2006-07 NIU MEN’S 1 MATT TRIPLETT MATT ZACH JECKLIN ZACH COACH JOHN CLEARY COACH NIU QUICK FACTS MEDIA RELATIONS Location ...... DeKalb, Ill. Associate AD ...... Donna Turner Founded ...... 1895 Offi ce Phone: 815.753.9513 Enrollment ...... 25,208 E-Mail: [email protected] Nickname ...... Huskies Assistant Director ...... David Brauer Colors ...... Cardinal & Black Offi ce Phone: 815.753.3706 President ...... John Peters E-Mail: [email protected] Associate Vice President/ Assistant Director Director of Athletics ...... Jim Phillips (Men’s Golf Contact) ...... Matt Brendich Conference ...... Mid-American Phone: 815.753.9538 Home Course ...... Rich Harvest Farms E-Mail: [email protected] Par ...... 72 Assistant Director ...... Joe Summins Yardage ...... 7,656 Phone: 815.753.9539 Slope ...... 153 E-Mail: [email protected] Rating ...... 78.5 Graduate Assistant ...... Matt Stiles Web Site ...... www.niuhuskies.com Phone: 815.753.1708 E-Mail: [email protected]

2006 MAC Championships Finish ...... 6th NIU Media Relations Mailing Address Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 2/5 209 Convocation Center Men’s Golf Offi ce Phone ...... 815.753.1816 1525 W. Lincoln Highway Men’s Golf E-Mail ...... [email protected] DeKalb, IL 60115 Men’s Golf Fax...... 815.753.7700 COVERING THE HUSKIES To arrange interviews with Huskie student-athletes or coaches, contact Matt Head Coach ...... John Cleary Brendich in the NIU Media Relations Offi ce. Alma Mater, Year ...... Kansas ‘91 Please provide 24 hours advance notice. Assistant Coach ...... Chuck Scheinost We will arrange for the student-athlete Alma Mater, Year ...... Hastings ‘04 or coach to contact you, or arrange for Student Manager ...... Joe Mills CREDITS: The 2007 Northern Uni- the in-person interview. Student-athlete Athletic Trainer ...... Phil Voorhis versity Men’s Golf Media Guide is a publica- phone numbers will NOT be provided. Sport Administrator ...... 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Keith Lowman, and Don Banke). 2 2006-07 NIU MEN’S GOLF 2006-07 NIU MEN’S GOLF 3 HEAD COACH JOHN CLEARY Now in his fi fth year as the Northern Just the second head coach in the Illinois head men’s golf coach, John Cleary 50-year history of the program, Cleary’s has assembled a talented squad that he impact was felt immediately in his fi rst feels can compete with the best that the season of 2002-03. During that initial Mid-American Conference can offer. campaign, the Glenview native helped Aiding the Huskies’ cause is the return of lower Northern Illinois’ scoring average 2006 All Mid-American Conference Tourna- by more than eight strokes. The Huskies ment selection Zach Jecklin. Jecklin and posted top-ten fi nishes in seven of their former teammate and All-MAC selection ten tournaments and came home with Nick Schenk played a crucial part in help- titles from the Bradley Fall Classic and the ing NIU to its best conference fi nish in nine Illinois State Intercollegiate. years as the Huskies placed sixth overall at A 1991 graduate of the University of the 2006 MAC Tournament. Kansas with a bachelor’s degree in person- Jecklin placed fourth overall at the nel administration, Cleary, 39, began work- season-ending meet and fi gures to play a ing at the Glen View Club under NIU golf key role in the Huskies’ success in 2007. A alum Bob Dickman. talented freshmen recruiting class coupled His coaching career began in 1997 as with the return of sophomore Alex Wagner an assistant coach for the Loyola (Ill.) camps. and redshirt freshman Matt Triplett will men’s and women’s teams. He started his Not only is Cleary proving to be a coach- help make this team a force to be reck- association with Northwestern University ing prodigy, but he has shown to be an apt oned with. fi rst as an assistant women’s golf coach. In student of the game. Cleary’s squad is as adept in the his three seasons with the Wildcat women, He has been a Professional Golfers’ As- classroom as they are on the course, as Cleary’s teams scored a runner-up fi nish sociation (PGA) Class A-8 member for the the Huskies totaled a 3.28 grade point in the Championships past 15 years. He was named the 1998 average following the Fall ’06 semester. (2001) after the Wildcats garnered their Illinois PGA Assistant Professional of the Following the 2006 campaign, both Schenk fi rst NCAA Championships berth (2000). In Year and in October 2000 was elected to a and Ethan Roush earned Cleveland Golf 2001-02, Cleary moved over to take on the second term on the Illinois PGA’s Board of All-America Scholars squad for the second- assistant role for the Northwestern men’s Directors. straight season. Schenk was a three-time golf team, and the Cats appeared in the In addition to his work with the Illinois Academic All-MAC selection, while Jecklin NCAA Central Regional that season. PGA, Cleary also has a competitive game. earned Academic All-MAC honors as a While in Evanston, Cleary had two major Six years ago, he played in the PGA Tour’s sophomore in 2006 projects. First was assisting with the coor- Advil Western Open at Cog Hill Golf Club In 2004, Cleary mentored senior Joe dination of the Windon Memorial Classic, in Lemont, after fi nishing in second place True to a runner-up fi nish at the MAC Tour- a tournament which each year showcases at the Illinois PGA Championship. He has nament, marking the highest individual the best talents in collegiate golf, with been a three-time member of the Illinois fi nish for an NIU golfer at the MAC Tourna- past tournaments including Stanford alums PGA’s Royal Cup team and a three-year ment since 1978. Casey Martin and Tiger Woods. Cleary representative on the state’s Radix Cup was also the director of the Wildcats’ golf squad. JOHN CLEARY’S CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Has led the Huskies to four team titles in the last four seasons. • Coached Joe True to a runner-up fi nish at the 2004 Mid-American Confer- ence Tournament. • Has coached fi ve Academic All MAC selections in four seasons. • Saw both Ethan Roush and Nick Schenk receive Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar honors as both juniors and seniors. • Participant in 2000 PGA Tour Advil Western Open. • Three-year representative for the Illinois PGA Radix Cup team. • PGA Class A-8 Member for past 15 years. • Served as an assistant coach for the Northwestern women’s golf team that reached the 1999 NCAA Championships. • Was an assistant coach for the Northwestern men’s golf team that ad- vanced to the NCAA Central Regional Championship in 2002. • Runner-up in the 2000 Illinois PGA Championships. 4 2006-07 NIU MEN’S GOLF ASSISTANT COACH CHUCK SCHEINOST A veteran of the collegiate coaching 2002-03 season, while serving as a stu- profession and a four-year letterwinner at dent athletic trainer for the football and Hastings College, Chuck Scheinost enters programs during his junior and his second season as an assistant coach senior campaigns. for John Cleary and the NIU men’s golf A media production major with a minor program. in athletic training/coaching, Scheinost Scheinost’s rookie season with the earned a pair of Golden Leaf Awards from Huskies proved to be a successful one, as the Nebraska Collegiate Media Associa- he helped mentor Nick Schenk to an All tion for Best Television News Feature and Mid-American Conference selection and Best Television Sports Reporting. The Zach Jecklin to the MAC All-Tournament Fort Collins, Colorado, native also earned team, en route to NIU’s sixth-place fi nish two Golden Leaf Awards in 2001 as well. at the season-ending tourney, their high- Scheinost recently completed his Masters est fi nish in nine years. degree in Sports Management at NIU in A four-year starter on the collegiate December of 2006. level, Scheinost proved to be much more “Chuck Scheinost brings a strong back- than a standout on the links, earning Aca- ground both as a player and as a coach, Patton and Lady Bear invitationals, while demic All-America recognition during the and has the ability to help our program in assisting in the organization of three a variety of ways with his athletic train- other events. ing and video production experience,” However, it’s not just at the collegiate Cleary said. “He knows what it takes to level where Scheinost has built his coach- be a successful student-athlete and has ing rèsumè. The assistant director of the exhibited that both in the classroom and Payne Stewart Memorial / First Tee of the in competition.” Ozarks at Kids Across America Camps Prior to his arrival in DeKalb, Scheinost during Summer 2005, the 25-year-old spent one year as an assistant coach aided with the planning and development at Lenoir-Rhyne College, helping both of various golf activities geared toward the men’s and women’s programs. In promoting the game of golf to inner-city that one season, Scheinost tutored fi ve youth. He also served as a volunteer All-South Atlantic Conference performers coach for the Northern Colorado Junior (four women, one man) and helped seven Golf Tour in Fort Collins, arranging tour- others achieve Academic All-League naments for boys and girls aged 12-18. recognition. Prior to his coaching exploits, Scheinost Involved in the coaching, recruiting recording three runner-up marks and and strength and conditioning aspects numerous top-10 fi nishes over his tenure for the Bears, Scheinost also served as at Hastings. tournament director for both the Billy Joe SUPPORT STAFF

Phil Voorhis Jason Kurfurst Aaron Hodges Matt Brendich Joe Mills Athletics Trainer Strength and Academic Media Relations Student Manager Conditioning Support Coach 2006-07 NIU MEN’S GOLF 5 MEET THE HUSKIES ZACH JECKLIN CHAD KOSCHMANN JUNIOR JUNIOR BLOOMINGTON, ILL. LAKE FOREST, ILL. BLOOMINGTON PENDLETON (FL) / 5-11 * 175 COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY 5-10 * 150

2006-07 (FALL) Highlights: Appeared in fi ve events and aver- Prior to NIU: Transferred from College of Lake County in the aged a 72.7 in 15 rounds of action...collected a low round tally of winter of 2007 after spending one year at New Mexico…owned 68 at the Big East / MAC Challenge, helping him to a fi fth-place CLC’s lowest scoring average of 73.24 in 2006… earned three fi nish...that 68 was good for fi fth-best in school history for a sin- fi rst-place fi nishes in the fall of 2006 helping CLC to the Skyway gle round...carded a three-round, even-par score of 210 to place Conference Championship…was named team MVP and the Skyway seventh overall at the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational...concluded Conference Player of the Year. that event with a one-under par score of 69. Prep/Personal: Did not compete for a high school team…was 2005-06 Highlights: Appeared in all ten events for the Huskies, a member of the Future Collegians World Tour…earned FCWT concluding with a fourth place fi nish at the Mid-American Confer- Second Team All-American Honors in 2004…won the FCWT Naples ence Tournament with a four-round score of 289…that perfor- Beach event in 2003 with a three-under par score of 141…fi nished mance helped him to the MAC All-Tournament team…was named third overall at the FCWT Central Regional with a three-round to the Academic All-MAC squad…tied for third overall at the Big score of 223…took home the 2002 Chick Evans Match Play title East / MAC Challenge with a three-round total of 211…keyed NIU and placed second overall in the Chicagoland District Golf As- to a share of the Eastern Kentucky Invitational title, tying for sixth sociation Junior Match Play event…was named the 2001 Illinois place with a three-round tally of 219….averaged a 74.7 in 28 Junior Golf Association Player of the Year…son of Bob and Peggy rounds for the Huskies. Koschmann…major is corporate communications…born August 6, 1985. 2004-05 Highlights: Made all 10 starts as a freshman and ranked fourth on the team with a 75.5 stroke average...recorded fi ve top-20 fi nishes...had season best eighth-place showing at the Iowa Intercollegiate, where he led the team...fi nished second on the team with a four-round 291 at the MAC Championships to tie for 23rd.

Prep/Personal: Earned All-State honors with a 12th-place fi nish at the IHSA State Championships as a senior, where Blooming- ton took third-place...claimed Regional and Sectional crowns as a senior...shot a 1-under-par 71 in the 18-hole Regional event... medalist at four events as a senior, including a season-low 67 at the Ironwood Golf Course...honored with the IJGA’s Spinello Scholarship Award for his outstanding accomplishments in the classroom as well as on the golf course...led Bloomington to three consecutive Big 12 Conference titles and was an All-Big 12 selec- tion on three occasions...son of Tom and Joni Jecklin...major is fi nance...born on December 12, 1985.

Jecklin’s Career Statistics Year Events Rds Strokes Avg. 2004-05 10 31 2340 75.5 2005-06 10 28 2093 74.8 2006-07 (Fall) 5 15 1091 72.7 Career 25 74 5524 74.6 6 2006-07 NIU MEN’S GOLF MATT TRIPLETT ALEX WAGNER FRESHMAN SOPHOMORE ST. CHARLES, ILL. ST. CHARLES, ILL. ST. CHARLES EAST ST. CHARLES EAST 5-9 * 150 6-0 * 175

2006-07 (FALL) Highlights: Appeared in all fi ve events and 2006-07 (FALL) Highlights: Appeared in two events, including averaged a 75.5 in 15 rounds of action...turned in a team-best, a 20th-place fi nish at the Big East / MAC Challenge with a fi ve- 31st place fi nish of 215 (-1) at the Xavier Invitational. over par mark of 221 (74-73-74).

2005-06 Highlights: Used season as redshirt campaign and will 2005-06 Highlights: Appeared in four events for the Huskies… retain four years of eligibility. averaged 77.7 in 13 rounds…turned in a season-best performance at the Eastern Kentucky Invitational tying for 22nd overall with a Prep/Personal: Helped St. Charles East to runner-up fi nish at three-round tally of 229, helping NIU to a second-place fi nish. 2004 IHSA State Tournament...2003 team MVP...his career aver- age of 76.5 ranks ninth all-time at St. Charles East...2004 Upstate Prep/Personal: Helped St. Charles East to a second-place team Eight Conference Champ and three time all-conference selection fi nish at the 2004-05 IHSA Class AA State Championships...quali- ...fi nished 12th at the Illinois Junior Amateur in 2004...posted fi ed for the USGA Junior Amateur at the Olympic Club in San Fran- three victories between September 2003 and 2004...shot 71-69 in cisco, Calif....shot a two-round 142 in the Junior Amateur qualifi er closing two rounds of Boyne Highlands Junior on the AJGA Tour at Kishwaukee Country Club in DeKalb, Ill....played in the IJGA’s en route to a ninth-place fi nish...son of Tom and Robin Triplett... Junior Amateur Championship...medalist at the IHSA Sectional at major is general studies...born on May 14, 1987. Glencoe Golf Course, shooting an even-par 72 before winning in a three-person playoff...son of Dave and Sandy Wagner...major is Triplett’s Career Statistics marketing...born on January 13, 1987. Year Events Rds Strokes Avg. 2006-07 (Fall) 5 15 1133 75.5 Year Events Rds Strokes Avg. 2005-06 4 13 1,010 77.7 2006-07 (Fall) 2 6 455 75.8 Career 6 19 1465 77.1 2006-07 NIU MEN’S GOLF 7 GREG BAUMAN ANDREW FRAME FRESHMAN FRESHMAN CRYSTAL LAKE, ILL. MANTENO, ILL. CRYSTAL LAKE CENTRAL MANTENO 6-0 * 160 5-9 * 165

2006-07 (FALL) Highlights: Appeared in all fi ve events and averaged a 2006-07 (FALL) Highlights: Appeared in four events for the Huskies 75 in 15 rounds of action...collected a season-best score of 68 and placed and averaged a 76.4 in 12 rounds of play...his most impressive perfor- 30th overall with a three-round tally of 217 (+7) at the Earl Yestingsmeier mance was a 23rd-place mark of 217 (+4) at the Wolverine Intercolle- Invitational. giate, tying teammates Zach Jecklin and Tim Kay. Prep/Personal: Four-time team MVP, All-Area honoree, state qualifi er Prep/Personal: Was a four-year letterwinner for Crystal Lake Central and team captain…led his team to four straight River Valley Conference …two-time team captain…also served as team captain for basketball as championships…placed second overall at the Illinois High School As- a senior…four-time All Fox Valley Conference selection…two-time All-Area sociation Class A Championships with a two-round score of 143, helping honoree…led Crystal Lake Central to the Fox Valley Conference title as a Manteno to a fourth-place team fi nish…placed second as a junior in the senior…averaged a 36.8 during his senior year and earned fi rst place at Class A state tournament with a two-round score of 143 and pushed the Huntley Invitational with a 71…named team MVP as a junior…aver- Manteno to a mark of 22-0 on the campaign…averaged 71.2 as a senior, aged a personal-best score of 38 as a junior…helped Crystal Lake to the 71.8 as a junior, 74.3 as a sophomore and 74.5 as a freshman…twice set FVC title as a sophomore…averaged 39.0 as a sophomore and 40.3 as a the school-record for nine holes (31) and owns the 18-hole record (68)... freshman… holds the lowest nine hole score of a 32 and the lowest season holds Manteno’s lowest career average (73.0)…son of Charles and Kim average (36.8) at Crystal Lake Central…captured six tournament titles in Frame…major is undecided…born on November 6, 1987. the Summer of ’06, highlighted by the Chick Evans Junior Amateur tourna- ment win…son of Doug Bauman and Gail Zalokar…major is business…born Frame’s Career Statistics on August 15, 1987. Year Events Rds Strokes Avg. 2006-07 (Fall) 5 15 1125 75.0 Bauman’s Career Statistics Year Events Rds Strokes Avg. 2006-07 (Fall) 4 12 917 76.4 TIM KAY T.J. SOBESKI FRESHMAN FRESHMAN BARTLETT, ILL. CRYSTAL LAKE, ILL. BARTLETT PRAIRIE RIDGE 6-0 * 183 5-9 * 145

2006-07 (FALL) Highlights: Averaged a 76.7 in 12 rounds of play...tied 2006-07 (FALL) Highlights: Appeared in the Rich Harvest Farms Inter- for 23rd (+4) at the Wolverine Intercollegiate on September 17th. collegiate, and collected a low score of 80 (+8).

Prep/Personal: Three-time team MVP and All Upstate 8 Conference Prep/Personal: Named Prairie Ridge team MVP and team captain as a fi rst team selection…earned First Team All-State honors as a senior…led senior…was a First Team All-Conference and All-Area selection as a senior Bartlett to the Upstate 8 Conference championship, including the Geneva after averaging a 72.76…as a senior, helped key Prairie Ridge to a fi rst- Regional Championship in 2005…earned three tournament titles as a place fi nish at the Cary Grove Invitational as he was selected Tournament senior including the Invite (73), Elgin High School Invite (71) and MVP…played a key role in propelling Prairie Ridge to fi rst-place fi nishes at Antioch Invite (69)…as a junior, collected the Larkin Invite championship the Grayslake Invitational, McHenry Invitational, Fox Valley Conference with a two-under par 70…holds the school-record for 9-hole average at Championship and Regional title as a junior…holds the course record at an even-par 36…carded a four-under par and personal-record 32 at the Prairie Isle with a 64…son of Thomas and Doreen Sobeski…major is Mar- Den…son of Thomas and Ruth Kay…major is business…born December 30, keting…born November 27, 1987. 1987. Sobeski’s Career Statistics Kay’s Career Statistics Year Events Rds Strokes Avg. Year Events Rds Strokes Avg. 2006-07 (Fall) 1 3 257 85.7 2006-07 (Fall) 4 12 920 76.7 8 2006-07 NIU MEN’S GOLF NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2006-07 MEN’S GOLF ROSTER Name Height Weight Class Hometown / High School / Last School Greg Bauman 6-0 160 Fr. Crystal Lake, Ill. / Crystal Lake Central Andrew Frame 5-9 165 Fr. Manteno, Ill. / Manteno Zach Jecklin 5-11 175 Jr. Bloomington, Ill. / Bloomington Tim Kay 6-0 183 Fr. Bartlett, Ill. / Bartlett Chad Koschmann 5-10 150 Jr. Lake Forest, Ill. / Pendelton (FL) / College of Lake County T.J. Sobeski 5-9 145 Fr. Crystal Lake, Ill. / Prairie Ridge Matt Triplett 5-9 150 Fr. St. Charles, Ill. / St. Charles East Alex Wagner 6-0 175 So. St. Charles, Ill. / St. Charles East

Head Coach: John Cleary, 5th season Assistant Coach: Chuck Scheinost, 2nd season Student Manager: Joe Mills NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2006 FALL SEASON-IN-REVIEW Rich Harvest Farms Intercollegiate Xavier Invitational Big East / MAC Challenge September 9-10, 2006 October 2-3, 2006 November 4-5, 2006 Rich Harvest Farms Golf Course Oasis Golf Club Orange County National Sugar Grove, Ill. Loveland, Ohio Orlando, Fla. Par 72, 7,325 yards Par 72, 6,921 Par 72, 7,176 Team Winner: Louisville 895 (297-299-299) Team Winner: Xavier 830 (276-284-270) Team Winner: Akron 863 (294-282-287) Medalist: Medalist: Medalist: Derek Fathauer (Louisville) 221 (74-76-71) Jason Kokrak (Xavier) 202 (65-69-68) Ben Sieg (Marquette) 209 (70-70-69) Colt Knost (SMU) 221 (73-73-75) NIU Finish: t-16-of-18, 884 (290-297-297) NIU Finish: 5-of-12, 882 (300-296-286) NIU Finish: 12-of-12, 953 (311-320-322) t-31. Matt Triplett 215 (71-74-70) t-5. Zach Jecklin 214 (74-72-68) t-19. Zach Jecklin 230 (75-78-77) t-53. Zach Jecklin 220 (73-74-73) t-20. Alex Wagner 221 (74-73-74) t-36. Andrew Frame 237 (81-80-76) t-53. Andrew Frame 220 (71-72-77) t-33. Greg Bauman 225 (78-74-73) t-36. Tim Kay 237 (82-80-75) 91. Greg Bauman 232 (75-80-77) t-49. Matt Triplett 229 (75-83-71) t-51. Matt Triplett 242 (76-79-87) 93. Tim Kay 237 (75-77-85) t-54. Andrew Frame 232 (77-77-78) t-58. Greg Bauman 245 (80-83-82) 63. T.J. Sobeski 255 (80-88-87) Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational October 9-10, 2006 Wolverine Intercollegiate Delaware Country Club September 16-17, 2006 Muncie, Ind. U-M Golf Course Par 70, 6,438 Ann Arbor, Mich. Team Winner: E. Kentucky 847 (276-289-282) Par 71, 6,704 Medalist: Team Winner: Wisconsin 851 (285-279-287) Shaun McConnell Medalist: (Eastern Kentucky) 207 (68-68-71) Mitch Gillis (Ohio State) 207 (65-70-72) Jeff Lanier (Belmont) 207 (73-65-69) NIU Finish: 7-of-14, 868 (289-290-289) t-23. Zach Jecklin 217 (74-72-71) NIU Finish: 12-of-17, 874 (299-282-293) t-23. Tim Kay 217 (74-72-71) t-7. Zach Jecklin 210 (71-70-69) t-23. Greg Bauman 217 (72-73-72) t-30. Andrew Frame 217 (77-68-72) t-34. Andrew Frame 219 (71-73-75) t-47. Matt Triplett 221 (75-71-75) t-58. Matt Triplett 226 (72-79-75) t-72. Tim Kay 229 (76-73-80) 81. Alex Wagner 258 (91-82-85) t-83. Alex Wagner 234 (81-76-77)

Junior Zach Jecklin was NIU’s top performer in four out of fi ve events in the fall of 2006. 2006-07 NIU MEN’S GOLF 9 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2005-06 SEASON IN REVIEW Fairway Club Invitational NIU Finish: 4-of-11, 870 (296-284-290) Marshall Invitational September 12-13, 2005 t-3. Zach Jecklin ...... 211 (69-70-72) April 7-8, 2006 Firethorn Golf Course t-3. Nick Schenk ...... 211 (74-70-67) Guyan Golf and Country Club Lincoln, Nebraska t-32. Ethan Roush ...... 224 (77-73-74) Huntington, West Virginia Par 71 / 6,782 t-44. Alex Wagner ...... 228 (76-71-81) Par 71 / 6,476 t-50. Jared Steger ...... 231 (80-74-77) Team Winner: Nebraska 872 (291-292-289) Team Winner: Eastern Michigan Medalist: Kane Hanson 868 (294-285-289) (Drake) 211 (70-74-67) Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate Medalist: Peter Sauerbrei February 27-28. 2006 (Eastern Michigan) 213 (75-70-68) NIU Finish: 3-of-13, 894 (297-305-292) Wexford Plantation Golf Course t-5. Nick Schenk ...... 217 (73-72-72) Hilton Head Island, South Carolina NIU Finish: 14-of-15, 895 (307-297-291) t-21. Zach Jecklin ...... 226 (74-79-73) Par 72 / 6,838 t-31. Nick Schenk ...... 223 (78-72-73) t-21. Jared Steger ...... 226 (73-81-72) t-41. Ethan Roush ...... 225 (77-74-74) t-24. Ethan Roush ...... 227 (77-75-75) Team Winner: USC-Aiken t-41. Jared Steger ...... 225 (74-76-75) t-34. Dan Gratton ...... 231 (77-79-75) 900 (296-309-295) t-46. Zach Jecklin ...... 226 (78-75-73) Medalist: Korey Mahoney t-50. Dan Gratton ...... 227 (80-76-71) (Eastern Michigan) 215 (70-71-74) Kansas Invitational September 19-20, 2005 NIU Finish: 9-of-15, 924 (310-303-311) FirstEnergy Intercollegiate Alvamar Golf Course t-3. Nick Schenk ...... 224 (79-72-73) April 29-30, 2006 Lawrence, Kansas t-22. Zach Jecklin ...... 231 (75-81-75) Firestone Golf Club Par 72 / 7,092 t-25. Jared Steger ...... 232 (76-75-81) Akron, Ohio t-54. Dan Gratton ...... 239 (82-75-82) Par 72 / 7,125 Team Winner: Kansas 852 (286-277-289) t-72. Ethan Roush ...... 250 (80-85-85) Medalist: Robby Shaw Team Winner: Ball State 854 (284-285-285) (Western Kentucky) 206 (69-69-69) Medalist: Patrick Wilkes-Krier El Diablo Intercollegiate (Ball State) 201 (69-67-65) NIU Finish: 8-of-17, 871 (288-295-288) March 18-19, 2006 t-19. Nick Schenk ...... 216 (71-72-73) El Diablo Golf Club NIU Finish: 9-of-14, 900 (307-297-296) t-19. Ethan Roush ...... 216 (72-72-72) Citrus Springs, Florida t-10. Nick Schenk ...... 219 (75-72-72) t-22. Dan Gratton ...... 217 (71-73-73) Par 72 / 7,045 t-29. Ethan Roush ...... 226 (80-70-76) t-63. Zach Jecklin ...... 227 (74-82-71) t-43. Jared Steger ...... 230 (78-77-75) t-70. Jared Steger ...... 228 (78-78-72) Team Winner: Jacksonville t-48. Zach Jecklin ...... 233 (74-78-81) 885 (288-290-307) t-53. Dan Gratton ...... 234 (81-80-73) Medalist: Duncan Stewart Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational (Jacksonville) 207 (70-68-69) October 3-4, 2005 Mid-American Conference Delaware Country Club NIU Finish: 4-of-19, 917 (304-302-311) Championships Muncie, Indiana t-9. Nick Schenk ...... 223 (76-73-74) May 4-6, 2006 Par 70 / 6,483 t-27. Zach Jecklin ...... 231 (73-80-78) Brickyard Crossing Golf Course t-37. Jared Steger ...... 233 (77-80-76) Indianapolis, Indiana Team Winner: Ball State 824 (278-275-271) t-57. Eric Crost ...... 238 (78-77-83) Par 72 / 6,994 Medalist: Chris Barron t-85. Dan Gratton ...... 243 (87-72-84) (Austin Peay) 200 (68-67-65) t-88. Alex Wagner ...... 244 (82-78-84) Team Winner: Kent State 1153 (286-289-283-295) NIU Finish: 7-of-15, 860 (281-284-295) Medalist: Marc Bourgeois 8. Nick Schenk ...... 209 (66-70-73) Eastern Kentucky Spring Invitational (Kent State) 285 (71-73-70-71) t-24. Ethan Roush ...... 215 (75-67-73) March 31-April 1, 2006 t-36. Jared Steger ...... 219 (73-72-74) Arlington Golf Club NIU Finish: 6-of-9, 1184 (288-299-300-297) t-38. Eric Crost ...... 220 (69-76-75) Richmond, Kentucky 4. Zach Jecklin ...... 289 (72-74-71-72) t-48. Dan Gratton ...... 224 (73-75-76) Par 72 / 7,047 14. Jared Steger ...... 294 (69-71-79-75) t-21. Nick Schenk ...... 296 (73-77-76-70) Team Winner (PLAYOFF): t-39. Alex Wagner ...... 309 (76-77-74-82) Big East / Mid-American Conference Tennessee Tech 882 (294-292-296) t-41. Ethan Roush ...... 311 (74-77-80-80) Challenge Medalist: Scott Stallings November 5-6, 2005 (Tennessee Tech) 205 (66-73-66) Orange County National Orlando, Florida NIU Finish: 2-of-13, 882 (298-291-293) Par 72 / 7,177 2. Ethan Roush ...... 216 (75-71-70) t-3. Nick Schenk ...... 218 (72-73-73) Team Winner: Marquette t-6. Zach Jecklin ...... 219 (74-70-75) 852 (291-285-276) t-22. Alex Wagner ...... 229 (77-77-75) Medalist: Mark Cimarolli t-52. Eric Crost ...... 238 (79-77-82) (Ohio) 207 (75-65-67) 10 2006-07 NIU MEN’S GOLF NORTHERN ILLINOIS HISTORY AND RECORDS Career Stroke Average Leaders (Since 1980) Year-By-Year Stroke Average Leaders (Since 1980) Nick Schenk Year Player Rds Low Avg. Year Rds. Avg. Strokes 1980-81 Mitch Duffy 29 71 77.2 2002-03 27 76.9 2078 1981-82 Mark Taylor 24 70 76.9 2003-04 31 74.1 2297 1982-83 Drew LaBarbera 27 70 77.1 2004-05 31 73.1 2266 1983-84 Bob Dickman 25 72 77.4 2005-06 31 72.8 2256 1984-85 Scott Matheson 28 70 76.3 Total 120 74.1 8897 1985-86 Scott Matheson 32 71 74.9 1986-87 Brian King 33 73 77.5 Zach Jecklin 1987-88 Mike Briggs 28 71 76.5 Year Rds. Avg. Strokes 1988-89 Chad Behrends 31.5 71 77.2 2004-05 31 75.5 2340 1989-90 Rick Stewart 30 69 77.2 2005-06 28 74.8 2093 1990-91 Mark Voeller 27 71 76.2 2006-07 (FALL) 15 72.7 1091 1991-92 Jason Samuelian 17 72 76.0 Total 74 74.7 5524 1992-93 Jason Samuelian 26 69 76.7 1993-94 Jason Samuelian 30 71 76.5 Ethan Roush 1994-95 John Larson 23 72 78.1 Year Rds. Avg. Strokes 1995-96 John Larson 23 72 78.0 2002-03 24 76.6 1840 1996-97 Mike Suhre 31 72 75.9 2003-04 31 74.4 2307 1997-98 Jeff Martin 29 71 77.3 2004-05 31 75.1 2329 1998-99 Tim Countryman 28 70 75.3 2005-06 31 75.3 2335 1999-2000 Tim Countryman 32 69 74.0 Total 117 75.3 8811 2000-01 Scott Alwes 28 71 76.2 2001-02 Joe True 29 68 77.7 Tim Countryman 2002-03 Scott Alwes 27 66 74.6 Year Rds. Avg. Strokes 2003-04 Nick Schenk 31 68 74.1 1996-97 22 79.4 1746 2004-05 Nick Schenk 31 66 73.1 1998-99 28 75.3 2107 2005-06 Nick Schenk 31 66 72.8 1999-2000 32 74.0 2371 Total 82 75.9 6224 Top 10 Single-Season Stroke Average Pl. Huskie (Year) Avg. Mike Suhre 1. Nick Schenk (2005-06) 72.8 Year Rds. Avg. Strokes 2. Nick Schenk (2004-05) 73.1 1995-96 24 78.1 1874 3. Tim Countryman (1999-2000) 74.0 1996-97 31 75.9 2354 4. Nick Schenk (2003-04) 74.1 1998-99 25 75.4 1885 5. Ethan Roush (2003-04) 74.4 1999-2000 29 76.9 2231 6. Scott Alwes (2002-03) 74.6 Total 109 76.5 8344 7. Dave Emanuelson (1999-2000) 74.6 8. Zach Jecklin (2005-06) 74.8 Steve Childress 9. Ethan Roush (2004-05) 75.1 Year Rds. Avg. Strokes 10. Tim Countryman (1998-99) 75.3 1997-98 29 77.6 2251 Ethan Roush (2005-06) 75.3 1998-99 27 75.4 2037 1999-2000 23 75.4 1737 2000-01 28 77.2 2163 Total 107 76.5 8188

Dave Emanuelson Year Rds. Avg. Strokes 1996-97 31 77.9 2416 1997-98 26 77.7 2019 1998-99 28 77.0 2156 1999-2000 32 74.6 2390 Nick Schenk (2002-06) Total 117 76.7 8981 fi nished his tenure with the Huskies with NIU’s lowest career stroke Jason Samuelian average. Year Rds. Avg. Strokes 1990-91 14 79.1 1108 1991-92 17 76.0 1330 1992-93 26 76.7 1956 1993-94 30 76.5 2296 Total 87 76.8 6690 2006-07 NIU MEN’S GOLF 11

TEAM RECORDS (SINCE 1980) 579 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational October 4, 2004 Top 18-Hole Totals 579 Wolverine Intercollegiate September 16, 2006 Score Tournament Date 580 Titan Invitational September 10, 2001 278 Bradley Golf Classic October 11, 1999 580 Big East / MAC Challenge November 5, 2005 280 Kauai Collegiate Cup March 18, 2005 581 MAC Championships May 5, 2005 281 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational October 3, 2005 581 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational October 9, 2006 282 Kauai Collegiate Cup March 19, 2005 583 Marshall Invitational April 9, 2004 282 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational October 9, 2006 583 Dr Pepper Intercollegiate March 25, 2000 283 D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate September 14, 2003 583 Kansas Invitational September 19, 2005 284 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational October 3, 2005 284 Big East / MAC Challenge November 5, 2005 Top 54-Hole Totals 285 Hawkeye Invitational September 11, 1999 Score Tournament Date 285 Dr Pepper Intercollegiate March 25, 2000 848 Kauai Collegiate Cup March 18-19, 2005 286 Kauai Collegiate Cup March 18, 2005 856 Bradley Golf Classic Oct. 11-12, 1999 286 Big East / MAC Challenge November 5, 2006 860 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational Oct. 3-4, 2005 287 MAC Championships May 5, 2005 868 Wolverine Intercollegiate Sept. 16-17, 2006 287 Detroit Titan Invitational September 10, 2001 869 D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate Sept. 14-15, 2003 287 Bradley Golf Classic October 12, 1999 870 MAC Championships May 5-7, 2005 870 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational Oct. 4-5, 2003 Top 36-Hole Totals 870 Kansas Invitational Sept. 19-20, 2005 Score Tournament Date 871 Titan Invitational Sept. 10-11, 2001 565 Bradley Golf Classic October 11, 1999 871 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational Oct. 4-5, 2004 565 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational October 3, 2005 874 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational Oct. 9-10, 2006 566 Kauai Collegiate Cup March 18, 2005 876 Marshall Invitational April 9-10, 2004 573 D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate September 14, 2003 879 Hawkeye Invitational Sept. 11-12, 1999 576 Hawkeye Invitational September 11, 1999 879 Big East / MAC Challenge Nov. 5-6, 2005 577 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational October 4, 2003

NORTHERN ILLINOIS HONORS AND AWARDS CONFERENCE TITLES NCAA TOURNAMENT QUALIFIERS MAC Champions, 1976, 1985 Dick Suesens, 1972 Mid-Con Champs, 1989, 1990, 1991, Mick Soli, 1974, 1975 1994 Greg Dick, 1979 Kelly Holmes, 1985 NCAA TOURNAMENT TEAMS 1976 MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCECONFERENCE (1975-86 / 1997-present) NCAA ALL-AMERICA Second Team COACH OF THE YEAR Mick Soli, 1976 Jack Pheanis, 1976, 1985

Honorable Mention CONFERENCE MEDALISTS Mick Soli, 1974, 1975 Mick Soli, 1975, 1976 Greg Dick, 1978, 1979 Greg Dick, 1978

GOLF COACHES ASSOCIATION ALL-CONFERENCE ALL-AMERICA SCHOLAR Mick Soli, 1974, 1975, 1976 Tim Giger, 1987 Greg Dick, 1978, 1979 Dave Emanuelson, 1999, 2000 Harry Kitahata, 1983 Mike Suhre, 1999, 2000 Drew LaBarbera, 1984 Ethan Roush, 2005, 2006 Kelly Holmes, 1985 Nick Schenk, 2005, 2006 Scott Matheson, 1986 Tim Countryman, 2000 GTE / CoSIDA Nick Schenk, 2005, 2006 Mick Soli was inducted into the Northern ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame in 1988. Dave Emanuelson, 1998 ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE Dave Emanuelson, 1999 Joe True, 2004 Dave Emanuelson, 2000 Nick Schenk, 2004, 2005, 2006 Zach Jecklin, 2006 12 2006-07 NIU MEN’S GOLF NORTHERN ILLINOIS HONORS AND AWARDS MAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE ACADEMIC ALL-MID-CONTINENT Mike Stolz, 1977 Mark Voeller, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 Mike Yackle, 1979 Mike Briggs, 1989, 1990, 1991 Niclas Jinglov, 1994 MAC GOLFER OF THE WEEK John Larson, 1994 Nick Schenk, March 30, 2004 Ethan Roush, March 23, 2005 MCC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE Rick Stewart, 1989 MID-CONTINENTMID-CONTINENT CONFERENCECONFERENCE (1989-94)(1989-94) MIDWESTERN COLLEGIATECOLLEGIATE CONFERENCECONFERENCE (1994-97)(1994-97) COACH OF THE YEAR Jack Pheanis, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994 ALL-CONFERENCE Jeff Martin, 1996 CONFERENCE MEDALIST / Mike Suhre, 1996 GOLFER OF THE YEAR Tim Countryman, 1997 Jason Samuelian, 1991 NIU ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Jack Pheanis, Inducted in 1988 John Larson, 1993 Charles Garner, Inducted in 1978 Mike Spinello, Inducted in 1986 ALL-CONFERENCE Mick Soli, Inducted in 1988 Rick Stewart, 1989 Don Wegrzyn, Inducted in 1990 Mark Voeller, 1989, 1993 Chuck Kittleson, Inducted in 1993 Mike Briggs, 1990 Greg Dick, Inducted in 1995 Brian King, 1990 1976 Team, Inducted in 1997 Jason Samuelian, 1991, 1994 Derek Schoonhoven, 1991, 1994 Niclas Jinglov, 1993 HOOK A KID ON GOLF FOUNDATION The Hook A Kid On Golf Of Illinois Foundation is dedicated to bringing the game of golf to those children who might not normally be able to play. Through the help of its many sponsors, bene- factors, and volunteers, this organization has touched the lives of thousands of kids.

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MEET THE MAC... MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE Based in Cleveland since July 1999 fol- 24 Public Square lowing a 15-year stay in Toledo, Ohio, 15th Floor the MAC has established historic mea- Cleveland, Ohio, 44113 surements in both football and men’s and women’s basketball since its move web site: www.mac-sports.com to Northeast Ohio. telephone: 216-566-4622 The Mid-American Conference was media relations fax: 216-696-2622 founded as a fi ve-school league on February 24, 1946 in Columbus, Ohio with Ohio, Butler, Cincinnati, Wayne Name / Title E-Mail State and Western Reserve admitted as Rick Chryst, Commissioner [email protected] charter members. The Mid-American Conference has 12 Bob Gennarelli [email protected] full-time schools and a 13th, Temple, Associate Commissioner for External Operations for football only, beginning in 2007. Comprising the East Division is the Dell Robinson [email protected] University of Akron (joined in 1992), Associate Commissioner for Legislative and Compliance Services Green State University (1952), University at Buffalo (1998), Kent State Rick Boyages [email protected] University (1951), Miami University Associate Commissioner for Men’s Basketball Operations (1947) and Ohio University (1946). The Paul Palian [email protected] West Division members are Ball State Assistant Commissioner for Electronic Media University (1973), Central Michigan University (1971), Eastern Michigan Gary Richter [email protected] University (1971), Northern Illinois Uni- Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations versity (1975-86, 1997), University of Toledo (1950) and Western Michigan Aimee Dupree-Chambers [email protected] University (1947). Affi liate members Assistant Commissioner for Marketing / Corporate Programs include Indiana University-Purdue Uni- versity Fort Wayne (IPFW) in men’s Shonna Brown [email protected] and men’s soccer and Missouri Assistant Commissioner for Sports Programs / State University (formerly known as Women’s Basketball Operations SMS) in fi eld hockey. In 1946, men’s basketball was the fi rst Krista Plummer [email protected] competitive sport in the MAC, which Director of Administration now sponsors a total of 23 sports. Women’s sports were brought into the Jeremy Guy [email protected] conference’s structure in 1980. Assistant Director of Media Relations For men, championships (11) are sponsored in football, basketball, base- Korinth Patterson [email protected] ball, cross country, soccer, Director of Compliance and , indoor track and fi eld, out- door track and fi eld, wrestling, golf and Betty Sislak [email protected] tennis. Director of Finance For women, championships (12) are Danielle Wright [email protected] sponsored in basketball, , vol- Media Relations Assistant leyball, cross country, fi eld hockey, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, gymnas- Lauren Boyce [email protected] tics, indoor track and fi eld, outdoor Media Relations Assistant track and tennis.