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2013-14 NORTH TEXAS MEN'S GOLF FACT AND RECORDS BOOK men's golf 2013-14 NORTH TEXAS MEN'S GOLF FACT AND RECORDS BOOK men's golf North Texas Athletics Department 1301 S. Bonnie Brae Denton, TX 76207 Offi ce: (940) 565-2662 Shipping Address - Use this for overnight - FED EX / UPS 1251 South Bonnie Brae Shipping Dock Denton, TX 76207 Mailing Address - US Postal Service ONLY 1155 Union Circle #311397 Denton, TX 76203 www.meangreensports.com Credits: the North Texas Media Relations Department Photography: Rick Yeatts Mean Green Mission Statement * To Promote and monitor the educational achievement and personal growth of student-athletes, emphasizing that their education- al growth and development is the primary purpose of intercollegiate athletics * To conduct an athletics program that protects and enhances the physical and educational welfare of student-athletes * To provide fair and equitable opportunity for all student-athletes and staff participating in intercollegiate sport activities, regard- less of gender or ethnicity * To promote the principles of good sportsmanship and honesty in compliance with the University of North Texas, state, NCAA and conference regulations * To conduct a competitive athletics program that promotes faculty, staff , student and community affi liation with the University of North Texas * To serve the community through public service and outreach activities which positively refl ect on the University of North Texas and promote good will in the community. TABLE OF CONTENTS Men’s Golf Quick Facts 2 PROFILES University Information Head Coach ................................................... 2 Location: Denton, Texas Founded: 1890 2013-14 Roster ............................................... 4 Enrollment: 36,221 Golfer Profi les ................................................ 5 Nickname: Mean Green Newcomer Golfer Profi les .................................. 9 Colors: Green and White Conference: Conference USA President: V. Lane Rawlins 12 RECORDS Athletic Director: Rick Villarreal Home Facility: Various 2012-13 Statistics ...........................................12 Main Athletics Phone: 940.565.2662 2012-13 Individual Statistics ..............................13 School Website: MeanGreenSports.com History ........................................................15 Staff Information Tournament Championships ...............................16 Head Coach: Brad Stracke Alma Mater: UAB ‘93 Scoring Leaders .............................................17 Phone: 940.565.2668 All-Time Honors .............................................18 Best time to call: 9 am - 1 pm All-Time Letterwinners.....................................19 E-Mail: [email protected] North Texas Exes On The Pro Tour ........................20 Media Information Men’s Golf Media Contact: Steven Bartolotta Offi ce Phone: 940.369.8329 Cell Phone: 817.300.1931 E-Mail: [email protected] 2012-13 north texas men's golf fact and records book 1 profiles head coach Brad The Stracke File Stracke Hometown: Perry, Iowa Alma Mater: UAB ‘93 Head Coach Coaching Experience 2009-Present: Head Coach, North Texas Sixth Year 2005-08: Assistant Coach, Florida Honors Th e return Th e Mean Green captured the 2012 Sun Belt Won the 2013 Sun Belt Conference to national Conference Championship, the fi rst conference Championship and was named the 2013 Sun prominence for title since 2003 and another bid to the NCAA Belt Coach of the Year North Texas golf Tournament. Took North Texas to the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year. has been led by sixth-year head coach Brad Stracke. In 2010-11, Stracke led the Mean Green to the fi rst Coached Rodolfo Cazaubon as he was named Since taking the reins of the program in December of at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, and it marks an All-American for the 2012-13 season. 2009, Stracke has taken the Mean Green golf program the fi rst time that North Texas has been in the NCAA Won the 2012 Sun Belt Conference Cham- to heights it hasn’t seen in over 40 years. Tournament in back-to-back seasons since 1974-75. pionship and took the Mean Green to the NCAA In 2013, the Mean Green won a second consecutive He has coached back-to-back individual conference Tournament for the second straight season. He Sun Belt Conference title and advanced to the NCAA champions in Ty Spinella (2012) and Carlos Ortiz is the fi rst coach to lead North Texas to back- Tournament for the third straight season. It marked (2011), a feat accomplished for only the second time to-back NCAA Tournaments since 1983-84. the fi rst time that North Texas had captured back- in school history. Led North Texas to the NCAA Tournament to-back conference titles since 1974-75. It had been Th e 2010-11 season saw Stracke lead North Texas to for the fi rst time since 2003 in 2011 30 years since North Texas made it to the NCAA its highest ranking in decades at No. 3 in the country Coached Rodolfo Cazaubon to the Sun Belt Tournament in three straight years. aft er winning the UTA/Waterchase Invitational to Conference Freshman of the Year in 2009-10, Th e Mean Green climbed into the top-25 rankings in begin the year. North Texas received an at-large bid to the fi rst in school history. the spring of 2013, which was the highest ranking in the NCAA Tournament, the fi rst since 2003 and only Rodolfo Cazaubon and Carlos Ortiz com- school history that late in the year since the modern the second at-large selection in school history. peted in NCAA Regionals as freshman, fi rst in ranking system began in 1998. school history Stracke led the Mean Green to a top-5 fi nish in nine Four NCAA Championship appearances Stracke was named the 2013 Sun Belt Conference of the 11 tournaments in 2010-11. North Texas Coach of the Year for the fi rst time in his career. fi nished the season ranked in the top-40 in the 1996-2005: Head Coach, Indian Hills Stracke was just the fi ft h coach in school history to nation, the highest end of the year ranking for the Community College win Coach of the Year honors and it was the fi rst Mean Green in decades. Honors time since 2003 a North Texas coach has captured Won a NJCAA National Championship, 2000 Individually, Carlos Ortiz won the 2011 Sun Belt the award. Nine NJCAA Championship appearances Conference title with a score of 7-under par, Finished 1st, 2nd or 3rd for six straight Stracke also brought out the best in Rodolfo becoming the fi rst North Texas player to win the seasons Cazaubon. He ended his highly-decorated career as conference title since 2003. the 13th All-American in school history. He was the Two of Stracke’s fi rst recruits, Cazaubon and Ortiz, fi rst North Texas golfer to be named an All-American paid immediate dividends. Both players were selected since 1992. to play in the NCAA Men’s Golf Regional, marking Cazaubon won three individual tournaments the fi rst time in school history that two individuals in 2012-13, the most in the modern era for an have advanced to a regional. individual. Cazaubon was named to the all- Stracke’s freshmen competing at the regional puts conference team for a fourth straight season, North Texas in elite company. North Texas is the only becoming just the second player in school history school in the nation that sent two freshmen to play at to earn all-conference honors in four consecutive a regional in 2010. years. His teammate, Carlos Ortiz duplicated what Cazaubon did in his four seasons as he was just the Cazaubon was named the Sun Belt Conference third player in school history to earn all-conference Freshman of the Year, the fi rst-time in the program’s honors in four straight years. storied history that has happened. In addition Jason Roets was named to the all- In 2009, Stracke led North Texas to a third-place conference team in 2013, giving North Texas three fi nish at the Sun Belt Conference Championship as players on the all-conference team for the second they posted the lowest team score of the season. straight season. Since taking over, Stracke has had 12 players earn all-conference honors in fi ve seasons. 2 2013-14 north texas men''s golf fact and records book profiles head coach Stracke brings a wealth of experience and a championship pedigree to North Texas aft er spending time as a highly successful assistant coach and head coach. The Stracke File Prior to North Texas, Stracke spent the previous three years as an assistant coach at Florida and he was the Playing Career head coach at Indian Hills Community College for nine seasons from 1996-05, winning a NJCAA National Professional Tournament Finishes Championship. 1997 - Won the Bos Landen Prairie Tour event At Florida, Stracke helped guide the Gators to the NCAA Championship three straight seasons, culminating 1996 - Won the Lake Bracken Pro Select with a second-place fi nish in 2006. Th at year the Gators won the West Regional Championship with a Won the Fort Dodge Pro-Am tournament record score of 37-under par. Florida fi nished ninth at the NCAA Championship in 2007 and Top 10 in Player of the Year Points 11th in 2008. 1995 - US Open Sectional Qualifi er In three years at Florida, Stracke also coached six All-Americans, eight SEC All-Conference players, and one Top 10 in Player of the Year Points Walker Cup player. At Indian Hills, his team won the national championship in 2000 and had six straight Top 10 fi nish in the Assistant’s seasons of fi nishing either fi rst, second, or third at the national championship. Championship He coach 21 All-Americans at Indian Hills and led them to its fi rst number one ranking and national title. Won the Assistant’s Match Play Tournament Stracke earned an associate of arts degree in arts and science at IHCC in 1990.