made its transformation from a junior The University of Texas-Pan American was college to a four-year university in the early 1950s. The name established in 1989 after the successful and Pan American was selected to reflect the institution’s desire to historic merger of Pan American University with the bridge the cultures of North and South America and to reflect University of Texas System. the cultural and ethnic diversity of the university. In 1991, the Brownsville campus formed a separate instiution, the University of Texas at Brownsville.

1971-89 Present Pan American University saw the student population diversify during The UT System Board of Regents approved a the 1970s, reflecting a predominantly Mexican-American population. proposal to create UTRGV on Dec. 6, 2012. The The Wall Street Journal credited then President Dr. Miguel Nevarez with bill passed and was signed into law by Governor creating a Hispanic middle class for the South Texas region. Rick Perry on June 14, 2013. UTRGV received In 1973, PAU began to expand, opening a campus in Brownsville. accrediation on Sept. 1, 2015. GoUTRGV.com 10

UTRGV ATHLETICS: RICH IN TRADITION AND HISTORY

COMMUNITY SERVICE AVERAGE STUDENT- 1,500+ HOURS BY STUDENT- 3.38 ATHLETE GPA ATHLETES in 2017-18 11 2020-21 UTRGV WOMEN'S GOLF WOMEN'S GOLF HISTORY

All-Time Letter Winners A I U Arismendi, Angie 1995-97 Infante, Christina 2002-03 Unanue, Itziar 2000-04 Arismendi, Gloria 1993-95 Uriegas, Melinda 2007-11 Arroyo, Elena 2010-14 K Uriegas, Melissa 2005-08 Kothny, Sarah 2008–13 B V Bernal, Melissa 2013-15 L Verástegui, Nancy 1994-97 Boychuk, Nikki 2002-06 Lane, Jeannie 1999-01 Van Houten, Blake 2018-Present Lauzon, Tootie 1998-01 Lucio, Julie 2019-Present C Cabrera, Michelle 1994-97 W Camey, Majo 2008–12 M Wills, Brittany 1993-97 Camey, Mariale 2006-09 Mansingh, Shweta 2016-18 Canales, Kelsey 2013-17 Marks, Jennifer 2006-08 Canales, Marisa 2011-15 Maynard, Stefanie 2002-06 Y Cortes, Daniela 2002-06 Martinez, Alexandria 2013-14 Yanez, Zelinda 1993-94 Crook, Juliette 2012-13 McInturff, Jamie 1999-00 Young, Jessica 2015-18 Mendez, Daniela 2015-17 Yu, Rachel 2018-Present Mendoza, Melissa 1997-98 D Merino, Jennifer 1994-97 De Leon, Rebecca 2006-10 Mesta, Emma 2015-19 Dominguez, Tracy 1995-99 Moreno, Rebecca 1993-93 Moroles, Michelle 2015-19 Morgan, Whitney 1995-98 E Munson, Shari 1993-94 Espinoza, Adriana 1999-02 Estrada, Ashley 2009-10 P Parrao, Samantha 2010-14 F Peterson, Blake 2011-15 Frazier, Crystal 2000-05 R G Rodriguez, Elizabeth 2003-08 Garcia, Ashley 2011-15 Garcia, Sara Maria 2007-08 Garza, Briana 2018-Present S Garza, Libby 1994-98 Sandburg, Bronwyn 2005-09 Garza, Samantha 2019-Present Sauls, Haley 2012-13 Gee, Rachel 2004-05 Schaefer, Melissa 1999-00 Gere, Rachel 2012-13 Sutton, Christine 1995-96 Gonzalez, Vicky 2018-20 Green, Tilda 2016-20 Gutierrez, Alejandra 1997-00 T Tejeda, Sophia 2019-Present Torrellas, Geraldine 2015-17 H Treanor, Christine 2001-05 Haime, Natalie 2003-07 Head, Melissa 2000-01 Hocott, Haley 2007-11 Hovda, Kaitlin 2010-11 GoUTRGV.com 12

All-Time Award Winners

2019-20 Emma Mesta Team Spring Academic All-WAC AD Community Service Cup Spring AD Honor Roll

Samantha Garza Blake Van Houten Spring AD Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll Rachel Yu Vicky Gonzalez Spring AD Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll 2017-18 Tilda Green Tilda Green WGCA All-American Scholar Spring AD Honor Roll Spring Academic All-WAC Fall AD Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll Julie Lucio Spring AD Honor Roll Emma Mesta Fall AD Honor Roll Spring Academic All-WAC Spring AD Honor Roll Sophia Tejeda Fall AD Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll Jessica Young Spring Academic All-WAC Blayke Van Houten Spring AD Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll Shweta Mansingh Rachel Yu Spring AD Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll Michelle Moroles Briana Garza Spring AD Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Rachel Yu 2018-19 Spring AD Honor Roll Team AD Community Service Cup 2016-17 Tilda Green Vicky Gonzalez WGCA All-American Scholar WGCA All-American Scholar Freshman and Transfers Academic All-WAC Freshman and Transfers Academic All-WAC Spring AD Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll

Tilda Green Geraldine Torrellas WGCA All-American Scholar WGCA All-American Scholar Spring Academic All-WAC Spring Academic All-WAC Spring AD Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll Julie Lucio Spring AD Honor Roll Daniela Mendez Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll 13 2020-21 UTRGV WOMEN'S GOLF

Jessica Young 2013-14 Spring AD Honor Roll Team Fall AD Honor Roll Ocelot Invitational Champions

Kelsey Canales Melissa Bernal Fall AD Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Spring Academic All-Western Athletic Conference Shweta Mansingh Western Athletic Conference Second Team All-Conference Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll

Michelle Moroles Ashley Garcia Spring AD Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Spring Academic All-Western Athletic Conference Emma Mesta Whataburger Endowed Scholarship Fall AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll

2015-16 Kelsey Canales Emma Mesta Spring AD Honor Roll Western Athletic Conference Golfer of the Week (Mar. 15) Fall AD Honor Roll Western Athletic Conference Golfer of the Week (Mar. 1) Fall AD Honor Roll Alexandria Martinez Fall AD Honor Roll Geraldine Torrellas Freshman and Transfers Academic All-WAC Samantha Parrao Spring AD Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll 2012-13 Kelsey Canales Elena Arroyo Spring AD Honor Roll Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll

Risë Alexander Juliette Crook Gladys Palmer Meritorious Service Award Recipient Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll Daniela Mendez Spring AD Honor Roll Sarah Kothny Spring AD Honor Roll 2014-15 Great West Conference Golfer of the Week (Apr. 5) Melissa Bernal Spring AD Honor Roll Haley Sauls Spring Academic All-WAC Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll

Kelsey Canales Rachel Gere Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll Spring Academic All-WAC Fall AD Honor Roll Samantha Parrao Fall AD Honor Roll Ashley Garcia Spring AD Honor Roll Fall AD Honor Roll

Marisa Canales Fall AD Honor Roll

Blake Peterson Fall AD Honor Roll GoUTRGV.com 14

2011-12 2009-10 Team Haley Hocott UTB Women’s Fall Shootout Champions NGCA All-American Scholar Team Great West Conference Player of the Week (Apr. 9) Majo Camey Great West Conference Player of the Week (Apr. 1) NGCA All-American Scholar Team Great West Conference Player of the Week (Mar. 19) All-Great West Conference First Team All-Great West Conference Tournament Second Team Majo Camey Great West Conference Player of the Week (Apr. 5) NGCA All-American Scholar Team Spring Academic All-Great West Conference Spring AD Honor Roll 2008-09 Fall AD Honor Roll Team PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Champions Kaitlin Hovda Great West Conference Champions Great West Conference Player of the Week (Nov. 3) Spring AD Honor Roll Mariale Camey Fall AD Honor Roll UTPA Female Most Valuable Player First Team All-Conference Blake Peterson Great West Conference Spring All-Academic Spring AD Honor Roll NGCA All-American Scholar Team Fall AD Honor Roll Haley Hocott Marisa Canales Great West Conference Player of the Year Fall AD Honor Roll First Team All-Conference Great West Conference Spring All-Academic Ashley Garcia NGCA All-American Scholar Team Spring AD Honor Roll Majo Camey Samantha Parrao Second Team All-Conference UTPA Breakthrough Female Athlete of the Year NGCA All-American Scholar Team

2010-11 Bronwyn Sandberg Team First Team All-Conference PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Champions Great West Conference Spring All-Academic

Haley Hocott Rebecca de Leon Great West Conference First Team All-Conference Great West Conference Spring All-Academic 2010-11 NGCA All-American Scholar Team Spring AD Honor Roll Ofelia Lopez Fall AD Honor Roll Great West Conference Coach of the Year

Majo Camey 2006-07 NGCA All-American Scholar Team Team Spring AD Honor Roll NGCA All-American Scholar Team Fall AD Honor Roll Mariale Camey Melinda Uriegas Academic All-Independent Great West Conference First Team All-Conference All-Independent First Team Spring AD Honor Roll All-Independent Newcomer Team Fall AD Honor Roll Sarah Kothny Elizabeth Rodriguez Great West Conference Second Team All-Conference All-Independent Second Team Spring AD Honor Roll Academic All-Independent 15 2020-21 UTRGV WOMEN'S GOLF

Rebecca de Leon 2003-04 NGCA All-American Scholar Team Team PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Champions Natalie Haime NGCA All-American Scholar Team Academic All-Independent Stefanie Maynard Bronwyn Sandberg Independent Golfer of the Year Academic All-Independent All-Independent First Team NGCA Scholar-Athlete Award Melissa Uriegas Nikki Boychuk Academic All-Independent All-Independent Second Team NGCA Scholar-Athlete Award 2005-06 Team Elizabeth Rodriguez NGCA All-American Scholar Team All-Independent Second Team NGCA Scholar-Athlete Award Stefanie Maynard UTPA Female Student-Athlete of the Year Daniela Cortes All-Independent Second Team All-Independent Second Team Academic All-Independent 2002-03 Nikki Boychuk Team All-Independent Second Team PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Champions Academic All-Independent NGCA All-American Scholar Team

Daniela Cortes Stefanie Maynard All-Independent Second Team All-Independent Second Team UTPA Newcomer of the Year 2004-05 NGCA Scholar-Athlete Award Team PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Champions Daniela Cortes NGCA All-American Scholar Team All-Independent Second Team

Stefanie Maynard Nikki Boychuk All-Independent First Team NGCA Scholar-Athlete Award NGCA Scholar-Athlete Award 2001-02 Nikki Boychuk Christina Infante NGCA Scholar-Athlete Award NGCA Scholar-Athlete Award Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Daniela Cortes All-Independent Second Team 2000-01 Adriana Espinoza Crystal Frazier Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar All-Independent Second Team Alejandra Gutierrez Elizabeth Rodriguez Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar NGCA Scholar-Athlete Award GoUTRGV.com 16

1999-00 Adriana Espinoza Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar

Alejandra Gutierrez Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar

1997-98 Melissa Mendoza All-Sun Belt Conference

1996-97 Nancy Verástegui UTPA Female Student-Athlete of the Year NCAA Division I Regional Qualifier All-Sun Belt Conference

Melissa Mendoza All-Sun Belt Conference

1995-96 Nancy Verástegui UTPA Female Student-Athlete of the Year NGCA Scholar-Athlete Award All-Sun Belt Conference

Michele Cabrera All-Sun Belt Conference

1994-95 Nancy Verástegui UTPA Female Student-Athlete of the Year All-Sun Belt Conference

Jennifer Merino All-Sun Belt Conference

Cindi Padgett Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year 17 2020-21 UTRGV WOMEN'S GOLF

Program Records Total Rounds Tournament Year Team Tournament Rounds 904 293-307-304 Pat Bradley Invitational Fall 2019 908 310-300-298 GCU Invitational Spring 2017 909 309-296-304 PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championships Spring 2013 910 300-299-311 UTPA Bronc Classic Fall 2004 911 303-310-298 UTRGV Invitational Spring 2020 911 315-298-298 Hobble Creek Fall Classic Fall 2019 911 302-304-305 Rose City Collegiate Fall 2017 912 306-307-299 PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championships Spring 2005 914 303-312-299 WAC Championship Spring 2018 916 294-310-312 Rainbow Wahine Invitational Fall 2016 917 308-300-309 Battle of the Lake Invitational Fall 2003 918 304-303-311 WAC Championship Spring 2019 918 303-310-305 Hobble Creek Fall Classic Fall 2018 919 295-309-315 Texas State Invitational Spring 2019 919 303-307-309 Spring Break Invitational Spring 2016 920 307-307-306 Ellingson/SHSU Invitational Fall 2004 921 310-307-304 PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championships Spring 2011 922 299-311-312 Hobble Creek Fall Classic Fall 2017 922 307-307-308 PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championships Spring 2009 923 309-311-303 Bearkat Invitational Fall 2019

Team Single-Rounds 293 First Round Pat Bradley Invitational Fall 2019 294 First Round Rainbow Wahine Invitational Fall 2016 295 First Round Texas State Invitational Spring 2019 296 Second Round PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championships Spring 2013 297 Second Round Kansas City Intercollegiate Spring 2019 297 Second Round SHSU Bearkat Invitational Fall 2018 298 Third Round UTRGV Invitational Spring 2020 298 Second Round Hobble Creek Fall Classic Fall 2019 298 Third Round Hobble Creek Fall Classic Fall 2019 298 Third Round GCU Invitational Spring 2017 299 Third Round WAC Championship Spring 2018 299 First Round Islander Classic Spring 2018 299 First Round Hobble Creek Fall Classic Fall 2017 299 Third Round PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championships Spring 2005 299 Second Round UTPA Bronc Classic Fall 2004 300 Second Round UTRGV Invitational Spring 2019 300 Third Round Texas State Invitational Spring 2018 300 Second Round GCU Invitational Spring 2017 300 First Round UTPA Bronc Classic Fall 2004 300 Second Round Battle of the Lake Invitational Fall 2003 GoUTRGV.com 18

Tournament Year Team Tournament Championships Ocelot Invitational Fall 2013 UTB Women’s Fall Shootout Fall 2011 PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championships Spring 2011 PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championships Spring 2009 Great West Conference Championships Spring 2009 Jack Brown Memorial Invitational Spring 2008 PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championships Spring 2005 UTPA Bronc Classic Fall 2004 Ellingson/SHSU Invitational Fall 2004 PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championships Spring 2004 PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championships Spring 2003 Lamar University Dual Match Spring 1999 New Orleans Dual Match Spring 1993

Name Tournament Year Individual Tournament Championships Emma Mesta GCU Invitational Spring 2016 Melissa Bernal Ocelot Invitational Fall 2013 Kaitlin Hovda UTB Women’s Fall Shootout Fall 2011 Majo Camey PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championships Spring 2009 Haley Hocott Great West Conference Championships Spring 2009 Mariale Camey Jack Brown Memorial Invitational Spring 2008 Stefanie Maynard PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championships Spring 2005 Stefanie Maynard UTPA Bronc Classic Fall 2004 Stefanie Maynard PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championships Spring 2004 Stefanie Maynard Bronc Intercollegiate Classic Spring 2003 Stefanie Maynard PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championships Spring 2003 Jamie McInturff Lady Bronc Classic Spring 2000 Melissa Mendoza Lu Ellen Gibbs Invitational Fall 1997 Nancy Verástegui Sun Belt Conference Championships Spring 1997 Nancy Verástegui Lady Bronc Classic Spring 1996 Nancy Verástegui Sun Belt Conference Championships Spring 1995 Nancy Verástegui Lady Panther Classic Spring 1995 Gloria Arismendi New Orleans Dual Match Spring 1993

Individual Second Place Finishes Samantha Parrao PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championships Spring 2013 Samantha Parrao UTB Women’s Fall Shootout Fall 2011 Haley Hocott PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championships Spring 2011 Haley Hocott Great West Conference Championships Spring 2011 Haley Hocott Great West Conference Championships Spring 2010 Haley Hocott PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championships Spring 2009 Mariale Camey Great West Conference Championship Spring 2009 Mariale Camey PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championships Spring 2008 Haley Hocott Jack Brown Memorial Invitational Spring 2008 Stefanie Maynard Century Tel/Texas State Invitational Spring 1995 Stefanie Maynard Texas State Bobcat Invitational Fall 2003 Jamie McIntruff Lamar University Dual Match Spring 1999 Alejandra Gutierrez Lamar University Dual Match Spring 1999 Melissa Mendoza Lady Broncs Golf Classic Spring 1998 Melissa Mendoza Sam Houston State Invitational Spring 1998 Nancy Verástegui Chip-N-Club Invitational Fall 1996 Nancy Verástegui Cowgirl Classic Fall 1994 Rebecca Moreno New Orleans Dual Match Spring 1993 19 2020-21 UTRGV WOMEN'S GOLF

Total Rounds Name Tournament Year Individual Top Performances 217 73-73-71 Stefanie Maynard PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championships Spring 2005 219 74-71-74 Haley Hocott PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championships Spring 2010 221 75-71-75 Vicky Gonzalez UTRGV Invitational Spring 2020 221 73-74-74 Emma Mesta WAC Championship Spring 2018 221 71-75-75 Emma Mesta Spring Break Invitational Spring 2016 221 78-71-72 Emma Mesta GCU Invitational Spring 2016 222 75-73-74 Samantha Garza UTRGV Invitational Spring 2020 222 68-78-76 Tilda Green Pat Bradley Invitational Fall 2019 222 74-78-70 Jessica Young GCU Invitational Spring 2017 222 72-74-73 Sarah Kothny PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championships Spring 2013 222 73-76-73 Stefanie Maynard Lady Eagle Invitational Fall 2002 223 78-71-74 Julie Lucio UTRGV Invitational Spring 2019 223 74-76-73 Emma Mesta Rainbow Wahine Invitational Fall 2016 223 77-76-70 Melissa Bernal Harold Funston Invitational Fall 2014 223 75-72-76 Stefanie Maynard UTPA Bronc Classic Fall 2004 223 76-75-72 Nancy Verástegui Sun Belt Conference Championships Spring 1997 224 72-78-74 Tilda Green Hobble Creek Fall Classic Fall 2018 224 75-77-72 Stefanie Maynard PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championships Spring 2003 224 73-73-78 Nancy Verástegui Sun Belt Conference Championships Spring 1996 225 73-78-74 Tilda Green Texas State Invitational Spring 2020 225 75-73-77 Julie Lucio Pat Bradley Invitational Fall 2019 225 74-72-79 Julie Lucio Islander Classic Spring 2019 225 74-75-76 Emma Mesta WAC Championship Spring 2019 225 76-77-72 Shweta Mansingh WAC Championship Spring 2018 225 72-75-78 Michelle Moroles NM State Aggie Invitational Fall 2017 225 67-75-83 Shweta Mansingh Islander Classic Spring 2017 225 71-74-80 Majo Camey PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championships Spring 2009 225 75-78-72 Stefanie Maynard Unlimited Potential / Bay Tree Classic Fall 2005 GoUTRGV.com 20

Score Year Name Tournament Top Indvidual Rounds 67 Spring 2017 Shweta Mansingh Islander Classic 68 Fall 2019 Tilda Green Pat Bradley Invitational 69 Fall 2018 Michelle Moroles SHSU Bearkat Invitational 69 Fall 2008 Majo Camey UC Classic 70 Spring 2017 Jessica Young GCU Invitational 70 Fall 2014 Melissa Bernal Harold Funston Invitational 70 Fall 2005 Daniela Cortes UTPA Bronc Classic 70 Fall 1995 Nancy Verástegui Lady Panther Invitational 71 Spring 2020 Vicky Gonzalez UTRGV Invitational 71 Spring 2020 Tilda Green UTRGV Invitational 71 Fall 2019 Rachel Yu Hobble Creek Fall Classic 71 Spring 2019 Julio Lucio Kansas City Intercollegiate 71 Spring 2019 Julio Lucio UTRGV Invitational 71 Spring 2019 Michelle Moroles Texas State Invitational 71 Fall 2016 Michelle Moroles Rainbow Wahine Invitational 71 Spring 2016 Emma Mesta Spring Break Invitational 71 Spring 2016 Emma Mesta GCU Invitational 71 Fall 2013 Marisa Canales Ocelot Invitational 71 Fall 2010 Majo Camey North Texas Classic 71 Spring 2010 Haley Hocott PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championships 71 Spring 2009 Majo Camey PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championships 71 Fall 2007 Mariale Camey UNT Lady Eagle Invitational 71 Spring 2005 Stefanie Maynard PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championships 71 Spring 2005 Nikki Boychuk UTPA Bronc Classic 71 Fall 1997 Melissa Mendoza Marilynn Smith Classic 71 Spring 1997 Melissa Mendoza New Mexico Intercollegiate 71 Fall 1995 Michele Cabrera Wyoming Cowgirl Classic 71 Spring 1995 Nancy Verástegui Sun Belt Championships 72 Spring 2020 Julie Lucio Islander Classic 72 Fall 2019 Julie Lucio NM State Invitational 72 Fall 2019 Samantha Garza Hobble Creeek Fall Classic 72 Spring 2019 Julie Lucio Islander Classic 72 Fall 2018 Tilda Green Hobble Creek Fall Classi 72 Spring 2018 Shweta Mansingh WAC Championship 72 Spring 2018 Shweta Mansingh Bradley Spring Break Invitational 72 Spring 2018 Jessica Young Bradley Spring Break Invitational 72 Fall 2017 Michelle Moroles NM State Aggie Invitational 72 Spring 2016 Emma Mesta GCU Invitational 72 Fall 2013 Marisa Canales PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championships 72 Fall 2010 Majo Camey SHSU Classic 72 Spring 2009 Mariale Camey PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championships 72 Spring 2008 Mariale Camey UALR Golf Classic 72 Fall 2007 Haley Hocott UAB Fall Beach Blast 72 Fall 2007 Haley Hocott UAB Fall Beach Blast 72 Fall 2006 Mariale Camey Unlimited Potential/Myrtle Beach Classic 72 Fall 2005 Nikki Boychuk UTPA Bronc Classic 72 Fall 2005 Stefanie Maynard Unlimited Potential/Bay Tree Classic 72 Spring 2003 Stefanie Maynard UTPA Bronc Classic 72 Fall 2003 Stefanie Maynard Battle at the Lake 72 Spring 1998 Melissa Mendoza Lady Bronc Classic 72 Spring 1998 Melissa Mendoza Sun Belt Championships 72 Spring 1997 Nancy Verástegui Sun Belt Championships 72 Fall 1995 Nancy Verástegui Wyoming Cowgirl Classic 72 Fall 1994 Nancy Verástegui Lady Panther Invitational 21 2020-21 UTRGV WOMEN'S GOLF CAMPUS LIFE

Unity Hall Heritage Hall

Dorms • Designed in suite style, with two rooms sharing a bathroom.

• All rooms are furnished for double occupancy.

•Rooms may be reserved as private rooms as space permits.

• Rooms include: beds, desks and chairs, chests of drawers, built-in closets, ethernet connections, cable, central heat and air conditioning.

• Services provided include: study rooms, TV lounges, computer labs, laundry facilities, snack and soft drink vending, community kitchenette with microwave, and recreation rooms featuring billiards, ping pong, foosball and game tables.

Student Apartments • Furnished living rooms and kitchens.

• Apartment contents include: single bed, desk and chair, chest of drawers, built-in closet, sofa, lounge chair, multi-use cube, end table, dishwasher, microwave, stove/oven, refrigerator and washer/dryer.

• Services provided include: central heat and air, 24-hour emergency UTRGV Village maintenance, mail delivery, garbage collection, on-site student parking, ethernet connections, and cable. GoUTRGV.com 22

Student Union

• Serves as the center of the University community life.

•The Student Union is equipped with a food court with a variety of places to eat such as: Pizza Hut, Chick- fil-A, Mein Bowl, El Pato, SU Cafe, and Sub Connection. There is also a Starbucks and a convenience store.

• The Student Union Game Room is located on the second floor of the Student Union Student Union. It offers seven pool tables, three air hockey tables and the latest video games.

• The Student Union also contains the PlainsCapital Bank Theater, which brings cultural, musical and theatrical entertainment to UTRGV students and offers them the opportunity to meet and interact with the artists. 23 2020-21 UTRGV WOMEN'S GOLF

Wellness & Recreational Sports Complex

• Weight area includes both free weights and exercise available. Aquatics facilities feature a lap swimming pool, machines, including dumbbells, strength training leisure pool, lazy river, and a jacuzzi. It is a perfect place equipment, cardiovascular machines, and multiple for a private party or group rental. televisions for entertainment. • Outdoor Activity Area features two sand volleyball courts, • Walking/running track, approximately 1/10 mile, with area two outdoor basketball courts, two tennis courts, and for stretching. There are also stability balls and mats as an outdoor pavilion with tables and chairs. A BBQ grill is well as three racquetball courts. available for group rentals.

• Two dance/activity rooms for group exercise and • Men’s and women’s locker rooms with over 400 lockers, specialty programs. private shower areas, and vanity areas.

• The main gymnasium space can be divided into two • Member Services Desk assists guests with membership basketball, two volleyball or multiple badminton courts. sales, locker rentals, retail sales, and general guest One indoor soccer court with rounded corners, dasher services. boards and Plexiglas can also be utilized as a basketball, volleyball or badminton court. Used for open recreation • Energy Zone serves up sandwiches, smoothies, specialty and intramurals. items, salads, fruits, soft drinks, sports drinks and bottled water. • Indoor Climbing Facility (35’ high) combines integral rock and moveable hand and foot holds. Also features three • Lounge/Eating Area with tables and chairs, lounge routes and hosts instructional courses from beginner furniture, couches, televisions, vending machines and to advanced. Group facility and private party rentals are great observational area for many activities. GoUTRGV.com 24

THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY

• More than 1.3 million residents call the Rio Grande Valley home. 78˚ • Among them are 1990 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee AVERAGE TEMP. 300 AVERAGE DAYS OF SUNSHINE and former Cowboys head coach Tom Landry, Chicago Bears center Roberto Garza, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jaime Garcia, former Arizona Cardinals offensive guard Rolando Cantu, three-time Olympic Gold Medalist Bobby Morrow, wrestler Tito Santana, former Ms. Olympia Rachel McLish, actor Nick Stahl, who played John Connor in Terminator 3, former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Senator and Representative Lloyd Bentsen Jr., Iwo Jima flag raiser Harlon Block, astronaut Mike Fossum, and former Vice Presidential candidate Matt Gonzalez.

• Home to several minor league sports teams, including the , the two-time NBA Gatorade League Champion affiliate of the , and the RGV FC Toros, the USL affiliate of the Houston Dynamo. About 35 current and former NBA players have played for the Vipers, Mcallen Convention Center including Aaron Brooks, CJ Watson, Steve Novak, Hasheem Thabeet, Ben Uzoh, Patrick Patterson, Terrence Jones, Patrick Beverley, Troy Daniels and Robert Covington.

• The Vipers play at , which also plays host to a Houston Rockets exhibition game on a semi-regular basis. Recent opponent include the Boston Celtics (2009), Orlando Magic (2010 and 2015), Oklahoma City Thunder (2012) and (2014).

• Nearby Payne Arena draws some of the top acts in music, including Train, Rob Thomas, Shakira, Aerosmith, Kiss, ZZ Top, Cher, Nelly, George Straight, Elton John, REO Speedwagon, STYX and Lady Antebellum. Rio Grande Valley Premium Outlets 25 2020-21 UTRGV WOMEN'S GOLF

• McAllen, the largest city in the Rio Grande Valley, borders Edinburg to the south. McAllen boasts many attractions, such as the Entertainment District located on and around downtown 17th street. McAllen’s Entertainment District caters to all tastes, boasting a unique blend of lifestyles. Whether you’re in search of a quiet evening out with great food, and live music, or an exciting night on the dance floor with live entertainment and DJs, there’s something for you. Each lounge, club, and fine dining venue is themed to match your personality and mood.

• Another city that neighbors Edinburg is Pharr, home of the Boggus Ford Convention Center, which routinely draws great acts such as 3 Doors Down, Willie Nelson, Randy Rogers, the Eli Young Band, Deftones, Kevin Fowler, the Spazmatics and Rob Schneider.

• The UTRGV campus is just minutes away from Mexico, where residents and visitors have the opportunity to enjoy the Mexican culture. Mcallen's Entertainment District

25 Miles25 MILEs From BrownsvilleFROM CAMPUS Campus 75 Miles From Edinburg Campus

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND

• One of the most popular Spring Break locations in the country, attracting thousands of college students every year.

• Offers a variety of top-notch beaches, restaurants, parks, museums, fishing and other attractions, such as Schlitterbahn Beach, a water park and resort featuring everything from relaxing rivers to tidal wave rivers. Schlitterbahn has four uphill water coasters, a five-story interactive Sandcastle, the world-famous Boogie Bahn inland surfing ride, and the brand new Cenote, Texas’ first underground water slide.

• MTV has come on several occasions for its Spring Break Hangout.

• Recognized for its fishing as the Gulf of Mexico and Laguna Madre Bay are filled with a wide array of flounder, red snapper, amberjack, kingfish, marlin and sailfish.

• Sub-tropical climate where the temperature rarely falls below 85 degrees in the summer and 65 degrees in the winter. GoUTRGV.com 26

UTRGV PRESIDENT

Dr. Guy Bailey

Guy Bailey, Ph.D., was named Founding President of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in May of 2014.

Prior to being named President of UTRGV, he served as President of the University of Alabama and of Texas Tech University; Chancellor of the University of Missouri Kansas City; Provost and Executive Vice President at The University of Texas San Antonio; Dean of Liberal Arts at the University of Nevada Las Vegas; Chair of the English Department at Oklahoma State University and the University of Memphis; and as a faculty member at Texas A&M and Emory Universities.

During his time at Texas Tech, the university met the criteria established by the Texas State Legislature for participation in the National Research University Fund; enrollment grew by 3,905 students (14%); research expenditures grew by $89.9 million (170%); and graduation rates increase by five percentage points.

During his tenure at UTSA, the university was named an emerging research university by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; 16 new doctoral programs were added; external funding for research more than doubled; enrollment grew by more than 40%; and graduate enrollment grew by almost 50%.

While Bailey was at UMKC, the university completed a $200 million capital campaign and built or gained approval for $175 million in new construction. From 2010 to 2012, Bailey served on the Board of Directors of the NCAA and on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the Big XII athletic conference. He has also served on the Board of Trustees of Midwest Research Institute since 2007.

Bailey continues to do research on language change and variation. His research with his late wife, Jan, has been featured in a front-page article in the New York Times, on National Public Radio, on CNN Headline News, on BBC Radio, in Texas Monthly, and in the San Antonio Express News. Since 1984, Bailey has brought in over $1 million in external funding for his research. 27 2020-21 UTRGV WOMEN'S GOLF Director of Athletics Chasse for students. In 2019-20, the athletics marketing team began working with the Robert C. Vackar College of Conque Business & Entrepreneurship, directly entering classrooms on both campuses on a monthly basis while working to The University of Texas Rio create internships. UTRGV Athletics is also working to Grande Valley (UTRGV) hired partner with the new Hospitality and Tourism Management Chasse Conque (pronounced program to help give students opportunities for real-world, Chase Konk) as the Vice hands-on experience by assisting with the implementation President and Director of of UTRGV athletic events. Athletics on Aug. 2, 2019. UTRGV athletic programs experienced significant During his introductory competitive success in Conque’s first season as well. The press conference, Conque stated his intention to “Rally men’s soccer team earned its first-ever national ranking, the Valley” behind UTRGV Athletics. Rally the Valley has coming in at No. 24. The volleyball team posted its first- become both a rallying cry and a hashtag for not only ever victory over a Big 10 opponent, upsetting Maryland. athletics, but the university as a whole, as its meaning has Abraham Chirchir advanced to the NCAA Cross Country grown to mean both rallying the Valley behind UTRGV and Championships for the second-straight year. The women’s UTRGV rallying in support of the Rio Grande Valley. cross country team pulled off a stunning fourth place finish at the NCAA South Central Regional. The men’s UTRGV Athletics has rallied behind the Valley in a big way basketball team earned the best WAC Tournament seed during Conque’s first year, ranking 20th in the nation in in program history, coming in at No. 2, by winning eight community service hours (1,526) as a department, with of its final 10 games. The indoor track & field team won five programs ranking among the top 10 in their sports. nine WAC Championships. The men’s golf team won two The men’s soccer team led the nation among its peers team titles and one individual medal. Although spring by completing 120 hours of community service. The seasons were cut short by the pandemic, multiple teams women’s golf team ranked 57th in the nation among all were hitting their strides. The men’s tennis team closed the sport programs by averaging 17 hours of service per season on a three-match winning streak while the baseball student-athlete. UTRGV student-athletes spent 208 hours team, which opened the season with back-to-back home volunteering at the Food Bank RGV, preparing about 14,500 wins over Kansas State, closed the season on an eight- meals. game winning streak.

When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down most on-campus Conque enjoyed his 100th day in office with a ribbon operations and increased food insecurity among the cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of $1.5 general student population, UTRGV Athletics stepped up million of renovations to the UTRGV Fieldhouse and the to donate more than $5,000 worth of food to the UTRGV launch of Vaquero Village, a new pregame fan experience Student Food Pantry. Additionally, UTRGV Athletics at UTRGV basketball games. Renovations include new began offering content to help those in quarantine by men's and women's basketball, volleyball, visiting team posting a weekly TownePlace Suites Good Night Story and officials' locker rooms and team rooms, new hallways and partnering with UT Health RGV to offer tips on leading to the locker room areas, a new athletic training #WorkoutWednesday. room, a new media room, a new equipment room, a redesigned Sam Williams Court, new baskets, new Conque also moved to make sure that all academic scoreboards, new scorer's and media tables with LED services would continue to be available to student-athletes boards, and new entry doors. throughout the duration of distance learning that occurred as a cause of the pandemic. UTRGV student-athletes met Vaquero Village features four sections, one for UTRGV the challenge by increase the departmental cumulative students, one for kids with a custom inflatable and picnic grade point average (GPA) to 3.38, including a department tables, and one each for professionals and corporate record 3.48 GPA in the spring, and combining for 106 partners with lounge furniture and cocktail tables. Academic All-WAC honors. 157 student-athletes recorded a 3.0 GPA in the fall, 34 of whom posted a perfect GPA of Conque’s emphasis on the fan experience extended to 4.0. An astounding 218 student-athletes recorded a 3.0 UTRGV Baseball Stadium with the addition of the corral, a GPA in the spring, 68 of whom posted a perfect GPA of 4.0. section of party decks beyond the right field wall at which fans can bring their own food to grill while enjoying games. The commitment to academics extends beyond the Other enhancements to the baseball facility include the student-athletes, as Conque is working with colleges on addition of padding to the outfield walls with new, dynamic campus to create curriculum-based learning experiences signage celebrating the history of the program and GoUTRGV.com 28

corporate partner support, the installation of a new batting One of Little Rock’s top athletic highlights under Conque cage, and the painting of the stairs to add an orange came in 2015-16, when the men’s basketball team finished exclamation. the season 30-5 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament after an 85-83 double-overtime Conque’s first year also saw strong attendance at home win over Purdue. The head coach of that team was Chris events. The baseball team averaged more than 1,087 Beard, who Conque hired in April of 2015. Beard is now the fans per game, its highest mark in over a decade and an head coach at Texas Tech and considered one of the top increase of 20 percent over 2019. Men’s basketball saw coaches in the country after leading the Red Raiders to the an attendance increase of 13.5 percent over 2018-19, national championship game in 2019. including a sellout crowd of 2,618 for the “Pack the House” game against New Mexico State. Women’s basketball Little Rock student-athletes posted a department-wide enjoyed a 16.2 percent increase in attendance. The GPA above 3.0 during each of Conque’s last 13 semesters, volleyball team welcomed three of the 12 largest crowds including a 3.36 GPA in the fall of 2018, during which time while recording the third-best attended season in program 124 Little Rock student-athletes registered a GPA of 3.0 or history. higher, 38 of whom boasted a perfect 4.0.

Conque led UTRGV Athletics into multiple new and exciting In 2017-18, Little Rock posted the highest Graduation partnerships, starting by partnering with UT Health RGV as Success Rate of any Division I institution in Arkansas in six the official and exclusive healthcare provider for UTRGV of the previous seven years, graduating 82 percent of its Athletics to keep the Vaqueros in the game. UTRGV student-athletes. student-athletes have access to UT Health RGV’s sports medicine team physicians and orthopedic surgeons, Also in 2017-18, Little Rock set a program record for as well as to specialists in primary care, mental health, fundraising, bringing in $4.3 million to increase its total to women’s health, psychiatry and neurology, ear, nose & more than $11 million over the previous three years. throat, plastic surgery and nutrition. Conque also added a wrestling program that competes as Conque has placed an emphasis on bringing UTRGV part of the Pac-12 in the spring of 2018. Athletics to both campuses, spearheading a Brownsville initiative that has seen athletics bring student-athletes, Prior to becoming Director of Athletics at Little Rock, coaches and/or staff to the Brownsville campus on a bi- Conque spent four years at the University of Arkansas for weekly basis. UTRGV Athletics also formed a partnership Medical Sciences (UAMS), serving as Senior Director of with the City of Brownsville to bring more events, including Development for the UAMS Medical Center from 2014-15 competitions, camps, clinics and fan days, to Brownsville. and Director of Development for the College of Medicine Starting in December 2020, UTRGV will begin hosting an from 2011-14. annual women’s basketball tournament on South Padre Island with the potential for bringing high profile men’s Conque began his professional career with Little Rock games to the Island as well. in July 2006 as the Manager of Donor Relations. He was promoted to Director of Development for Intercollegiate Conque is focused on making sure that the UTRGV Athletics in Oct. 2007, a post he held for three and a half basketball teams get an opportunity to play in the premiere years. entertainment venue in the Valley, which is why he is bringing the men’s and women’s teams to Bert Ogden Conque earned his MBA from Little Rock in 2008 and Arena for multiple games in 2020-21 with the intention of his Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from making games there an annual occurrence. Central Arkansas in 2006.

Conque previously served as Vice Chancellor and Conque and his wife, Lisa, have three daughters: twins Director of Athletics at the University of Arkansas at Little Julianna and Sydney (8) and Adeline (6). Rock from 2015-19, leading a resurgence of the athletic department. Little Rock won a combined 19 team and individual Sun Belt Conference Championships, highlighted by both the men’s and women’s basketball teams reaching the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Three Little Rock head coaches garnered Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year honors and nearly four dozen Little Rock student-athletes were named to all-conference teams. 29 2020-21 UTRGV WOMEN'S GOLF UTRGV ATHLETICS SUPPORT STAFF

Alberto Adame SHAYNE ALLEN Nathan Burk MELBA CANTU NICOLE Cardenas MOLLY CASTNER

SR. ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC ASSISTANT ATHLETIC SR. ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC ASSISTANT TO THE ASSISTANT ATHLETIC ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR COMPLI- DIRECTOR FOR BUSINESS DIRECTOR FOR EXTERNAL DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS TRAINER TRAINER ANCE & ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS OPERATIONS/SWA

ROGER CHANES DANNY ELIZONDO JOHN EVANS Jon Garner JONAH GOLDBERG SARA HERNANDEZ

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC ASSISTANT ATHLETIC SR. ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC SR. ASSOCIATE ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR DIRECTOR FOR DIRECTOR FOR TURF MANAGER ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR DIRECTOR FOR DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATIONS OPERATIONS COMMUNICATIONS MARKETING

Erica Hirsch Seth jones JAMES KASHAK STEVEN KRAUS KARA LARA JAMES MARTINEZ

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC SR. ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC ATHLETICS COMPLIANCE EVENTS AND FACILITIES DIRECTOR OF MARKETING DIRECTOR, CORPORATE DIRECTOR FOR SPORTS DIRECTOR FOR BUSINESS COORDINATOR COORDINATOR AND DIGITAL MEDIA SPONSORSHIPS MEDICINE OPERATIONS

Carlos Munoz TIFFANY OCHOA Klarissa Rodriguez Efrain ruiz NICK SAUCEDA Vince Volpe

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF TICKET SALES AND CORPORATE SALES ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR TICKET ACCOUNTANT I ATHLETICS/CHIEF OPERATIONS ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR TRAINER SALES AND OPERATIONS REVENUE OFFICER

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ATHLETICS VIDEO ASSISTANT ATHLETIC PRODUCTION TRAINER COORDINATOR GoUTRGV.com 30

THE WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

SCHOOL NAME LOCATION MASCOT California Baptist University Riverside, California Lancers Chicago State University Chicago, Illinois Cougars Dixie State University St. George, Utah Bison Grand Canyon University Phoenix, Arizona Antelopes New Mexico State University Las Cruces, New Mexico Aggies Seattle University Seattle, Washington Redhawks Tarleton State University Stephenville, Texas Texans The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, Texas Vaqueros Utah Valley University Orem, Utah Wolverines 31 2020-21 UTRGV WOMEN'S GOLF