Table of Contents/Quick Facts
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Aggie Women’s Golf Quick Facts
Location...........................................Las Cruces, N.M.
Enrollment..................................................... 16,428
Founded...........................................................1888
Nickname.......................................................Aggies
School Colors....................................Crimson & White
Conference.......................Western Athletic Conference
Affiliation........................................... NCAA Division I
Home Course..................................NMSU Golf Course
Yardage/Par................................................ 6,319/72
Head Coach............................................Paul Brilliant
Alma Mater...................... New Mexico State University
Office Phone......................................(575) 646-3905
President........................................ Dr. Michael Martin
Athletics Director.......................... Dr. McKinley Boston
Senior Woman Administrator....................... Maria Roth
Faculty Representative....................... Dr. Jack Thomas
team information
Top-10 Finishes in 2006-07...................................... 6
Top-5 Finishes in 2006-07........................................ 1
Tournaments Won in 2006-07.................................. 1
2007 WAC Finish.................................................. 6th
Players Returning................................................... 5
Players Lost........................................................... 5
All-Time Conference Titles..................................... 10
All-Time NCAA Regional Appearances...................... 12
Athletic Media Relations Staff
Tyler Dunkel
Assistant AD/Director of Athletc Media Relations
Email: tydunkel@nmsu.edu
Home: (575) 523-0084
Office: (575) 646-2927
Cell:
(575) 640-7270
Football, Equestrian
Tiffany Franklin
Assistant Director
Email: tfrank@nmsu.edu
Office: (575) 646-3929
Cell:
(575) 642-2168
Men’s Basketball, Swimming & Diving
Eddie Morelos
Assistant Director
Email: emorelos@nmsu.edu
Office: (575) 646-3269
Cell:
(575) 642-5746
Baseball, Volleyball, Men’s & Women’s Golf
Aggie fans and members of the working media can find all the updated
statistics, releases, bios, pictures and history of the New Mexico State
women’s golf team on the internet at www.nmstatesports.com.
Jason Clay
Assistant Director
Email: jclay@nmsu.edu
Office: (575) 646-3269
Cell:
(575) 642-5783
Women’s Basketball, Men’s & Women’s Tennis
All interviews with members of the New Mexico State women’s golf team
must be arranged through the Athletics Media Relations office. Please
contact Assistant Director of Media Relations Eddie Morelos at (575) 6463269 or email at emorelos@nmsu.edu to schedule an interview with head
coach Paul Brilliant, assistant coach Jackie Booth or a student-athlete.
Katie Doherty
Specialist
Email: dohertyk@nmsu.edu
Office: (575) 646-1805
Cell:
(719) 334-6207
Softball, Cross Country/Track & Field
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2007-08 New Mexico State Women’s Golf
Table of Contents...................................................... 1
Quick Facts.............................................................. 1
General Info./Media Info............................................ 1
Aggie Women’s Golf.................................................. 2
Team Outlook.......................................................... 3
Facilities and Courses................................................ 4
Practice Facility, 2007-08 Aggies................................. 5
Head Coach Paul Brilliant........................................... 6
Assistant Coach Jackie Booth..................................... 7
Tamara Robbins, Maggie Murphy................................. 8
Brittany Collins, Jessica Dailleboust............................. 9
Georgina Dunn, Suteera Chanachai........................... 10
Buz Bowerman-Ritchie, Courtney Chamberlain........... 11
Marlene Rosset, Apinporn Swaschuto, Callie French..... 12
2006-07 Results..................................................... 13
Team Champions, Past Results, Honors...................... 14
Medalists, Past Awards............................................ 15
Tournament Medal Winners...................................... 16
Aggie All-Americans................................................ 17
Letterwinners, Records............................................ 18
Aggies in the Pro’s.................................................. 19
The University........................................................ 20
Las Cruces............................................................. 21
The Administration................................................. 22
Athletic Success..................................................... 23
Coca-Cola Weight Center......................................... 24
Academic Success.................................................. 25
Aggie Life Skills...................................................... 26
Western Athletic Conference.................................... 27
Compliance............................................................ 28
World Wide Web
Interviews
CREDITS
The 2007-08 New Mexico State Women’s Golf Media Guide is a production
of the New Mexico State Media Relations Department. Written, edited
and designed by Assistant Director of Media Relations Eddie Morelos. Additional editorial assistance by Director of Media Relations Tyler Dunkel,
Assistant Media Relations Directors Tiffany Franklin and Jason Clay and
the NMSU women’s golf staff and media relations specialist Katie Doherty.
Cover design by and Eddie Morelos. Photos by Rebecca Craig, Anel Monge,
the Western Athletic Conference and the NMSU Archives. Printing by Kelly
Press of Columbia, Mo.
AGGIE WOMEN’S GOLF
2007-08 New Mexico State Women’s Golf
2007-08 NMSU Women’s Golf Schedule
DATE
Sept. 17-18
Oct. 8-9
Oct. 15-17
Oct. 30-31
Feb. 18-19
Feb. 25-26
March 10-12
April 1-2
April 21-23
TOURNAMENTLOCATION/RESULT
La Quinta Mountain Shootout
Flagstaff, Ariz./2 of 9 (631)
Jeannine McHandey/Audrey Moorehead Lubbock, Texas/9 of 14 (957)
Price’s “Give ‘Em Five” Invitational
Las Cruces, N.M./T11 of 16 (931)
Kent Youel Invitational
Kapolei, Hawai’i/T12 of (940)
U. of Miami-Papa John’s Invite
Miami, Fla.
Kitahara Classic
Fresno, Calif.
UNLV Spring Invitational
Boulder City, Nev.
BYU - Dixie Classic
St. George, Utah
WAC Championships
Fresno, Calif.
Fall 2007 Review
La Quinta Mountain Shootout
The New Mexico State women’s golf team placed second while four players placed in the top-10 at the La
Quinta Mountain Shootout in Flagstaff, Ariz., Sept.
18.
NMSU fired plenty of pars as a team, to fire a 56over-par 632 and finish in second place, just one
stroke behind host team Northern Arizona. Head
coach Paul Brilliant liked how well his team played
knowing he had two sophomores and three freshman
out on the course.
Freshman Suterra Chanachai played great firing
three birdies for the Aggies and placed second on
the individual leader board. She fired a 12-over-par
156, while Northern Arizona’s Sophia Choi finished
five strokes ahead of her with a 7-over-par 151.
Jeannine McHandey/Audrey Moorehead Inv.
The New Mexico State women’s golf team moved up
two spots on the leader board in the final day to finish
ninth at the Jeannine McHandey/Audrey Moorehead
Invitational with freshman Buz Bowerman-Ritchie
leading the way in Lubbock, Texas, Oct. 9.
Bowerman-Ritchie fired a 9-over-par 228, which included a 2-under-par 71 in the final round. She tied
for ninth in the tournament also carding rounds of 83
and 74.
Price’s “Give ‘Em Five” Invitational
The New Mexico State women’s golf team finished
in a tie for 11th on the final day of the Price’s “Give
‘Em Five” Invitational at the NMSU Golf Course in Las
Cruces, N.M., Oct. 17.
The Aggies fired rounds of 310-312-309 for a 70-overpar 934 to tie South Alabama. Freshman Suteera
Chanachai led the way for the Aggie as she tied for
eighth with two other players. Chanachai brought in
a 7-over-par 223 to come up with her second top-10
finish of the season. Head coach Paul Brilliant knows
that the future of this young team is bright with players like Chanachai.
Kent Youel Invitational
Freshmen Suteera Chanachai of the New Mexico State
women’s golf team finished in sixth place at the Kent
Youel Invitational in Honolulu, Hawai’i, Oct. 31.
She fired rounds of 74-72-72 for a 4-over-par 220 to
place sixth. This was the third time in the fall season
Chanachai finished in the top-10.
2007-08 NMSU Women’s Golf Team Roster
Name
Bowerman-Ritchie, Buz
Chamberlin, Courtney
Chanachai, Suteera
Collins, Brittany
Dailleboust, Jessica
Dunn, Georgina
Murphy, Maggie
Robbins, Tamara
Rosset, Marlene
Swaschuto, Apinporn
Year
Hometown
Fr.
Oshawa, Ontario
Fr.
Wichita, Kan.
Fr.
Bangkok, Thailand
So.
Bluffton, S.C.
So.
Albuquerque, N.M.
So. Northampton, England
So.
Sioux Falls, S.D.
Sr.
Las Cruces, N.M.
Fr.Thonan les Bains, France
Fr.
Bangkok, Thailand
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AGGIE WOMEN’S GOLF
Team Outlook
After the Aggies lost four players to graduation, the New Mexico State University women’s golf
team brings in one of the youngest
teams, if not the youngest team,
in school history. NMSU has five
freshman, four sophomores and
one senior on the team.
Head coach Paul Brilliant
Entering his 14th season as the
NMSU women’s golf coach, Brilliant was the one who originally
started the program. He believes
this year’s team, although young,
could be one of the most talented
teams in school history.
“This group of players is young,
competitive and talented,” Brilliant said. “They all have plenty of
experience at the junior level and
have lots of room to improve their
game.”
Top Newcomers
Suteera Chanachai
(above)
Buz BowermanRitchie (below)
In September 2007, Brilliant was
featured in the prestigious golf
magazine, GolfWeek Magazine. In
the article, Brilliant discusses the
many jobs of a head coach in collegiate sports, namely collegiate golf.
It also discusses how the world of
coaching has changed since he
started as the NMSU men’s golf assistant coach in 1969.
New Faces
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Booth previously coached at the
University of New Mexico from
1997-2007 as the head coach,
after she was the head coach for
NMSU from 1992-97. As a head
coach, she led her team to four
conference titles.
Along with Booth, Brilliant added
five freshmen to the roster.
On the top of the list of those five
freshmen are Suteera Chanachai
(Bangkok, Thailand) and Buz Bowerman-Ritchie (Oshawa, Ontario).
Before coming to NMSU Bowerman-Ritchie ranked No. 1 in the
Canadian Junior Golf Association in
national merit points as she earned
three wins and eight top-10 finishes. Chanachai played as an amateur before she came to the Aggies.
In 2005, she won two tournaments
and finished in the top five one
other time.
“Chanachai and Bowerman Ritchie
are great players and have the potential to do great things here,”
Brilliant said.
Sophomore Maggie Murphy returns
to the Aggie women’s golf team as
the player with the most collegiate
experience. She played in every
tournament NMSU participated
in last season with her best finish coming at the Western Athletic
Conference tournament. Murphy
also won her first amateur tournament on, August 5 in Mitchell, S.D.
winning the South Dakota Golf Association Women’s Amateur Championship. Murphy fired rounds of
73-68-74 for a 1-under-par 215.
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Top Returnee
Maggie Murphy
In the fall of 2007, the Aggies
would usually field three freshman
and two sophomores on the five
player teams. That lineup worked
right away, as the Aggies earned
a second place finish in the first
tournament of the season.
The Aggies have brought in plenty
of new faces this season, including
a returning face in assistant coach
and former NMSU head coach
Jackie Booth.
FACILITIES & COURSES
University Golf Course - The New Mexico State University
Golf Course is the home to the Aggie men’s and women’s golf
programs. The course, which features a challenging 18-hole
layout, has hosted many high-level collegiate tournaments
over the years, including the 1968 NCAA Men’s Championships, the 1998 NCAA Women’s Championships, two NCAA
West Regionals and several conference tournaments. In the
spring of 2007, the course hosted its first WAC women’s Golf
Championships. In the fall of 2004, the course received a
brand new state-of-the-art clubhouse and updated course
design.
Women’s Distance..................... 6,319 yards
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Par.............................................................. 72
Tee’s.............................Tifgreen 328 and Rye
Fairways.................................... Tifgreen 328
Greens......................................... Bent Grass
Roughs.. Creosote, Mesquite, Yucca, Cactus
• Hosted the 2005 NCAA Women’s Golf West Regional, the 1988 NCAA Women’s
Golf Championships, the 1990 NCAA Men’s West Regional Golf Tournament, the
1968 NCAA National Championship, two Missouri Valley Conference championships and two Big West Championships.
• Highlighted by beautiful scenery, the majestic Organ Mountains to the east and
the picturesque Mesilla Valley to the west frame the 18-hole layout.
• The United States Golf Association course rating is 75.0
• The course has four par-5 holes, 10 par-4 holes and four par-3 holes.
SONOMA RANCH GOLF COURSE
Sonoma Ranch is a great place to golf and capture a view of the Organ Mountains,
Picacho Peak and the Mesilla Valley. Measuring 7,001 yards and offering five sets
of tees, Sonoma Ranch was designed to be fun and challenging for amateurs, yet
a formidable test for professionals.
PICACHO HILLS COUNTRY CLUB
The jewel of Picacho Hills Country Club is its 6,950-yard, par-72 championship golf
course. Ranked the eighth best course in New Mexico by Golf Digest, this course
is the premier golf course in Southern New Mexico. Picacho Hills Country Club is
a two-time host of the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA). The only private
golf course in Las Cruces offers paved cart paths, a driving range and putting
greens. This course provides bent-grass greens and tees, bluegrass fairways, and
a desert style course.
LAS CRUCES COUNTRY CLUB
Las Cruces Country Club is located in the heart of the city. The golf course 6,300
yard course with 18 holes. It offers the convenience of a pro shop, paved cart
paths, driving range and putting greens. The course has small bent-grass greens
and open bent-grass fairways.
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PRACTICE FACILITY/2007-08 AGGIES
The facility was a collaboration of an idea last winter between men’s golf head coach Scott Lieberwirth, women’s
golf head coach Paul Brilliant and Director of Golf Dan Koesters.
“The short area is where you score from,” Brilliant said.
“The game is too punitive; if you hit it three hundred yards
counts one, and if you miss a one foot putt it counts one
too.”
Fundraising by the teams, along with private donations and
Price’s Creamery created the opportunity to install a practice facility possible.
The facility is located on the other side of the first tee box,
it is equipped with putting greens, chipping areas and bunkers.
The facility has only gone through one growing season so
it is still new, but one more growing season will get into
shape and be put to greater use.
With the NMSU golf course being one of two public golf
courses, the practice facility gives the athletes the chance
to have a more personal area to improve their skills. Both
men’s and women’s golf teams will be able to use the facility without being interrupted by the public.
2007-08 Aggies at driving range in
Kaneohe, Hawai’i before the University
of Hawai’i Intercollegiate
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The New Mexico State men’s and women’s golf teams
are welcoming a new practice facility to the NMSU Golf
Course.
2007-08 Aggies after the
2007 Price’s “Give ‘Em Five”
Intercollegiate
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COACHING STAFF
PAUL BRILLIANT
HEAD COACH
14TH SEASON
ALMA MATER NEW MEXICO STATE
Brilliant was inducted into the
NMSU Sports Hall
of Fame in 1999
and 2005. He was
also a PGA Lifetime
Achievment Award
recipient in 2003.
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Brilliant returns to New Mexico State for his 14th year of coaching
the NMSU women’s golf team and brings in plenty of new names
to the 2007-08 women’s golf team after four player’s graduated
from his team last year.
Brilliant looks to build his team around young talented players
after losing two-time All-WAC selection and 2004 Sun Belt Champion Lehua Wise (Lihue, Kauai, Hawai’i) and 2007 All-WAC second-team selection and 2004 All-Sun Belt selection Inah Park
(Richamond, B.C.). Wise and Park were the top-two finishers
for the Aggies in every tournament in the 2006-07 season, while
Wise won the Price’s “Give ‘Em Five” Intercollegiate in Las Cruces.
Brilliant’s team came together to win the Price’s “Give ‘Em Five”
Intercollegiate at the New Mexico State University golf course.
The Aggies started the day in second place, just two strokes behind Missouri. NMSU carded a 26-over-par 890 and finished six
strokes ahead of Baylor, which finished in second.
Coach Brilliant was hired as the head coach of the women’s golf
team by the New Mexico Athletics Department on July 14, 2006 in
effort to bolster the women’s golf program. Brilliant served as New
Mexico State’s first women’s golf coach from 1982-1992 and now
returned to his alma mater to replace Joann Cox, who retired, on
June 30, 2006. Despite a 14-year hiatus from the collegiate game,
Brilliant continued to coach and mentor young golfers.
Brilliant coached former Aggie and current professional golfers
Alena Sharp, Kelly Cavanaugh and Rachel Bailey when they joined
the professional ranks. Sharp, who is currently in her first season
as an exempt player on the LPGA Tour, has competed in 13 tournaments and earned $52,452 in career winnings. She currently
ranks eighth on tour in driving distance (269.3) and is tied for 20th
in greens in regulation (1.78).
Bailey, who graduated from New Mexico State in 2003 with a degree in marketing, has been a member of the Duramed FURTURES
TOUR for three seasons. She recorded her best career finish with
a tie for third at the 2006 Louisiana FUTURES Classic in Lafayette,
La. This fall Bailey will be one of nine players who are going to
compete on the Golf Channel’s reality show Big Break VI. Cavanaugh, who joined the professional ranks in 2003, has been a member of the Duramed FUTURES TOUR for two seasons. This year
Cavanaugh has played in 10 events while making five cuts.
Brilliant also has connections with 2000 NMSU graduate and former player, Gwladys Nocera who is on top of the 2006 money list
of the Ladies European Tour.
Brilliant has also spent the last year working as the short game
coach for former Aggie and 2002 PGA Champion Rich Beem.
Award (Sun Country Section).
During his decade
as head coach,
Brilliant was responsible for building the New Mexico
State women’s golf team into one of the premiere collegiate programs in the country. A four-time High Country Athletic Conference Coach of the Year, Brilliant led the Roadrunners to a trio
of High Country Athletic Conference titles and three trips to the
NCAA Championships (1988, 1989, 1991). Under Brilliant’s guidance, the Roadrunners garnered three All- America honors and 19
all-conference accolades.
After finishing third or better in their first three High Country Athletic Conference Championships, Brilliant and the Roadrunners
broke through with the team’s first ever win at the 1986 High
Country Athletic Conference Championships in Provo, Utah. The
conference title was also the first for a NMSU’s women’s sports
program. The Roadrunners’ second win came the next year as
NMSU took home the title at the Lady Ram Invitational in Fort
Collins, Colo.
Brilliant continued to elevate the Roadrunners’ level of play as
NMSU posted five top-3 finishes during the 1987-88 season, including a win at the Susie M. Berning Invitational in Norman, Okla.
NMSU also made history that season as the team hosted and advanced to its first NCAA Championships in school history.
A year later, Brilliant and the Roadrunners recorded another first
in program history as NMSU posted two wins in a season. After
winning the Diet Coke- Roadrunner Invitational to begin the season, NMSU took home its second High Country Athletic Conference title before advancing to the 1989 NCAA Championships in
Palo Alto, Calif. The following fall, Brilliant’s Roadrunners became
the only NMSU sports program in school history to be ranked No.
1 in the nation.
In 1990-91, the Roadrunners moved into the Big West Conference
and quickly made a name for themselves as NMSU won backto-back tournaments to open the season and had three players
named first team All-Big West. The Roadrunners finished second
at their first Big West Conference Championships and advanced
back to the NCAA Championships for the third time to four years.
In his last season at NMSU during his first stint, Brilliant led the
Roadrunners to four top-5 finishes and four all-conference selections, including Tina Drabble who was a first-team pick for the
second straight year.
A 1999 and 2005 inductee of the New Mexico State Sports Hall of
Fame, Brilliant was also inducted into the National Golf Coaches
Association Hall of Fame in 2000. Two years later, Brilliant was
elected a lifetime member of the National Golf Coaches Association
and in 2003 he was the recipient of the PGA Lifetime Achievement
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Booth’s Coaching Highlights
JACKIE BOOTH
ASSISTANT COACH
16TH SEASON
ALMA MATER BYU
Led UNM to four consecutive Mountain West
Conference Women’s Golf Championships
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Named MWC Coach of the Year three consecutive years
2001, 2002, 2003
Players have earned All-MWC honors 26
times
Coached the 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2006
MWC Freshman of the Year
Besides Jackie Steinmann from UCLA and Linda Vollstedt of ASU, Booth is the only
other coach to be named LPGA Coach of the Year twice, earning the award in 1998
and 2002.
Booth was also inducted into the New Mexico State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005,
into the Albuquerque Sports Hall of Fame in 2005 and the Albuquerque Sports Hall
of Fame in 1998.
Players have earned NGCA Scholar Athlete
honors 22 times and MWC Scholar-Athlete
honors 31 times.
Coached three NCAA All-Americans at UNM
and Golfweek All-American Mikaela Backstedt
Coached the No. 1 sophomore in the Nation
- 2003 (K. Downs)
Served as Vice President of the NGCA for
five years (1998-02)
Booth has coached in three difficult and competitive conferences including the Big
West, the Mountain West and the Western Athletic Conference. She looks to bring
her conference domination to NMSU and hopes to lead NMSU back to the top of the
conference.
1998 and 2002 National Coach of the Year
Booth was formerly the head coach for the NMSU women’s golf team from 1992-97
and led her team to the NCAA tournament in 1996 and 1997. She was also named
Big West Coach of the Year in 1995, 1996 and 1997.
Inducted into the New Mexico State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005
Before she became the head coach for NMSU, Booth was the assistant coach from
1982-92 and worked side-by-side with Brilliant. During that time she helped coach
Brilliant coach 10 different players to be awarded All-High Country honors and 15
different players to the Academic All-High Country team.
Four-time LPGA Central Section Coach of
the Year - 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003
Inducted into the Albuquerque Sports Hall
of Fame in 1998
Inducted into the Albuquerque Sports Hall
of Fame in 2005
Overall, Booth coached three All-Americans, over 20 all-conference selections and 36
academic all-conference selections at NMSU.
Big West Coach of the Year in 1995, 1996,
1997 while head coach at NMSU
Under Booth, players have earned National Golf Coaches Association Scholar Athlete
honors 24 times and MWC Scholar-Athlete honors 34 times. She also coached the
2001, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2007 MWC Freshman of the Year.
Coached two All-WAC players and WAC
Freshman of the Year
In her 15 years as a head coach, student-athletes have earned All-American honors
eight times, all-conference honors 47 times and all-scholar honors 60 times.
Booth played collegiate golf for Brigham Young University, where she received a
Bachelor of Arts in 1978. She was a two year letterwinner in golf at BYU where she
played in the No. 3 position in the lineup. She grew up in Las Cruces and attended
Las Cruces High School, where she was
the first female to letter in a male sport
as she lettered on the high school men’s
golf team.
Led NMSU to NCAA tournament two consecutive seasons - 1996 and 1997
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Booth, who was previously the University of New Mexico’s women’s golf head coach,
has reunited with head coach Paul Brilliant and brings plenty of experience to the
program as she led the Lobos to four consecutive Mountain West Conference women’s golf championships from 2000-2003. She was also named MWC Coach of the
Year for three consecutive years, from 2001-03.
Coached over 20 all-conference selections
and 36 academic all-conference selections
at NMSU
In her time as a head coach, players have
earned All-American honors seven times,
all-conference honors 46 times and allscholar honors 58 times.
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THE PLAYERS
TAMARA
ROBBINS
MAGGIE
MURPHY
SENIOR
Las Cruces, N.M.
Las Cruces HS
SOPHOMORE
Sioux Falls, S.D.
O’Gorman HS
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Fall 2007:Robbins played in the Price’s “Give ‘Em Five”
Intercollegiate (10/15-17) where she tied for 79th and
shot rounds of 78-81-88.
Junior (2006-07): Robbins played in the Price’s “Give
‘Em Five” Intercollegiate where she tied for 35th as an individual. She fired rounds of 82-73-77 for a 19-over-par
235.
Sophomore (2005-06): Tamara competed in two tournaments for NMSU during the 2004-05 season, putting up
a scoring average of 78.33. She shot her low round of 73
at Price’s “Give ‘Em Five” Intercollegiate (10/4-5) in Las
Cruces, where she also gave her best performance of the
year. There she shot a 13-over-par 73-78-78—229, landing her in a tie for 17th place.
Freshman (2003-04): Robbins played in two tournaments for the Aggies and finished the season with a scoring average of 81.33. She shot a season-low 75 in the
second round of the Price’s “Give ‘Em Five” Intercollegiate
Oct. 7. She tied for 29th at the event with scores of 7875--76--235.
High School: Tamara finished ranked 10th in the state
her freshman and sophomore years. She was named alldistrict as a junior and senior. She was also an All-State
pick her senior year and finished the year ranked third in
the state. She was named the team MVP all four years
of high school and won four individual tournament titles,
had three second place finishes, two third place finishes
and one fourth place
finish.
Personal: Tamara Nicole Robbins was born
in Las Cruces, N.M.
She is the daughter
of Dennis Robbins and
Frances Romero. She
is majoring in Business Computer Systems.
Fall 2007: Murphy played in four tournaments for the
Aggies in the fall season and averaged 80.64 strokes per
round. She shot a 77 in round two of the NAU Invitational
(9/18) and in rounds one and three of the Price’s “Give ‘Em
Five” Intercollegiate (10/15-17). Her best finish was a tie
for seventh at the NAU Invitational.
Red-Shirt Freshman (2006-07): Murphy brings the
most collegiate experience back to the New Mexico State
women’s golf team as she participated in all nine tournaments in 2006-07. She averaged 79.23 strokes per round
in her 26 rounds of play, and her low round was a 74, which
came at the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic in Norman,
Okla. Murphy’s best finish came at the Western Athletic
Conference Championships where she tied for 26th firing
rounds of 76-79-82 for a 21-over-par 237. At the Price’s
“Give ‘Em Five” Intercollegiate, she helped her team to a
first place finish while she carded a 19-over-par 235.
Freshman (2005-06): Murphy did not compete in 200506 due to a red shirt season.
High School: Murphy played her prep golf at O’Gorman
High School in Sioux Falls, S.D. and led the Knights to a
fourth place finish at the state tournament in 2004. She
was named All-State and All-Greater Dakota Conference
as a sophomore, junior and senior. She played in the No.
1 varsity slot all four years of high school and was named
all-city each of those seasons. She helped lead the Knights
to the conference title as a junior and the city championship as a senior.
Personal: Maggie was born in Sioux Falls, S.D. and is the
daughter of Dan and Jean Murphy. She was member of
her high school
honor roll and is
majoring in community health at
New Mexico State
University.
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THE PLAYERS
BRITTANY
COLLINS
JESSICA
DAILLEBOUST
SOPHOMORE
Bluffton, S.C.
Heritage Academy
SOPHOMORE
Albuquerque, N.M.
Hope Christian HS
Freshman (2006-07): Collins competed in four tournaments for the New Mexico State women’s golf team in
2006-07 and averaged 82.09 strokes per round. In 11
rounds of play, her low round was a 79 that came at the
Kitahara Fresno State Invitational in Fresno, Calif. She
also competed in the Western Athletic Conference Championships where she placed 34th.
High School: Collins attended Heritage Academy in Hilton Head Island, S.C. from 2000-04. She lettered in golf
twice there.
Personal: Brittany Renee Collins is the daughter of Ron
and Colette Collins. She was born in Columbus, Ohio. Brittany is majoring in hotel, restaurant, and tourism management.
Fall 2007: Dailleboust did not compete in any tournaments in the fall due to injury.
Freshman (2006-07): Dailleboust did not compete in
any tournaments in 2006-07 as she redshirted.
High School: Dailleboust went to school at Hope Christian High School were she played golf for Fred Seely and
Jon Lenman for five years including her eigth grade year.
Dailleboust also helped the team win district from 200204, while winning state in 2004. She was team captain
from 2004-06 and was named 2006 Albuquerque Tribune
Female Golfer of the Year. She also competed in the Junior America’s Cup in 2005.
Personal: Jessica Elizabeth Dailleboust was born in Albuquerque, N.M. and is the daugher of Bernie and Linda
Dailleboust. She is majoring in sociology.
2007-08 New Mexico State Women’s Golf
Fall 2007: Collins played in four tournaments in the fall
season and averaged 80.82 strokes per round. Her best
finish came at the NAU Invitational (9/17-18) where she
tied for seventh. Her best rounds came in round two of the
NAU Invitational, round one and two of the Price’s “Give
‘Em Five” Intercollegiate (10/15-17) and the third round of
the Kent Youel Invitational (10/30-31) where she carded
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THE PLAYERS
GEORGINA
DUNN
2007-08 New Mexico State Women’s Golf
SOPHOMORE
Northampton,
England
The King’s School
Peterborough
Fall 2007: Dunn played in the Price’s “Give ‘Em Five”
Intercollegiate (10/15-17) where she tied for 31st as an
individual. She carded rounds of 76-75-80 for a 15over-par 231.
Freshman (2006-07): Dunn did not compete in any
tournaments in 2006-07.
High School: Dunn attended the King’s School in Peterborough. England.
Personal: Georgina Elizabeth Dunn was born in Northhampton, England and is the daughter of Edward and
Carol Dunn.
SUTEERA
CHANACHAI
FRESHMAN
Bangkok, Thailand
Demonstration
Ramhumghang
Fall 2007: Chanachai competed in four tournaments in
the fall and could arguably be the biggest surprise on the
team after three top-10 finishes. She averaged 76.18
strokes per round with her lowest score a 72 in the second
round on the Kent Youel Invitational (10/31) in Hawai’i.
Chanachai’s best finish was a second place finish at the
NAU Invitational (9/17-18). She tied for eighth at the
Price’s “Give ‘Em Five” Intercollegiate (10/15-17) with
rounds of 73-75-75 before she placed sixth at the Kent
Youel Invitational (10/30-31) where she carded rounds
of 74-72-74.
High School: Chanachai attended Demonstration Ramhumghang University in Bangkok, Thailand, however
played golf as an amateur. In 2005, she won two tournaments and finished in the top five another time. Chanachai led her Thai team to wins at the 30th Demonstration
Sport at Khom Pang Sand and the 23rd Sea Games in
the Philippines in 2004 while also winning the individual
medal at both tournaments. She also competed at both
the 2005 Philippines Ladies Open, where she finished
fifth, and at the 2005 Junior World Championships in San
Diego with an eighth place showing. In 2004, Chanachai
won the individual title at the Mercedes Junior Championship and finished 12th at the 2004 Junior World Championships. In 2003, she won the Pharmaton Malaysia Ladies
Open and was a member of the Thai National Team that
won the 2002 and 2003 Queen Sirikit Club in Malaysia
and South Korea. A year earlier, Chanachai finished 13th
at the Thailand Ladies Amateur Open and fifth at the 26th
Kosaido Thailand Open
in Bangkok.
Personal:
Suteera
Chanachai
is
the
daughter of Chartchay
and Paphavee Chanachai.
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THE PLAYERS
BUZ
BOWERMANRITCHIE
FRESHMAN
Oshawa, Ontario
Bowmanville HS
High School: Bowerman-Ritchie ranked No. 1 in the Canadian Junior Golf Association in national merit points as
she earned three wins and eight top-10 finishes. Bowerman-Ritchie played in the 2006 Callaway Junior World
Championships at Torrey Pines and in the Coaches Tournament and Academy in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. where she
was the runner-up. Bowerman-Ritchie was a member
of Team Canada in 2006 for the CJGA Euro Cup where
she helped the team win all six of their matches. On the
national level in Canada, Bowerman-Ritchie placed fourth
at the Nike Golf Junior Championship and second at the
CJGA Mizuno Eastern Canadian Championship. She also
had a sixth place finish at the Mizuno CJGA National Golf
Championship at National Pines. In the province of Ontario, Bowerman-Ritchie’s home province, she was had
six first place finishes, including a first place medal at the
CJGA Euro Cup Qualifier, the CJGA Junior Worlds Qualifier
and the CJGA Team East Qualifier. In 2005, BowermanRitchie placed second at the CJGA Worlds Qualifier, tied
for second at the Ontario Junior Masters College Preview,
first at the CJGA Canada Cup Qualifier and first at the
CJGA Nike Junior Series,
along with many other
five other top-10 finishes.
FRESHMAN
Wichita, Kan.
Andover Central HS
Fall 2007: Chamberlin played in the Price’s “Give ‘Em
Five” Intercollegiate (10/15-17) where she carded rounds
of 83-83-87 and placed 87th.
Freshman: Chamberlin was a four-year All-State selection, a four-year All-Regional pick and a four-year AllLeague honoree. She also maintained a solid 3.4 cumulative grade-point-average and earned Honor Roll status
every semester at Andover Central High School. During
her senior campaign she maintained an average tournament scoring of 76 while finishing in first place five times
and medaled in every tournament. During the summer of 2005, Chamberlin competed at the 2005 Kansas
Women’s Amateur, placing 16th overall and second in the
third flight. She also placed third at the Junior Season
Open Championship and the Junior State Championship.
As a junior, Chamberlin’s average tournament score was
78, and she brought home gold at three different tournaments. She also medaled and placed within the top-5 at
every tournament she competed in. During her second
year of high school, she consistently shot a tournament
average of 83 and earned two first place finishes while
medaling in every tournament. As a freshman Chamberlin repeatedly shot a tournament average of 87 while
medaling in every tournament and bringing home a season-best third place finish.
Personal: Courtney Lynn Chamberlin is the daughter
of Tracy and Pam Chamberlin. She was born in Wichita,
Kan. and is majoring in kinesology.
2007-08 New Mexico State Women’s Golf
Fall 2007: Bowerman-Ritchie competed in four tournaments in the fall and averaged 80.18 strokes per round.
Her lowest round was a 71 in the third round of the Jeannine McHaney Invite (10/9). She tied for ninth in that
tournament, but her best finish came at the NAU Invitational (10/17-18) where she tied for fourth.
COURTNEY
CHAMBERLIN
Personal:
Lauren
‘Buz’ Bowerman-Ritchie
is the daughter of Ian
and Robin BowermanRitchie and was born in
Oshawa, Ontario. She
is majoring in fine arts.
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THE PLAYERS
MARLENE
ROSSET
APINPORN
SWASCHUTO
FRESHMAN
Thonan les Bains,
France
Soccoro HS
FRESHMAN
Bangkok, Thailand
St. Hilda’s HS
2007-08 New Mexico State Women’s Golf
Fall 2007: Rosset played in the Price’s “Give ‘Em Five”
Intercollegiate where she placed 88th and carded rounds
of 86-82-92.
High School: Rosset, originally from France, came to
the United States as an exchange student in 2002. She
took up residence in Soccoro, N.M. where she played golf
for one year under head coach Margaret Stanley and led
her team to second place at the state tournament.
Personal: Marlene Rosset was born in Thonan les Bains,
France and is the daughter of Denis and Ghislaine Rosset.
She as majoring in communication studies.
CALLIE
FRENCH
FRESHMAN
Alamogordo, N.M.
Alamogordo HS
High School: French played golf for four years under
coach Tommy Standefer at Alamogordo High School in Alamogordo, N.M. While there she was a district champion
and was named to the 5A All-state team twice. She was
also the runner-up at the State Tournament once.
Fall 2007: Swaschuto competed in four tournaments
for the Aggies in the fall and averaged 81.81 strokes
per round. Her best finish came at the NAU Invitational
(9/17-18) where she placed 38th. Her lowest round was a
75 in round three of the Kent Youel Invitational (10/31).
High School: Although Swaschuto is originally from
Thailand, she went to high school at St. Hilda’s High
School in Gold Coast, Australia where she was captain
of the golf team from 2003-05. During the 2003 season
her team took first in the regionals, while they took first
in regional’s and state in 2004 and 2005. Swaschuto
broke a course record in 2005 at the Bribie Island Junior
Classic when she shot a 4-under-par. She was also part
of the 2005 Queensland State team that competed in
the National Championship and placed first. That same
year her team participated in the Queensland Secondary
School Golf State Championship and took first there. At
the QDL Open Junior Championship she was the runnerup and she placed 10th at the Thailand Ladies Amateur
Open. In 2004, her team won the Intercollegiate Team
Golf Championship, while she was the winner of the Titleist Winter Classic and the runner-up at the Junior State
Championship. Swaschuto was named G.N.G.F. Junior
Golfer of the Year in 2003, after she did well in events
such as the Women’s Golf Gold Coast. She won the Junior
Summer Championship in 2002, the Junior Girls Ranking
Final in 2001 and the Renay Appleby Day in 2000.
Personal: Apinporn Swaschuto is the daughter of Apinsak and Sathan Swaschuto. She was born in Bangkok,
Thailand and is majoring in golf management. Her father, Apinsak, was a former professional tennis player.
Personal: Callie French is the daughter of Tom and Renee French. She was born in Soldotna, Alaska. French is
majoring in civil engineering.
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2006-07 TEAM RESULTS
Date
Sept. 11-12
Oct. 2-3
Oct. 16-18
Oct. 23-24
Feb. 26-27
March 3-5
March 12-14
April 8-9
April 23-25
TournamentSite Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Inv. Albuquerque, N.M.
2006 Heather Farr/CU Memorial
Boulder, Colo.
Price’s “Give ‘Em Five”/NMSU Inv.
Las Cruces, N.M.
2006 Kent Youel Inv.
Honolulu, Hawai’i
Kitahara Fresno State Inv.
Fresno, Calif.
2007 Spartan Inv.
San Jose, Calif.
2007 UNLV Spring Inv.
Boulder City, Nev.
2007 Susie Maxwell Berning Classic Norman, Okla.
WAC Championships
Las Cruces, N.M.
Lehua Wise
Round Average: 74.84
Kelli Dalpes
Round Average: 77.92
Tournament
Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Inv.
2006 Heather Farr/CU Memorial
Price’s “Give ‘Em Five”/NMSU Inv.
2006 Kent Youel Inv. Kitahara Fresno State Inv.
2007 Spartan Inv.
2007 UNLV Spring Inv.
2007 Susie Maxwell Berning Classic
WAC Championships
Maggie Ramirez
Round Average: 80.40
Tournament
Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Inv.
2006 Heather Farr/CU Memorial
Price’s “Give ‘Em Five”/NMSU Inv.
2006 Kent Youel Inv. 2007 Susie Maxwell Berning Classic
Tamara Robbins
Round Average: 77.33
Tournament
Price’s “Give ‘Em Five”/NMSU Inv.
Katie Peacor
Round Average: 86.00
Tournament
Price’s “Give ‘Em Five”/NMSU Inv.
R1
73
75
72
72
78
77
68
77
79
R1
81
76
79
77
82
75
74
87
77
R1
73
81
84
79
79
R2
75
72
72
79
78
74
74
73
82
R2
81
83
70
84
79
81
75
73
79
R2
75
76
80
83
84
R3Total Finish
73 221
T15
81 228
T12
70 2141
75 226
T7
-156
T41
76 227
T24
72 214
T10
76 226
T40
73 234
20
R3Total Finish
80 242
85
76 235
T40
74 223
T10
75 236
T36
-161
T75
80 236
T52
73 222
T34
76 236
T77
79 235
T21
R3Total Finish
79 227
T32
86 243
T64
83 247
T79
81 243
T65
83 246
T101
R1 R2 R3Total Finish
82 73 77 232
T35
R2
298
300
292
324
316
314
294
293
319
R3 Total Place
307 905
4
218 926
7
294 8901
304 930
T7
-
628
T14
313 93212
292 877
7
308 91313
307 933
6
Inah Park
Round Average: 75.11
Tournament
Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Inv.
2006 Heather Farr/CU Memorial
Price’s “Give ‘Em Five”/NMSU Inv.
2006 Kent Youel Inv. Kitahara Fresno State Inv.
2007 Spartan Inv.
2007 UNLV Spring Inv.
2007 Susie Maxwell Berning Classic
WAC Championships
Maggie Murphy
Round Average: 79.23
Tournament
Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Inv.
2006 Heather Farr/CU Memorial
Price’s “Give ‘Em Five”/NMSU Inv.
2006 Kent Youel Inv.
Kitahara Fresno State Inv.
2007 Spartan Inv.
2007 UNLV Spring Inv.
2007 Susie Maxwell Berning Classic
WAC Championships
Brittany Collins
Round Average: 82.09
Tournament
Kitahara Fresno State Inv.
2007 Spartan Inv.
2007 UNLV Spring Inv.
WAC Championships
Kelly Velarde
Round Average: 82.33
Tournament
Price’s “Give ‘Em Five”/NMSU Inv.
Top Finisher
Lehua Wise (T15)
Lehua Wise (T12)
Lehua Wise (1)
Lehua Wise (T7)
Inah Park (T32)
Inah Park (8)
Inah Park (9)
Inah Park (T34)
Inah Park (T12)
R1
78
76
75
74
76
75
73
75
75
R2
70
75
73
79
79
75
70
73
79
R3Total Finish
79 227
T32
81 232
T27
70 218
4
77 23014
-155
T32
73 223
T8
70 213
9
77 225
T34
76 230
T12
R1
76
84
78
85
79
78
76
81
76
R2
78
77
77
83
85
84
75
74
79
R3Total Finish
76 230
T53
80 241
T57
80 235
T52
77 245
T70
-164
83
84 246
67
77 228
T60
79 234
T69
82 237
T26
R1
79
81
80
80
R2
80
86
87
86
R3Total Finish
-159
T63
84 251
T71
81 248
92
79 245
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R1 R2 R3Total Finish
76 86 85 247
T79
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Tournament
Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Inv.
2006 Heather Farr/CU Memorial
Price’s “Give ‘Em Five”/NMSU Inv.
2006 Kent Youel Inv. Kitahara Fresno State Inv.
2007 Spartan Inv.
2007 UNLV Spring Inv.
2007 Susie Maxwell Berning Classic
WAC Championships
R1
300
308
304
302
312
305
291
312
307
R1 R2 R3Total Finish
85 89 84 258
86
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All-Time Aggie Team Championships
Date
Sept. 5-7, 1985
May 1-3, 1986
April 7-9, 1987
April 3-5, 1988
Sept. 9-11, 1988
April 27-29, 1989
Sept. 15-17, 1989
April 26-28, 1990
Sept. 16-18, 1990
Sept. 28-30, 1990
April 21-22, 1997
Nov. 2-4, 1997
April 20-21, 1998
Sept. 14-15, 1998
Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 1998
April 19-20, 1999
April 24-25, 2000
Oct. 30-31, 2000
March 5-7, 2001
April 23-24, 2001
April 22-24, 2002
April 21-23, 2003
Oct. 16-18, 2006
Tourney Site
TeamsScore
Diet Coke-Roadrunner Invitational
Las Cruces, N.M.
7 919
High Country Athletic Conference Championships
Provo, Utah
5 925
Lady Ram Invitational
Fort Collins, Colo.
5 980
Susie M. Berning Invitational
Norman, Okla.12 955
Diet Coke-Roadrunner Invitational
Las Cruces, N.M.
9 909
High Country Athletic Conference Championships
Fort Collins, Colo.
5 887
Diet Coke-Roadrunner Invitational
Las Cruces, N.M.12 927
High Country Athletic Conference Championships
Cheyenne, Wyo.
5 982
Diet Coke-Roadrunner Invitational
Las Cruces, N.M.12 924
Dick McGuire Invitational
Albuquerque, N.M.16 932
Big West Conference Championships
Moscow, Idaho
5 913
Diet Coke-Roadrunner Invitational
Las Cruces, N.M.19 894
Big West Conference Championships
Lewisville, Texas
6 906
Chip-N-Club Invitational
Lincoln, Neb.15 884
Diet Coke Roadrunner Invitational
Las Cruces, N.M.18 914
Big West Conference Championships
Meridian, Idaho
6 871
Big West Conference Championships
Eldorado Hills, Calif. 6 900
Price’s “Give ‘em Five” Intercollegiate
Las Cruces, NM18 886
Spartan Invitational
Monterey, Calif.16 869
Sun Belt Conference Championships
Roanoke, Texas
9 889
Sun Belt Conference Championships
Niceville, Fla.10 908
Sun Belt Conference Championships
Niceville, Fla.10 891
Price’s “Give ‘Em Five” Intercollegiate
Las Cruces, N.M.17 890
NMSU At the NCAA Championships
Year
Team FinishIndividual FinishLocation
2002
No Team
Alena Sharp (t22)
Auburn, Wash.
200111-23
Ursula Tuutti (t6)
Howey In The Hills, Fla.
2000
t11-24
Alena Sharp (t13)
Crosswater, Ore.
199919 of 19
Gwladys Nocera (t29)
Tulsa, Okla.
199817 of 19
A.J. Eathorne (t12)
Madison, Wis.
199715 of 18
A.J. Eathorne (t11)
Columbus, Ohio
1996
t-15 of 18
Sarah Comstock (t36)
LaQuinta, Calif.
199111 of 17
Jane Egan (t11)
Columbus, Ohio
1990
No Team
Jane Egan (t57)
Hilton Head, S.C.
198915 of 17
Cece Studer (t37)
Stanford, Calif.
198810 of 17
Jacque Vigil (t4)
Las Cruces, N.M.
NMSU At The NCAA West Regionals
Year
Team FinishIndividual FinishLocation
2007
No Team
Lehua Wise (t17)
St. George, Utah
200615 of 21
Inah Park (t59)
Auburn, Wash.
200419 of 20
Lehua Wise (t51)
Stanford, Calif.
200315 of 21
Alena Sharp (t8)
Tempe, Ariz.
200211 of 25
Alena Sharp (t5)
Stanford, Calif.
200013 of 20
Gwladys Nocera (t15)
Tempe, Ariz.
1999
8 of 20
Gwladys Nocera (t10)
Houston, Texas
1998
t7 of 20
A.J. Eathorne (t4)
Stanford, Calif.
1997
4 of 20
A.J. Eathorne (t5)
Tucson, Ariz.
199610 of 20
Amy Widdows (26)
Omaha, Neb.
199517 of 20
Sonya Perales (t48)
Tucson, Ariz.
1994
t-14 of 19
Julie Jesswen (t37)
Albuquerque, N.M.
199316 of 18
Tina Drabble (55)
Tucson, Ariz.
Year
2001
NMSU At The NCAA Central Regionals
Team FinishIndividual FinishLocation
t-4 of 21
Ursula Tuutti (t13)
West Lafayette, Ind.
NMSU At The Big West Championships
Year
Team FinishIndividual FinishLocation
20001 of 6
Alena Sharp (1)
Eldorado Hills, Calif.
19991 of 6
Sasha Medina (1)
Meridian, Idaho
19981 of 6
A.J. Eathorne (1)
Lewisville, Texas
19971 of 5
A.J. Eathorne (1)
Moscow, Idaho
1996
2 of 4
A.J. Eathorne (2)
Long Beach, Calif.
1995
2 of 4
Sarah Comstock (4)
Las Cruces, N.M.
1994
2 of 4
Sonya Perales (t5)
San Jose, Calif.
1993
2 of 4
Julie Colville (t4)
Waianae, Hawaii
1992
3 of 4
Tina Drabble (t6)
Long Beach, Calif.
1991
2 of 4
Tina Drabble (3)
Las Cruces, N.M.
NMSU At The Sun Belt Championships
Year
Team FinishIndividual FinishLocation
2004
2 of 10
Lehua Wise (1)
Niceville, Fla.
20031 of 10
Alena Sharp (1)
Niceville, Fla.
20021 of 10
Rachel Bailey (1)
Niceville, Fla.
20011 of 9
Alena Sharp (1)
Roanoke, Texas
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Year
2006
2007
NMSU At The WAC Championships
Team FinishIndividual FinishLocation
2 of 7
Lehua Wise (6)
San Jose, Calif.
6 of 7
Inah Park (T12)
Las Cruces, N.M.
HIGH COUNTRY
HONORS
ALL-HIGH COUNTRY
1985: Ann Coombes
Janice Littlefield
1986: Monica Campos
Janice Littlefield
1987: Lori Poling
1988: Robin Crowther
Lori Poling
Cece Studer
1989: A.J. Nealy
Lori Poling
1990: Tina Drabble
Jane Egan
A.J. Nealy
HIGH COUNTRY
COACH OF THE YEAR
1983: Paul Brilliant
1986: Paul Brilliant
1989: Paul Brilliant
1990: Paul Brilliant
ACADEMIC
ALL-HIGH COUNTRY
1983: Janice Littlefield
Anita Sarwinski
1984: Monica Campos
Janice Littlefield
Kelle Mobley
Anita Sarwinski
1985: Jayne Chalmers
Lotta Johansson
Jannice Littlefield
Kelle Mobley
Anita Sarwinski
1986: Jayne Chalmers
Lotta Johansson
Janice Littlefield
Kelle Mobley
Lori Poling
Anita Sarwinski
1987: Beth Brown
Kelle Mobley
Lori Poling
Cece Studer
1988: Kate Babbit
Beth Brown
Lori Poling
1989: Kate Babbitt
A.J. Nealy
Lori Poling
1990: Kate Babbitt
Tina Drabble
A.J. Nealy
Lara White
NATIONAL HONORS
NCAA
WOMAN OF THE YEAR
(NEW MEXICO)
1998: A.J. Eathorne
1999: Rachel Duncan
ALL-REGION
1999: Gwladys Nocera
GTE ACADEMIC
ALL-AMERICA
1990: Kate Babbitt (2nd Team)
VERIZON ACADEMIC
ALL-AMERICA
2002: Alena Sharp (3rd Team)
2003: Alena Sharp (1st Team)
NGCA ACADEMIC
ALL-AMERICA
2004: Alexandra Lee
2004: Devon Newell
2005: Alexandra Lee
2005: Devon Newell
2005: Inah Park
2006: Alexandra Lee
2006: Devon Newell
2006: Inah Park
NGCA WEST DISTRICT
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
2000: Alena Sharp
NGCA ALL-SCHOLAR
1986: Anita Sarwinski
1987: Lori Poling
1988: Lori Poling
1989: Lori Poling
1991: Tina Drabble
1993: Lara White
1994: Lara White
1995: Molly Jacobson
1996: Molly Jacobson
1997: A.J. Eathorne
1998: Kate Dunn
A.J. Eathorne
1999: Kate Dunn
2000: Kate Dunn
2001: Alena Sharp
2003: Alana Sharp
2004: Alexandra Lee
2004: Devon Newell
SUN BELT CONFERENCE
FEMALE ATHLETE
OF THE YEAR
2003: Alena Sharp
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ALL-TIME AGGIE MEDALISTS
1989:
1990:
1991:
1997:
1998:
2000:
2002:
Tournament
Site
Hgh Country Championships
Las Cruces, N.M.
Lady Ram Invitational
Fort Collins, Colo.
High Country Championships
Las Cruces, N.M.
Diet Coke-Roadrunner Invitational Las Cruces, N.M.
High Country Championships
Fort Collins, Colo.
Chris Johnson Invitational
Tucson, Ariz.
Diet Coke-Roadrunner Invitational Las Cruces, N.M.
U.S. International Invitational San Diego, Calif.
High Country Championships
Cheyenne, Wyo.
Diet Coke-Roadrunner Invitational Las Cruces, N.M.
Southern Methodist Classic
Dallas, Texas Diet Coke-Roadrunner Invitational Las Cruces, N.M.
Diet Coke-Roadrunner Invitational Las Cruces, N.M.
Big West Championships
Moscow, Idaho
Diet Coke-Roadrunner Invitational Las Cruces, N.M.
Big West Championships
Lewisville, Texas
Chip-N-Club Invitational
Lincoln, Neb.
Big West Championships
Meridian, Idaho
Betsy Rawls Longhorn Classic
Austin, Texas
Big West Championships
Eldorado Hills, CA
Sun Belt Conference Championship Roanoke, Texas
Price’s Give ‘em Five Intercollegiate Las Cruces, NM Sun Belt Conference ChampionshipsNiceville, Fla.
Price’s Give Em Five Intercollegiate Las Cruces, N.M.
Sun Belt Conference Championship Niceville, Fla.
Sun Belt Conference Championship Niceville, Fla.
Price’s “Give ‘Em Five” Int.
Las Cruces, N.M.
ALL-AMERICA
Lori Poling (2nd
team)
Jane Egan (hm)
Jane Egan (1st team)
A.J. Eathorne (1st
team)
A.J. Eathorne (1st
team)
Gwladys Nocera (hm)
Alena Sharp (hm)
Alena Sharp (hm)
Sasha Medina(hm)
Ursula Tuutti (hm)
NGCA COACH OF THE YEAR
2000: Joann Cox
BIG WEST HONORS
COACH OF THE YEAR
1995: Jackie Booth
1996: Jackie Booth
(co coach of the year)
1997: Jackie Booth
1998: Joann Cox
1999: Joann Cox
2000: Joann Cox
BIG WEST PLAYER OF THE
YEAR
1997: A.J. Eathorne
1998: A.J. Eathorne
1ST TEAM
ALL-BIG WEST
1991: Tina Drabble
Jane Egan
Shelly Hansen
1992: Tina Drabble
1993: Tina Drabble
1994: Julie Colville
1995: Sarah Comstock
Amy Widdows
1996: Sarah Comstock
A.J. Eathorne
1997: Sarah Comstock
Rachel Duncan
1998:
1999:
2000: Kate Dunn
A.J. Eathorne
Rachel Duncan
Kate Dunn
A.J. Eathorne
Sasha Medina
Rachel Duncan
Kate Dunn
Sasha Medina
Gwladys Nocera
Sasha Medina
Gwladys Nocera
Alena Sharp
2ND TEAM
ALL-BIG WEST
1992: Julie Jesswein
Ginger Lowe
Jodi Zwemke
1996: Molly Jacobson
Sonya Perales
1998: Amy Widdows
1999: Alison Smith
2000: Kate Dunn
Rachel Bailey
ALL-TOURNAMENT
1993: Julie Colville
BIG WEST
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
1991: A.J. Nealy
ACADEMIC
ALL-BIG WEST
1994: Lara White
1995: Molly Jacobson
1996: A.J. Eathorne
Molly Jacobson
1997: A.J. Eathorne
1998: Rachel Duncan
Kate Dunn
A.J. Eathorne
1999: Rachel Duncan
Kate Dunn
Jennifer Jones
2000: Jennifer Jones
Kate Dunn
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Dates
Score
May 2-4, 1985
216 (0)
Apr. 7-9, 1987 225 (+12)
Apr. 28-30, 1988
218 (-4)
Sep. 9-11, 1988
224 (+2)
Apr. 27-29, 1989
219 (+6)
Feb. 13-15, 1989
216 (0)
Sep. 15-17, 1989
221 (-1)
Nov. 15-17, 1989
225 (+6)
Apr. 26-28, 1990 241 (+25)
Sep. 16-18, 1990
225 (+9)
Nov. 19-20, 1990
209 (+7)
Sep. 11-13, 1992 225 (+12)
Oct. 28-30, 1996
228 (+6)
Apr. 21-22, 1997
219 (+3)
Nov. 2-4, 1997
214 (-2)
Apr. 20-21, 1998
216 (0)
Sep. 14-15, 1998
225 (-1)
Apr. 19-20, 1999
210 (-6)
Mar. 17-18, 2000
223 (+7)
Apr. 24-25, 2000
222 (+6)
Apr. 23-24, 2001
219 (+3)
Oct. 30-31, 2001
215 (-1)
April 22-24, 2002
216 (0)
Oct. 7-9, 2002
213 (-3)
Apr. 21-23, 2003
216 (E)
Apr. 19-21, 2004
222 (+6)
Oct. 16-18, 2006
214 (2)
2001:
2002:
2003:
2004:
Lehua Wise
2004 1st Team All-Sun Belt
& Sun Belt Tournament
Medal Winner
1ST TEAM
ALL-SUN BELT
CONFERENCE
Alena Sharp
Ursula Tuutti
Sasha Medina
Rachel Bailey
Rachel Bailey
Alena Sharp
Kelly Cavanaugh
Rachel Bailey
Alena Sharp
Kelly Cavanaugh
Danielle Roseberry
Alexandra Lee
Inah Park
Lehua Wise
SUN BELT CONFERENCE
COACH OF THE YEAR
2001: Joann Cox
2002: Joann Cox
2003: Joann Cox
SUN BELT CONFERENCE
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
2001: Sasha Medina
VERIZON ACADEMIC
ALL-AMERICA
2002: Alena Sharp (3rd
Team)
2003: Alena Sharp (1st
Team)
SUN BELT CONFERENCE
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE
YEAR
2003: Alena Sharp
2007-08 New Mexico State Women’s Golf
Player
Janice Littlefield
Beth Brown
Robin Crowther
Lori Poling
Lori Poling
Lori Poling
Jane Egan
A.J. Nealy
Jane Egan
Jane Egan
Jane Egan
Tina Drabble
Sarah Comstock
A.J. Eathorne
A.J. Eathorne
A.J. Eathorne
Sasha Medina
Sasha Medina
Sasha Medina
Alena Sharp
Alena Sharp
Sasha Medina
Rachel Bailey
Alena Sharp
Alena Sharp
Lehua Wise
Lehua Wise
Lehua Wise (left)
2007 1st Team All-WAC
Inah Park (right)
2007 2nd Team All-WAC
1ST TEAM ALL-WAC
2007: Lehua Wise
2ND TEAM ALL-WAC
2007: Ihah Park
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Tournament Medal Winners
Robin Crowther
High Country Championships
Las Cruces, N.M.Apr. 28-30, 1988
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Janice Littlefield
High Country Championships
Las Cruces, N.M. May 2-4, 1985
Jane Egan
Diet Coke-Roadrunner Invitational
Las Cruces, N.M.
Sept. 15-17, 1989
Beth Brown
Lady Ram Invitational
Fort Collins, Colo. Apr. 7-9, 1987
Tina Drabble
Diet Coke-Roadrunner Invitational Las Cruces, N.M. Sept. 11-13, 1992
A.J. Nealy
U.S. International Invitational San Diego, Calif. Nov. 15-17, 1989
Lori Poling
Diet Coke-Roadrunner Invitational Las Cruces, N.M. Sept. 9-11, 1988
High Country Championships
Cheyenne, Wyo.
April 26-28, 1990
High Country Championships
Fort Collins, Colo.
Apr. 27-29, 1989
Diet Coke-Roadrunner Invitational
Las Cruces, N.M.
Sept. 16-18, 1990
Chris Johnson Invitational
Tucson, Ariz.
Feb. 13-15, 1989
Southern Methodist Classic
Dallas, Texas Nov. 19-20, 1990
Sasha Medina
Chip-N-Club Invitational
Lincoln, Neb.
Sept. 14-15, 1998
Big West Championships
Meridian, Idaho
April 19-20, 1999
Sarah Comstock
Diet Coke-Roadrunner Invitational
Las Cruces, N.M. Oct. 28-30, 1996
Betsy Rawls Longhorn Classic
Austin, Texas
March 17-18, 2000
Price’s “Give ‘em Five” Intercollegiate
Las Cruces, NM Oct. 30-31, 2001
Alena Sharp
Big West Championships
Eldorado Hills, CA
April 24-25, 2000
Sun Belt Conference Championship
Roanoke, Texas
April 23-24, 2001
Price’s “Give Em Five” Intercollegiate
Las Cruces, N.M.
Oct. 7-9, 2002
Sun Belt Conference Championship
Niceville, Fla.
April 21-23, 2003
A.J. Eathorne
Big West Championships
Moscow, Idaho
April 21-22, 1997
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Rachel Bailey
Sun Belt Conference Championships
Niceville, Fla.
April 22-24, 2002
Diet Coke-Roadrunner Invitational
Las Cruces, N.M. Nov. 2-4, 1997
Lehua Wise
Sun Belt Conference Championship
Niceville, Fla.
April 19-21, 2004
Big West Championships
Lewisville, Texas April 20-21, 1998
Price’s “Give ‘Em Five” Int.
Las Cruces, N.M. Oct. 16-18, 2006
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AGGIE ALL-AMERICANS
LORI POLING
1989 - Second Team
JANE EGAN
1990 - Honorable Mention
1991 - First Team
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A.J. Eathorne
1997 - First Team
1998 - First Team
Gwladys Nocera
2000 - Honorable Mention
Alena Sharp
2000 - Honorable Mention
2002 - Honorable Mention
Ursula Tuutti
2002 - Honorable Mention
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2002 - Honorable Mention
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ALL-TIME AGGIE
LETTERWINNERS
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NMSU INDIVIDUAL Records
Kate Babbit (1987-91)
Gina McSwain (1982-83)
Rachel Bailey (1999-03)
Kelle Mobley (1983-87)
Anne Kristine Beyer (1994-95)
Kelli Murphy (1987-90)
June Billington (1986-87)
A.J. Nealy (1988-91)
Amy Boldt (1989-91)
Devon Newell (2002-06)
Philippine Bouclaud (1999-00)
Gwladys Nocera (1998-00)
Beth Brown (1986-88)
Blue Northcott (1991-93)
Ruby Burks (1986-89)
Inah Park (2003-06)
Monica Campos (1983-87)
Sonya Perales (1993-96)
Kelly Cavanaugh (2001-03)
Lori Poling (1985-89)
Jayne Chalmers (1984-88)
Kuulei Polvado (1989-90)
Becky Christiansen (1982-84)
Maggie Ramirez (2002-07)
Julie Colville (1991-94)
Keri Rebisomer (1983-86)
Sarah Comstock (1993-97)
Danielle Roseberry (2002-04)
Ann Coombes (1982-85)
Anita Sarwinski (1983-86)
Robin Crowther (1984-88)
Lori Scott (1982-83)
Kelli Dalpes (2005-07)
Alena Sharp (1999-03)
Tina Drabble (1989-93)
Alison Smith (1996-97, 98-99)
Rachel Duncan (1996-99)
Darla Smith (1986-87)
Kate Dunn (1996-00)
Stacy Smith (1988-92)
A.J. Eathorne (1994-98)
Margaret Stanley (1982-86)
Jane Egan (1987-91)
Cece Studer (1985-89)
Joy Garcia (1989-91)
Brittany Strange (1996-97)
Jennifer Gomez (1996-98)
Penny Sutcliffe (1984-86)
Shelly Hansen (1990-92)
Jodie Sweetser (1986-87)
Pam Harty (1983-84)
Ursula Tuutti (2000-01)
Millisa Hass (2000-03)
Jacque Vigil (1987-89)
Molly Jacobsen (1992-96)
Lara White (1990-94)
Julie Jesswein (1991-95)
Amy Widdows (1993-98)
Lotta Johansson (1984-86)
Allison Winter (1990-91)
Jenny Jones (1998-00)
Lehua Wise (2003-06)
Erin Kato (2005-06)
Jodi Zwemke (1990-94)
Jane Kim (2000-01)
Alex Lee (2005-06)
Janice Littlefield (1982-86)
Ginger Lowe (1989-93)
LOWEST ROUND
1.
Sasha Medina at Big West Champ. [R2] (5-19-99) -6 (66)
Rachel Bailey at Sun Belt Champ. (R2) (5-23-02) -6 (66)
Rachel Bailey at Dick McGuire Inv. (R1) (9-26-02) -5 (68)
4.
Sasha Medina at Big West Champ. [R2] (5-19-99) -5 (67)
Ann Coombes at High Country Champ. [R3] (5-4-85 -5 (69)
5.
Sasha Medina at Chip-N-Club Inv. [R1] (9-14-98) -4 (67)
Rachel Bailey at TRW Regional Chal. (R1) (2-12-01) -4 (68)
Jane Egan at Southern Methodist Clsc. [R2] (11-19-90) -4 (68)
A.J. Eathorne at Stanford Intercol. [R2] (10-25-97) -4 (69)
Janice Littlefield at Lady Aztec Inv. [R2] (1-9-85) -4 (69)
Janice Littlefield at High Country Champ. [R2] (5-3-85) -4 (70)
Kelly Cavanaugh at Wildcat Invitational (R2) (2-25-02) -4 (67)
12.
A.J. Eathorne at NCAA West Regional [R1] (5-8-98) -3 (70)
A.J. Eathorne at Dick McGuire Inv. [R1] (9-21-96) -3 (70)
A.J. Eathorne at Liz Murphey Collegiate [R1] (4-12-96) -3 (70)
Robin Crowther at High Country Champ. [R2] (5-1-87) -3 (70)
A.J. Nealy at Diet Coke-Roadrunner Inv. [R1] (9-9-88) -3 (71)
Jacque Vigil at NCAA Championships [R1] (5-25-88) -3 (71)
Robin Crowther at High Country Champ. [R1] (4-28-88) -3 (71)
Jayne Chalmers at Diet Coke-Roadrunner Inv. [R1] (9-4-86)-3 (71)
Alena Sharp at Arizona Invitational [R2] (3-22-00) -3 (69)
Alena Sharp at Arizona Invitational [R3] (3-23-00) -3 (69)
Sasha Medina at Price’s “Give ‘em Five” (R2) (10-30-00) -3 (69)
Sasha Medina at Ping/ ASU Invitational (R3) (4-8-01) -3 (69)
Alena Sharp at Dick McGuire Inv. (R3) (9-15-02) -3 (69)
Ursula Tuutti at Stanford Inter. (R3) (10-21-01) -3 (69)
Alena Sharp at Price’s Give Em Five (R2) (10-8-02) -3 (69)
LOWEST TOURNAMENT
(3 ROUNDS)
1.
Jane Egan at Southern Methodist Classic (11-90) -7 (209)
2.
Sasha Medina at Big West Championships (5-99) -6 (210)
Janice Littlefield at High Country Champ. (5-85) -6 (216)
4.
A.J. Eathorne at Stanford Intercollegiate (10-97) -5 (214)
Ann Coombes at High Country Championships (5-85) -5 (217)
6.
Robin Crowther at High Country Champ. (4-88) -4 (218)
Alena Sharp at Arizona Invitational (3-00) -4 (212)
7.
Alena Sharp at Price’s Give Em Five (10-02) -3 (213)
A.J. Eathorne at NCAA West Regional (4-97) -3 (213)
A.J. Eathorne at NCAA West Regional (5-98) -3 (216)
Sarah Comstock at Stanford Intercollegiate (10-86) -3 (216)
10.
A.J. Eathorne at Diet Coke Roadrunner Inv. (10-97) -2 (214)
Gwladys Nocera at Dick McGuire Inv. (9-00) -2 (217)
(4 ROUNDS)
1.
Jacque Vigil at NCAA Champ. (5-88) -5 (291)
Renee Matchin (1989-91)
Sasha Medina (1997-01)
LOWEST STROKE AVERAGE
(SEASON – Min. 20 Rounds)
1.
Alena Sharp (2002-03)
73.25
2.
A.J. Eathorne (1997-98)
73.73
3.
Alena Sharp (2001-2002)
73.75
4.
Sasha Medina (2000-2001) 74.37
5.
A.J. Eathorne (1996-97)
74.44
6.
Rachel Bailey (2001-2002) 74.70
7.
Alena Sharp (2000-2001)
74.79
8.
Gwladys Nocera (1999-2000)74.80
9.
Alena Sharp (1999-2000)
74.90
10.
Sasha Medina (1999-2000) 75.20
LOWEST STROKE AVERAGE
CAREER – Min. 40 Rounds)
1.
Alena Sharp (1999-2003)
74.20
2.
Gwladys Nocera (1998-2000)75.40
3.
Rachel Bailey (1999-2003) 75.67
4.
Sasha Medina (1997-2001) 75.77
5.
A.J. Eathorne (1994-98)
76.01
6.
Sarah Comstock (1993-97) 77.74
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
A.J. Nealy (1988-91)
Alexandra Lee (2003-06)
Kate Dunn (1996-2000)
Jane Egan (1988-91)
Rachel Duncan (1996-99)
ROUNDS PLAYED
(SEASON)
1.
Lori Poling (1987-88)
Cece Studer (1987-88)
2.
Erin kato (2005-06)35
Alex Lee (2005-06)35
3.
Sarah Comstock (1996-97)
Kate Dunn (1996-97)
A.J. Eathorne (1996-97)
Sarah Comstock (1995-96)
A.J. Eathorne (1995-96)
Sonya Perales (1995-96)
Lori Poling (1988-89)
Robin Crowther (1987-88)
78.04
78.20
78.28
78.31
78.28
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37
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
Gwladys Nocera (1999-2000)34
Alena Sharp (1999-2000)
34
Sasha Medina (1999-2000) 34
Alena Sharp (2001-2002)
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(CAREER)
1.
Alena Sharp (1999-2003)
Lori Poling (1985-89)
3.
A.J. Eathorne (1994-98)
4.
Kate Dunn (1996-2000)
5.
Sarah Comstock (1993-97)
6.
Tina Drabble (1989-93)
7.
Jane Egan (1987-91)
8.
Sasha Medina (1997- 2001)
9.
Cece Studer (1985-89)
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A.J. Eathorne
Nocera was named to the European squad for the 2005 Solheim Cup. Nocera, who earned
Former Aggie A.J. Eathorne, who joined the
an automatic spot for the 12-person team after amassing 118.35 points in qualifying, made
LPGA Tour in 1999, has recorded 15 top-10 finishes
her first appearance in the Solheim Cup and was one of just two players hailing from France
in her seven years on tour. During 2007, she played
to make the squad. In 2005, Nocera posted eight top 10 and six tops 5 finishes on tour. She
in 20 tournaments and earned $42,002 according
finished runner-up three times, including at the Siemens Australian Ladies where she fired a
to LPGAc.com, which took her career earnings to
15-under-par 273.
$990,751.00. In 2005, Eathorne ranked 61st on the
tour money list with $163,518 in earnings while com-
Charity Pro-Am June 6. Fired a 4-under-par 288 at the Wales Ladies Open. She shot a season
peting in 23 events and making 16 cuts. She finished
low 8-under-par 208 at he Arras Open de. France Dames to place ninth.
the season tied for 62nd with 188 birdies and had her
In 2004 Nocera has recorded three top 10 finishes and won the ISS
In 2003 Nocera played in 11 events and finished 51st on the tour mon-
best finish with a tie for sixth at the Michelob Ultra Open.
ey list. Her best finish of the year came at the Open de Espana Femenino where she tied for
Eathorne played in 22 events and made 14 cuts in 2004. She earned $111,698 that year in tour-
eighth with a 1-under-par 287.
nament earnings and finished the season ranked 86th with a scoring average of 72.77.
• Nocera carded rounds of 67, 70, 74, and 74 to earn a Tour Card on her first attempt.
In 2001, Eathorne competed in 26 events and had two top 10 finishes. Her top finish
that year came at the First Union Betsy King Classic where she tied for eighth.
Did you know?
• Nocera missed only two cuts during her rookie year (2003).
Sasha Medina
Eathorne’s best year as a professional came in 2000, when she recorded seven top
10 finishes and ended the season ranked 35th on the tour money list with $250,161 in earnings.
Her best finish at an LPGA event came in her rookie year when she tied for 3rd at the 1999
registered her best year as a professional on the FUTURES
Longs Drugs Challenge. That same year Eathorne recorded her first career hole-in-one in the
Tour as Medina played in 17 tournaments and made 13 cuts.
first round of the Australian Ladies Masters.
She finished the season with three top-10 finishes and earned
In 2005, former NMSU golfer Sasha Medina
a career-best $11,346 in winnings. Her best finish of the sea-
• Eathorne qualified for the tour on her first attempt.
son came at the Lakeland Golf Classic where she tied for
• Prior to joining the LPGA, Eathorne was a member of the Futures Tour, where she won two
third with an even par 216.
events.
Alena Sharp
Medina has played in 15 events on the Futures Tour in
2004 and has made 10 cuts. Her best finish of the year came at
Former New Mexico State golfer Alena Sharp joined an
the Bank of Ann Arbor Golf Classic where she tied for 14th. She also placed in a tie for 18th at
elite list of former Aggies as she fired a 2-over-par 362 at the
the Children’s Hospital Golf Classic with a two-round score of 144.
2005 LPGA Tour Qualifying School in Daytona Beach, Fla. to
earn her tour card for the 2006 LPGA Tour season.
75.02 and earned $1,767 in a year where her best finish was a tie for 23rd.
Sharp, who tied for 16th at the five-round tournament,
In 2006, Medina competed in 18 events and made six cuts. Her average score was
During 2007, Medina played in 16 events and made $6,254 according to LPGA.
saved her best for last as she carded a 3-under-par 69 in her final
com. Her best tournament of the season was at the Lakeland Duramed FUTURES Classic
18 holes to secure one of the 24 exempt spots up for grabs that
where she tied for 15th.
year. It was Sharp’s only round under par at the tournament after
Did you know?
shooting 74, 72, 75, 72 over the first 72 holes of the school.
• Medina was a three-time All-Big West Conference first team selection while at New Mexico
State University. (1998, 1997, 2000)
Sharp, who graduated for New Mexico State University
in 2003, turned professional and joined the FUTURES Tour in
Rachel Bailey
2004. In two full seasons on tour, Sharp has recorded four top 10
finishes and earned $26,729 in winnings. In 2005, Sharp played in 16 events and made every
Rachel Bailey, a 2003 graduate of NMSU, is a member
of the FUTURES Tour and in 2005, the Australian native
cut. She placed in the top 10 three times and ranked 12 on the tour money list with $22,615. She
wrapped up her second year on tour. In 15 events in 2005,
also ranked ninth on the tour in scoring average at 72.02 strokes per round. Sharp’s best finish
Bailey played in 15 events and made six cuts. In 2004, her
on tour came in 2005 as she finished in second at the Quality Concepts Kankakee Golf Classic
first year on tour, Bailey competed in 15 events and made
with a 3-under-par 213.
seven cuts with one top 10 finish. Her best professional finish
came at the 2004 Children’s Hospital FUTURES Golf Clas-
During the 2007 season, Sharp recorded a career-best seventh place finish at the
Honda LPGA Thailand 2007. She also tied for 10th at the CN Canadian Women’s Open. Sharp
sic where she tied for sixth with two-round score of 141.
added to her great season when she fired a career-low 63 at the LPGA Coming Classic May 27,
2007. According to LPGA.com, Sharp’s career earnings have reached $320,680 after the 2007
2006. Her best finish came at the 2006 Louisiana Futures
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Bailey has played in 14 events and has made six cuts in
Classic in Lafayette, La. where she placed T3rd and earned
season.
$4,510 by shooting rounds of 74-72-70—216. Bailey carded an average of 74.88 in the 2006
Did you know?
• The objects you would find in Sharp’s golf bag include sharpie markers, golf balls, lucky
Canadian coins, Vision 54 note pad, and sunscreen.
Gwladys Nocera
Gwladys Nocera, a 2000 NMSU graduate,
season.
In 2007, Bailey played in 19 events and finished in the top-10 three times. She tied
a career-best finish tie for third at the Michelob ULTRA Duramed FUTURES Players Championship in Decatur, Ill. The 2007 season was Bailey’s best season so far as she earned $19,827
has been competing oversees for five seasons on the La-
to take her career earnings to $32,731.
dies European Tour. She finished the 2007 season third on
Did you know?
the money list while she played in 21 events. She won the
• Bailey was a member of four conference championship teams. Big West Conference Cham-
KLM Ladies Open and the EMAAR – MGF Ladies Masters
pions in 2000 and 2001 and Sun Belt Conference Champions in 2002 and 2003.
while she finished in the top-10 nine other times. Nocera
• Bailey was an individual Sunbelt Conference Champion in 2002.
has now had 27 top-10 finishes in her career and has earned
•Bailey was a contestant in The Golf Channel’s Big Break VI: Trump National Series in
857,494.88 (Euro).
2006.
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• Founded in 1888, New Mexico State University is the state’s land-grant institution, serving
a multicultural population through teaching, research and service.
• Since its founding, the university has conferred more than 108,000 degrees. It has 83,000
listed alumni.
• In addition to its status as a land-grant institution, NMSU is one of 52 institutions in the
United States to be designated a Space Grant College. During its most recent review by
NASA, NMSU was one of only 12 space grant programs in the country to receive an excellent
rating.
• NMSU graduated its first black student in 1937 - several decades before many other
American universities did.
Notable NMSU Faculty
• NMSU has an estimated economic impact of about $1 billion in New Mexico.
• NMSU plays NCAA-Division 1-A athletics in the WAC.
• NMSU is home to New Mexico’s only Honors College.
• NMSU is home to the oldest college of engineering in New Mexico. It offers the state’s only
programs in aerospace, industrial and surveying engineering.
• NMSU has been rated as one of America’s 100 Best College Buys for offering “the very
highest quality education at the lowest cost” for nine consecutive years.
• The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education ranks NMSU as 17th in bachelor’s degrees
awarded to Hispanics.
• Black Issues in Higher Education now Diverse: Issues in Higher Education rates NMSU as
one of the top 30 universities for Hispanic and Native American students.
• NMSU offers the only accredited journalism program in New Mexico. Ninety percent of its
broadcast journalism students secure jobs after graduation.
• NMSU is the only four-year university in New Mexico and West Texas that offers a degree
in hotel, restaurant and tourism management. Its program ranks 21st among 115 college
programs by the International Council of Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Educators.
• NMSU’s Professional Golf Management program was one of the original four programs
nationwide to be recognized as an official PGA program. The PGM program at NMSU is the
only one in the state, and its graduates have a 100 percent career-placement rate.
• NMSU’s College of Education has one of only two people in the state certified to teach
adaptable physical education.
• 47 percent of NMSU’s student-athletes have a 3.0 GPA or better.
• In the past five years, three NMSU professors have been named New Mexico Professor of
the Year. The award given by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education., salutes the most outstanding
undergraduate instructors in the country.
Baxter Black
Cowboy humorist, poet, author
and “irregular
commentator”
on Nat. Public
Radio
Rich Beem
PGA Tour member & 2002 PGA
Champion
Rob Evans
Head basketball coach at
Arizona State
University
Alan Hale
Discoverer of
Comet HaleBopp
Lou Henson
Seventh winningest basketball coach in
NCAA history,
twice led teams
to Final Four
Paul Bosland
An internationally recognized authority on
chile, he leads the university’s chile breeding research program and directs the Chile
Pepper Institute at NMSU.
Seamus “Shay” Curran
A physicist who is also an enterpreneur,
he is developing NMSU’s nanotechnology
initiative, focusing on alternative energy
sources, water technology and new materials.
Reta Beebe
A world-leading authority on the giant
planets, she headed a team of world scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope
to observe Jupiter.
Antonya Nelson
Named by The New Yorker as one of the
20 best young fiction writers in America,
she has published three novels and more
than 50 stories.
Mark Medoff
Professor emeritus of theater arts, won
a Tony Award for his play “Children of a
Lesser God.” (A Motion picture of same
name based on his play was released in
1985).
Lowell Catlett
A futurist and agricultural economist in
NMSU’s College of Agriculture.
Danny
Roy Gerela
Villanueva
Three-time Super
Bowl winner with Chairman of
Bastion Capital
the Pittsburgh
Corp., former
Steelers
place kicker
for the Dallas
Cowboys
Nestled in the fertile Mesilla Valley between the majestic Organ Mountains and the
meandering Rio Grande, Las Cruces is quickly becoming a popular southwestern destination.
Our ideal location at the crossroads of Interstate 10 and 25 brings visitors into contact
with 72 holes of spectacular year-round golf, unique special events, historic attractions
such as Old Mesilla - not to mentioned world-class Mexican food!
In addition, Las Cruces has received several awards including a ranking by Forbes as
one of the top three small metro areas in the country to do business and one of the
top eight destinations to retire according to Money magazine. Las Cruces also blends
a unique variety of attractions, culture, historical sites and superb year-round weather
with 350 days of sunshine per year!
Bataan Death March Memorial, Heroes of Bataan.
victims of the Bataan Death March during WWII.
Dedicated to the memory of the
Fort Selden State Monument. Built in 1865 by the United States Army to protect the
settlers of the valley.
Historic Old Mesilla. Mesilla is now a quaint town centered around a plaza filled with
shops, boutiques and restaurants.
Las Cruces Farmers & Crafts Market.
crafts, jewelry and much more.
Locally grown produce, hand-crafted arts and
Museums. Las Cruces has several museums dedicated to preserving the history of the
Mesilla Valley.
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum. A tour of the 3,000 year-old agricultural
history of New Mexico with hands on displays and live demonstrations.
Stahmann Farms. One of the world’s largest producers of pecans offering weekly tours
of their candy and pecan processing plants.
White Sands National Monument. Over 275 square-miles of naturally produced gypsum
creating one of the most unique sites in the world.
Wineries. New Mexico wineries produce a wide variety of fine wines, and each year Las
Cruces hosts the Southern New Mexico Wine Festival, La Vina Jazz and Blues Thing and
the New Mexico Wine Harvest.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Convention & Visitors Bureau
211 N. Water St. Las Cruces, NM
505-541-2444, TTY: 505-541-2142
cvb@lascruces.org, www.lascrucescvb.org
NMSU President Dr. Michael Martin
Dr. Michael V. Martin became president of New Mexico State University on July 1, 2004.
Dr. Martin is an academic leader dedicated to the land-grant mission of teaching, research and extension service.
In his three years at NMSU, he has established the One University concept and called for a five-year plan titled “Living
the Vision.” He also laid the groundwork for universitywide extension and created the J. Paul Taylor Social Justice
Symposium. Dr. Martin is a recognized leader in the state, being named a powerbroker by the New Mexico Business
Weekly in 2006. He continues to be active as a scholar and has written numerous book chapters and articles for academic journals, trade publications and the popular press. He recently has published pieces for The Chronicle of Higher
Education and University Business. Named the Outstanding Alumni of Minnesota State University Mankato in 2006, Dr.
Martin also received the NMSU Social Justice Award in 2005.
Before coming to NMSU, he served for six years as vice president for agriculture and natural resources at the
University of Florida, leading the university’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences with more than 3,000 employees
statewide. He was elevated to senior vice president of the University of Florida shortly before being selected as NMSU’s
president.
Previously, he was vice president for agricultural policy and the dean of the college of agricultural, food and environmental sciences at the University of Minnesota. He began his academic career at Oregon State University as a faculty
member in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
A native of Crosby, Minn., Dr. Martin completed a bachelor’s degree in business and economics and a master’s degree in economics at Mankato
State College (Minnesota State University) in Minnesota. He received his Ph.D. in applied economics from the University of Minnesota in 1977.
His areas of specialization are marketing, prices, international trade, public policy, transportation and business logistics.
Some of his philosophy is summed up in the following quote: “It is the tradition of land-grant universities to be non-traditional,” written as
part of 2001 article titled “The Land-Grant University in the 21st Century,” published in the Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics. He
traced the history of the land-grant movement from the mid-1800s and concluded that “the fundamental land-grant principles of accessibility,
practical as well as classical education, research and discovery in the public interest, and connectedness to all the people remain powerful and
profound.”
He has been active in professional and community service organizations, including the Farm Foundation’s Bennett Agricultural Round Table,
the National Agricultural Biotechnology Council and the Florida Agricultural Resource Mobilization Foundation. He is a member of the American
Economic Association, the American Agricultural Economics Association, the International Association of Agricultural Economics, the International
Agricultural Trade Research Consortium, the Sigma XI Scientific Research Society and the Economic History Association.
Dr. Martin and his wife Jan have two children, both adopted from Korea. Amanda, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, is
a graphic artist in Saint Paul, Minn. Sam, with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota and a master’s from Sarah Lawrence, is a
genetics counselor at Beth Israel Hospital in New York City.
Athletics Director
Dr. McKinley Boston
Dr. McKinley Boston enters his third full year
as athletics director at New Mexico State this fall.
After taking over the department on December
14, 2004, Boston has spearheaded efforts towards
making Aggie Athletics to
becoming a premier athletics program within Western Athletic Conference (WAC). During his first
18 months with NMSU, Boston has implemented
a comprehensive 5-year strategic plan for the department, initiated a
student-athletes community service program,
implemented diversity training for all department
staff and created the Joe and Van Bullock Athletic
Director’s Medal of Honor given to a male and female student-athlete that
not only achieved athletically and academically during the year, but who were
also a large part of community service efforts.
He currently serves on the NCAA Management Council, the highest level of
oversight addressing in the legislative process of the NCAA and is a member
of the NCAA Committee.
He has also served as vice president at the University of Minnesota, earned
a doctorate from New York University, played professional football and served
as a visiting scholar at Harvard University.
From 2000-2004, Boston served as president of MB&A, Inc., a consulting
company that assisted colleges and universities in the development of strategic business partnership planning.
As director of athletics at the University of Minnesota, Boston erased an $8
million deficit and led a capital campaign that raised more than $10 million in
seed money to finance a $42 million construction effort. During
his tenure, graduation rates increased to an all-time high of 57% while the
department finished 14th in the inaugural National Association of Collegiate
Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Sears Directors’ Cup standings.
Boston also served as director of athletics at Rhode Island (1988-90) and
Kean College (1986-87) in Union, N.J. From 1973-86, he served as director of
student services at his alma mater, Montclair State College (N.J.). During that
time he also served as an assistant football coach.
Boston received his bachelor’s degree in 1973 and his master’s degree in
1974 from Montclair State. He received his doctorate in education in 1987
from New York University. He served as a visiting scholar at Harvard
University in 1988 and earned a certificate of leadership from the National
Academy of Leadership and Effectiveness in Washington, D.C., in 1999.
A native of Elizabeth City, N.C., Boston graduated from P.W. Moore High
School in 1964.
He played football and attended the University of Minnesota from 1964-68
where he was a three-year letter winner. He earned all-conference honors as
a first team all-Big Ten in leading the Gophers to a share of their last Big Ten
Conference football title as a senior in 1967.
He went on to play professionally for the New York Giants and the British
Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football league.
Dr. Boston and his wife Magellia have two children, Lance and Kimberly,
and five grandchildren Christian Jacob (CJ), Jaylon, Mary, Khristopher &
Kassidy.
Maria Roth
Senior Woman
Administrator
Maria Roth begins her 11th year as a member of the NMSU Athletics staff and her sixth year
as Senior Woman Administrator. Roth, a native of
Scarborough, Ontario, has been associated with
NMSU Athletics for 15 years, first as a studentathlete, then as an assistant coach and now as an
administrator.
Over the past two years Roth has been instrumental in bringing the 2007 and 2008 WAC Men’s &
Women’s Basketball Tournament to Las Cruces. As
the Tournament Director, Roth oversaw all aspects
of the tournament, which brought thousands of
visitors to Las Cruces and hundreds of thousands of
dollars to the University and the community.
Other duties for Roth include overseeing eight of the Aggies’ 16 sports.
After relinquishing her duties as assistant volleyball coach in July of 2002,
Roth replaced Karen Fey who retired from the University after 29 years as
Senior Woman Administrator.
Before assuming an administrative role, Roth served as assistant volleyball
coach for five seasons. In that time Roth helped lead the Aggies to a Western
Division Sun Belt Championship in 2001.
While playing for the Aggies, she became one of the University’s most
decorated players.
Roth, ranks among the all-time leaders in five categories at New Mexico
State. She was only the second player in New Mexico State University history
to record 1,000 kills and digs in her career.
Roth was named to the All-Big West Conference Team in 1994 and 1995
and was selected to the AVCA First-Team All-Region in 1995.
Not only did Roth get the job done on the court, but also in the classroom.
She earned Academic All-Big West Conference honors as a junior and senior
and was also nominated for GTE Academic All-America honors in 1995. Also in
1995, Roth was named the NMSU/ Big West Conference Scholar
Athlete of the Year.
Baseball - First team in NCAA history to have the nation’s RBI leader three straight seasons…won the 2002
Sun Belt Conference Tournament and made program’s first ever NCAA Tournament appearance…won first NCAA
Tournament game in 2003 over No. 15 UNLV…29 players drafted in the Major League Amateur Draft…17 AllAmericans…four Academic All-Americans…swept two-game series against No. 1 Texas Tech in 1997.
Men’s Basketball - Most improved team in Division I men’s basketball over the last two years…returned to the
NCAA Tournament in 2007 and won the WAC Tournament title…made Final Four Appearance in 1970…has made
the NCAA Tournament 17 times and the Postseason NIT five times…advanced to the Preseason NIT championship game in 1994…has had 20 players drafted into the NBA and/or ABA…seven All-American, including Jimmy
Collins who was a three-time All-American in 1970…former head coach Lou Henson is the all-time wins leader at
both NMSU and Illinois…Henson finished his career ranked sixth on the NCAA all-time wins list with 779 career
victories…current head coach Reggie Theus played 13 years in the NBA and was a two-time NBA All-Star with
the Chicago Bulls…the Aggies will host the 2008 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships.
Women’s Basketball - Advanced to the NCAA Tournament two times…advanced to the Women’s NIT in
1994…won three conference regular-season titles and a conference division crown…advanced to the championship game of the WAC Tournament in 2006 and 2007…broke the NCAA single-game three point field goals made
record with 21 against Louisiana Lafayette in 2001…in 2002-03, Sinnamonn Garrett led the nation in three-point
field goal percentage at .496…two Academic All-Americans…Anita Maxwell was a three-time All-American and
is the only Aggie basketball player to have their number retired by the school… the Aggies will host the 2008
Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships.
Cross Country - Former Aggie Rachel Cuellar made the Aggies’ first ever appearance at the NCAA Cross
Country Championships in 2002…the NMSU men’s team has received a prefect 1000 APR score over the past
two seasons to rank in the top-10 percent of all NCAA teams.
Women’s Equestrian - Won two ISHA Stock Seat National Championships as a club sport (1995, 1998)
and one reserve national title (1997) before become a varsity sport in 2004…the hunt seat team won its first
Regional Championship in 2006…Krystal Mack won back-to-back Cacchione Cups in 2005 and 2006…Ashley Dietz
was named the American Quarter Horse Association Cup Champion in 2006.
Football - Quarterback Chase Holbrook ranked second in the nation in passing and third in total offense…wide
receiver Chris Williams was named an All-American after leading the nation in yards per game and catches per
game…won back-to-back Sun Bowl titles in 1959 and 1960…former quarterback Charlie Johnson was named the
Sun Bowl MVP both seasons…former head coach Warren Woodson was inducted into the College Football Hall of
Fame in 1989…Woodson was named the American Football Coaches Association Coach of the Year in 1960…eight
All-Americans…16 Academic All-Americans…Jimmy Cottrell led the nation in tackles in 2005.
Men’s Golf - Won the school’s first ever WAC Championship in 2006…has won nine conference titles…has
made five NCAA Regional Appearances and one trip to the NCAA Championships in 1995…14 All-Americans…
head coach Scott Lieberwirth has won two conference coach of the year awards…the Aggies won back-toback Missouri Valley titles in 1983 and 1984 with the same five players…notable alumni include 2005 Tour
Championship winner Bart Bryant and 2002 PGA Championship victor Rich Beem…will host the 2007 WAC Men’s
Golf Championships.
Women’s Golf - Made 12 NCAA Regional appearances in the last 15 years…has advanced to the NCAA
Championships nine times…has won 10 conference championships…11 All-Americans…three Academic AllAmericans…former Aggie Alena Sharp was named the Sun Belt Conference Female Athlete of the Year in
2003…notable alumni include LPGA Tour members A.J. Eathorne and Alena Sharp…former Aggie Gwladys Nocera
was a member of the European Solheim Cup team in 2005.
Softball - Posted program’s second straight winning season in 2007…recorded 30 wins or more for the fourth
time in school history…former third baseman Stephanie Bonillas earned the Aggies’ first All-America honor in
1997…nine Academic All-Americans…three all-region selections…three named All-WAC in 2007…three freshman
named All-WAC in 2006…Sarah O’Neill was named Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year in 2005…Sarah
Seagraves was named Sun Belt Conference Newcomer of the Year in 2005.
Swimming & Diving - Freshman Liz Thomson broke the school record in 1,000-yard and 1,650-yard freestyle
in 2007…the Aggies broke three school records in the 400 individual medley, the 200 freestyle relay and the 800
freestyle relay during the 2005-06 season…head coach Rick Pratt helped lead UNLV to the men’s and women’s
Mountain West Conference Championships in 2005…Vanessa Schaufler earned the program’s first ever Academic
All-America honor in 2000…six Aggies earned All-Academic WAC honors in 2006.
Men’s Tennis - Gustave Diep was named the Mountain Region Tennis Rookie Player of the Year by the ITA
in 2007…33 all-conference selections…11 winning seasons…advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 1997 and
2000…advanced to the semifinals of the WAC Championships in 2006…head coach Don Ball was named conference coach of the year twice and the Southern USPTA Coach of the Year in 1999.
Women’s Tennis - 26 all-conference selections…12 winning seasons…six Academic All-Americans…advanced
to the semifinals of the WAC Championships in 2006… head coach Don Ball was named conference coach of the
year twice and the Southern USPTA Coach of the Year in 1999.
Women’s Track & Field - Won the 2002 and 2004 Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships…
thrower Erin Streater was named the Field Athlete of the Meet at the 2005 Sun Belt Conference Championships…
jumper Sandra Anane was the High Point Athlete of the Meet at the 2006 WAC Championships…Anane and
Streater advanced to the NCAA Championships in 2006.
Volleyball - Advanced to the NCAA Tournament in three of the last four years…won back-to-back Sun Belt
Conference Championships in 2003 and 2004…two AVCA All-Americans in 2006…Jackie Choi was a threetime Academic All-American…head coach Mike Jordan has won four consecutive conference coach of the year
awards…coach Jordan became the program’s all-time wins leader in 2004…earned five All-WAC honors in
2006…snapped Hawai’i’s 114-conference match win streak with a five-game victory,
Oct. 13, in Las Cruces.
One of the jewels of New Mexico State’s athletic facilities is the state-of-the-art Coca-Cola
Weight Training Center.
Built in 1992, NMSU’s impressive strength
and conditioning center is an enormous 13,500square foot facility, among the top five largest
such collegiate buildings in the nation.
The weight center has benefited studentathletes of 16 NMSU athletic programs for the
last seven years.
The facility became a reality thanks to the
Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Las Cruces.
Coca-Cola provided funding for the construction of the facility as well as the new weight
lifting equipment and machines located within
it.
Located in the Aggie Memorial Stadium
football complex, the weight training center
sits just west of the fieldhouse.
Ground breaking of the facility took place
in January 1992, and the formal dedication was held on Sept. 5,
1992. The price tag for the project was $550,000—all of which
was provided by Coca-Cola.
The facility is state-of-the-art in the field of weight training.
A free weight section commands a great deal of space, utilizing
six power racks, six Olympic platforms, one unilateral hip sled,
and a 130-foot indoor track for 40-yard dash testing. The facility contains more than 15,000 pounds of weights, which were
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Academic Support Program & Services Center
Educating Student-Athletes
for the G.A.M.E. of L.I.F.E. ©
Graduating Academic Minds Everyday
Learning Institution For Education
Statement of our Mission: New Mexico State University Academic Support Programs &
Services Center is committed to providing quality educational services that achieve academic,
personal and career success for all student-athletes.
Our Goal: To create an equitable, diverse environment that supports student-athlete excellence
in academics and athletics that engages the university community and stakeholders in achieving
and celebrating Aggies’ success.
The A+ Aggie Program
(AGGIE = Always Generating Growth Individually & Educationally)
The A+ Aggie Program teaches and promotes lifelong educational, personal and career skills
for student-athletes. Personalized attention is given to each student through a collaboration of
individuals and services (Athletic Advisors, Student Development Specialist, Academic Mentors,
Tutors, and Learning Specialist.)
Program Goals:
• Provide assistance, advice, teaching, and encouragement in both
specific content areas and in general study skills.
• Develop thinking and homework skills so that students will progress and advance beyond the need
to be mentored.
Who are the A+ Aggies?
The A+ Aggie Program is for all student-athletes. However, its primary focus is for student-athletes who need additional support and programs
for their academic, personal and career development. All student-athletes are welcome to receive services provided by the A+ Aggie Program, but
priority is given to those with a documented learning disability or has been identified by the Learning Specialist, Athletic Advisor, Coach and or
Assistant Athletic Director for Academic Services.
How does The A+ Aggie Program Work?
• Each participant will be identified by the Learning Specialist, Athletic Advisor, Coach, and or Assistant Athletic Director for Academic Services.
• Participants can also be referred to the program based on their educational background, academic success, or those who have special needs or
accommodations for specific learning or physical abilities.
• With the help of tutors, mentors and graduate assistants, accommodation will be provided for all student-athletes enrolled in the program by
working together to set-up specific tutoring; weekly academic mentoring for general study skills; mandatory study hall hours; to provide an individualized program to meet the desired academic and personal development goals.
• Student-Athletes in the A+ Aggie Program may be screened for academic strengths and weaknesses so we can arrange detailed services and
programs to meet individual needs and learning styles.
• Progress in the program will be closely monitored through communication with professors, coaches, athletic advisors, and reports from tutors
and mentors.
Study Table: Student-athletes are required to complete 8 hours of study each week in the Aggie Academic Support Programs & Services Center.
Study hours are required for all incoming freshman, transfer students, and returning student-athletes with less than a 2.5 cumulative grade point
average.
New Mexico State honored 209 student-athletes for their academic achievements. Student-athletes must have at least a 3.0 grade point average for the 2006
fall semester or achieve a cumulative grade point average of at least a 3.0 through the 2006 fall semester.
Challenging Athletes’ Minds For Personal
Success
The mission of the 1A Athletic Directors’ Association is to
prepare student-athletes for life as productive citizens in our
society.
What Is CHAMPS?
The CHAMPS program focuses on five commitments that
each Division 1A program is making in the growth and development of student-athletes.
A Commitment to Academic Excellence:
Ensures that each student-athlete will have the opportunity to excel in their chosen field of study and that athletic
programs will provide services to support and enhance the
academic success of student-athletes
A Commitment to Athletic Excellence:
Ensures that each student-athlete will be provided facilities,
coaching staff, and support services that will enable them to
excel in a broad program of
sports sponsored by the university. The fundamental principles of
these programs will be based on
a commitment to sportsmanship,
equity, fair play, and integrity.
A Commitment to Personal
Development:
Ensures that each student-athlete participating in a CHAMPS
program will be provided opportunities to focus on personal
growth issues such as values
clarification, goal setting, fiscal
responsibility, decision making,
and stress management. Each of these components will be
focused toward developing a healthy lifestyle.
A Commitment to Service:
A challenge to student-athletes to give back to communities
and individuals that are in need. With a clearly defined program of service, our student-athletes will be given opportunities to develop the foundation for a lifelong commitment of
volunteerism.
A Commitment to Career Development:
Places a priority on preparing for life after college sports.
The program acquaints students with the job search process,
provides networking opportunities, and ultimately assists
with job placement. As our programs work toward the development of the total person, the ultimate goal is to develop
individuals who will have rewarding careers and productive
lifestyles.
New Mexico State University’s Athletic Department has
established a plan in which all student-athletes were
expected to complete a 15-hour/credit requirement of
Community Service and Life Skills. With this requirement
in effect, Aggie student-athletes have been involved
in the community more often than in previous years.
As a way of giving back to the Las Cruces community,
Aggie student-athletes visited local schools to speak to
the children about making good choices, getting good
grades and striving to be the best they can be. To give
a few examples of events Aggie student-athletes were
involved with; Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Salvation
Army Dress the Child; each child was allocated a certain
dollar amount and the student-athlete would shop for
clothes with the child and their parent or grand parent.
This took place 3 times in the fall semester at Sears, JC
Penny and WalMart. The Red Ribbon Week Parades and
Guest Speakers, Local School Speakers, Girls Can, La
Casa, Safe Treat – On Campus Trick or Treating, Baseball
Community Service in New Orleans, helping rebuild home
after Hurricane Katrina, Guests at local Nursing Homes
and Kids Day at the WAC Tournament.
In its 46th year, the Western Athletic Conference continues to evolve and features some of the nation’s best intercollegiate competition.
One thing that remains unchanged is the persistent nature of the nine schools in the WAC to advance their programs to contend at the top
levels of the NCAA.
The WAC provides its student-athletes the chance to travel to scenic destinations and gain exposure in some of the nation’s most
diverse markets. In addition, the WAC’s student-athletes work to achieve the highest levels of success with the academic support of their
respective institutions.
The WAC has experienced tremendous success. Over the past five years, it has won 61.1 percent of its bowl games, the best winning
percentage of any conference in the nation. In the past five seasons, the WAC has sent a total of 18 teams to bowl games (11-7). Boise
State has won 66 games since joining the conference, tied for the most in the nation during that time span (2001-06). The Broncos earned
a BCS invitation and trip to the 2007 Fiesta Bowl where they defeated Oklahoma in one of the most memorable bowl games of all time. In
men’s basketball, the WAC has sent at least two teams to the NCAA Tournament in 23 of the past 24 seasons. Every current school in the
WAC has competed in the NCAA Tournament since 1990. In women’s sports, Fresno State softball has competed in every NCAA Tournament
ever held while Louisiana Tech has played in all but one.
Current WAC alums have made their presence felt as well. David Carr (Fresno State) was the first player selected in the 2002 NFL
Draft by the Houston Texans. Cheryl Ford (Louisiana Tech) was named the WNBA Rookie of the Year and helped the Detroit Shock win the
league’s championship in 2003. And in 2004, the United States’ softball team won the Olympic gold medal with former Fresno State players
Laura Berg and Lovie Jung.
In 2001, the WAC partnered with ESPN for coverage of football and basketball giving the conference national exposure from one of the
most respected broadcast entities in the country. The WAC officially added WAC.tv in 2006 to give fans streaming internet access to many
sports including nearly every home football, volleyball and basketball game played during the season.
The WAC is the sixth oldest among the nation’s 11 Division I-A conferences. Its history traces back to July 27, 1962, when the original
six-team league of Arizona, Arizona State, Brigham Young, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming began competition.
The first championship was held in November 1962, when Arizona won the men’s cross country title and New Mexico followed with the
first WAC football title. Arizona finished second in the NCAA College World Series and, less than three years later, Arizona State claimed the
league’s first NCAA title when the Sun Devils won the College World Series trophy. Rice was the last WAC school to earn an NCAA team
title when it won the College World Series in 2003.
Since that year, several changes have occurred. UTEP and Colorado State became members in September 1967, while Arizona and
Arizona State withdrew on June 30, 1978. The WAC then added San Diego State (1978), Hawai‘i (1979) and Air Force (1980). Before 1990,
the WAC sponsored championships only in men’s sports. However, a merger with the High Country Athletic Conference formed a single conference under one administrative structure, and the 1990-91 athletic year was the first in which both men and women competed under the
WAC name. Fresno State was added in 1992, and then in 1996, the women’s programs from Air Force and Hawai‘i along with six new schools
(UNLV, Rice, San Jose State, SMU, TCU and Tulsa) came into the WAC. Air Force, Brigham Young, Colorado State, UNLV, New Mexico,
San Diego State, Utah and Wyoming withdrew on June 30, 1999. Nevada (2000), Boise State (2001) and Louisiana Tech (2001) were
added while TCU withdrew following
the 2000-01 season.
The current
membership was established on July
1, 2005, when Idaho, New Mexico
State and Utah State joined the WAC
after Rice, SMU, UTEP and Tulsa withdrew.
The WAC has had just five commissioners in its history. Paul Brechler
was named the first leader of the conference and held the position from
1962-1968. He was followed by Wiles
Hallock (1968-71), Stan Bates (197180), Dr. Joe Kearney (1980-94) and
Karl Benson (1994-present).
Presently, the WAC crowns team
and individual champions in 19 sports
– eight men’s and 11 women’s. For
the men, there are championships in
baseball, basketball, cross country,
football, golf, tennis, indoor track
and field and outdoor track and field.
Championships for women are held in
basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming
and diving, tennis, indoor track and
field, outdoor track and field and volleyball.
The WAC office has been located
in the Denver area since the conference’s inception with the exception of
a two-year stay in Phoenix from 196466.
Aggie Compliance
The New Mexico State University (NMSU) Athletic Department
takes great pride in abiding by the National Collegiate Athletic
Association (NCAA) and the Western Athletic Conference
rules and guidelines that govern Division I competition. For
the benefit of the many alumni, fans and booster club members who are so active in supporting and assisting the Aggies
throughout the year, we would like to remind everyone of a
few definitions and rules that apply to all athletic representatives and boosters.
Institutional Control
It is the responsibility of NMSU to control its intercollegiate
athletic program in compliance with the rules and regulations of the NCAA.
Responsibility
NMSU’s responsibility for the conduct of its program
includes responsibility for the actions of its staff members
and for the actions of any other individual, booster or organization engaged in activities promoting the athletic interests
of the institution.
Compliance
NMSU must monitor its program to assure compliance and
to identify and report to the NCAA instances in which compliance has not been achieved. An institution found to have
violated NCAA rules is subject to disciplinary and corrective
actions as determined by the NCAA.
NCAA Definitions
Athletic Representative/Booster
You are considered to be a NMSU athletic representative
if you:
• Are a present or past member of a NMSU booster club
or agency that promotes the Aggies’ intercollegiate athletic
program;
• Have made financial contributions to the athletic department or to an athletic booster organization of NMSU;
• Are, or have been providing benefits (e.g., summer jobs,
meals ect.) to enrolled student-athletes, their family members or friends;
• Are, or have been involved in any manner of promoting the
NMSU intercollegiate athletic program.
Please note: Once an individual is identified as an athletic
representative, that person retains that identity indefinitely.
NMSU is ultimately responsible for the acts of all “representatives of athletic interests” in relation to NCAA rules and
regulations.
Prospective Student-Athlete
A prospective student-athlete is a student who has started
classes for the ninth grade or above, including students in
prep schools and junior colleges as well as students who
have officially withdrawn from a four-year institution and
plan to transfer to another institution. In addition, a student
who has not started classes for the ninth grade becomes a
prospective student-athlete if the institution or a booster
provides the individual or the individual’s relatives or friends
with any financial assistance or benefits that the institution
does not provide to prospective students in general. A good
rule of thumb is to treat ALL STUDENTS as prospects.
Student-Athlete
A student-athlete is a student whose enrollment was solicited by a member of the athletic staff or other representative
of athletic interests with a view toward the student ultimate
participation in the intercollegiate athletic program.
Contact
A contact is any face-to-face encounter between a prospect, or the prospect’s parent or legal guardian, and an
institutional staff member or athletic representative during
which any dialogue occurs.
Recruiting
Recruiting is any solicitation of a prospect or a prospective’s
family member (or guardian) by an institutional staff member or by athletic representative of the institution, for the
purpose of securing the prospect’s enrollment and ultimate
participation in the institution’s intercollegiate athletic program.
Guidelines and Reminders for Boosters
• A booster may not contact the prospect, prospect’s coach,
principal or counselor in an attempt to evaluate or recruit
the prospect.
• A booster may not expend funds to entertain or provide
transportation for a prospective student-athlete, family
members or friends.
• A booster may not become directly or indirectly involved
in making arrangements for a prospect, or the prospect’s
relative or friends to receive money or financial aid of any
kind.
• A booster may not contact a prospective student-athlete
through letter writing, telephone calling or other forms of
communication.
However, here are a few ways that an aggie booster may
be involved:
• Do discuss summer employment opportunities with a
prospect after he/she has signed a National Letter of Intent
with NMSU.
• Do attend high school athletic events without contacting
prospective student-athletes.
• Do continue existing friendships with families and friends
of prospective student-athletes.
• Do send recommendation letters, newspaper clippings or
similar information about prospective student-athletes to
Aggie coaches.
Here are a few ways that an Aggie booster may help:
• Do invite a student-athlete to participate in non-profit,
charitable or educational events.
• Do invite a student-athlete into your home for an occasional meal.
• Do contact the NMSU Athletic Compliance Office for
approval prior to a student-athlete engaging in outside
speaking or promotional activities.
• Do pay a student-athlete the commensurate rate for actual
and legitimate employment.
PLEASE CALL THE AGGIE COMPLIANCE OFFICE IF
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS 505-646-1028
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