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2006-07 Women’s Golf Roster

Player Hgt L/R Cl Hometown/Previous School

Helena Backlund 5-7 R Jr. Bollegygd, Sweden/Hulta Golf Clubs Ladies Elite

Jennifer Bodemann 5-7 R Jr. Palm City, Fla./Martin County HS

Kate Burns 5-5 L So. Leesburg, Va./Loudon County HS

Heather Golden 5-2 R So. Biloxi, Miss./University of Mobile

Samantha Holt 5-10 R Fr. Pensacola, Fla./Tate HS

Ashley Joubert 5-10 R Fr. Ponchatoula, La./Hammond HS

Rebecka Nilsson 5-6 R Fr. Laholm, Sweden/Osbecks Gymnasiet

Clara Viladomiu 5-4 R Fr. Barcelona, Spain/Colegi Sant Ignasi

Head Coach: Julie Gallup, seventh season (Miami, Fla., 1995)

Graduate Assistant Coach: Ofelia Lopez, second season (Southern Miss, 2004)

2006-07 Men’s Golf Roster

Player Hgt L/R Cl Hometown/Previous School

Paul Apyan 6-3 R r-Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn./Hixson HS

Wesley Carter 5-8 R Fr. Birmingham, Ala./Hoover HS

Rocky Cleland 6-1 R So. Hattiesburg, Miss./Presbyterian Christian HS

Robert Hudson 6-1 R Fr. Fayetteville, Ark./Fayetteville HS

Frederick Janneck 5-10 R Fr. Madison, Miss./St. Joseph HS

Joel Myrick 6-1 R Sr. Hattiesburg, Miss./Meridian CC

Alexander Park 5-6 R Fr. Ithaca, N.Y./Lansing HS

Kyle Ramey 5-10 R Jr. Paducah, Ky./Tilgham HS

Tyler Sparks 6-6 R Fr. Belmont, Miss./Belmont HS

Head Coach: Jerry Weeks, first season (Alabama, 1974)

Assistant Coach: Tim Yelverton (Southern Miss, 2002)

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onship, while leading her team to three Top five fin- by Golfweek Magazine. Gallup hopes to increase ishes in 10 tournaments last season. the competitiveness and success of the golf pro- Gallup came to Southern Miss from East gram at Southern Miss. Tennessee State, where she was the head coach for She is married to Greg Gallup, a native of Texas, the 1999-2000 seasons. While at ETSU, the team and the couple has two children, Cameron and improved its average by over a dozen shots and fin- Gabrielle. ished in the top eight in every tournament. Prior to coaching at East Tennessee State, Gallup served as a golf instructor at numerous golf schools along the eastern seaboard, including the Bill Skelley Golf School in Florida. Gallup has three years of playing experience on different tours in the coun- try, including the LPGA Tour in 1997. Gallup graduated from the University of Miami Julie Gallup in 1995 with a bachelor’s degree in business man- Women’s Head Coach agement. While attending school, she was a two- time All-American selection, ranking as high as Seventh Year third in the nation at one point in her collegiate University of Miami, 1995 career. As an amateur player, Gallup was ranked as high as sixth in the nation. She started her success ulie Gallup is in her seventh season as the Head early while she was attending high school, where JCoach of the Southern Miss women’s golf pro- she won the Women’s Western Open, the PGA Ofelia Lopez gram. Last season, she led the Lady Eagles to a sev- Junior Championship, the USF&G Junior Graduate Assistant Coach enth-place finish in the Conference USA champi- Championship and was ranked third in the nation Second Year Julie Gallup Southern Miss, 2004

ormer Southern Miss standout golfer Ofelia FLopez is in her second season as a graduate assistant coach with the women’s golf team, joining her former Head Coach Julie Gallup. While at Southern Miss, Lopez was an all-con- ference player and a four-year letterwinner. She was also the team captain for two years, from 2002- 2004. Her accomplishments and hard work as a Lady Eagle did not go unnoticed, as she earned inclusion to the Southern Miss Women’s Golf All-30 Team in conjunction with the Women’s Athletics 30-year cel- ebration at Southern Miss. Following her graduation in 2004, she began her professional career at the Resort Course at La Cantera in San Antonio, Texas, where she was an Assistant Golf Professional and later promoted to Tournament Coordinator. While working for La Cantera, she received the Associate of the Quarter Award and began the PGA program to be certified as a Class “A” golf Professional. After some time away from competitive golf, Lopez won the San Antonio City Women’s Amateur Championship in June of 2004. She also was a run- ner up to be on the Big Break III the Ladies only Challenge. A 2004 graduate from Southern Miss with a bachelor’s degree in coaching and sport administra- tion, Lopez is currently pursuing a master’s degree in sport management. She is the daughter of Benito and Hilda Lopez.

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highest finish of being tied for 26th to South Alabama and UAB, before finishing the year Rebecka Nilsson coming at the Troy Invitational at the C-USA Championship in Birmingham, Ala., at (10/31-11/1), while her low round of Limestone Springs. the year of 77 came in the Lady Eagle For Gallup her philosophy is simple. Invitational (4/10-11). Bodemann “I want them to get a chance to play the best enjoyed her best finish in the C-USA possible teams that we can,” Gallup added. “If we Championship (4/16-18) with a 20th- have an opportunity to play against great teams, we place tie and enjoyed her low round take it. As you can see from our schedule we do that of 74 in the Lady Eagle Invitational. as often as possible and that is just going to help us The two sophomores on the ros- in the long run. ter are Kate Burns (Leesburg, Va.) and “Conference USA for women’s golf is one of the Heather Golden (Biloxi, Miss.). Burns strongest in the country. If you don’t play that kind finished as high as a 34th-place tie in of schedule, you probably are in for a rude awaken- the Baja Invitational (2/13-14) and ing when it comes to conference time. While I had a low round of 80 twice. Golden could play an easier schedule and make us look transferred to Southern Miss after a better during the regular season, I don’t think that successful campaign at the University is accomplishing our long term goals of getting to of Mobile. She finished third in the that next level.” NAIA Regional Tournament and was This edition of Lady Eagle golf should be an the highest finisher for the school in interesting one as the team will see its veterans the NAIA National Tournament. mature and watch their newcomers grow as players As for freshmen, the Lady Eagles to make this program one of the top teams in have four on the roster, including Conference USA. Samantha Holt (Pensacola, Fla.), Samantha Holt Ashley Joubert (Ponchatoula, La.), Rebecka Nilsson (Laholm, Sweden) and Clara Viladomiu (Barcelona, Spain). While Joubert is expected to red- shirt, Holt, Nilsson s Julie Gallup embarks on her seventh season and Viladomiu, who transferred in Aat the helm of the Southern Miss women’s golf during the mid-semester break, are program, she sports an eight-member squad which all looked to make an immediate includes two juniors, two sophomores and four impact. In fact, Gallup has been freshmen. extremely pleased with the matura- Gallup has the challenging task of molding this tion of her young Swede, Nilsson. youth, along with the returning players, into a team “Rebecka Nilsson is very good that will vie for the Conference USA crown. at bringing the team together and “We are very young and my goal is to get us to also taking corrective action when get to the point where we are keeping the team it needs to be taken,” Gallup said. score to around 300 to 308 on average (per round),” “Although she is young, she is a said Gallup, the former two-time All-American at the great leader.” University of Miami. “I look for the team to improve This combination of youth and on their cohesiveness as the year progresses and we experience will go through another will use a sports psychologist that will help us to act typical challenging schedule that more like a team, as well as help one another on has them playing tournaments at and off the course. That is one of my main goals this Louisville, Kansas, Cincinnati and year is to right the ship, in that regard, and I think USF, as well as hosting the Baja we will do a good job there.” Invitational (2/12-13) in Ensenada, The lone upperclassmen back are juniors Helena Mexico, once again this season. Backlund (Bollegybd, Sweden) and Jennifer The slate also features the team Bodemann (Palm City, Fla.). Backlund saw limited playing host to its own event at action as she appeared in four tournaments with her Canebrake Country Club, and trips

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Jerry Weeks Men’s Head Coach Tim Yelverton Men’s Assistant Coach First Year University of Alabama, 1974 First Year Southern Miss, 2002 erry Weeks begins his first season as men’s golf coach at Southern Miss Jafter spending the last 25 years as the Director of Golf at the Hattiesburg im Yelverton returns to the Southern Miss program as an assistant coach Country Club. Tafter enjoying a four-year playing career that ranks as one of the top tenures Weeks, a quarter century member of the PGA of America, has played in the in recent Golden Eagle history. Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic five times, the Club’s Professionals Championship, The Magee, Miss., native will assist first-year coach Jerry Weeks in all a 10-time member of the Mississippi Cup and participated in the Gulf States aspects of the program, including instruction and recruiting. Section Match Play Championship event. Yelverton is the only Southern Miss two-time Conference USA selection. He A two-time winner of the Horton Smith Award for the Gulf States PGA sec- finished in the Top 20 in three C-USA Championships including his high of fifth tion, Weeks also garnered the Professional of the Year by the Mississippi PGA in place in 2002 on his way to participating in the NCAA East Regional as an indi- 1984 and for the Southeast Region presented by Golf Industry Magazine in 1991. vidual that season. Yelverton also captured an eighth-place tie in 2001. Additionally, Weeks was nominated in 1990 as one of the “Best 100 Golf He recently participated on the 2006 Tight Lies Tour in which he captured Operations in the United States” by Golf Shop Operations Magazine and was a one title – the Second Chance Event Series Event 2 at the Ellendale Country previous winner of the Gulf State s Section “Merchandiser of the Year” for pri- Club in Houma, La. Yelverton played on the Tight Lies Tour since turning profes- vate clubs. sional in 2002. Weeks was selected as submitting one of the “Top Ten Golf Tips of All Time” He also spent some time on the NGA Hooters Pro Golf Tour and played in the by Golf Magazine and served as a past panelist for Golf Digest course rating, 2002 PGA Qualifying School Tournament at the Pensacola Country Club in along with being a rules official for numerous tournaments for the Gulf States Pensacola, Fla. PGA. He also had eight of his former assistants go on to become head golf pro- In addition, Yelverton has played in the qualifying rounds of the last two U.S. fessionals throughout the United States. Opens. During his time at the Hattiesburg Country Club, Weeks has been responsi- Yelverton earned his bachelor’s degree in business in 2002. He and his wife, ble for the day-to-day golf operations as well as working with the course Laura, live in Hattiesburg. superintendent relating to the course conditioning and daily setup. His duties also included working with the formation and control of the annual budgets in addition to managing his time with various committees regarding tournaments and corporate outings. He also assisted with the instruction program at the Country Club. Some tournaments hosted by Hattiesburg Country Club during Weeks’ time there included the PGA Tour stop, the Magnolia Classic, later named the Deposit Guaranty Classic from 1982-93, the Mississippi State Amateur three times, the Mississippi State Open twice, the PGA Sectional once, and in 1997 the Southern Region Club Pro Championship - one of four sites in America in 1997. HCC also played host to the 2002 Conference USA Women’s Golf Championship. Weeks, and his wife, Jackie, have one son, John, and one daughter, Rachel.

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consisting of a trip to Rhode Island for The Adams Joel Myrick Cup Invitational as well as The Club Glove Invitational in Somis, Calif., during the fall as well as a jaunt to Orlando, Fla., for the Rio Pinar Intercollegiate at the Rio Pinar Country Club. The regular season concludes with the Conference USA Championship, which will be played in Texarkana, Ark., at the Texarkana Country Club. A home tournament in the fall at its home course, Canebrake Country Club, will also be on the Golden Eagles’ slate during 2006-07. For Weeks, he now faces the task of building the Golden Eagles into a regional national program through the schedule that his team competes, and the future players that come to the University. He credits his children, who are now in their mid- 20s, for his ability to make the transition to his cur- rent position in leading the nine young men of the Golden Eagle golf program. “These guys are not much younger than my kids and I know how they think and what is expected of them,” added Weeks. With his tutelage and knowledge of the game, the Golden Eagles will get their first of many sea- sons to develop under this great mentor of the game he Southern Miss men’s golf program will have low circuit of 70 on three different occasions. and strive as they continue their golf careers at T new leadership this season under the direction “Joel is a veteran who takes care of his own Southern Miss and beyond. of first-year coach Jerry Weeks as they look to business and tries to help the other around improve on their standing in Conference USA. him,” said Weeks. “He is well-respected by his Kyle Ramey Weeks comes to Southern Miss after spending fellow teammates and by the people who play the last 25 years as the Director of Golf at the out here at Canebrake. He plays out here a Hattiesburg Country Club. whole lot and they all speak very highly of him.” Weeks, a quarter century member of the PGA of Kyle Ramey (Paducah, Ky.) is the lone junior America, has played in the Deposit Guaranty Golf returning for the season. Ramey saw action in Classic five times, the Club’s Professionals 11 tournaments including a top finish at the Championship, a 10-time member of the Mississippi Troy Invitational in which he finished tied for Cup and participated in the Gulf States Section seventh place. He notched six par or below Match Play Championship event. rounds, including five rounds of 71 last season. The 1974 graduate of the University of Alabama Two other returning players include sopho- definitely has the credentials to lead a Golden Eagle more Rocky Cleland (Hattiesburg, Miss.) and squad that includes a solid mix of four returning redshirt freshman Paul Apyan (Chattanooga, players and five newcomers. Tenn.). Cleland participated in six tournaments “I felt like I did all I could as a golf professional last season including a 10th-place tie in the at the Hattiesburg Country Club, and I thought it was Reynolds Plantation Classic in which he tallied time to move on and do something different,” said his lowest round of the year of 70. Weeks. “It will take a little time, but we are looking Southern Miss also welcomes five newcom- forward to that time. We have to keep adding quality ers, freshmen Wes Carter (Birmingham, Ala.), players and continue to work hard in that it will Robert Hudson (Fayetteville, Ark.), Freddie enable us to get where we want to be.” Janneck (Madison, Miss.), Alex Park (Ithaca, The roster is headlined by lone senior Joel N.Y.) and Tyler Sparks (Belmont, Miss.). All five Myrick of Hattiesburg, Miss., who came to Southern are expected to help the Golden Eagles this Miss after two years at Meridian Community spring as they look to improve on their ninth- College. Myrick, the son of former Major League place finish in the Conference USA champi- pitcher Bobby Myrick, tallied five Top 20 finishes in onship last season in the 12-team event. 10 tournaments last season, which includes a tie for With its talented roster, the Golden Eagles 10th at the Reynolds Plantation Classic. He notched again face a tough schedule that includes trips 11 rounds of 72 or less in 2005-06, including a year- to seven different states for 12 tournaments,

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Helena Backlund Jennifer Bodemann 5-7 • Junior • Hulta Golf Clubs Ladies Elite 5-7 • Junior • Martin County HS Bollegygd, Sweden Palm City, Fla.

One of two upperclassmen on the roster ... Has steadi- Proven to have a strong drive off the tee … Will be ly improved her game over her two years at Southern looked upon to show leadership this season … Should be Miss … 2005-06 (So.): Competed in four tournaments a major contributor to the team ... 2005-06 (So.): ... Shot a season-best round of 77 in the second round Participated in eight tournaments, including all six during of the Lady Eagle Invitational (4/10-11) … Shot a 79 the spring portion of the season … Her highest finish at the Napa River Grill Cardinal Cup (9/19-20) ... Posted a season-best finish was a 20th-place tie in the C-USA Championship (4/16-18) … The 54-hole 231 in a tie for 26th at the Troy Women’s Invitational (10/31-11/1) ... Came in stroke total was the lowest output during the year as she tallied circuits of 79, 75 42nd in the Lady Eagle Invitational in her only appearance of the spring and 78 … Finished the year by posting a 79 or lower in five of her final six rounds …Added a 78 in that tournament … 2004-05 (Fr.): Did not see any tourna- … Shot 78 or lower seven times in 22 rounds of action ... Placed in a tie for 21st ment action in the fall ... Played in one tournament in the spring, the Lady at the Troy Women’s Invitational (10/31-11/1) where she also shot a season-best Eagles Invitational (4/18-20) ... Finished tied for 62nd with rounds of 88, 79, round of 73 ... 2004-05 (Fr.): Competed in eight tournaments ... Shot a season-best and 91 for a total score of 258 ... Finished the season with a scoring average round of 73 at the Napa River Grill Cardinal Cup (9/20-21) ... Posted a season-best of 86 ... Prep: Played for Coach David Kirhham on the Hulta Golf Clubs Ladies tie for 14th in the NIU Snowbird Intercollegiate (3/18) ... Finished the season with Elite team ... Personal: Daughter of Hans and Inga Backlund ... Born August an 80.2 scoring average ... Prep: Played for Coach Kerry Lukas at Martin County 31, 1983 ... Majoring in human resources management. HS ... Lettered for four years ... Helped the team to a State Championship in 2004 ... Placed fifth individually at the State Championship ... Team won every tourna- ment it competed in ... Won a district championship as an individual in 2002 ... Named to the 2003 Stuart News All-Area team ... Tabbed to the “Who’s Who Of High School Sports” for golf in 2003 ... Personal: Daughter of Chris and Theresa Bodemann ... Born July 8, 1986 ... Majoring in sports management.

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Kate Burns Heather Golden 5-5 • Sophomore • Loudon County HS 5-2 • Sophomore • Biloxi HS/University of Mobile Leesburg, Va. Biloxi, Miss.

Has matured as a player after a year at the collegiate Highly talented transfer who enjoyed a successful level ... Is very athletic and teachable … The lone left- freshman season at the University of Mobile … Gives handed player on the squad ... 2005-06 (Fr.): Saw action team additional depth … College: Captured third in in all six spring tournaments after not see any tourna- the NAIA Regional Tournament with rounds of 84, 80 ment action ... Shot a season-low round of 80 twice, and 76 ... Team captured 17th at NAIA national tourna- coming in the opening two rounds of the UNC Wilmington Lady Seahawk ment and she garnered the team’s highest place with a 35th-place tie after hav- Invitational (3/27-28) … Top finish came at the Baja Invitational where she tied ing rounds of 78, 79, 88 and 81 for a 326 stroke total … Prep: Attended Biloxi for 34th with a 54-hole total 262 … Captured 43rd-place (4/10-11) in the Lady High, where she graduated in 2005 … Personal: Daughter of Thomas and Eagle Invitational … Prep: Played under the direction of John Laycock at Loudon Debbie Golden … Born April 9, 1987 … Majoring in business administration. County High School ... Was named All Metropolitan All Extra and Honorable Mention in golf by the Washington Post ... Earned eight varsity letters in her high school career ... Personal: Daughter of Kevin and Judy Burns … Born March 9, 1987 ... Majoring in business administration.

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Samantha Holt Ashley Joubert 5-10 • Freshman • Tate HS 5-10 • Freshman • Hammond HS Pensacola, Fla. Ponchatoula, La.

One of four talented freshmen on the roster … Prep: Looks to make transition during her first year at the colle- Went to Tate High where she was all-area player of the giate level … Could redshirt this season to gain valuable year four years in a row … Was the No. 1 player on the experience … Prep: Played for Sheryl Morales at boy’s team … Also earned all-district and all-county hon- Hammond High … Lettered four years in both golf and ors … Lettered four years in golf, three years in soccer basketball and two years in volleyball … A four-time all- and two in track … A first-team selection three times … Played club soccer for district selection in golf … Was only member of golf squad at Hammond High … coach David Cooper with PFC … Personal: Daughter of Gary and Barbara Holt Ranked as high as No. 7 in the state … Earned All-State honors as a senior in … Father played football at Southern Miss and lettered in 1977 and 1978 … basketball, while garnering All-District honors two years, and honorable mention Born Dec. 4, 1987 … Majoring in business administration. accolades twice … A member of the school’s 1,000-point club … Participated in the All-Star basketball game …Collected honorable mention All-District honors as a freshman … President of her school’s National Honor Society … graduated in the Top 10 of her class with a 3.98 grade point average … Personal: Daughter of James and Terri Joubert … Born March 19, 1988 … Majoring in pre-nursing.

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Rebecka Nilsson Clara Viladomiu 5-6 • Freshman • Osbecks Gymnasiet HS 5-4 • Freshman • Colegi Sant Ignasi Laholm, Sweden Barcelona, Spain

Will be looked to for her leadership, despite being a A mid-semester addition to the roster … One of three freshman … Shows great composure on the course … Europeans on the roster … Despite coming in late, she Prep: Shot a two-round score of 160 with an 82 and a should battle to earn a spot in tournament play during 78 in the 2004 Halland Junior Open at Haverdal … the spring … Prep: Attended Colegi Sant Ignasi .… Compiled 12 Top-10 finishes and nine more in the Top 20 Personal: Daughter of Jose Viladomiu and Elisabet Cusi … Shot an 85 to finish third in the 2006 Skandia Tour Halland A #2 … … Born Feb. 12, 1986 … Majoring in international business. Personal: Daughter of Claes-Inge and Elisabeth Nilsson … Born May 15, 1987 … Majoring in advertising with a minor in French.

Southern Miss Women’s Golf C-USA Honors

All-Conference 1999 Golfer of the Week 2001 Terry-Anne Lacoste (second team) /Month Ofelia Lopez* 1996 1998 Kate Bradley (March 25) 2000 Marella Canepa (second team) Marella Canepa* * Only one team chosen that year 1999 Erin Doyle* Marella Canepa All-Freshman (Co-Player, March 24) 2004 Mia Davidsson

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Men’s Profiles

Joel Myrick Kyle Ramey 6-1 • Senior • Meridian CC • Hattiesburg, MS 5-10 • Junior • Tilgham HS • Paducah, Ky.

The lone senior on the team that will be looked upon Has matured as a player over his first two seasons with for his leadership this season ... Made an immediate the Golden Eagles ... Continues to work on his mental impact last season after transferring from Meridian approach to the game ... Hardest worker on the team ... Community College ... Has a swing that is somewhat Solid player ... A smart player and is good at course man- unconventional ... Very determined on the course ... agement ... A good ball-striker ... Has a wide-ranging shot 2005-06 (Jr.): Teed up for the Golden Eagles in 10 making repertoire ... 2005-06 (So.): Appeared in 11 tourna- tournaments during his first year with the program ... Tallied five Top 20 finish- ments and tallied two Top 20 finishes ... His highest finish was a seventh-place tie es including a 10th-place tie at the Reynolds Plantation Classic (9/19-20) ... showing at the Troy Invitational, in which he fired rounds of 69, 71 and 74 ... His Tied for 13th at the UCF Rio Pinar Classic and finished tied for 14th at the C- round of 69, which he also delivered during the opening round of the Sam Hall USA Championship in which he tallied rounds of 72, 70 and 73 to finish with Invitational (10/31), was his low round for the year … Added a 72 in the first round his low 54-hole total of 215 for the year … Shot 11 rounds of par or below ... of the ASU Indian Classic (4/10-11) ... Of his 32 rounds, he notched eight rounds at Collected a 16th-place tie at the Memphis Intercollegiate (10/3-4) ... par or below and 13 rounds of 74 or lower ... Tallied a 13th-place tie in the Sam Hall Registered a 17th-place tie in the Carter Plantation Intercollegiate (3/27-28) ... Invitational (10/31-11/1) ... 2004-05 (Fr.): Participated in all 12 tournaments ... Shot a season-best round of 70 at the Sam Hall Invitational (10/31-11/1) ... Placed ninth in the Raisin’ Cane Classic (9/20-21) ... Shot a season-best round of 68 Junior College: Played at Meridian Community College under the direction of at the Hyatt Plantation Club Intercollegiate (3/6-8) where he finished tied for 10th ... Lon Hart ... Had a 74.0 stroke average ... Named MACJC All-State and all- Finished the season with a 75.2 scoring average ... Prep: Was a five-year letterwin- region ... Prep: Played under the direction of Dale Worrell at Presbyterian ner for Coach Nancy Ragland at Tilgham HS ... Was a two-time all-state selection Christian High School ... Had a 72.0 stroke average ... Earned all-state honors and was a member of the 2002 Tri-State team ... Finished his senior year with a 73 ... Lettered two years in golf and baseball ... Named Most Valuable Player in stroke average ... Placed first in a 2003 State Amateur qualifying event, shooting a baseball ... Personal: Son of Bob and Debi Myrick ... Father is a former Major 69 ... During his career, Ramey helped his team earn four first-place regional titles ... League pitcher with the New York Mets (1977-79)... Born November 8, 1983 ... Also helped his team win the 2000 Kentucky State Tournament ... His best tourna- Majoring in administration of justice. ment round was a 65 ... Has a career best round of 63 ... He placed first in the 2002 and 2003 Mid-America Junior Classic ... Personal: Son of Wayne and Karen Ramey Season Rounds Strokes Lo54 Lo36 LoRnd Avg ... Majoring in sports administration ... Born March 24, 1985. 2005-06 30 2221 215 - 70 74.0 Season Rounds Strokes Lo54 Lo36 LoRnd Avg 2004-05 30 2491 213 - 68 83.0 2005-06 32 2402 213 152 69 75.1 Totals 62 4893 213 152 68 78.9

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Rocky Cleland Paul Apyan 6-1 • Sophomore • Presbyterian Christian HS 6-3 • Redshirt Freshman • Hixson HS Hattiesburg, MS Chattanooga, Tenn.

A very consistent player ... Continued to better his game Returns for second year with program after redshirt- in each tournament and will be looked upon to help the ing last season ... Worked on improving his game last squad as an underclassman ... Has a good grasp of the season and looks to be a valuable performer for the game ... 2005-06 (Fr.): Played in six tournaments during Golden Eagles during the upcoming year ... Has a his freshman campaign ... Had highest finish in the strong golf background, and won a state champi- Reynolds Plantation Classic (9/19-20) when he garnered a 10th-place tie ... Shot onship in high school ... Strong, tall, and has a good work ethic ... Has a lot his season-low round of 70 in the opening round of that tournament ... Notched a of potential for a bright future ... Prep: Played under the direction of Earl 72 in the opening-round of the Troy Invitational (11/7-8) ... Of his 18 rounds during Cornette at Hixson High School ... Helped lead Hixson to its first-ever the campaign, he tallied rounds of 74 or lower seven times ... Recorded a 22nd- Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) Class A/AA state place tie in the South Alabama Spring Golf Classic (3/19-20) in which he fired championship, while also winning individual medalist honors ... Had a 35.5 rounds of 74, 73 and 76 ... Prep: Played under the direction of Cory Bowles at scoring average per nine holes his senior year ... Lost only one match during Presbyterian Christian High School ... Named Most valuable player in golf three- his junior and senior years combined ... Named Best of Preps Player of the straight years ... Earned a total of six letters during his high school career ... Also Year by the Chattanooga Times Free Press ... Competed on the Southeastern earned honors in soccer ... Earned the highest average in English, Algebra II, and Junior Golf Tour and the Plantation Junior Golf Tour ... Also named all-state, Latin II ... Personal: Son of Randy and Katherine Cleland ... Born December 28, all-district, and all-county in golf ... During his high school career, he earned 1986 ... Majoring in sports administration. four letters in golf, two letters in track, and one letter in wrestling ... Named to the National Honor Society and Beta Club ... Personal: Son of Season Rounds Strokes Lo54 Lo36 LoRnd Avg Paul and Laura Apyan ... Born November 26, 1986 ... Majoring in business 2005-06 18 1360 218 - 70 75.6 administration.

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Wes Carter Rob Hudson 5-8 • Freshman • Hoover HS 6-1 • Freshman • Fayetteville HS Hoover, Ala. Fayetteville, Ark.

One of four freshmen on the roster ... Should see some Could possibly redshirt this season to get a year of matu- tournament action during his first year ... Should begin to rity under his belt for the collegiate level ... Prep: This mature into a solid collegiate golfer toward the end of High Honor graduate from Fayetteville High, lettered spring ... Prep: Prepped at Hoover High for coach Benny three years under coach Kyle Adams ... The two-time all- Eaves, where he won three letters ... Earned sectional State selection in 2004 and 2005, also garnered all- medalist honors in 2005 and finish second in the state tournament in each of his Conference accolades in 2005 and was the conference medalist that same sea- final three appearances in the event ... Personal: Son of Randy and Trish Carter son ... Lettered two years in basketball as well ... Member of the National Honor ... Majoring in accounting … Born Sept. 21, 1987. Society ... Personal: Son of Read and Tammy Hudson ... Majoring in biological sciences ... Born April 1, 1988.

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Freddie Janneck Alexander Park 5-10 • Freshman • St. Joseph HS 5-6 • Freshman • Lansing HS Madison, Miss. Ithaca, N.Y.

Another talented freshman that should better his game A highly touted first-year player from the state of New as he adapts to the collegiate game ... Has incredible York ... Should provide the Golden Eagles with valuable potential to be a solid performer for the Golden Eagles depth during his initial campaign ... Has already shown ... Prep: A four-time all-State selection for coach Rusty great signs of maturity during the fall campaign ... Boshers at St. Joseph High ... Won 25 medalist titles Prep: Played for John Kotmel at Lansing High, where and was the 2A State medalist his 9th and 10th grade years ... Came in second he lettered for six years ... Undefeated over the past two years ... Qualified for during his 11th and 12th grade seasons ... Lettered four years at the school ... state tournament all six years and finished fourth three times ... Personal: Personal: Son of Fred and Helen Janneck ... Majoring in business administra- Son of Young-Seon-Park and Chanl-Ho-Park ... Majoring in business adminis- tion ... Born Sept. 16, 1988. tration ... Brother, Nick, is a member of the University of Arizona golf team ... Born July 14, 1988. .

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Tyler Sparks Southern Miss Men’s Golf C-USA Honors 6-6 • Freshman • Belmont HS Belmont, Miss. All-Conference Has shown the ability to have a long drive off the tee ... 2006 Needs to work on his short game, but could see some Justin Elliott (second team) tournament action in his first season ... Prep: Played at Belmont High for coach Jody McClung, where he lettered all four years ... His team won the state championship in 2004 both 2005 and 2006 and the district crown in 2005 ... A four-time all-state golf Ben Snow (second team) selection ... Earned four letters in basketball as well, notching all-district twice (2005, 2006) ... Personal: Son of Ted and Wendy Sparks … Majoring in coaching and sport administration … Born April 20, 1988 2003 Justin Emil (second team) Shane Rushing (second team) Mike Soroka (third team)

2002 Tim Yelverton*

2001 Tim Yelverton*

1998 Greg Howell (first team) V.J. Trolio (third team)

1996 Phil Meadows (first team) Jason Roby (second team) * Only one team picked that year

All-Freshman 2006 Jason Cuthbertson

2003 Justin Elliott

Golfer of the Week/Month 2003 Shane Rushing (Co-Player, February)

1996 Jason Roby (March 25)

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