Red Raider Men’s Golf
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QUICK FACTS
Quick Facts .............................................................. 1
SCHOOL INFORMATION
MEN’S GOLF SEASON OUTLOOK
School ...................................... Texas Tech University
City/Zip ................................... Lubbock, Texas 79409
Founded ...................................... 1923, opened 1925
Enrollment .........................................................24,558
Nickname ................................................ Red Raiders
School Colors .................................... Scarlet & Black
Home Courses ..................... Lubbock Country Club
................................................ Hillcrest Country Club
............................................ Lakeridge Country Club
Affiliation .......................................... NCAA Division I
Conference ....................................................... Big 12
Chancellor .................................... Dr. David R. Smith
President ...................................... Dr. David Schmidly
Athletic Director................................... Gerald Myers
Sr. Women’s Administrator .............. Dr. Judith Henry
2001-02 Roster & Schedule ...................................... 2
Coach Greg Sands ................................................. 3
2001-02 Season Outlook.......................................... 4
2000-01 Season Review ........................................... 5
Lubbock Country Club ............................................. 6
Jerry S. Rawls Red Raider Golf Course ....................... 7
MEET THE RED RAIDERS
David Bolen .......................................................... 8-9
Kyle Willmann ................................................... 10-11
Mark Hull ........................................................... 12-13
Brooks Kelly ....................................................... 14-15
Trey Pyka ........................................................... 16-17
Scott “Bubba” Bailey ........................................ 18-19
Brad Jacobson ................................................. 20-21
Brian Smith ......................................................... 22-23
Drew Hackler .................................................... 24-25
2002-2003 Recruits .................................................. 26
SCHOOL RECORDS
All-Time Career Results ..................................... 27-29
2000-01 Tournament Results ............................. 30-31
Conference Records ............................................. 32
Red Raider Team Records .................................... 33
Red Raider Individual Records ....................... 34-35
All-Time Letterwinners ............................................ 36
Tech Golf Alumni ................................................... 37
THE BIG 12
Big 12 Conference ........................................... 38-39
THIS IS TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
Board of Regents ................................................... 40
Athletic Administration ......................................... 41
Academic Support ........................................... 42-43
NCAA Regulations ........................................... 44-45
Texas Tech Facilities ............................................... 46
Lubbock, Texas ...................................................... 47
Men’s Golf Sponsor ............................................... 48
men’s golf INFORMATION
First Year of Men’s Golf .......................................1958
Head Coach .......................................... Greg Sands
Alma Mater, Year ...................................... TCU, 1997
Men’s Golf Office ............................... (806) 742-3355
Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................................. 7/2
Top Returnees ........................................ David Bolen
............................................................. Kyle Willmann
MEDIA INFORMATION
Director ..................................................... Chris Cook
Golf Contact ................................................ Kristie Le
Golf Contact e-mail ............ kristie_le@hotmail.com
SID Office Phone ................................ (806) 742-2770
SID Office Fax ...................................... (806) 742-1970
Web site .................................... www.texastech.com
Credits
The Texas Tech Men’s Golf Media Guide was published by the Texas Tech Athletic Media Relations
Office. The guide was written, designed and edited
by Kristie Le. Editorial assistance was provided by
Chris Cook, Tammi Hoffman, Blayne Beal, Michael
Hawley and Holly Krivokapich.
Special thanks to Artie Limmer of Tech Photo Services, PrinTech printing services, and Caviness Advertising for cover design.
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ROSTER
2001 - 2002 RED RAIDERS
Name
Drew Hackler
Scott “Bubba” Bailey
Brad Jacobson
Brian Smith
Mark Hull
Brooks Kelly
Trey Pyka
David Bolen
Kyle Willmann
Height
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6-0
6-3
6-5
6-0
6-2
5-11
5-8
5-10
Class
Fr.
So.
So.
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Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Hometown/Last School Attended
Tulsa, Okla. / Jenks HS
Memphis, Texas / Memphis HS
Bryant, S.D. / Hamlin HS
Lubbock, Texas / Drake University
San Antonio, Texas / Churchill HS
Sierra Vista, Ariz. / Buena HS
San Antonio, Texas / Churchill HS
Austin, Texas / Sam Houston State
Edmond, Okla. / Tyler JC
Head Coach: Greg Sands (TCU, ‘97)
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2001 - 2002 SCHEDULE
Date
Tournament
Site
Sept. 9-10
Oct. 1-2
Oct. 15-16
Oct. 22-23
Oct. 26-28
Mid-Pines Classic
SMU Stonebridge Invitational
Crown Classic
Lamar Intercollegiate
The “Nelson”
Raleigh, N.C.
McKinney, Texas
Lufkin, Texas
Biloxi, Miss.
Palo Alto, Calif.
1st of 14
4th of 18
1st of 18
3rd of 13
10th of 15
Feb. 25-26
Mar. 11-12
Mar. 18-19
Apr. 5-6
Apr. 20-21
Apr. 29-30
May 11-12
UTSA Invitational
Louisiana Classic
Cleveland Golf Championship
Border Olympics
U.S. Intercollegiate (host: Stanford)
Big 12 Championship
The Maxwell
San Antonio, Texas
Lafayette, La.
Aiken, S.C.
Laredo, Texas
Palo Alto, Calif.
Hutchinson, Kan.
Ardmore, Okla.
5th of 16
(t)7th of 15
7th of 15
9th of 17
8th of 17
6th of 12
6th of 12
NCAA West Regional
Albuquerque, N.M.
The Championship Course
Columbus, Ohio
Scarlett Golf Course
May 16-18
2001- 02 Results
(host: University of New Mexico)
May 29-June 1
NCAA Championships
(host: Ohio State University)
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Head Coach Greg Sands
Greg Sands is in his second season as head coach
at Texas Tech. Prior to Tech’s head coaching position,
Sands served as an assistant coach at Tech for the 19992000 season and as a graduate assistant coach at TCU
from 1997 to 1999.
In his first year as head coach, Sands led the team to
its first title of the season at the 2001 UTSA Invitational. In
addition to the team setting new all-time records in Tech
record books, the players flourished under Sands’
leadership setting their own individual career records.
With seven strong players returning to the team this
season, Sands has already expanded the horizons of
Texas Tech men’s golf program bringing it to a whole new
level of competition.
After winning their first tournament of the season, the
Red Raiders received their highest ranking of 11th in the
nation. The team finished the spectacular fall season with
two team titles at the Mid-Pines Classic and SFA Crown
Classic and earned the No. 32 spot on Golfweek.com’s
Sagarin Rankings.
A native of Jacksonville, Texas, Sands was a member
of the back-to-back WAC championship teams in 1997
and 1998 at TCU. He also was named Academic All- WAC
scholar-athlete during the 1995-1997 seasons.
Sands graduated in 1997 with an undergraduate
degree in communications, along with a history minor.
Sands’ playing resume includes winning the Texas
Collegiate Championship (Waterwood Nationals in 1997)
and co-champion of the Crown Colony Intercollegiate
in 1997.
Sands was an All-Region player at Jacksonville High
School and led his team to a third-place finish at the 4A
State Championships in 1992.
Sands and his wife, Stephanie, reside in Lubbock.
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The Texas Tech men’s golf team launched
its 2001-2002 season with a school record best
ranking of 11th in the nation after winning its
fall opener, the Mid-Pines Classic, in Raleigh,
N.C. Under the leadership of second-year
coach Greg Sands, the Red Raiders are a
combination of new talents and veteran experience this year. A typical roster in every
sport but this year’s team is more special than
previous ones. Tech men’s golf has a whole
new outlook in attitude and a whole new
level of competitiveness.
The Red Raiders
started the fall season taking the team
and individual titles
at the Mid-Pines
Classic in October
and finished the season with all top 10 finishes including another team title at
the SFA Crown Classic in Lufkin, Texas. After a stellar fall season
performance, Tech men’s golf showed they
were not only a strong contender in the Big
12 conference but also in the nation.
Seven players return to the team with top
returnees David Bolen and Kyle Willmann
leading the Red Raiders. The seniors, along
with junior Mark Hull, will be looked upon to
provide leadership and guidance. The trio
finished last season with the team’s top three
best stroke averages, respectively.
Juniors Brooks Kelly and Trey Pyka,
and sophomores Scott “Bubba”
Bailey and Brad Jacobson also return
to the squad this year. The underclassmen
have stepped up their level of play in every
tournament of the fall season, each setting
their own career best finishes as Red Raiders.
Two newcomers round out the roster as
strong contenders for playing time in sophomore transfer Brian Smith and freshman Drew
Hackler. The duo have
jumped in, contributing
to the success of the
team this fall.
There is a noticeable difference to this
year’s team. The competitive atmosphere is
intense and there is a
new level of confidence.
“The confidence
level of the players has improved dramatically,” Sands said. “I have made a concerted
effort to build the confidence of these young
men to believe that they are as good as anyone in the nation.”
The Red Raiders finished the fall season
ranked 24th in the nation and with the right
combination of competitiveness, new confidence level and a simple, strategy approach
from Sands, “Refuse to lose,” the Red Raiders
are on their way to a successful year.
2001 Fall Results
Date
Sept. 9-10
Oct. 1-2
Oct. 15-16
Oct. 22-23
Oct. 26-28
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Tournament
Mid-Pines Classic
Big “E” / SMU Invitational
Crown Classic
Cardinal Classic / Lamar Inter.
The “Nelson”
Site
Raleigh, N.C.
McKinney, Texas
Lufkin,Texas
Biloxi, Miss.
Palo Alto, Calif.
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Team Finish
1st of 14/844
4th of 18/870
1st of 18/899
3rd of 13/875
10th of 15/866
2000 - 2001
The first year of coaching can be filled
with anxiety and unforeseeable obstacles,
but for Greg Sands it was full of promises to
come. In his first year at the helm of Texas
Tech’s men’s golf, Sands led the Red Raiders
to seven top 10 finishes, claiming
their first title of the season at the
2001 UTSA Invitational in the
spring.
In addition to an inspiring
season under a new head
coach, several players set new
individual career records and
three Red Raiders played well in
amateur play over the summer.
David Bolen and Brooks Kelly
qualified for the 101st U.S. Amateur in August while teammate
Kyle Willmann qualified for the
U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship in
July.
David Bolen was the season’s scoring
average leader with 74.2 strokes per round,
placing him seventh on Tech’s top 10 singleseason stroke averages.
Transfer Kyle Willmann jumped right in,
playing in all 12 tournaments, including the
Big12 Championship. The native from
Edmond, Okla., had an outstanding first season at Tech, claiming his first title at the 2001
Border Olympics and posting four top 20s as
a Red Raider.
Fellow teammate Mark Hull also
flourished under coach Sands,
shooting a season-best round of
210 at the 2001 UTSA Invitational
earning him a fourth-place finish. Brooks Kelly and Trey Pyka
also had their best season under
Sands’ direction. Kelly placed
fourth at the Bearkat Classic and
Pyka set an individual best low
round of 68 at the Bearkat Classic.
The Red Raiders ended the season setting all-time records in Tech’s record
books with seven tournaments in Tech’s top
10 18-holes and 54-holes scores and topping
the list for shooting team-best 853 at the 2001
UTSA Invitational.
For Sands and the Texas Tech men
golfers, the first year was a success.
2000-2001 Results
Date
Sept. 15-16
Sept. 18-19
Sept. 25-26
Oct. 2-3
Oct. 27-29
Nov. 6-7
Tournament
The “Tucker”
Big “E” / SMU Invitational
Ram Intercollegiate
Colbert Invitational
The “Nelson”
Baylor Invitational
Site
Albuquerque, N.M.
McKinney, Texas
Fort Collins, Colo.
Manhattan, Kan.
Palo Alto, Calif.
Waco, Texas
Team Finish
8th of 23/886
12th of 16/909
9th of 15/587
6th of 10/929
14th of 19/895
(t) 11th of 17/582
Feb. 6-7
Feb. 26-27
Mar. 19-20
Apr. 2-3
Apr. 6-7
Apr. 23-24
Rice Invitational
UTSA Invitational
Cleveland Golf Championship
Bearkat Classic
Border Olympics
Big 12 Championship
Katy, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
Aiken, S.C.
Hunstville, Texas
Laredo, Texas
Hutchinson, Kan.
7th of 10/898
1st of 12/853
13th of 15/629
7th of 10/881
(t) 11th of 15/891
10th of 12/954
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Lubbock Country Club is a hilly, scenic tree-lined golf course. It is the most
demanding course in Lubbock. New greens paired with the additions of new
tees, fairways and greenside bunkers make for challenging play. Amenities
to the course include a significant driving range, a medium size putting green
and an area to work on short games. It assists in improving the golfer’s game.
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JERRY S.
Red Raider Golf Course
Golf has finally joined the ranks of other sports at Texas Tech. Thanks to Tech alumnus,
Jerry S. Rawls, Tech golf will now have an elite territory to defend.
On August 10, 2001, Tech’s Board of Regents approved the construction of a new
golf course - Jerry S. Rawls Red Raider Golf Course.
Rawls donated $8.6 million of the estimated $14-15 million price tag to help Tech build
a course the university, its athletes and alumni can call their own. A big Red Raider
and CEO of Finisar Corp. in Sunnyvale, Calif., Rawls has strong ties within the Tech
community having also donated $25 million to the university’s business school.
The course features an 18-hole championship level course with full driving, pitching
and putting areas. There is also a lake that reaches across three holes.
Tom Doak of Renaissance Golf Design, Inc., is designing the 7,100 yard golf course with a 40-foot elevation change, beautiful
Bermuda fairways and bent-grass greens. Doak, a talented course designer, is the brain behind Pacific Dunes, a golf course
in Bandon, Ore., that was rated the No. 1 new upscale course in 2001 by Golf Digest.
The course layout calls for unique features such as a clubhouse with team and maintenance facilities located on site. A
players lounge and a conference and study room will allow for team meetings, mental game sessions and study sessions.
Located in the indoor facility are three hittings bays, one separate for the men and another for the women with all the
available video equipment (A-Star System). Lights will be added to the practice area and short-game area, allowing flexibility
for the teams to practice in the day or night.
With these amenities, the course also gives Texas Tech the opportunity to host both conference and national tournaments.
Men’s golf head coach Greg Sands expects the new course to bring Tech to a more competitive playing field.
“The newly planned golf course will be a huge asset to the Texas Tech golf programs,” said Sands. “The golf course is vital to
recruiting because it will help attract some of the most talented prospects in the nation. That alone will bring the program to
a new level of prominence.”
The new golf course is scheduled to be completed in spring 2003. For information on how you can contribute to the Jerry S.
Rawls Red Raider Golf Course, contact Sands at (806) 742-3355.
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Senior
5-8
Austin, Texas
Westwood HS / Sam Houston State
Fall 2001 - Won second individual title at the Cardinal
Classic ... shot best career low round of 65 at MidPines Intercollegiate ... also set individual best records
for best opening round and best 36 and 54 holes at
Mid-Pines Intercollegiate ... competed in all five tournaments of the fall season, averaging 71.3 strokes per
round ... finished second at the SFA Crown Classic,
shooting a 218 ... tied for third at the season opener
Mid-Pines Intercollegiate with a second best career
round of 207.
2000-2001 - Qualified for the 101st U.S. Amateur in August 2001 ... set record for seventh in Tech’s top 10
single-season stroke averages ... led team in averaging 74.2 strokes per round ... posted three top 10 finishes and six top 20 in 11 tournaments ... season-best
finish, eighth, at the Colbert Invitational 2000 in Kansas ... was ranked 11th in the nation in Golfweek/
Sagarin’s top 20 for most of the fall 2000 season ...
posted a 214 at the Baylor Invitational and placed
10th ... shot a 216 at the UTSA Invitational for a 10thplace finish ... finished 11th at The “Tucker” ... tied
career-low 67 at the Big “E” and placed 15th ... listed
top 10 on Big 12’s Top Individuals at the Big 12 Men’s
Golf Championship.
Texas Tech Career - Recorded a team-low 67 at the
1999 Big “E” Classic ... posted six top 20 finishes in 11
tournaments, including three top 10 ... had four top
20 finishes in five tournaments in Fall 1999 ... tied for
second at the 1999 Hal Sutton Invitational ... threeround total of 214 at the Coca-Cola Classic tied as
individual best for Fall 1999 ... also posted a 216 at
the 1999 Hal Sutton Invitational and a 217 at the 2000
Bearkat Classic ... shot an opening-round 69 at the
2000 Bearkat Classic ... closed the 1999-2000 season
with a 216 at the Big 12 Championship for a sixthplace tie ... named to Big 12 All-Conference Team ...
Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll for Spring 2000.
Before Texas Tech - Played at Sam Houston State in
1998-99 ... won Southland Conference Championship
... named All-SLC ... State Farm Collegiate Players Tour
winner in 1998 and 1999 at Forest Creek Collegiate
Open.
High School - Regional individual champion in 1996
and state finalist in 1996 and 1997 at Westwood High
School ... All-District selection in 1996 and 1997.
Personal - Born December 1, 1978 ... son of Ron and
Susie Bolen ... father played basketball and tennis at
Oklahoma City University ... has one brother and a
sister ... majoring in marketing.
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Career Numbers
Year
Fall 2001
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99-00
Total
Rds
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29
32
75
Stks
998
2,152
2,384
5,534
Avg
71.3
74.2
74.5
73.3
Low
65
67
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65
Individual Bests
Low Round
65 - Mid-Pines Intercollegiate, 2001
Best Opening Round
65 - Mid-Pines Intercollegiate, 2001
Best 36 holes
135 - Mid-Pines Intercollegiate, 2001
Best 54 holes
207 - Mid-Pines Intercollegiate, 2001
Best Finish
1st - Cardinal Classic, 2001
Getting to Know Bolen
My ideal round of golf: Hitting all fairways and greens,
and making nine or more birdies
Favorite way to relax: At the lake in my hometown of
Austin
People would describe me as: Energetic, positive and
easygoing
One thing I would like to be remembered for: Being
one of the most consistent golfers at Tech
Fondest possession: My Texas Tech class ring
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Edmond, Okla.
Tyler Junior College
Fall 2001 - Won second individual career title at the
season-opener Mid-Pines Intercollegiate, shooting a
career best 206 ... also shot career-best low round of
66 at Mid-Pines Intercollegiate, setting records best
36 and 54 holes ... one of three players to compete in
all five tournaments of the fall season ... tied for 13th
place at the SFA Crown Classic, placing in the
tournament’s top 20 ... tied for 25th at the Cardinal
Classic ... finished fall season with team’s second-best
stroke average with 73.3 strokes per round.
2000-2001 - Qualified at the U.S. Amateur Public Links
Championship in July 2001 ... played in all 12 tournaments, including Big 12 Championship ... set two individual records placing third and fourth on Tech’s
all-time top 10 54-hole scores for shooting 208 at UTSA
Invitational and Border Olympics ... has team’s second-best average with 74.41 strokes per round ... also
has team’s best 36 holes with 142 at the Ram Intercollegiate ... posted two top 10 finishes and three top
20s ... carded a 208 at 2001 Border Olympics to claim
season-best finish, first, to join the likes of Ben Crenshaw
... shot a 208 at the UTSA Invitational 2000 for a thirdplace finish ... finished 10th at the Colbert Invitational
2000 ... placed 12th at the Ram Intercollegiate 2000
... finished 15th at the Rice Intercollegiate 2001.
Before Texas Tech - Led team to second-place finish
in national tournament ... finished second individually at Nationals in 1999 and third in 2000 at Tyler Junior College.
High School - Won Oklahoma State Championship in
1998 ... led team to state championships in 1995 and
1996 ... runners-up in 1997 and 1998 at Edmond North
High School.
Personal - Born January 20, 1980 ... son of Charlotte
Willmann and the late Kirk Willmann ... has one sister
and a brother ... majoring in public relations.
Career Numbers
Year
Fall 2001
00-01
Total
Rds
15
34
49
Stks
1,099
2,546
3,645
Avg
73.3
74.9
74.4
Low
66
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66
Individual Bests
Low Round
66 - Mid-Pines Intercollegiate, Fall 2001
Best Opening Round
69 - UTSA Invitational, Spring 2001
Best 36 holes
137 - Border Olympics, Spring 2001
Best 54 holes
206 - Mid-Pines Intercollegiate, Fall 2001
Best Finish
1st - Mid-Pines Intercollegiate, Fall 2001
1st - Border Olympics, Spring 2001
Getting to Know WILLMANN
My ideal round of golf: Shoot a 29 for nine holes and
set the course record all in one round
Favorite way to relax: Kick back in a hot tub
People would describe me as: A competitor, yet relaxed and determined
One thing I would like to be remembered for: Worked
hard for goals and being happy
Fondest possession: My father’s things
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San Antonio, Texas
Churchill High School
Fall 2001 - Tied for 26th at season-opener Mid-Pines
Intercollegiate to finish in tourney’s top 50 ... placed
second at SMU Stonebridge Invitational for career-best
finish ... also shot career best 36-hole score of 137
and career best 54-hole score of 209 at SMU
Stonebridge ... competed in all five tournaments of
the season ... fourth on team with a 75.1 stroke average.
Career Numbers
2000-2001 – Qualifed for the last two U.S. Amateur
Championships and placed in top 10 in the Northern
Amateur in summer 2000 ... fourth Red Raider with an
all-time back-to-back scoring average at 74.4 ... led
team with 74.33 strokes per round ... set new individual record, seventh on Tech’s all-time top 10 singleseason stroke averages ... set another Tech record
with sixth and eighth all-time on top 10 54-hole scores
for shooting 210 at UTSA Invitational and 212 at Bearkat
Classic ... posted two top 5 and two career-best finishes ... finished fourth at the UTSA Invitational shooting 3-under par ... shot season-best opening round,
69 at the UTSA Invitational ... posted 212 at the
Bearkat Classic for fourth-place finish ... tied for 11th
with teammate David Bolen at “The Tucker” shooting
1-over par ... ended season placing 16th at the Big 12
Men’s Golf Championship ... listed top 20 on Big 12’s
Top Individuals at the Big 12 Men’s Golf Championship.
Year
Fall 2001
00-01
99-00
Total
Rds
15
34
32
81
Stks
1,126
2,534
2,383
6,043
Avg
75.1
74.5
74.4
74.6
Low
68
69
68
68
Individual Bests
Low Round
68 - SMU Stonebridge Invitational, Fall 2001
68 - Big “E” Classic, 1999
Best Opening Round
68 - Big “E” Classic, 1999
Best 36 holes
137 - SMU Stonebridge Invitational, Fall 2001
Texas Tech Career - Part of Texas Tech’s 13th-ranked
freshman class ... joined the team with high school
teammate Trey Pyka ... led team with 74.4 strokes per
round ... played in all 11 tournaments and posted a
team-high five top 10 finishes ... highest finish was fourth
at the Deep South Intercollegiate 1999 ... shot a season-low 214 to tie with David Bolen ... low round was
a 68 at the Big “E” Classic 1999 ... shot a 69 at the
Deep South Intercollegiate ... finished sixth in his first
collegiate tournament at the Crown Classic 1999 ...
turned in second 214 of the season at the Bearkat Classic in 2000 ... shot a 69 in the final round.
Best 54 holes
209 - SMU Stonebridge Invitational, Fall 2001
High School – Member of back-to-back state champion teams (1997 and 1998) ... named All-District and
Second-Team All-State ... won the Del Rio Invitational
... competed in the U.S. Amateur and missed cut by
one stroke.
Favorite way to relax: Camping with friends
Personal – Born July 3, 1980 ... son of John and Laura
Hull ... has one brother ... majoring in finance.
One thing I would like to be remembered for: Best
golfer in Tech’s history
Best Finish
2nd - SMU Stonebridge Invitational, Fall 2001
Getting to Know hull
My ideal round of golf: Shoot a 62 at The Masters to
win
People would describe me as: Outgoing, personable,
polite
Fondest possession: My car
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Sierra Vista, Ariz.
Buena High School
Fall 2001 - Finished third on team with a 74.3 stroke
average ... shot second career best 36-hole score of
149 at Mid Pines Intercollegiate ... played in four of
the five tournaments ... posted in the top 50 in all four
events: tied for 48th at Mid Pines Intercollegiate, tied
for 49th at SMU Stonebridge Invitational, tied for 35th
at Cardinal Classic and tied for 39th at The Nelson.
Career Numbers
2000-2001 - Qualified for the 101st U.S. Amateur in August 2001 by making the 36-hole cut and winning the
opening match against Walker Cup member Oliver
Wilson ... finished season with career-best average
76.26 strokes per round ... had season-best finish at
the Ram Intercollegiate 2000 ... shot best opening
round, 70 at UTSA Invitational 2001 ... set career-best
36 holes at the Bearkat Classic with 139.
Year
Fall 2001
00-01
99-00
Total
Rds
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32
63
Stks
892
1,454
2,473
4,819
Low
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69
69
Individual Bests
Texas Tech Career - Part of Texas Tech’s 13th-ranked
freshman class ... turned in best tournament of the season with a 4-under par 212 at the Bearkat Classic 2000,
finishing fourth ... showing also was a career best ...
shot 70-69-73 ... shot a 222 at the Hal Sutton Invitational 1999 ... named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s
Spring Honor Roll with a 3.75 grade point average in
2000.
Low Round
69 - Bearkat Classic, Spring 2001
High School - All-State, All-Southern and All-Region at
Buena High School ... voted Outstanding Underclassman by region ... helped guide BHS to two regional
championships and one second-place finish ... won
the individual title at regionals and finished second in
the state tournament ... finished among the top 25
each of his four seasons.
Best 54 holes
212 - Bearkat Classic, Spring 2001
Personal - Born September 20, 1980 ... son of Patrick
and Jan Kelly ... father is a golf pro ... has one brother
... father played golf at Glendale Community College ... majoring in finance.
Avg
74.3
76.5
77.2
76.4
Best Opening Round
69 - Bearkat Classic, Spring 2001
Best 36 holes
139 - Bearkat Classic, Spring 2001
Best Finish
(t) 4th Bearkat Classic, Spring 2000
Getting to Know KELLY
My ideal round of golf: To play with Tiger Woods,
Jack Nicklaus and Ben Hogan, and beat them all
Favorite way to relax: Going out with friends
FALL 2001 RESULTS
Mid-Pines Intercollegiate
SMU Stonebridge Invitational
Cardinal Classic
The “Nelson”
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74-75-73=222 (t48)
74-74-78=226 (t49)
79-71-76=226 (t35)
72-73-73=218 (t39)
People would describe me as: Tall, dark and handsome
One thing I would like to be remembered for: Being a
great friend
Fondest possession: My golf clubs
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5-11
San Antonio, Texas
Churchill High School
Fall 2001 - Did not compete.
2000-2001 - Shot season-best opening round 68 at the
Bearkat Classic ... also had season-best 36 holes at
Cleveland Golf Championship with 154 ... posted
double ties with two teammates ... tied with teammate
Brad Jacobson at the Big 12 Men’s Golf Championship
... also tied with teammate Mark Hull at the Border Olympics ... averaged 78.19 strokes per round.
Texas Tech Career - Part of Texas Tech’s 13th-ranked
freshman class ... joined the team with high school teammate Mark Hull ... averaged 76.7 strokes ... tied for first
in his first collegiate tournament at the Crown Classic
2000 ... posted one top 10 finish and one top 20.
High School - Member of two state champion teams at
Churchill High School ... First-Team All-State in 1997 and
Honorable Mention All-State the following season ... FirstTeam All-Region in 1998 ... won Northside Kickoff Classic and A&M Consolidated Classic.
Personal - Born November 17,1980 ... son of Jerry and
Margie Pyka ... has one sister ... father and uncle played
baseball at Texas ... double major in finance and economics.
Career Numbers
Year
Fall 2001
00-01
99-00
Total
Rds
NA
26
30
56
Stks
NA
2,024
2,303
4,327
Avg
NA
77.8
76.7
77.3
Low
NA
68
70
68
Individual Bests
Low Round
68 - Bearkat Classic, Spring 2001
Best Opening Round
68 - Bearkat Classic, Spring 2001
Best 36 holes
146 - Bearkat Classic, Spring 2001
Best 54 holes
220 - Bearkat Classic, Spring 2001
Best Finish
(t) 1st - Crown Classic, Fall 1999
Getting to Know PYKA
My ideal round of golf: Me, my father, Tiger Woods
and Jack Nicklaus at Augusta
Favorite way to relax: Watching movies and hanging
out with friends
People would describe me as: Persistent, organized,
easy-going
One thing I would like to be remembered for: Being a
great friend
Fondest possession: 1998 high school team state
championship ring
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Sophomore
6-0
Memphis, Texas
Memphis High School
Fall 2001 - Did not compete.
2000-01 - Shot career-best opening round, 76, at The
“Tucker” ... also posted season-best 54 holes with 237 at
The “Tucker” ... had career-best finish at the Colbert
Intercollegiate with 58th ... averaged 84.4 strokes per
round.
High School - Four-year All-State member ... four-year
All-District and academic All-District ... helped lead team
to third-place finish in state tournament in 1997 and runner-up finish in 1998 ... two-time 1A state champion last
two years ... regional golf champion in 1999 and 2000.
Career Numbers
Year
Fall 2001
00-01
Total
Rds
NA
9
9
Stks
NA
760
760
Avg
NA
84.4
84.4
Low
NA
76
76
Individual Bests
Personal - Born May 17, 1982 ... son of Ed and Raye
Bailey ... pre-med major.
Low Round
76 - The “Tucker,” Fall 2000
Best Opening Round
76 - The “Tucker,” Fall 2000
Best 36 holes
161 - The “Tucker,” Fall 2000
Best 54 holes
237 - The “Tucker,” Fall 2000
Best Finish
58th - Colbert Intercollegiate, Fall 2000
Getting to Know BAILEY
My ideal round of golf: Playing with Jack Nicklaus
and Arnold Palmer
Favorite way to relax: Sleeping
People would describe me as: Exciting, straight-forward, laid-back
One thing I would like to be remembered for: Being a
guy who contributed to everything
Fondest possession: The love that I have for my parents
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Sophomore
6-3
Bryant, S.D.
Hamlin High School
Fall 2001 - Finished in top 10 twice ... tied for fifth at SFA
Crown Classic and tied for eighth at Cardinal Classic
... shot career-best low round of 70 at SFA Crown ... set
career-best 36-hole of 142 and 54-hole score of 218 at
Cardinal Classic ... averaged 73.8 strokes per round.
2000-01 - Shot career-best 36 holes at Rice Intercollegiate with 151 ... posted double ties with two teammates ... tied with teammate Trey Pyka at the Big 12
Men’s Golf Championship ... also tied with teammate
Mark Hull at the Rice Invitational 2001.
High School - Led Hamlin to regional title in 1999 and
third-place state finish in the same year ... won state
title in 1999 and 2000 ... regional medalist in 1996, 1999,
2000 ... six-year letterwinner ... Academic All-State team
... also first-team All-Conference in basketball and MVP
of state All-Star game ... Academic All-State in basketball.
Personal - Born February 15, 1982 ... son of Lee and Jan
Jacobson ... has one brother ... majoring in business.
Career Numbers
Year
Fall 2001
00-01
Total
Rds
9
19
28
Stks
664
1,501
2,165
Avg
73.8
79.0
77.3
Low
70
73
70
Individual Bests
Low Round
70 - SFA Crown Classic, Fall 2001
Best Opening Round
72 - Cardinal Classic, Fall 2001
72 - The “Nelson,” Fall 2001
Best 36 holes
142 - Cardinal Classic, Fall 2001
Best 54 holes
218 - Cardinal Classic, Fall 2001
Best Finish
(t) 5th - SFA Crown Classic, Fall 2001
Getting to Know JACOBSON
My ideal round of golf: Just having fun and keeping
a positive attitude
Favorite way to relax: Being with friends
People would describe me as: Caring, understanding, relaxed
Fall 2001 Results
SFA Crown Classic
Cardinal Classic
The “Nelson”
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74-70-77=221 (t5)
72-70-76=218 (t8)
72-75-78=225 (t59)
One thing I would like to be remembered for: Having
a positive attitude and being a true friend
Fondest possession: My family
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Sophomore
6-5
Lubbock, Texas
Coronado HS / Drake University
Fall 2001 - Competed in three tournaments in his first
season as a Red Raider ... best season finish was at the
SMU Stonebridge Invitational tying for 12th ... also set
best 36-holes of 143 at Stonebridge ... shot best opening round and career low round of 69 at The “Nelson”
... set another individual record for best 54-hole score
of 214 at The “Nelson” ... averaged 74.1 strokes per
round.
Before Texas Tech - Transferred from Drake University ...
posted two top 10s while at Drake ... received individual
honors at the U.S. Junior Amateur Golf Tournament in
1999 ... member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.
Career Numbers
Year
Fall 2001
Total
Rds
9
9
Stks
667
667
Avg
74.1
74.1
Low
69
69
Individual Bests
High School - Lubbock native who attended Coronado
High School ... team won state championship his senior
year ... District Champions in his senior, junior and sophomore years ... Regional runner-ups as a senior, junior
and sophomore ... member of the National Honor Society, Young Life and FCA ... also a member of Student
Council.
Low Round
69 - The “Nelson,” Fall 2001
Personal - Born January 30, 1982 ... son of Kirk and Paula
Smith ... both parents graduated from Texas Tech ... father played golf at Texas Tech ... has one brother and
three sisters ... majoring in finance.
Best 54 holes
214 - The “Nelson,” Fall 2001
Best Opening Round
69 - The “Nelson,” Fall 2001
Best 36 holes
143 - SMU Stonebridge Invitational, Fall 2001
Best Finish
(t) 12th - SMU Stonebridge Invitational, Fall 2001
Getting to Know SMITH
My ideal round of golf: Bogey free, with the weather
cool and overcast
Favorite way to relax: Playing golf from 7 to 8 a.m.,
and being the first one to play all by myself
Fall 2001 Results
SMU Stonebridge Invitational
SFA Crown Classic
The “Nelson”
75-72-71=218 (t12)
77-76-82=235 (t45)
69-73-72=214 (t21)
People would describe me as: Understanding, relaxed, a true friend
One thing I would like to be remembered for: Always
being there for a friend in need
Fondest possession: My friendships
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Freshman
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Tulsa, Okla.
Jenks High School
Fall 2001 - Did not compete.
High School - Helped team win 5A state championship
three years in a row ... averaged 71.5 senior year ... an
All-State selection ... All-Conference freshman and senior year.
Getting to Know Hackler
Personal - Born March 5, 1983 ... only child of Russ and
Debbie Hackler ... a business major.
Reasons for coming to Tech: I liked the
campus and Coach Sands. Plus, the university
has a good business college
My ideal round of golf: To shoot a 59
Favorite way to relax: Sleep in and then
watch TV for an hour on Saturdays
People would describe me as: Shy, nice, a
good friend
One thing I would like to be remembered
for: Being a first-team All-American and being
a nice person
Fondest possession: A rock made into a
cross given to me by my sixth grade teacher
who was also my neighbor
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As head coach of the Texas Tech men’s golf team, coach Greg Sands has turned the program
around this season. As the Red Raiders have demonstrated to their competitors, they are not only a
Big 12 contender, but also a national contender, to be reckoned with.
Sands looks to step it up a notch with the signing of three Texas high school players and a European amateur
golfer next season. Competition for a playing spot will intensify with two lettermen not returning next season.
Andrew Dresser (Carrollton, Texas)
Nationally ranked in the Top 100 Junior Golfers, Andrew Dresser of Carrollton, Texas,
is a three-time MVP and three-time All-District 6-5A at Creekview High School. His
credentials include 2001 first-place medalist, 2001 semifinalist at the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, 2001 first-place medalist at the Conroe Invitational, 1999 second-place district medalist and a two-time Regional Qualifer. Off the field, Dresser
has a 3.872 grade point average and is ranked 56 out of 536 students in the 20012002 Creekview High School senior class.
William B.G. Haddrell (London, Great Britain)
William Haddrell is currently competing in the amateur circuit with a plus-two handicap and is also a member of the England Under 18 team. Haddrell brings in numerous amateur experience to Texas Tech, winning the Southern Counties U18, the Surrey (state) U18 and reaching the fourth round at the England Men’s Amateur in early
2001. The 18-year also won the Faldo Southern Tour, placed third at the SE Championship, and was a National Finalist at the Royal Liverpool.
Casey Jones (Granbury, Texas)
Granbury, Texas, native Casey Jones brings his own competitive edge with two individual titles
and a host of amateur experience. Last summer the Granbury High School senior tied for
second at the AJGA Southwestern in Albuquerque, N.M., tying for sixth at the AJGA Chrysler,
winning the qualifier for the USGA Amateur at Oak Hills Country Club. Playing for Granbury High
School, Jones placed third for the second year in a row at the Bart Ganger Memorial and
helped capture two team championships. Jones is also a three-year letterman for the Granbury
High School basketball team.
Jason Louth (Victoria, Texas)
Jason Louth, ranked 62nd in the Golfweek/Sagarin ratings in fall 2001, will join the
Red Raiders next season with his own list of honors. The native from Victoria, Texas,
garnered seven first-place titles in local and national tournaments. The Victoria High
School senior is a two-time high school MVP, an Honorable Mention High School AllAmerican, an All-State 5A player and a first-place medalist in both the district and
regional levels. Louth is a standout in the classroom as well, maintaining an overall
grade of 98.6 and is a member of the National Honor Society.
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all-time Career
David Bolen
Fall 2001
Mid-Pines Intercollegiate
SMU Stonebridge Invitational
SFA Crown Classic
Cardinal Classic
The “Nelson”
1999-2000
2000-01
The “Tucker”
SMU Big “E” Classic
Ram Intercollegiate
Colbert Invitational
The “Nelson”
Baylor Invitational
Rice Intercollegiate
UTSA Invitational
Border Olympics
Big 12 Championship
65-70-72=207 (t3)
DQ-73-72=145 (NA)
77-66-75=218 (2)
70-69-70=209 (1)
73-71-75=219 (t43)
Big 12 Fall Preview
Crown Classic
SMU Big “E” Classic
Coca-Cola Classic
Deep South Intercollegiate
Hal Sutton Intercollegiate
Wolverine Invitational
Dr Pepper Intercollegiate
UALR Copy Systems Inter.
Bearkat Classic
Big 12 Championship
70-74-73=217 (t11)
79-67-75=221 (t15)
71-74=145 (t28)
73-78-75=226 (8)
74-75-74=223 (40)
73-70-71=214 (t10)
71-73-79=223 (t18)
69-75-72=216 (10)
78-76-79=233 (76)
82-75-77=234 (t26)
75-74-78=227 (t6)
79-78-74=231 (t18)
75-67-82=224 (20)
72-70-72=214 (8)
74-75-71=220 (t22)
70-73-73=216 (t2)
83-81=164 (t59)
73-74-76=223 (t50)
78-74-80=232 (t28)
69-73-75=217 (t16)
71-75-70=216 (t6)
Kyle Willmann
Fall 2001
Mid-Pines Intercollegiate
SMU Stonebridge Invitational
SFA Crown Classic
Cardinal Classic
The “Nelson”
70-70-66=206 (1)
74-80-76=230 (t65)
72-75-78=225 (t13)
72-74-76=222 (t25)
70-72-74=216 (t31)
2000-01
The “Tucker”
SMU Big “E” Classic
Ram Intercollegiate
Colbert Invitiational
The “Nelson”
Baylor Invitational
Rice Intercollegiate
UTSA Invitational
72-82-72=226 (64)
75-73-82=230 (50)
70-72=142 (12)
78-76-75=229 (10)
75-75-77=227 (t60)
76-74-76=226 (67)
72-76-73=221 (15)
69-70-69=208 (3)
Cleveland Golf Championship
79-81=160 (66)
Bearkat Classic
74-71-78=223 (29)
Border Olympics
70-67-71=208 (1)
Big 12 Championship
89-79-78=246 (54)
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Mark Hull
Fall 2001
Mid-Pines Intercollegiate
SMU Stonebridge Invitational
SFA Crown Classic
Cardinal Classic
The “Nelson”
2000-01
1999-2000
The “Tucker”
77-71-69=217 (t11)
SMU Big “E” Classic
73-77-76=226 (35)
Ram Intercollegiate
71-81=152 (57)
Colbert Invitational
78-80-75=223 (21)
The “Nelson”
75-75-71=221 (34)
Baylor Invitational
71-74-77=222 (47)
Rice Intercollegiate
71-79-80=230 (t39)
UTSA Invitational
71-69-70=210 (4)
Cleveland Golf Championship
76-77=153 (38)
Bearkat Classic
71-71-70=212 (4)
Border Olympics
78-78-72=228 (t58)
Big 12 Championship
80-77-73=230 (16)
Crown Classic
SMU Big “E” Classic
Coca-Cola Classic
Deep South Intercollegiate
Hal Sutton Intercollegiate
Wolverine Invitational
Tanglewood Intercollegiate
UALR Copy Systems Inter.
Bearkat Classic
Big 12 Championship
72-69-76=217 (t26)
72-69-68=209 (2)
80-79-82=241 (t68)
79-80-78=237 (t61)
73-76-73=222 (t54)
76-75-73=224 (t6)
82-68-78=228 (t33)
75-73-73=224 (t27)
73-69-72=214 (4)
72-77-72=221 (t7)
81-78=159 (t32)
77-72-74=223 (t50)
76-79-75=230 (t22)
73-72-69=214 (t7)
75-74-81=230 (t41)
Brooks Kelly
Fall 2001
Mid-Pines Intercollegiate
SMU Stonebridge Invitational
Cardinal Classic
The “Nelson”
2000-01
Ram Intercollegiate
The “Nelson”
Rice Intercollegiate
Baylor Invitational
UTSA Invitational
Cleveland Golf Championship
Bearkat Classic
Border Olympics
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74-75-73=222
74-74-78=226
79-71-76=226
72-73-73=218
(t48)
(t49)
(t35)
(t39)
1999-2000
75-74=149 (43)
77-76-74=227 (t60)
72-76-73=221 (15)
79-73-76=228 (74)
76-82-70=228 (42)
79-82=161 (69)
77-75-74=226 (39)
76-79-80=235 (81)
Crown Classic
SMU Big “E” Classic
Coca-Cola Classic
Deep South Intercollegiate
Hal Sutton Intercollegiate
Wolverine Invitational
Tanglewood Intercollegiate
UALR Copy Systems Inter.
Bearkat Classic
Big 12 Championship
2001-2002 TEXAS TECH MEN’S GOLF
79-78-84=241 (t50)
73-80-82=235 (t58)
71-78-80=229 (t56)
73-72-77=222 (t32)
76-82-78=236 (t28)
81-83=164 (t59)
72-76-75=223 (t50)
76-77-77=230 (t22)
70-69-73=212 (t4)
73-70-85=228 (t36)
all-time Career
Scott “Bubba” Bailey
Fall 2001
Did not compete
2000-01
The “Tucker”
SMU Big “E” Classic
Colbert Intercollegiate
81-80-76=237 (108)
81-85-91=257 (84)
93-89-84=266 (58)
Brad Jacobson
Fall 2001
SFA Crown Classic
Cardinal Classic
The “Nelson”
74-70-77=221 (t5)
72-70-76=218 (t8)
72-75-78=225 (t59)
2000-01
Ram Intercollegiate
80-80=160 (77)
Rice Intercollegiate
74-77-79=230 (t39)
UTSA Invitational
76-73-80=229 (46)
Cleveland Golf Championship
80-78=158 (56)
Bearkat Classic
78-78-82=238 (52)
Border Olympics
78-74-86=238 (88)
Big 12 Championship
88-82-78=248 (t56)
Trey Pyka
Fall 2001
Did not compete
2000-01
1999-2000
The “Tucker”
SMU Big “E” Classic
The “Nelson”
Rice Intercollegiate
UTSA Invitational
Crown Classic
SMU Big “E” Classic
Coca-Cola Classic
Deep South Intercollegiate
Hal Sutton Intercollegiate
Tanglewood Intercollegiate
UALR Copy Systems Inter.
Bearkat Classic
Big 12 Championship
78-74-82=234 (99)
81-73-78=232 (52)
76-86-79=241 (37)
79-79-77=235 (48)
77-77-78=232 (55)
Cleveland Golf Championship
82-72=154 (43)
Bearkat Classic
78-68-74=220 (23)
Border Olympics
78-73-77=228 (t58)
Big 12 Championship
88-85-75=248 (t56)
2001-2002 TEXAS TECH MEN’S GOLF
71-77-74=222 (t1)
77-76-85=238 (t67)
74-76-74=224 (t34)
70-79-78=227 (t59)
74-73-78=225 (14)
79-73-80=232 (t83)
83-74-86=243 (t59)
73-75-75=223 (t39)
72-77-78=227 (t32)
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The “Tucker”
Albuquerque, N.M. / Championship Course
Sept. 15-16
8th of 23
David Bolen
Mark Hull
Kyle Willman
Trey Pyka
Scott “Bubba” Bailey
70-74-73=217
77-71-69=217
72-82-72=226
78-74-82=234
81-80-76=237
t11
t11
t64
t99
108
Team
297-299-290=886
8th
SMU Stonebridge Invitational
McKinney, Texas / Stonebridge Country Club
David Bolen
Mark Hull
Kyle Willman
Trey Pyka
Scott “Bubba” Bailey
Team
Sept. 18-19
12th of 16
79-67-75=221
73-77-76=226
75-73-82=230
81-73-78=232
81-85-91=257
t15
t35
t50
t52
84
308-290-311=909
12th
Ram Intercollegiate
Fort Collins, Colo. / Fort Collins Country Club
Kyle Willmann
David Bolen
Brooks Kelly
Mark Hull
Brad Jacobson
Team
Sept. 25-26
9th of 15
70-72=142
71-74=145
75-74=149
71-81=152
80-80=160
t12
t28
t43
t57
77
287-300=587
9th
Colbert Intercollegiate
Manhattan, Kan. / Colbert Hills Golf Course
David Bolen
Kyle Willmann
Mark Hull
Trey Pyka
Scott “Bubba” Bailey
Team
Oct. 2-3
6th of 10
73-78-75=226
78-76-75=229
78-80-75=233
76-86-79=241
93-89-84=266
t8
t10
t21
37
58
305-320-304=929
6th
The “Nelson”
Palo Alto, Calif. / Stanford Golf Course
Mark Hull
David Bolen
Kyle Willmann
Brooks Kelly
Cory Henegar
Team
Oct. 27-29
14th of 19
75-75-71=221
74-75-74=223
75-75-77=227
77-76-74=227
77-81-74=232
t34
t40
t60
t60
t82
301-301-293=895
14th
Baylor Invitational
Waco, Texas / Ridgewood Country Club
David Bolen
Mark Hull
Brooks Kelly
Kyle Willmann
Cory Henegar
Team
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Nov. 6-7
t11th of 17
73-70-71=214
71-74-77=222
79-73-76=228
76-74-76=226
75-70-82=227
t10
t47
t74
67
t68
295-287-300=882
t11th
2000 - 2001
Rice Intercollegiate
Katy, Texas / Meadowbrook Farms
Kyle Willmann
David Bolen
Mark Hull
Brad Jacobson
Trey Pyka
Team
Feb. 12-13
7th of 10
72-76-73=221
71-73-79=223
71-79-80=230
74-77-79=230
79-79-77=235
t15
t18
t39
t39
48
288-305-305=898
7th
UTSA Invitational
San Antonio, Texas / Oak Hills Country Club
Kyle Willmann
Mark Hull
David Bolen
Brooks Kelly
Brad Jacobson
Trey Pyka
Team
Feb. 26-27
1st of 12
69-70-69=208
71-69-70=210
69-75-72=216
76-82-70=228
76-73-80=229
77-77-78=232
3
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t10
t42
t46
t55
285-287-281=853
1st
Cleveland Golf Championship
Aiken, S.C. / Palmetto Golf Club
Mark Hull
Trey Pyka
Brad Jacobson
Kyle Willmann
Brooks Kelly
Team
Mar. 19-20
13th of 15
76-77=153
82-72=154
80-78=158
79-81=160
79-82=161
t38
t43
t56
t66
t69
314-308=622
13th
Bearkat Classic
Huntsville, Texas / Bentwater Country Club
Mark Hull
Trey Pyka
Kyle Willmann
Brooks Kelly
Brad Jacobson
Team
Apr. 2-3
7th of 10
71-71-70=212
78-68-74=220
74-71-78=223
74-71-78=226
78-78-82=238
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23
t29
t39
t52
297-281-300=878
7th
Border Olympics
Laredo, Texas / Laredo Country Club
Kyle Willmann
Mark Hull
Trey Pyka
David Bolen
Brooks Kelly
Brad Jacobson
Team
Apr. 6-7
t11th of 15
70-67-71=208
78-78-72=228
78-73-77=228
78-76-79=233
76-79-80=235
78-74-86=238
1
t58
t58
t76
t81
t88
302-290-299=891
t11th
Big 12 Championship
Hutchinson, Kan. / Prairie Dunes Country Club
Mark Hull
David Bolen
Kyle Willmann
Trey Pyka
Brad Jacobson
Team
Apr. 23-24
10th of 12
80-77-73=230
82-75-77=234
89-79-78=246
88-85-75=248
88-82-78=248
t16
t26
t54
t56
t56
338-313-303=954
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Southwest Conference
Year
Team
Medalist (University)
TECH
1958
1959
1960
Arkansas
Texas Tech
Texas A&M
6th
1st
3rd
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
Texas A&M
Texas A&M
Texas A&M
Texas
Texas
Baylor
Texas A&M
Texas
Texas A&M
Texas
Texas Tech
Texas
Texas
Houston
Houston
Houston
Houston
Houston
Houston
Don Massengale (TCU)
Gene Teter (SMU)
John Lively (A&M)
Dick Double (UT)
Terry Dill (UT)
Chris Blocker (Tech)
John Lively (A&M)
Eugene Byrd (A&M)
Pat Thompson (UT)
Randy Geiselman (UT)
Mason Adkins (UT)
Robert McKinney (Tech)
Jess Claiborne (TCU)
Rick Massengale (UT)
Dean Overturf (UT)
Steve Veriato (A&M)
Ben Crenshaw (UT)
Ben Crenshaw (UT)
Keith Fergus (UH)
Lance Broeck (UT)
Keith Fergus (UH)
Ed Fiori (UH)
Terry Snodgrass (UH)
Fred Couples (UH)
2nd
6th
4th
2nd
3rd
7th
5th
4th
3rd
3rd
1st
6th
3rd
3rd
4th
3rd
8th
9th
7th
Year
Team
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
Houston
Houston
Texas A&M
Texas
Houston
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
Houston
TCU
Texas A&M
SMU
Texas
Texas
Texas
Texas
1993
1994
1995
Texas
Texas
Texas
1996
Texas Tech
Medalist (University)
Ray Barr (UH)
Ray Barr (UH)
Danny Briggs (A&M)
Brandel Chamblee (UT)
Steve Elkington (UH)
John Slaughter (UH)
Steve Elkington (UH)
Jim Sorenson (TCU)
Tray Tyner (UH)
Chip Carter (SMU)
Mark Pfingston Rice)
Bobby Gee (A&M)
Justin Leonard (UT)
Justin Leonard (UT)
Jason Hill (BU)
Justin Leonard (UT)
Justin Leonard (UT)
Lance Combrink (UH)
Dru Fenimore (A&M)
Anthony Rodriguez (A&M)
Jim Skinner (SMU)
Bryan Novoa (Tech)
TECH
6th
8th
8th
8th
7th
6th
8th
9th
9th
6th
8th
8th
7th
8th
8th
7th
1st
Big 12 Conference
* Records since joining the Southwest Conference in 1958
Year
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Team
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State
Kansas
Oklahoma State
Baylor
Medalist (University)
TECH
Leif Westerberg (OSU)
Hunter Haas (OSU)
David Gossett (UT)
Charles Howell (OSU)
Worth Williams (Baylor)
12th
11th
11th
8th
10th
Texas Tech’s All-Conference Selections
Southwest Conference (* since 1975)
1975
1976
1983
1986
1988
1989
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
Texas Tech Coach of the Year Selections
Jeff Mitchell
Jeff Mitchell, Danny Walters
Adam Case
Roque Becker
Mike Winfrey
Mike Winfrey
Chance Blythe
Colin Stoops
Bryan Novoa
Bryan Novoa
Bryan Novoa, Chris Mathis
Big 12 Conference (* since 1996)
2000
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1959
1971
1996
Jay McClure
Butch Mitchell
Tommy Wilson
Texas Tech’s Conference Medalist
Southwest Conference
1959
1961
1967
1996
David Bolen
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John Farquhar
Chris Blocker
Robert McKinney
Bryan Novoa
Team
TOP 10 18-HOLE SCORES
1.
2.
3.
5.
7.
9.
Score
279
280
281
281
283
285
285
287
TOP 10 54-HOLE SCORES
Tournament
*2001 Mid-Pines Intercollegiate
1979 All-College Tournament
2001 UTSA Invitational
2001 Bearkat Classic
*2001 The “Nelson”
1997 International Intercollegiate
2000 Bearkat Classic
2001 UTSA Invitational
Seven Times, including:
*2001 SMU Stonebridge Invitational
2001 UTSA Invitational
2001 Baylor Invitational
2000 Ram Intercollegiate
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Score
844
853
866
868
870
874
875
877
877
877
Tournament
*2001 Mid-Pines Intercollegiate
2001 UTSA Invitational
*2001 The “Nelson”
2000 Bearkat Classic
1998 Red Raider Intercollegiate
*2001 SMU Stonebridge Invitational
1987 Bronco Collegiate Invitational
*2001 Lamar Intercollegiate
1996 International Intercollegiate
1999 Coca-Cola Classic
1999 Hal Sutton Invitational
* All-time records set in the fall 2001 season by the 2001-2002 men’s golf team.
Tournament wins (since 1978)
Year
# of wins
1979-80
2
1986-87
1988-89
1
3
1989-90
2
1992-93
2
1993-94
1994-95
1
2
1995-96
1999-00
2000-01
Fall 2001
1
1
1
2
The 2001-02 Red
Raiders won two
tournaments in the fall
2001 season, making
them the fifth team in
Tech’s record books
since the 1994-95
season to win two or
more tournaments.
Tournament
J.T. King Invitational
T.W. Holder Invitational
Bronco Collegiate Invitational
Coca-Cola/NMSU Classic
NMMI Bronco Invitational
Hyatt Bear Creek Invitational
Charles Coody West Texas Int.
Sugar Tree Tournament
NMSU/Coca-Cola Classic
Baylor/Dr Pepper Intercollegiate
Woodlands Intercollegiate
Louisiana Tech Invitational
Columbia Lakes Invitational
Southwest Conference Championship
Hal Sutton Invitational
UTSA Invitational
Mid-Pines Intercollegiate
SFA Crown Classic
Pinehurst #2
Mid-Pines Inn & Golf Club (Southern Pines, N.C.)
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TOP 10 18-HOLE SCORES
Rank
Score
1.
2.
64
65
65
65
66
66
67
68
68
68
68
5.
7.
8.
Player
Tournament
Mark Allen
Mark Allen
Collin Stoops
David Bolen
Kyle Willmann
David Bolen
Dale Akridge
Mike Winfrey
Mike Winfrey
Michael Ashey
Mark Hull
1989 NMMI Bronco Invitational
1988 NMMI Bronco Invitational
1992 NMSU/Coca-Cola Classic
*2001 Mid-Pines Intercollegiate
*2001 Mid-Pines Intercollegiate
*2001 SFA Crown Classic
1989 NMMI Bronco Invitational
1989 NMMI Bronco Invitational
1989 Border Olympics
1992 NMSU/Coca-Cola Classic
*2001 SMU Stonebridge Invitational
TOP 10 54-HOLE SCORES
Rank
Score
Player
202
204
206
207
208
208
209
209
209
210
Mark Allen
Mark Allen
Kyle Willmann
David Bolen
Kyle Willmann
Kyle Willmann
Collin Stoops
David Bolen
Mark Hull
Mark Hull
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
7.
10.
Tournament
1989 NMMI Bronco Invitational
1988 NMMI Bronco Invitational
*2001 Mid-Pines Intercollegiate
*2001 Mid-Pines Intercollegiate
2001 UTSA Invitational
2001 Border Olympics
1992 NMSU/Coca-Cola Classic
*2001 Cardinal Classic
*2001 SMU Stonebridge Invitational
2001 UTSA Invitational
ALL-TIME TOURNAMENT WINNERS
Rank
# Won
1.
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2.
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2
2
2
5.
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Bryan Novoa
1994 Border Olympics
1996 Crown Colony Collegiate
1996 Border Olympics
1996 Southwest Conference Championship
Kyle Willmann
*2001 Mid-Pines Intercollegiate
2001 Border Olympics
Chris Mathis
1994 Rice/Columbia Lakes Invitational
1995 Red Raider Intercollegiate
Collin Stoops
1992 NMSU/Coca-Cola Classic
1993 Baylor/Dr Pepper Intercollegiate
Kevin Youngblood
1988 Charles Coddy West Texas Intercollegiate
1990 Charles Coddy West Texas Intercollegiate
9 times
Bryan Novoa is still Texas Tech’s all-time
tournament record winner with four tournaments during his career at Texas Tech.
At the end of the fall 2001 season, Kyle
Willmann already won two individual titles
placing him in a four-way tie for second in
all-time tournament wins.
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YEAR-BY-YEAR SCORING AVERAGE LEADERS
Year
Avg.
Player
78-79
79-80
80-81
81-82
83-84
84-85
85-86
86-87
87-88
88-89
89-90
90-91
91-92
92-93
93-94
94-95
95-96
96-97
97-98
98-99
99-00
00-01
76.1
74.3
74.7
77.5
N/A
N/A
78.2
73.7
72.9
75.4
74.9
75.3
74.0
74.0
74.7
73.4
73.0
75.5
76.2
75.6
74.4
74.2
Randy Waterhouse
Randy Waterhouse
Scott Barrett
Adam Kase
Randall Strickland
Roque Baecker
Mike Winfrey
Jim Sanders
Mark Allen
Brad Ott
Chance Blythe
Collin Stoops
Michael Ashy
Bryan Novoa
Bryan Novoa
Patrick Barley
Philip Tate
Philip Tate
Mark Hull
David Bolen
Philip Tate led the Red Raiders in
back-to-back seasons in stroke
average.
TOP 10 CAREER STROKE AVERAGES
David Bolen looks to set another individual
career record at the number one spot on
Tech’s all-time top 10 career stroke
averages. Bolen had a 70.9 stroke average
at the end of the fall 2001 season.
Rank
Avg.
Player
Years
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
74.1
74.5
74.7
75.0
75.2
75.3
75.6
75.6
75.9
76.0
Bryan Novoa
Mike Winfrey
Collin Stoops
Brad Ott
Chance Blythe
Mark Allen
Roque Baecker
Patrick Barley
Jim Sanders
Jeff Bertram
93-96
87-89
91-93
89-92
88-92
87-90
84-87
94-97
86-90
85-88
9.
10.
TOP 10 SINGLE-SEASON STROKE AVERAGES
Rank
Avg.
Player
Year
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
72.9
73.0
73.4
73.7
74.0
74.0
74.2
74.3
74.4
74.4
74.4
Mike Winfrey
Bryan Novoa
Bryan Novoa
Roque Baecker
Chance Blythe
Collin Stoops
David Bolen
Randy Waterhouse
Chris Brown
John Lamey
Mark Hull
87-88
95-96
94-95
86-87
91-92
92-93
00-01
79-80
79-80
86-87
99-00
7.
8.
9.
As a sophomore last season, Mark
Hull paced his way up into Tech’s
top 10 single-season stroke
averages.
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Akridge, Dale Ray _____________ 1985-89
Allen, Mark __________________ 1988-89
Anand, Christopher ___________ 1992-95
Anderson, Randy ________________ 1968
Armstrong, Alex ______________ 1996-99
Arnold, James ________________ 1968-69
Ashy, Michael ________________ 1990-94
Aubrey, Sam ____________________ 1969
Harper, John ____________________ 1968
Heller, Ryan _______________________ 1987
Henderson, Kirk ___________________ 1986
Henegar, Cory _________________ 1999-2001
Hill, Chris _______________________ 1993-97
Hudson, Chris ___________________ 1984-88
Hull, Mark ___________________ 2000-present
Pyka, Trey _____ 2000-present
Ramirez, Lee __________ 1978
Riggs, Robert _________ 1973
Robertson, Rex _____ 1977-81
Rogers, Hamilton _______ 1968
Roseberry, Jon _____ 1993-95
Rowland, Kyle ____________________ 1980
Irwin, Clifton ______________________ 1968
Baecker, Roque ______________ 1985-87
Bailey, Scott “Bubba” ______ 2001-present
Baize, Brian _________________ 1995-96
Baldwin, Tom ________________ 1997-98
Barley, Patrick ________________ 1995-97
Barrett, Scott ___________________ 1981
Basden, John ___________________ 1983
Bertram, Jeff _________________ 1986-88
Bills, Gant ___________________ 1998-99
Birdwell, Brandon ________________ 1984
Black, Thomas _______________ 1968-69
Blythe, Chance _______________ 1989-92
Bohls, Rex ______________________ 1975
Bolen, David _____________ 1999-present
Broussard, Conrad _______________ 1984
Brown, Chris (Paris, Texas) ________ 1969
Brown, Chris (Midland, Texas) ___ 1979-80
Burleson, Paul ________________ 1970-71
Burns, Chris _________________ 1996-97
Callender, Mel ________________ 1975-79
Carlyle, Glen _________________ 1973-74
Carmichael, Alan ______________ 1974-77
Chambless, Steve _____________ 1982-85
Conine, Jim _____________________ 1968
Conine, John ____________________ 1975
Cotter, Mike __________________ 1981-83
Croom, Buddy ___________________ 1970
Daniels, Steve ___________________ 1981
Darland, Tommy _________________ 1984
David, Joe Don __________________ 1985
Delgadillo, Javier ______________ 1988-89
Dunkelberg, Dan _________________ 1983
Farmer, Maban _______________ 1991-92
Ferris, Steve _________________ 1981-82
Figura, John ____________________ 1989
Fink, Randy __________________ 1987-90
Foster, George __________________ 1969
Foster, Jason ________________ 1989-92
Foster, Kevin ____________________ 1979
Foster, Wayne __________________ 1992
Fox, Shane __________________ 1974-76
Friggle, Scott _________________ 1990-94
Fuson, George _______________ 1968-69
Gailey, Ronny ________________ 1995-98
Garcia, Mark _________________ 1994-98
Gilmour, Marc ________________ 1984-85
Graff, Mark _____________________ 1979
Hackler, Drew ____________ 2001-present
Haddock, Neil ________________ 1974-77
Hargrove, Mark _______________ 1976-77
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Jackson, Terry __________________ 1985-87
Jacobs, William ____________________ 1968
Jacobson, Brad _____________ 2001-present
Jarrett, Mark ______________________ 1979
Johnson, Donnie ___________________ 1973
Jones, Gregg ___________________ 1978-79
Kackley, Jimmy ____________________ 2001
Kampen, Andy ____________________ 1996
Kase, Adam ____________________ 1981-85
Kelly, Brooks ________________ 2000-present
Kimball, Stephen ___________________ 1968
Klemmer, Joe ____________________ 1991-92
Lamey, John ____________________ 1985-87
Larsen, Scott _____________________ 1978
Larson, Chuck __________________ 1970-72
Lokey, Lance ___________________ 1991-95
Long, Steve ____________________ 1975-76
Loving, Matt ____________________ 1998-99
Lucio, Eddie ____________________ 1998-99
Mathis, Chris ____________________ 1992-96
Mattox, Richard __________________ 1975-76
McClung, Douglas __________________ 1968
McCormick, Andy __________________ 1985
McCormick, Cameron _____________ 1995-97
McDaniel, Gary ____________________ 1993
McElhaney, Kelly _________________ 1982-84
McKinney, Robert __________________ 1968
Miller, Jeff ______________________ 1982-83
Mischnick, Kevin ___________________ 1989
Mitchell, Jeff ____________________ 1974-76
Morrison, Tim ___________________ 1992-93
Moss, Jobe _____________________ 1975-77
Mulherin, Sean __________________ 1995-99
Needham, Don __________________ 1969-71
Neumann, Jack ____________________ 1983
Northington, Dennis ______________ 1977-78
Novoa, Bryan ___________________ 1993-96
Nutt, Stephen _____________________ 1992
Odom, Brett _______________________ 1993
Ott, Brad _______________________ 1990-92
Palmer, Terrell ___________________ 1982-83
Parks, George _____________________ 1978
Perez, Sal ________________________ 1982
Pinnell, Hunter ___________________ 1986-87
Pitts, Matt _________________________ 1999
Pope, Travis ____________________ 1996-97
Sanders, Jim ___________________ 1987-90
Schauer, Hal ______________________ 1969
Schrade, Mike __________________ 1991-95
Shepperson, John ______________ 1968-69
Schaner, Hal ______________________ 1968
Schroeder, Pual ___________________ 1968
Seligmann, Larry ________________ 1979-82
Sheffield, Bucky ___________________ 1972
Shepperson, John _________________ 1970
Sheridan, Mike _________________ 1968-69
Simmons, King ____________________ 1986
Simnacher, Brad ________________ 1983-87
Skinner, Steve _____________________ 1978
Smith, Blake _________________ 1997-2000
Smith, Brian ________________ 2001-present
Sokolowski, Kurt ___________________ 1969
Sparks, Laird __________________ 1996-98
Speckman, Don _________________ 1970-71
Springer, Brent _________________ 1986-87
St. Germain, Jean _______________ 1976-79
Stegner, Scott __________________ 1973-74
Stiegman, Bryan ________________ 1973-76
Stogner, Jay ___________________ 1988-89
Stoops, Collin __________________ 1992-93
Strickland, Randal _______________ 1983-87
Sylvester, Andy ___________________ 1986
Tate, Philip _____________________ 1995-99
Voight, Mike _______________________ 1985
Wallace, John _____________________ 1982
Walters, Danny _________________ 1975-76
Waterhouse, Randy _____________ 1979-80
Watts, Jeff ____________________ 1980-84
Webster, Chris ____________________ 1999
Wetter, Greg ___________________ 1993-97
White, Ronnald ____________________ 1968
Whittaker, James ________________ 1968-71
Wilcoxson, Jim ____________________ 1968
Wilemon, Brad __________________ 1968-70
Wilemon, Stan __________________ 1969-72
Wiley, David ______________________ 1993
Willcoxen, Erick _________________ 1984-88
Williams, Chad __________________ 1977-78
Williams, Mark _____________________ 1980
Williamson, Todd ________________ 1986-87
Willmann, Kyle ______________ 2001-present
Winfrey, Mike __________________ 1988-89
Winters, Dennis ___________________ 1979
Wood, Kent ____________________ 1975-78
Wooldridge, Jack Jr. ________________ 1977
Woolley, Jim ___________________ 1986-88
Youngblood, Kevin ______________ 1989-91
Zook, Chris _______________________ 1990
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Jeff Mitchell
· current head coach of men’s golf at Stanford (2000-present)
· PGA professional instructor (1985-present)
· former professional golfer on PGA Tour (1971-1984)
· Teaching Certification, Secondary (Texas Tech, 1990)
· B.S. in physical education (Texas Tech, 1989)
· a native of Llano, Texas
Prior to the head men’s golf coaching
position at Stanford University, Jeff
Mitchell served as Director of Golf at Texas
Tech for two years (1998-2000). Mitchell
was also the head women’s golf coach
at Tech for nine seasons (1990-1998) before being named to the director position.
tournaments a year. He was the 1980
Phoenix Open Champion and had a
dozen top-10 finishes (35 top-25 finishes)
as well as making 111 career cuts. He
competed in approximately 200 proamateur events and participated in over
Mitchell’s dedication and hard work
did not go unnotice at Tech. He was
named District Coach of the Year in
1993 and in 1996 and the Southwest
Conference Coach of the Year in
1994 and again in 1996.
A former professional golfer on the PGA
Tour, Mitchell has carved for himself a successful career path in the professional
and collegiate realm of men’s golf.
In fact, the Llano, Texas, native began his
career at Texas Tech. Mitchell lettered
three years and played in every tournament for the Red Raiders men’s golf team
from 1972 to 1976. He won five championships as a Red Raider, claiming the individual title four times in 1975 and winning
back-to-back in the 1975 and 1976 Men’s
West Texas Championships. Mitchell was
also named All-SWC and an Honorable
Mention All-America at the 1976 Southwest Conference tournament.
In 1976, Mitchell went on to the PGA qualifying school where he finished in sixth
place in a field of 375. This finish was good
enough to elevate him to an official PGA
Tour member at the age of 21.
In the 1978 Texas State Open, he faced
off against Ben Crenshaw in sudden
death and won, but his biggest thrill was
yet to come. Minutes before the start of
Super Bowl XIV, the final round of the Phoenix Open was being telecast on the same
station and most of the country watched
as Jeff Mitchell strolled on to a four-stroke
win. He led from start to finish and claimed
a $54,000 paycheck.
For nine years (1976-84), Mitchell was on
the PGA Tour, playing in an average of 30
last five years. He also has taken Tech
to two NCAA Tournament appearances and the 1993-94 season saw
the school’s first ever national ranking.
The 1995-96 season again found
Mitchell’s team nationally ranked.
100 clinics.
In 1986, Mitchell conducted a marathon
of golf, playing with one other professional for a continuous 24-hour period of
time. They played 224 holes and received
pledges, which were donated to the
Ronald McDonald House of Lubbock. He
also gave free junior golf clinics during
the summers of 1988-89 in a number of
places in Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.
Mitchell returned to his alma mater to
coach the women’s golf program on May
31, 1990, after longtime Tech coach Jay
McClure retired after 13 years at the
team’s helm. With solid recruiting and
coaching, Mitchell spent the next 10
years guiding the women’s golf team to
national success. He coached Tech to a
berth in the regionals - a feat the Red
Raiders have attained four times in the
From 1990 to 2000, Mitchell was a
member of the National Golf
Coaches Association and has been
involved with the Golf Coaches Association of America since 1998. He
served as 1st Vice-President of the
NGCA from 1997-99, and was Legislative Chairman for 7 years. He was a
Life Skills committee member at Texas
Tech for two years, and served on the
NCAA Sub- Committee on Academic
Integrity in 1998. A life member of the
PGA Tour, Mitchell is also a member of
the PGA of America.
Prior to his coaching career, Mitchell
was a member of the Graduate Faculty at Texas Tech and a teaching assistant. He worked as an instructor and
as Junior Camp Director. As a professional instructor and PGA member,
Mitchell has given private and group
lessons for the past 15 years.
A 1989 graduate of Texas Tech,
Mitchell earned a degree in Physical
Education and received his Teaching
Certification in 1990.
Mitchell and his wife, Chris, have two
children (Jeffrey, 22 and Lesley, 20),
both currently in Lubbock, Texas.
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One of the nation’s most prolific conferences, the Big 12 maintains its leadership role in
academic, student life, competition, sportsmanship, and compliance areas within the NCAA
framework.
Dedicated to achieving the highest goals in the integration of academic and athletic
endeavors, Baylor, Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma
State, Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech combined forces on February 25, 1994, and forged the Big 12
Conference, one of the most powerful alliances in NCAA Division 1 competition to date.
Individually, member schools have long been respected for successes both in its classrooms and its
stadiums. In all, conference institutions have received numerous accolades for the quality of academic
resources, programs and services offered to students. Athletically, Big 12 teams have accounted for
almost 160 (155 through June, 1998) national team championships-139 NCAA and 16 wire service
football titles—while its student-athletes have claimed more than 800 NCAA crowns entering the 199899 academic year.
The formation of the Big 12 represented an undertaking by school chief executive officers to combine
resources to achieve even higher levels of performance heading into the 21st Century.
Institution chancellors and presidents serve as the chief policy makers of the Conference, operating
as the Board of Directors. Administration of the circuit occurs through the Council of Faculty Athletics
Representatives, Board of Athletics Directors and Board of Senior Woman Administrators.
Steven J. Hatchell became the conference’s first commissioner on March 26, 1995. Dave Martin,
Associate Athletics Director at Oklahoma State, replaced Hatchell on May, 9, 1998, and kept the
conference on a solid path of devotion to student-athleticism, a prominent role in national collegiate
governance and fiscal responsibility. Kevin Weiberg was named as the second fulltime Commissioner
of the Big 12 Conference on Oct. 8, 1998, and officially began his position on Dec. 4, 1998.
The Big 12 took an initial bold step in its community service programs in May, 1996, by adopting
Special Olympics as its primary philanthropy. Other charitable and community service organizations
such as the Lou Groza National Collegiate Place Kicker Award, NCAA YES Program and Best Buddies, to
name a few, have the sponsorship of the conference. Individual member-institutions have provided
facilities for local, regional and national Special Olympics competition for years, but under the Big 12
blanket, Special Olympians, their coaches and their fans have the opportunity to interact as recipients
of clinics and other cooperative efforts in conjunction with Big 12 events. In August, 1996, Executive
Directors of Special Olympics in the seven-state area and Big 12 officials met and decided to promote
the national movement through public service announcements aired to all 50 states and some overseas’
markets during Big 12 football and basketball games and on the weekly “Big 12 Showcase” television
program. Although the Special Olympians certainly benefit from the use of conference facilities and
clinics, Big 12 student-athletes, officials and fans gain almost as much if not more from this partnership.
Another innovative venture of the Big 12 is the development of the Life Skills Program and Academic
Services, which seeks to enhance the “total person” concept both on and off the field. Programs such
as the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Special Olympics, NCAA Youth Neighborhood Sports, and
the NCAA YES program of clinics and stay-in-school messages to youngsters are just a few of the life skills
areas promoted by the Big 12. Student-athletes play an active role in community endeavors such as
hospital visits, youth school programs, enhance/eligibility information and anti-violence campaigns,
all promoted through local appearances and public service announcements aired during Big 12
contests. Activities such as these have helped the Big 12 raise the standard of excellence throughout
the NCAA.
Exposure is key in any endeavor of this magnitude, and the Big 12 has one of the most comprehensive
regional and national telecast agreements in the country.
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Location ................................. Waco, Texas
Nickname ........................................... Bears
Colors ................................... Green & Gold
Enrollment ......................................... 13,334
Athletic Director .................... Tom Stanton
Head Coach ............................ Tim Hobby
Office Phone ...................... (254) 710-1234
............................... tollfree 1-800-BAYLORU
Website ........... www.gobaylorbears.com
Location .............................. Boulder, Colo.
Nickname .................................... Buffaloes
Colors .......................... Silver, Gold & Black
Enrollment ......................................... 26,597
Athletic Director ....................... Dick Tharp
Head Coach ...................... Mark Simpson
Office Phone ........ (303) 492-GOLF (4653)
Website ...................... www.cu-sports.com
Location ................................... Ames, Iowa
Nickname .................................... Cyclones
Colors .............................. Cardinal & Gold
Enrollment ......................................... 27,823
Athletic Director ...... Bruce Van De Velde
Head Coach ............................ Jay Horton
Office Phone ...................... (515) 294-3823
Website ...................... www.cyclones.com
Location ........................... Lawrence, Kan.
Nickname .................................. Jayhawks
Colors .................................. Crimson & Blue
Enrollment ......................................... 24,502
Athletic Director .................... Dr. Allen Bohl
Head Coach ......................... Ross Randall
Office Phone ...................... (785) 864-3417
Website .................. www.kuathletics.com
Location ....................... Manhattan, Kan.
Nickname ..................................... Wildcats
Colors ................................. Purple & White
Enrollment ......................................... 22,396
Athletic Director ........................ Tim Weiser
Head Coach ............................... Tim Norris
Office Phone ...................... (785) 532-6735
Website ................. www.kstatesports.com
Location ............................ Columbia, Mo.
Nickname .......................................... Tigers
Colors ............................. Old Gold & Black
Enrollment ......................................... 22,898
Athletic Director ................ Michael Alden
Head Coach ............................. Tim Robyn
Office Phone ...................... (573) 882-0740
Website ....................... www.mutigers.com
Location ................................ Lincoln, Neb.
Nickname ............... Cornhuskers, Huskers
Colors ............................... Scarlet & Cream
Enrollment ......................................... 25,000
Athletic Director ........................... Bill Byrne
Head Coach .......................... Bill Spangler
Office Phone ...................... (402) 472-6472
Website ......................... www.huskers.com
Location ............................. Norman, Okla.
Nickname ....................................... Sooners
Colors ............................. Crimson & Cream
Enrollment ......................................... 28,000
Athletic Director ............... Joe Castiglione
Head Coach ............................ Jim Ragan
Office Phone ...................... (405) 325-8342
Website ................ www.soonersports.com
Location ............................ Stillwater, Okla.
Nickname ................................... Cowboys
Colors ............................... Orange & Black
Enrollment ......................................... 21,800
Athletic Director ............. Terry Don Phillips
Head Coach .......................... Mike Holder
Office Phone ...................... (405) 744-7050
Website ........................ www.okstate.com
Location ................................. Austin, Texas
Nickname .................................. Longhorns
Colors ..................... Burnt Orange & White
Enrollment ......................................... 38,615
Athletic Director ................. DeLoss Dodds
Head Coach ............................ John Fields
Office Phone ...................... (512) 471-6734
Website .................. www.texassports.com
Location ................ College Station, Texas
Nickname ........................................ Aggies
Colors ............................... Maroon & White
Enrollment ......................................... 44,081
Athletic Director ....................... Wally Groff
Head Coach ............................. J.T. Higgins
Office Phone ...................... (979) 845-4533
Website .................. www.sports.tamu.edu
Location ........................... Lubbock, Texas
Nickname ............................... Red Raiders
Colors ................................. Scarlet & Black
Enrollment ......................................... 24,558
Athletic Director .................. Gerald Myers
Head Coach .......................... Greg Sands
Office Phone ...................... (806) 742-3355
Website .................... www.texastech.com
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Executive Director
Community Foundation of
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Carin Barth, Houston
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L.B. Capital
John W. Jones, Brady
Chair & CEO
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Dick Brooks, Dallas
Bob Black, Horseshoe Bay
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Texaco
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Central & Southwest Corporation
David Lopez, Austin
Brian Newby, Austin
President
Texas Southwestern Bell
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Cantey, Hanger, Roan & Autry P.C.
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Dr. David R. Smith
Dr. David J. Schmidly
Gerald Myers
Chancellor
President - Health Sciences
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President
Director of Athletics
John Anderson
Ron Damron
Steven Downing
Associate Athletic Director
Student Services
Associate Athletic Director
Operations
Senior Associate A.D.
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Bobby Gleason
Dr. Judith Henry
Dr. Robert King
Senior Associate Athletic Director
Business/Personnel Services
Senior Associate A.D.
Senior Woman’s Administrator
Marsha Sharp
Associate Athletic Director
Sports Program
Associate Athletic Director
Sports Medicine
Steve Uryasz
Senior Associate A.D.
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The Office of Academic Services for StudentAthletes provides a variety of services to help
meet the academic, career, and personal goals
of over 400 scholarship and walk-on studentathletes. The Academic Services staff consists
of eight professionals, two graduate assistants,
over 50 tutorial staff members, and
administrative support.
The Academic Services staff is comprised of
professionals who have extensive backgrounds,
experience, and expertise within student
services and athletics. Their commitment goes
well beyond just helping student-athletes
understand the academic requirements of Texas
Tech University, the Big 12 Conference, and the
NCAA. Academic Services extends their
commitment to help the student-athlete with a
variety of aspects of life here at Texas Tech in
addition to providing the necessary tools to
achieve academic success. Accordingly, the
Office of Academic Services provides an
environment that promotes academic, career,
and personal success of all Texas Tech studentathletes.
The program is integrated with the university’s
total commitment to all students’ success.
Academic Services continues to move forward
in implementing components that provide
continuous support for student-athletes in each
phase of their academic, personal, and
professional development. The end goal is
graduation and employment or perhaps
graduate/professional school.
ACADEMIC SUPPORT
Academic Services provides tutoring to all
scholarship and walk-on student-athletes. Tutors
are available for courses offered at Texas Tech,
and are arranged through the Academic
Services Office. Student-athletes meet with
tutors in the Academic Center.
To help ease the transition to Texas Tech,
freshmen and transfer student-athletes are
assigned peer mentors during their first
semesters. This peer mentoring program
matches new student-athletes with an
upperclassman or graduate student to help
them with academic life at Texas Tech. Mentors
serve as role models while providing support,
insight and facts to assist student-athletes in
topics such as time management, study skills,
and major and career exploration – in addition
to traditional adjustment issues.
All student-athletes may utilize Academic
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achieve academic success and reach the ultimate goal of
graduation.
compatible computers. Student-athletes can
compose papers, create spreadsheets check
and write e-mail, or research topics via the
Internet from the center.
Graduating student-athletes may also take
advantage of the GRE, GMAT, and LSAT
interactive test preparation software.
Academic Services also provides lap top
computers for team use while travelling to away
games and events.
ACADEMIC ADVISING & COUNSELING
Academic Services has counselors assigned
to work with student-athletes on a sport-bysport basis. The optimum student-athlete to
athletic academic advisor ratio set forth by the
National Association of Academic Advisors for
Athletics is 100-1. Texas Tech Academic
Services’ student-athlete to counselor ratio is
approximately 60-1.
Academic counselors work with their studentathletes in a reverse pyramid fashion – initially
with first semester general education and
exploratory courses. This expands into major
exploration, responsibilities of the studentathlete, and understanding Texas Tech, Big 12
Conference, and NCAA rules and eligibility
requirements. The counselors continue to
expand the pyramid with career exploration
and personal development issues until the
student-athlete graduates.
RED RAIDER LIFE SKILLS
The University is committed to the complete
development of the young men and women
who wear Texas Tech Red and Black.
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As a member of the NCAA Life Skills Program,
Red Raider Life Skills offer components that
address academic, personal, social, and career
development. To encourage the studentathletes to develop and pursue
career goals, a variety of careeroriented workshops and seminars
are offered throughout the year. All
career oriented workshops and
seminars aide the student athletes
in preparing for the annual career
fair sponsored by Academic
Services. The program also facilitates community
involvement via the Red Raider Speaker’s
Bureau, which features student-athlete
appearances to elementary and junior high
schools, as well as other organizations. Other
community outreach activities include the
Children’s Home of Lubbock, the Lubbock State
School, and Habitat for Humanity.
Interdisciplinary Studies 1200, ‘Life Skills for
Student-Athletes’, is offered to freshmen
scholarship student-athletes. This 2 hour credit
course will help student-athletes have a
successful transition to college and prepare
them for various demands and issues they will
face as Division I student-athletes. The course
covers a variety of topics including time
management, major and career exploration,
and sports-related health issues.
STUDENT-ATHLETE ADVISORY BOARD
The Student-Athlete Advisory Board is an active
committee that consists of representatives from
each intercollegiate sport at Texas Tech.
The Board works hand-in-hand with the athletic
department to enhance the quality of studentathletes’ lives at Tech. Athletic department
personnel meet regularly with the Board to
discuss issues, problems, and interests facing
today’s student-athletes. The Board coordinates
a charity fundraiser, participates in community
outreach and assists with the Student-Athlete
Academic Awards Banquet.
ACADEMIC AWARDS
Texas Tech consistently has many studentathletes selected to the Academic All-Big 12
Teams for each sport, and is well represented on
the Big 12 Conference Commissioner’s Honor
Roll.
Each year several Texas Tech student-athletes
are nominated for NCAA, Big 12 and other
national post-graduate scholarships. Last year,
Bobbi Crill of the women’s track team was one
of eight student-athletes to receive a Big 12 PostGraduate Scholarship. Following the 1999-2000
year, football player Keith Cockrum has already
been named as a recipient for an NCAA Post
Graduate Scholarship, one of only seven
selections for Division I football.
For the second year in a row, more studentathletes from Texas Tech were awarded the
Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award than any
other Big 12 institution.
ACADEMIC AWARDS BANQUET
Texas Tech student-athletes are recognized
equally for their athletic and academic
accomplishments. Each spring Academic
Services hosts an academic awards banquet,
recognizing student-athletes who achieve either
a 3.0 cumulative GPA, or a 3.0 over the previous
two semesters. The top graduating seniors from
each sport are recognized, and a male and
female Texas Tech Student-Athlete of the Year
are distinguished.
PAST STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
1997-1998
Tom Baldwin, Men’s Golf
Danielle Brady, Softball
1998-1999
Jeremy Hernandez, Football
Jennifer Benat, Women’s Soccer
1999-2000
Keith Cockrum, Football
Paula Workman, Softball
2000-2001
Andrew Shoppe, Track & Field
Janelle Jones, Volleyball
Making the Grade
2.837 ... Average GPA for Male Student-Athletes–Spring 2000
(Average for Texas Tech males is 2.675)
2.993 ... Average GPA for Female Student-Athletes–Spring 2000
(Average for Texas Tech females is 2.971)
86 ... Student-Athletes were named to either the President’s
list or the Dean’s List for Spring 2000 (68 were named in Fall
1999)
184 ... Student-athletes qualified for the Big 12 Conference
Commissioner’s Honor Roll following the Spring 2000
semester (171 qualified following the 1999 Fall Semester)
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OFFICE OF ATHLETIC COMPLIANCE
Texas Tech University, as a member of the Big 12 Conference and the National Collegiate
Athletic Association, is responsible for insuring that its coaches, student-athletes, faculty and
staff, alumni, donors, booster, and friends abide with conference and NCAA regulations. Under
these rules, alumni, donors, boosters and friends are categorized as “representative of athletics
interests” of Texas Tech University.
It is not permissible for an athletic
You become a prospective student-athlete if
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representative to provide transportation to or
have started classes for the ninth grade or if
the college provides you (or your relatives or friends)
any financial aid or other benefits that the college
does not provide to prospective students
generally.
become a recruited prospective student2 You
athlete at a particular college if any coach or
from campus or free admission to an athletic event
on or off campus to you, your parents or your
friends. Please contact the athletic compliance
office to discuss any travel situations in which you
or your family are not providing your own
transportation to ensure that it is permissible.
booster solicits you or your family for the purpose
of securing your enrollment and participation in
intercollegiate athletics. Activities by coaches or
boosters that cause you to become a recruited
prospective student-athlete are: (1) Providing you
with an official visit; (2) Arranging an in-person, offcampus encounter with you or your parent(s) or
legal guardian; or (3) Initiating or arranging a
telephone contact with you, your family or
guardian for the purpose of recruitment on more
than one occasion. NOTE: At the Division I level,
a representative of athletic interests (booster) may
not solicit your enrollment in any manner (e.g., no
home calls, letters or in-person encounters).
An evaluation is any off-campus activity
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benefit, inducement or arrangement such as
prospect's junior year in high school. Additional
calls may not be made prior to Sept. 1 of the
beginning of the prospect's senior year in high
school with not more than one per week. During
a contact period, telephone calls may be made
at the institution's discretion. In men's and women's
basketball, one call can be made on or after June
21 of the prospect's junior year in high school,
further, three calls are permissible in July with not
more than one per week. Calls in all other sports
are not permitted until on or after July 1 after
completion of your junior year.
cash, clothing, cars, improper expenses,
transportation, gifts or loans to encourage you to
sign a National Letter of Intent or to attend an
NCAA school.
A contact is any face-to-face encounter
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a prospect or the prospect's parent(s)
or legal guardian and an institutional staff member
or athletic representative during which any
dialogue occurs in excess of an exchange or
greeting. NOTE: At the Division I level, athletic
representatives (boosters) may not contact you
for the purpose of recruiting. A college coach
may contact you in-person off the college campus
only on or after July 1 after completion of your
junior year in high school.
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qualifications or athletic ability, including any visit
to your high school (during which no contact
occurs) or the observations of any practice or
competition in which you participate. In the sport
of football, coaches are limited to evaluating a
prospect on two occasions. In basketball,
coaches are limited to five recruiting opportunities
(contacts and evaluations) and not more than
three of the opportunities may be contacts. In all
other sports, the coaches are limited to evaluating
a prospect on four occasions.
In the sport of football, one phone call is
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After July 1 following your junior year, a college
coach or faculty member is limited to one
telephone call per week to you (or your parent(s)
or legal guardians) except that unlimited calls to
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made under the following circumstances: (1) During
the five days immediately before your official visit
by the university you will be visiting; (2) On the day
of a coach's off-campus contact with you; (3)
During the time beginning with the initial National
Letter of Intent signing date in your sport through
the two days after the signing date; and (4) In the
sport of football only, during the permissible offcampus contact periods and during the 48 hours
prior to and 48 hours after 8:00 a.m. on the initial
signing date for the National Letter of Intent.
Coaches also may accept collect calls, and
universities are permitted to utilize a toll-free (1-800)
number to receive telephone calls from you or your
parent(s) or legal guardians on or after July 1 after
completion of your junior year.
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A Division I university may provide you with the
following printed materials: (1) General
correspondence, including letters, US Postal Service
postcards and institutional note cards; (2) Game
programs, which may not include posters, can be
provided only during official or unofficial visits to
the university's campus; (3) NCAA educational
information; (4) Pre-enrollment information
subsequent to signing a National Letter of Intent
with the university; (5) One athletic publication
which may include only one color of printing inside
the covers; (6) Official academic, admissions and
student services publications published by the
institution and available to all students; (7)
Questionnaires which may be provided prior to
your junior year; and (8) Summer camp brochures
which may be provided prior to your junior year.
NCAA PRINCIPLES
INSTITUTIONAL CONTROL
It is the responsibility of Texas Tech University, and all other
NCAA member institutions, to control its intercollegiate
athletics program in compliance with the rules and regulations
of the NCAA.
RESPONSIBILITY
Texas Tech'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 or organization engaged
in activities promoting the athletics interests of the institution.
younger student to be considered a prospect, so it is a good
idea to treat ALL STUDENTS as prospects.
RECRUITING
Recruiting is any solicitation of a prospect or a prospect's
family member (or guardian) by an institutional staff member
or by an athletics representative of the institution, for the
purpose of securing the prospect's enrollment and ultimate
participation in the institution's intercollegiate athletics
program.
EXTRA BENEFIT
COMPLIANCE
Texas Tech 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 Association.
PROSPECTIVE STUDENT-ATHLETE
A prospective student-athlete is defined as a person who has
begun classes for the ninth grade. However, it is possible for a
An extra benefit is any special arrangement by an institutional
employee or an athletics representative to provide a studentathlete or the student-athlete's relative or friend a benefit
not expressly authorized by NCAA legislation.
STUDENT-ATHLETE
A student-athlete is a student whose enrollment was solicited
by a member of the athletics staff or other representative of
athletics interests with a view toward the student's ultimate
participation in the intercollegiate athletics program.
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Recent construction of new facilities and existing facilities have
backed Tech’s stance of making itself an athletic powerhouse.
The United Spirit Arena opened in November 1999 and
is home to Lady Raider and Red Raider basketball and
volleyball. The Arena was completed with a final price of
$62 million and is arguably one of the finest on-campus
facilities in the nation.
The official ground-breaking ceremony of the Rocky Johnson
Field (“The Rock”) was held on March 28, 2001 with a conference doubleheader against Texas A&M. “The Rock” officially seats 586 with the space capability to accomodate
bleachers behind the outfield fences and lawn seating behind
the dugouts.
The SBC Jones Stadium is undergoing major renovations
to reflect a new look with a new era of Texas Tech football.
The stadium will have a dramatic new facade matching
Tech’s signature Spanish Renaissance architecture, in
addition to increased seating capacity for more than 60,000
Red Raider fans. Expected completion of Jones stadium
is August 2002.
Dan Law Field is now undergoing Phase I of construction.
A new bull pen, outfield fence and club house are being added
to the home of Red Raider baseball. Phase II will include
exterior brick facade and a roof awning. The ballpark has a
5,614 seating capacity, in addition to 14 luxury skyboxes, an
Astro turf “8” infield, and state-of-the-art lighting system.
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LUBBOCK
Lubbock, Texas is many things — the Hub City of the
South Plains, home of Buddy Holly and countless
nationally prominent musicians, cotton capital of Texas,
a major health care system, and the center of a
burgeoning wine industry. The cost of living is moderate,
and opportunities for economic development are
prevalent. Lubbock has been mentioned favorably
by presidents, written into movie scripts, sung about in
songs, and both bashed and acclaimed in the national
media. Part of the sprawling and beautiful Llano
Estacado, Lubbock is no Austin, Dallas, Houston, El Paso
or San Antonio and doesn’t strive to be. Lubbock is
one of a kind.
Settled in the heart of West Texas, Lubbock is a thriving
city of more than 190,000 people who take great pride
in their surroundings. A lot can be told about a city
through its people, and Lubbock certainly has some
of the friendliest people anywhere.
Lubbock offers various charms — wide streets, oil
wells on golf courses, a magnificent Ranching Heritage
Center, no traffic jams and virtually no summer
humidity.
A young community, Lubbock’s development
occurred in a short period of time. Two communities
grew as a result of land promotion and the 1887 Texas
Land Act. Located on opposite sides of Yellow House
Canyon were Old Lubbock and Monterey, each with
250 residents. In 1890, the residents agreed to combine
and form a new town on a one-square mile site that
today is in downtown Lubbock.
Industrialization came to Lubbock in 1909 with the
railroad, and people found land was cheap, cotton
grew because there was no insect problem, and the
arid climate and flat land made farming easier.
With seven hospitals, Lubbock is the medical center
for the entire West Texas and Eastern New Mexico region,
offering the most diversified health care services
between Dallas and Phoenix.
Lubbock’s territory holds more than one-fourth of
the nation’s oil, a third of its natural gas, a fourth of its
cotton, most of its sheep and goats and 27 percent of
its marketed feed cattle. In recent years, the cotton
crop annually has poured over a billion dollars into the
South Plains region.
The community serves not only West Texas, but expands
into the neighboring states of New Mexico and
Oklahoma. Lubbock serves as a financial center, as well
as providing easy access to major cities through the
Lubbock International Airport. With several ski resorts
within easy driving distance, area lakes offering fishing
and water skiing, and more than 275 restaurants, Lubbock
is full of opportunities.
Lubbock — there’s no place quite like it.
“West Texas is a blend of western fact and
fiction, the Old West and the New West, a vast,
diverse and wide open land, sometimes very
private and almost always very personal.”
- AP’s Mike Cochran
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