2023-24 West Virginia University Golf Guide

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2022-23 SEASON REVIEW

Managing Editor: Joe Swan

A New Era of WVU Golf

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Season Review

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Editor/Writer: Bryan Messerly

Big 12 Conference

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Team Results

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WVU Golf Academic Honors

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Individual Results

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Page Layout/Design: Laura Doolittle/ Provations Group

Campus Life

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Senior Recap

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COACHING STAFF Coach Sean Covich

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Assistant Coach Will Koras

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Support Staff

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RECORD BOOK All-Time Coaching Records

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All-Time Scoring Records

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All-Time Conference Results

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PLAYER PROFILES

Series Records

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Rosters

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All-Time Results

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Trent Tipton

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All-Time Honors and Awards

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Jackson Davenport

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Mountaineer Invitational

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Oli Ménard

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Will Stakel

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Todd Duncan

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President Dr. E. Gordon Gee

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Max Green

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Director of Athletics Wren Baker

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Westy McCabe

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Athletics Senior Staff/Head Coaches

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Kaleb Wilson

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Athletic Facilities

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Newcomers

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WVU Athletics Communications

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2023-24 SCHEDULE Sept. 3-4 Red Bandana Invitational Verona, N.Y. Sept. 10-11 The Gopher Invitational Minneapolis, Minn. Oct. 9-11 Big 12 Match Play Championship Hockley, Texas Oct. 28-29 Steelwood Collegiate Invitational Loxley, Ala. Jan. 29-30 The NIT Tucson, Ariz. Feb. 17-18 Florida Gators Invitational Gainesville, Fla. Feb. 25-27 Dorado Beach Collegiate Dorado, Puerto Rico Mar. 15-17 Schenkel Invitational Statesboro, Ga. Mar. 24-26 The Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate Charleston, S.C. Apr. 15-16 Mountaineer Invitational Bridgeport, W.Va. Apr. 22-24 Big 12 Golf Championship Trinity, Texas May 13-15 NCAA Regional Championship Various Sites May 24-29 NCAA Championship Carlsbad, Calif.

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A NEW ERA OF WEST VIRGINIA GOLF

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The new era of WVU golf begins as players arrive on campus for the first time since the program was cut in the early 1980s.

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West Virginia competes at its first-ever Big 12 Men’s Golf Championship at Whispering Pines Country Club in Trinity, Texas. Then-freshman Max Sear just misses a top-10 finish.

AUGUST 2014 SEPTEMBER 2015 Alan Cooke becomes the first Mountaineer golfer in more than three decades to tee off as the team restarts varsity competition at the Tiger Turning Stone Invitational.

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The Mountaineers claim their first team win, taking the title at the East Carolina Invitational


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Matthew Sharpstene shoots a then-program low round of 64 to lead the Mountaineers to another win at the Martin Downs Collegiate in Palm City, Florida.

SEPTEMBER 2017 NOVEMBER 2017

West Virginia caps the fall season at No. 37 in the Golfstat rankings.

FEBRUARY 2018 OCTOBER 2018

NOVEMBER 2018

Freshman Matthew Sharpstene becomes the first Mountaineer to ever win Big 12 Golfer of the Month after his play at the Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic in Lahaina, Hawaii.

Sear becomes the first Mountaineer in more than 30 decades to win a tournament, claiming medalist honors at The Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational in Bridgeport. WVU takes the team title at its home event, hosted at Pete Dye Golf Club.

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West Virginia qualifies for its first NCAA appearance since 1947. The Mountaineers place sixth at the NCAA Louisville Regional.

MAY 2019 APRIL 2019

SEPTEMBER 2019 Etienne Papineau earns the first record of the season with a program-best 54-hole total of 203 at the Old Town Club Collegiate Invitational; he shaves three strokes off the previous record of 206, which was set in 2017. WVU earns its first top-25 ranking.

The Mountaineers host their first-ever Big 12 Championship at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.

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MAKING The Mountaineers record a new team 54-hole low round and total versus par at the Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic with a 273-273280=826 for 26-under-par, besting the previous records of 835 (Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic, 2018-19) and -22 (Janney VCU Shootout, 2017-18).

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Mark Goetz became WVU’s first-ever individual qualifier for the NCAA Regional Championship. He finished second, just missing a spot in the NCAA Golf Championship. After the season, he became the first WVU golfer to earn All-America honors.

Logan Perkins earns a new 18-hole record low score at the Florida Gators Invitational in February with a 62, besting the previous record of 64, which was set in 2018.

WVU won the Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate with a 28-under-par tally, the lowest 54-hole, under-par score in school history. The 271 in the final round tied the lowest round in school history, and the 17-under-par tally in the final round was the lowest round in school history in relation to par.

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BIG 12 CONFERENCE The Big 12 enters its 28th year as one of the nation’s premier athletic conferences under the direction of Commissioner Brett Yormark. In his brief time at the helm, Yormark has elevated the Conference to new heights, placing an emphasis on marketing, brand building and storytelling that has resonated across the college athletics landscape.

The Big 12 office is located in Irving, Texas.

The Big 12 is comprised of 14 institutions after welcoming BYU, UCF, Cincinnati and Houston on July 1, 2023. TCU and West Virginia were the first new additions since inception when they joined the league on July 1, 2012. Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas and Texas Tech are legacy members.

• Big 12 institutions create a league that encompasses eight states, three time zones and a combined population of over 79.3 million.

In the first year of his tenure, Yormark executed a media rights deal with ESPN and Fox that will run through 2030-31 while leading a revamp of the Big 12 Football and Basketball Championships that resulted in revenue and digital engagement highs. He has taken an innovative approach to ensure the Conference resides in places it has never been before including creating the first Big 12 Business Advisory Board. Other highlights are executing a partnership with the National Football League to operate a conference-wide Pro Day, teaming up with New York City Parks Department for a summer activation at historic Rucker Park, and bringing celebrity talent such as Fat Joe, Ashanti, Shaq and DJ Khaled into the Big 12 marketing fold. “Big 12 Homecoming” will debut during the 2023 football season at the four new members’ campuses with additional conference members featured in future seasons. The 2022-23 academic year saw the Conference reach new frontiers with TCU becoming the first league school to reach the College Football Playoff National Championship game. Texas captured the NCAA Women’s Volleyball title as well as the Women’s Outdoor Track & Field national championship. Oklahoma earned its second straight NCAA Women’s Gymnastics trophy and was crowned Women’s College World Series champions for the third consecutive season. NCAA Championship runner-up finishes were notched by Oklahoma State Men’s Cross Country, Texas Women’s Swimming & Diving and UT Women’s Indoor Track & Field. NCAA individual titles were collected by 23 student-athletes. The Big 12 tied its own record as the only league to place 70 percent of men’s basketball teams in the NCAA Championship and 80 percent of football squads in bowl games in the same academic year, also accomplishing the feat in 2017-18.

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KEY HIGHLIGHTS • Home of 81 NCAA team titles and 742 individual national championships (As of July 1, 2023).

• The league sponsors 23 sports. Men’s squads include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field, swimming & diving, tennis and wrestling. Women’s teams are fielded in basketball, cross country, equestrian, golf, gymnastics, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis and volleyball. • The Conference currently conducts postseason championships for 22 of its 23 sports. • Entering the 2023-24 academic year, the Big 12 has over 800 Academic All-America recipients. • National academic accolades have always been strong in the Big 12. Charlie Kolar (Iowa State) was the recipient of the 2021 William V. Campbell Trophy, known as the Academic Heisman. He is the Big 12’s fifth honoree since 2000. Since 1996, the Big 12 has 14 recipients of the NCAA Today’s Top 10 award. This prestigious honor recognizes former studentathletes for their success on the fields and courts, in the classroom and in the community. In the last 13 seasons, 27 student-athletes were recipients of the NCAA Elite 90 award. • Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark announced the formation of a Business Advisory Board to collaborate and help co-author the Conference’s business strategy. The Board is comprised of some of the most successful leaders from a variety of fields – entertainment, finance, consumer brands, technology, media and more – that bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise in building global brands and dynamic businesses.


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ACADEMIC HONORS

GCAA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM 2023, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 GCAA SRIXON/CLEVELAND GOLF ALL-AMERICA SCHOLAR Will Stakel 2022, 2023 Trent Tipton 2021, 2022, 2023 Kurtis Grant 2020, 2021, 2022 Philipp Matlari 2019, 2020 Etienne Papineau 2019, 2020, 2021 Max Sear 2018, 2019 Chris Williams 2017

ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 FIRST TEAM Will Stakel 2022, 2023 Trent Tipton 2021, 2022, 2023 Mark Goetz 2020 Kurtis Grant 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Logan Perkins 2020, 2022 Philipp Matlari 2019, 2020 Tristan Nicholls 2019 Etienne Papineau 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Drew Dewald 2018 Avery Schneider 2018 Max Sear 2018, 2019 Chris Williams 2016, 2017 ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 SECOND TEAM Jackson Davenport 2023 Todd Duncan 2023 Oli Ménard 2022, 2023 Mark Goetz 2021 Matthew Sharpstene 2019, 2020 Mark Goetz 2019 Tristan Nicholls 2018

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BIG 12 ACADEMIC ALL-ROOKIE TEAM Will Stakel 2021 Nico Lang 2020 Trent Tipton 2020 Kurtis Grant 2019 Logan Perkins 2018 Etienne Papineau 2017 Tristan Nicholls 2016


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CHARACTER

FACULTY AND STAFF PROFILE

RESEARCH CLASSIFICATION

Excellent faculty — 19 of whom have been named Carnegie Foundation Professors of the Year — guide and mentor students. Sixty-eight percent of WVU Morgantown classes are taught by full-time instructional faculty.

Public, land-grant institution, founded in 1867. R1: Doctoral Universities – Highest Research Activity, as described by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

ACCREDITATION

WVU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Many programs hold specialized accreditation.

GOVERNANCE

The WVU Board of Governors is the University’s governing body. The Higher Education Policy Commission in West Virginia is responsible for developing, establishing and overseeing the implementation of a public policy agenda for the state’s four-year colleges and universities. E. Gordon Gee is WVU’s 24th president.

CAMPUS LOCATIONS AND FACILITIES

The WVU System is a family of distinctive campuses united by a single mission. From the groundbreaking research of our flagship in Morgantown (ranked R1, the highest research category institution) to the student-centered focus of WVU Potomac State College in Keyser to the technology-intensive programs at WVU Institute of Technology in Beckley, we are leveraging our talents and resources to create a better future for West Virginia and the world. The WVU Institute of Technology in Beckley offers more than 25 majors, including undergraduate engineering programs that have consistently ranked among the top in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report. WVU Potomac State College in Keyser has one of the lowest tuition rates of all the nation’s four-year institutions. Offering more than 60 majors, this campus combines the personal attention of a small college with the affordable benefits of a major university. The WVU System also includes Health Sciences locations in Charleston and Martinsburg; School of Nursing campuses in Charleston, Keyser, Bridgeport and Beckley; farms and five forests throughout the state; and WVU Jackson’s Mill State 4-H Camp. The WVU Morgantown campus is in a town that has been named “No. 1 Small City in America” by BizJournals.com for its exceptional quality of life. Morgantown, population 30,277, was also rated the ninth best college town in America by Business Insider and is within easy traveling distance of Washington, D.C., to the east, Pittsburgh, Pa., to the north, and Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, to the northwest. Other rankings: Kiplinger. com included Morgantown in their 10 great places to live list; one of “Best Sports Cities” by Sporting News; 5th “Best Small Metro” by Forbes; a “Top 50 College Town” by Parade magazine; and Movoto ranked Morgantown the “#1 Most Exciting Place in West Virginia” for its music, art and nightlife.

STUDENT PROFILE

Fall 2022 WVU System enrollment was 27,300+

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

WVU recipients of prestigious scholarships include 25 Rhodes Scholars, 26 Truman Scholars, 47 Goldwater Scholars, 4 George C. Marshall (British) Scholars, 6 Morris K. Udall Scholars, 5 USA Today All-USA College Academic First Team Members (and 11 academic team honorees), 28 Boren Scholars, 106 Gilman Scholars, 74 Fulbright Scholars, 3 Department of Homeland Security Scholars, 37 Critical Language Scholars, one Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholar, 27 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships and one Schwarzman Scholar.

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ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

Thirteen Morgantown colleges and schools offer 355 majors in agriculture, natural resources and design; applied and human sciences; arts and sciences; business and economics; creative arts; dentistry; engineering and mineral resources; law; media; medicine; nursing; pharmacy; public health. Hundreds of distance education and online classes are available.

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

Students can choose from among nearly 500 student organizations or participate in an active intramural program and a variety of club sports.

SERVICE AND LEARNING

The Center for Service and Learning develops and organizes service learning and volunteer opportunities for students and faculty. WVU is one of only 75 schools recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for Community Engagement (recognized since 2010).

PARENTS CLUB

The Mountaineer Parents Club, with 20,000-plus members, connects parents and families with the student experience.

LIBRARIES

The WVU Libraries encompass seven libraries statewide. Facilities in Morgantown include the Downtown Campus Library, Evansdale Library, Health Sciences Library, Law Library and the West Virginia and Regional History Center. Onsite collections include over 936,000 books, 1.5+ million e-books and 700+ databases.

ADMISSION AND APPLICATION TIMELINE

Graduate admission (for degree-seeking applicants) requires a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited university with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.75 on a 4.0 scale for regular admission. In addition, an applicant must meet the minimum admissions criteria determined by their program of interest. Each graduate program sets its own admissions requirements and deadlines.

VISITORS CENTERS

The WVU Visitors Centers are the front doors to campus, providing the warm hospitality that Mountaineers are known for in modern, welcoming spaces. Tours led by current students are offered Monday through Friday and select Saturdays. Scheduling information is available at visit.wvu.edu.

ALUMNI

Chartered in 1873, the WVU Alumni Association is made up of more than 210,000+ graduates worldwide in some 135 nations.

PRIVATE SUPPORT

The WVU Foundation recorded $214 million in new gifts and pledges in fiscal year 2022, including 39,347 gifts from 20,206 donors. As of December 2021, total Foundation assets stood at $2.8 billion, including long-term investments for the benefit of WVU and assets managed by the Foundation for other WVU-affiliated organizations.

EXTENSION

Throughout the year in West Virginia’s 55 counties, WVU Extension Service faculty and volunteers work with more than 624,000 West Virginians — 4-H alone reaches one in five West Virginia youths.


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» HEAD COACH » 10TH SEASON » MISSISSIPPI STATE, 2004 Sean Covich was named West Virginia University’s 12th men’s golf coach on May 22, 2014 and has led the Mountaineers through the reintroduction of the sport and into a new era. The Mountaineers matched their highest Big 12 finish in 2022-23 with the team shooting 281 in the second round, the lowest round in WVU’s Big 12 Championship history. In addition, WVU tied No. 12 Oklahoma State at the Big 12 Match Play Championship. In 2021-22, West Virginia won the Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate with a 28-under-par tally, the lowest 54-hole, under-par score in school history. The 271 in the final round at Vegas tied the lowest round team total in school history and the 17-under-par tally in the final round was the lowest round in school history in relation to par. Mark Goetz won the Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate and Mountaineer Invitational for his second and third collegiate tournament wins, the most in school history. Max Green was co-champion of the East Carolina Intercollegiate, becoming the third different Mountaineer to win a collegiate tournament. In 2020-21 despite the abbreviated season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Goetz became WVU’s first-ever individual qualifier for the NCAA Regional Championship. He finished second, just missing a spot in the NCAA Golf Championship. After the season, he became the first WVU golfer to earn All-America honors. Goetz then was the stroke-play medalist out of 312 golfers at the 121st U.S. Amateur at Oakmont Country Club, shooting 8-under-par.

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WVUSPORTS.COM The Mountaineers finished the 2020-21 season on a strong note. For the third year in a row, West Virginia won the Mountaineer Invitational with Goetz being the only golfer in the field to shoot under par (-12). WVU’s four-day total at the Big 12 Championship tied WVU’s best 72-hole total at the championship, including a 283 in the third round, one shot off its best round in a Big 12 event. Also in the spring, WVU shot a 10-under-par 278 at the Seminole Intercollegiate, the eighth-best round in school history and posted the lowest team score in the three years of competing at the Gators Invitational. Building upon momentum from the team’s first NCAA appearance since 1947 the previous season, Covich’s Mountaineers earned the program’s first-ever top-25 ranking in 2019-20, coming in at No. 25 in the first Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll of the season. West Virginia put a tally in the win column after topping the leaderboard at the Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational at Pete Dye Golf Club. Covich led the Mountaineers to its second victory of the season in a head-to-head matchup against Connecticut to open the spring portion of the season. 2019-20 proved to be another record-breaking year for West Virginia, as the team combined to break four different records throughout the season. Etienne Papineau earned the first record of the season with a program-best 54-hole total of 203 at the Old Town Club Collegiate Invitational. Logan Perkins also earned a new 18-hole record low score at the Florida Gators Invitational with a 62 to finish second overall in the tournament. As a team, the Mountaineers recorded a new team 54-hole low round and total versus par at the Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic with a 273-273280=826 for 26-under par. This bested the previous records of 835 and 22-under. The 2019-20 season was cut short in March due to COVID-19. With the help of freshman Kurtis Grant, the 2018-19 season started off in a big way, as Grant posted a 206 in the Old Town Club Collegiate, tying the program record on his way to an 11thplace finish. Soon after, senior Max Sear became the first Mountaineer in more than 35 years to earn medalist honors when he finished atop the team leaderboard at The Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational at Pete Dye Golf Club. His first-place finish led the Mountaineers to the team title for the first time ever at their home event. The inaugural Big 12 Match Play Championship was up next for WVU. The Mountaineers put up a tough battle and came away with a win over Iowa State and a tie with Kansas. The Tavistock Collegiate Invitational, which West Virginia joined UCF in hosting, and the Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic wrapped up fall play as the Mountaineers finished with a program-best No. 37 ranking via Golfstat.

Spring trips down south included a third-place finish at the Seminole Intercollegiate in Tallahassee, Florida, and a fourth-place finish at the Irish Creek Collegiate in Kannapolis, North Carolina. In an annual tradition, the Mountaineers wrapped up play at rival Penn State’s Rutherford Intercollegiate, taking home third place. At the end of April, West Virginia welcomed the league’s nine other programs to The Old White TPC in White Sulphur Springs as the Mountaineers played host to the 2019 Big 12 Men’s Golf Championship at The Greenbrier Resort. Despite a soggy start, sophomore Matthew Sharpstene led the way for WVU with a 13th-place finish at the historic resort. History was then made on May 1, 2019. The team gathered at the WVU Coliseum at 9 p.m. to await its fate as the top-50 national ranking all but guaranteed the Mountaineers a spot in an NCAA Regional. The team didn’t have to wait long, as “West Virginia” showed up in the first regional announced. The No. 8-seeded Mountaineers would join Big 12 foes Oklahoma State, Baylor and Iowa State at the University of Louisville Golf Club in Simpsonville, Kentucky. It marked the program’s first NCAA appearance since 1947. One week shy of the fifth anniversary of his hiring, Covich led West Virginia to its first NCAA appearance in 72 seasons. Sharpstene, Sear, Etienne Papineau, Logan Perkins and Philipp Matlari represented West Virginia in Louisville, along with alternate Mark Goetz. The Mountaineers found themselves in contention for a national championship bid early on, as they finished the first day in fifth place after Perkins led the way at one-under-par. The team slipped to eighth on the second day but rallied in the third round. After bouncing in and out of the top five throughout the day, WVU finished just two strokes out of contention, taking sixth place at the regional. Though the season ended, the historical repercussions did not. Sharpstene became the first Mountaineer on record to earn Division I PING Midwest All-Region team accolades in May. Three more Mountaineers were honored in July as Sear, Papineau and Matlari were named to the GCAA Scholar All-America Teams for their play on the course and work in the classroom. Additionally, West Virginia earned team academic honors for the third straight season. Tasked with rebuilding a program from scratch, Covich put together a team that saw success in its return to the links. The 2017-18 season ended with the program’s first-ever top-100 ranking for the Mountaineers, as they finished the season at No. 90 out of 300 NCAA Division I Programs. Covich’s Mountaineers started the season off with a bang, taking the team title at the Janney VCU Shootout to open the year. They added

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another team win in the spring, finishing first at the Martin Downs Collegiate in February. WVU registered team runner-up finishes at The Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational, the Furman Intercollegiate and the Rutherford Intercollegiate. The squad capped the season with a ninth-place finish at the 2018 Big 12 Men’s Golf Championship – a program best – and its second straight GCAA All-Academic Team award. Individually, the Mountaineers excelled on the course and in the classroom. Max Sear set a program record with his 73.03 scoring average on the season and became the program’s second-ever GCAA Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar. He was joined by five teammates in earning Academic All-Big 12 honors. Freshman Matthew Sharpstene became the program’s first-ever Big 12 Golfer of the Month in November and went on to set a program low round after carding eight birdies to shoot a 64 at Martin Downs in February. In just their second season of varsity competition in 2016-17, the Mountaineers posted their first tournament win in more than 30 years when they claimed the title at the East Carolina Intercollegiate in April of 2017. Vienna native Alan Cooke set a program record with a 206 at the Seminole Intercollegiate in March before tying teammate Max Sear with a record low of 66. WVU set records for lowest team round (277) and 54-hole total (849) at the Seminole Intercollegiate as well. The team made strides in the classroom as well, earning GCAA All-Academic Team accolades after posting a team GPA of 3.0 or above. Chris Williams became the program’s first GCAA All-Academic Scholar by maintaining a GPA of 3.2 or above and a stroke average of 76 or less. Williams and Cooke repeated as members of the Big 12 All-Academic Team as well. Cooke became the first Mountaineer since 1982 to tee off on Sept. 6, 2015, at the Tiger Turning Stone Invitational in Verona, New York. The squad finished 10th at the historic tournament and built momentum from there. Senior Easton Renwick recorded the team’s first top-10 finish at the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational on Sept. 15, 2015 and would go on to add four more top-25 finishes on the season. After team posting a new-era low of 283 in two rounds at the Joe Feaganes Invite in the fall, WVU capped the regular season with a runner-up finish at rival Penn State’s Rutherford Intercollegiate in April. The squad shot 284-284-285=853 for its lowest 54-hole total of the season. Cooke set a program record by shooting a 207 for six under par and a runner-up individual finish. Tristan Nicholls joined Cooke, Sear, Renwick and Williams in representing West Virginia at the team’s first ever Big 12 Golf Championship at Whispering Pines Country Club in Trinity Texas April 29-May 1. Though the Mountaineers finished

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Coaches Association of America’s District IV Coach of the Year Award, he was named a semifinalist for the Golf Coaches Association of America National Coach of the Year.

Covich completed his education at Mississippi State, earning his bachelor’s degree in sports communications in 2004 and a master’s degree in sports administration in 2006.

Known as an outstanding recruiter, Covich recruited and coached Brandt Garon, a two-time All-American at MCC. The Louisiana native won the Arnold Palmer Award and the NJCAA National Championship in 2010 while under Covich’s guidance. Garon then added the prestigious Jack Nicklaus Award in 2011. Another Covich-product was 2012 NJCAA National Champion Jake Stirling. The Aussie was also a two-time All-American and was recruited to MCC by Covich. T.J. Morgan became the third player recruited by Covich to MCC who finished first at the NJCAA National Championship (t1 in 2013).

In 2005, Covich was the Tour Director of the Mississippi Junior Golf Association, during that tenure the MJGA experienced record membership and participation. Along with his guidance of the MJGA, Covich conducted 13 junior golf events, including the Mississippi Junior Championship. In addition to those duties, he assisted in operating several Mississippi Golf Association state championships such as the State Amateur, Senior Amateur and State Four-Ball.

At Mississippi State, Covich reeled in the No. 1 ranked junior college golfer in the nation twice, as Joe Sakulpolphaisan (Darton State College) signed with the Bulldogs in 2012 and Tim Walker (Central Alabama Community College) signed with MSU in 2014. Covich lettered at Meridian Community College from 1998-2000 and was a member of the 1999 NJCAA Region 23 Championship team. He received the Most Dedicated award during the 1998-1999 season. Covich lettered in varsity golf for Lamar High starting in sixth grade. Covich led the Raiders to an unprecedented four consecutive MPSA Overall State Championships in 1995-1998. He received the Sportsmanship Award in his junior and senior seasons.

He began his golf career under his father, PGA Club Professional Jerry Covich, at Briarwood Country Club in Meridian, Miss. Covich also worked for longtime PGA Club Professional and Robbie Webb Junior Golf Award winner, Jimmy Gamblin, at Northwood Country Club. Working for his father and Gamblin, Covich led junior clinics and camps at Briarwood and Northwood. Covich has been in a member of the Golf Coaches Association of America since 2006. He was honored with the GCAA Service Award in December of 2015. Covich was selected to serve on the GCAA’s All America Scholar Committee in 2016. In 2005, Covich became Titleist Performance Institute Certified Level I and is currently working towards TPI Golf 2 certification. Covich and his wife, Kate, have one child, John Keenan. The family resides in Morgantown.


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WILL

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Will Koras was hired as assistant golf coach in August 2023. Koras was a five-time letterwinner in golf at Maryland with four career top 10 finishes, including a sixthplace finish at the Mountaineer Invitational at Pete Dye Golf Club in April. A two-time team captain, he posted a low round of 65 at the 2021 Tar Heel Intercollegiate. Koras was the 2020 and 2022 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner. A native of Towson, Maryland, Koras graduated from Maryland summa cum laude with a 4.0 GPA in communications with a certificate in leadership studies. He was a four-time Academic All-Big Ten member, a four-time Big 10 Distinguished Scholar and a fourtime member of the Dean’s List. Koras won the Geary F. Eppley Award for the male senior student-athlete with the highest GPA. He was a 2023 GCAA All-America Scholar. Koras is pursuing a master’s degree of professional studies in project management. Koras has an NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching Certification. He was a First Tee Golf Coach, an FCA Golf Coach and a Maryland Golf Camp Counselor from 2021-23. Koras was a member of the SAAC Executive Board from 2019-21, where he served as the Mental Health and Wellness Chair. He led group meetings and coordinated events surrounding mental health for the entire athletics department. Koras was a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, where he was a student leader who organized huddles and events. Koras attended Loyola Blakefield High in Towson, Maryland, where he also competed in football and lacrosse. He has two brothers who play lacrosse at Maryland and a sister who plays at Towson.

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SUPPORT STAFF STEVE URYASZ Deputy Athletics Director/Sport Administrator

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BRYAN MESSERLY Associate Athletics Director/ Communications

BREE PORTER Academic Counselor

GRAHAM REGER Director of Business Operations

TAYLOR TEDESKY Athletic Trainer

KELLY COSGROVE Strength and Conditioning Coach

KYLE KEESLER Equipment Manager


Player Profiles 2023-24 Rosters ������������������������������������������������������������18 Trent Tipton ��������������������������������������������������������������������20 Jackson Davenport ��������������������������������������������������������22 Oli Ménard ����������������������������������������������������������������������24 Will Stakel ����������������������������������������������������������������������26 Todd Duncan ������������������������������������������������������������������28 Max Green ����������������������������������������������������������������������30 Westy McCabe ����������������������������������������������������������������32 Kaleb Wilson ������������������������������������������������������������������34 Newcomers ��������������������������������������������������������������������36


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2023-24 ROSTER

Name Jackson Davenport Hugh Donegan Todd Duncan Max Green Pierce Grieve Carson Kammann Westy McCabe Oli Ménard Will Stakel Harrison Thompson Trent Tipton Kaleb Wilson

Ht Yr. Hometown/High School (Previous School) 6-2 Sr. Austin, Texas/Westlake 6-1 Fr. Austin, Texas/ Westlake 6-1 Jr. Daniels, W.Va./Shady Spring 6-1 Jr. Hilton Head Island, S.C./Hilton Head Christian Academy 6-6 Jr. Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest (Louisville) 6-3 So. Knoxville, Tenn./Knoxville West (East Tennessee State) 6-0 So. Dallas, Texas/Trinity Christian Academy 6-0 Sr. Salaberry de Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada/Cegep Andre-Laurendeau 6-3 Sr. Peachtree Corners, Ga./Wesleyan 6-1 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn./Knoxville Catholic 6-4 5th Orient, Ohio/Bishop Hartley 6-0 So. Knoxville, Tenn./Christian Academy of Knoxville

Head Coach: Sean Covich (10th season, Mississippi State ’04) Assistant Coach: Will Koras (1st season, Maryland, ’22)

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2023-24 MOUNTAINEERS

Jackson DAVENPORT

Hugh DONEGAN

Todd DUNCAN

Max GREEN

Pierce GRIEVE

Carson KAMMANN

Westy McCABE

Oli MÉNARD

Will STAKEL

Harrison THOMPSON

Trent TIPTON

Kaleb WILSON

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Mountaineer Golf 2022-23 (SENIOR) • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • GCAA All-America Scholar • Played in eight tournaments • Competed in 24 rounds for a 74.17 average score • Had five rounds of par of better, including two rounds in the 60s • Appeared in the WVU lineup five times • Shot 80-82-72=234 at the Mountaineer Invitational • Had rounds of 69-71-71=211 at the Butler Spring Invitational, tying for 11th place at 1-over-par • Finished tied for 26th place at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate with rounds of 76-75-73=224 (+8) • Shot 2-under-par on the final day and finished with rounds of 73-76-70=219 (+3) at the Dorado Beach Collegiate • Had rounds of 73-79-80=232 at the Gators Invitational • Shot 1-under in the final round of the Arizona Intercollegiate and finished +4 with rounds of 73-76-71=220 • Finished with rounds of 75-77-76=228 (+12) at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational • Recorded wins against Oklahoma State and Baylor in the Big 12 Match Play Championship • Shot 1-under par at The Gopher Invitational with rounds of 73-67-72=212 (67 was a career low at WVU) 2021-22 (JUNIOR) • Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Big 12 Championship lineup • Competed in every tournament • Had seven rounds of par or better, including four rounds in the 60s • Recorded rounds of 83-77-79=239 (+23) at the Big 12 Championship to place 45th • Had rounds of 76-74-73=223 (+10) at the Mason Rudolph Championship • Shot 72-73-75=220 (+4) at The Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate • Tied for 49th place at 6-over-par with rounds of 71-78-73=222 at the Schenkel Invitational • Recorded his best finish as a Mountaineer, tying for a career-best eighth place at 6-under-par (6874-68=210) at the Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate • His two rounds of 68 were his lowest rounds as a Mountaineer • Shot rounds of 75-69-75=219 (+9) at the Gators Invitational • Tied for 41st at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational with rounds of 74-75-75=224 • Recorded victories over Texas Tech and Kansas in the Big 12 Match Play Championship • Posted scores of 74-76-72=222 (+6) and tied for 29th at the Mountaineer Invitational • Shot 6-over-par and tied for 35th at The Gopher Invitational

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2020-21 (SOPHOMORE) • Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • WVU Golf Most Improved Award • Big 12 Championship lineup • Competed in every tournament during the spring season • Top 30 finish at the Mountaineer Invitational • Tied for 12th at the Hootie at Bulls Bay with rounds of 71-72-71=214 to finish 2-under-par • Posted seven rounds of par of better • Shot a season-best 69 in the second round of the Florida Gators Invitational 2019-20 (FRESHMAN) • Competed in three events in his first collegiate season • Appeared in the Mountaineers’ lineup once and competed twice as an individual • Shot a career-best 73 at the NKU Fall Collegiate Classic, making his Mountaineer debut • Finished the NKU Fall Collegiate Classic tied for 59th after shooting 73-80-81=234 • Competed at the Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational, notching scores of 8375-78=236 for 20-over par • Collected the top finish of his rookie season at the Trojan Invitational, carding a two-round total of 79-78=157 PREP • Ranked as the No. 41 junior golfer (class of 2019) by Golfweek • Ranked at No. 73 by Junior Golf Scoreboard

CAREER STATS Season Tourn. 2022-23 8 2021-22 9 2020-21 6 2019-20 3 Career 26

Rounds 24.0 27.0 19.0 8.0 78.0

• Won the 2016 PGA Junior Series at Kearney Hill (68-70-67) • Qualified for the 2017 U.S. Junior Amateur after winning the Qualifier at Browns Run (66) • Finished as the runner-up at the 2018 AJGA Justin Thomas Junior Championship (72-68-70) and the 2016 AJGA Junior All-Star at The Virtues (71-70) • Was third at both the 2017 and 2016 Hudson Junior Invitational and was fifth at the 2017 AJGA Natural Resource Partners Bluegrass Junior • Finished in the top 10 of the 2017 the Memorial Junior Championship (eight place) and the 2018 North & South Junior Championship at Pinehurst (ninth place) • Posted top-20 finishes at the 2017 North & South Junior Championship at Pinehurst (16th place), the 2017 Ohio Amateur (18th) and the 2016 Ohio Amateur (20th) • Was the runner-up at the 2016 Ohio High School State Championship and placed third at the event in 2017 • Competed in the Western Junior Championship (2018), U.S. Junior Championship (2017) and the Junior PGA Championship (2016-17) PERSONAL • Parents are Gary and Jenny • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll • Birthday is January 4 • Graduated in 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in finance • Pursuing a master’s degree in business management

Avg. 74.17 74.00 73.95 78.38 74.49

Low Best Finish 67 T-11th 68 T-8th 69 T-12th 73 T-26th 67 T-8th


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TRENT TIPTON

5TH YEAR SENIOR • 6-4 ORIENT, OHIO BISHOP HARTLEY HS @TRENTGOLF05 @TRENT.O5

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Mountaineer Golf 2022-23 (JUNIOR) • Academic All-Big 12 Second Team • WVU Golf Most Outstanding Player • Appeared in the WVU lineup in all nine tournaments • Had an average score of 72.86 in 28 rounds • Recorded 10 rounds of par of better, including four rounds in the 60s • Finished in 27th place at the Big 12 Championship with rounds of 73-71-73-76=293 (+13) • Tied for 24th place at the Mountaineer Invitational with rounds of 76-77-73=226 (+10) • Finished 2-over-par with rounds of 7273-73=218 at The Hootie at Bulls Bay • Recorded rounds of 73-73-75=221 at the Schenkel Invitational • Shot 5-under-par at the Dorado Beach Collegiate to finish tied for 24th with rounds of 71-71-69=211 • Posted rounds of 73-79-78=230 at the Gators Invitational • Shot 4-under-par in the final round and finished tied for 14th at 5-under-par with rounds of 74-69-68=211 at the Arizona Intercollegiate • Finished seventh at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational with rounds of 69-70-72=211 (-5) • Recorded wins over Oklahoma State and Baylor with a tie against Iowa State in the Big 12 Match Play Championship • Shot 72-74-73=219 (+6) in the season opener at The Gopher Invitational 2021-22 (SOPHOMORE) • Recorded four rounds in the 60s and eight rounds of par or better

• Shot 14-over-par (74-80-76=230) at the Big 12 Championship to tie for 40th place • Had rounds of 71-71-79=222 (+9) at the Mason Rudolph Championship • Was WVU’s top finisher at The Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate, finishing 4-underpar (72-67-73=212) for 16th place • Shot 73-76-73=222 and tied for 49th place at 6-over-par at the Schenkel Invitational • Finished with rounds of 78-77-71=226 to record a 10-over-par finish at the Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate • Recorded rounds of 73-71-74=218 to finish 8-over-par at the Gators Invitational • Tied for 36th place at the Xavier Invitational with rounds of 76-74-74=224 • Posted his best tournament as a Mountaineer at the Georgia State Invitational, finishing 7-underpar in fifth place with rounds of 74-68-67=209 • Shot rounds of 76-80-70=226 at the Mountaineer Invitational, finishing tied for 43rd • Posted WVU’s low round of the final day at The Gopher Invitational with a 71 2020-21 (FRESHMAN) • Big 12 Championship lineup • Shot a 68 at the Big 12 Championship in the third round, marking the third-best round by a WVU player in the Big 12 Championship • Tied for seventh at the Mountaineer Invitational with rounds of 74-76-71=221 • Recorded a tie in the Big 12 Match Play Championship against TCU • Played in all seven tournaments in his first season

CAREER STATS Season Tourn. 2022-23 9 2021-22 10 2020-21 7 Career 26

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Rounds 28.0 30.0 22.0 80.0

Avg. 72.86 73.80 74.86 73.76

• Had four rounds of par or better, including one round in the 60s • Finished at 2-over-par in the Florida Gators Invitational with rounds of 71-70-71=212 PREP • Ranked as the No. 91 player in the class of 2020 per the Junior Golf Scoreboard • Posted a pair of runner-up finishes on the Legends Junior Tour in 2019, shooting 10-under-par at the Bluebonnet Championship (68-66) and finishing one-under at the George Hannon Invitational (74-69) • Added another top-10 finish on the Legends Junior Tour, shooting even-par to place eighth at the James A. Ragan Invitational in 2019 • Posted a score of 10-under-par to finish as the runner-up at the Texas 6A Regional Championship (69-65) in 2018 • Helped West Lake High win the 2018 Texas 6A State Championship • Picked up a top-five finish at the 2018 AJGA Hale Irwin Championship and a top-25 finish at the 2019 AJGA Under Armour Jordan Spieth Championship • Served as a team captain for Westlake • Named a 2019 academic all-district honoree PERSONAL • Son of Dan and Payton Davenport • Older brother, Reid, plays golf at Vanderbilt • Birthday is October 4 • Majoring in sport management • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Low Best Finish 68 T-7th 67 5th 69 T-7th 67 5th


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JACKSON DAVENPORT SENIOR • 6-4 AUSTIN, TEXAS WEST LAKE HIGH

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Mountaineer Golf 2022-23 (JUNIOR) • Academic All-Big 12 Second Team • Played in 22 rounds over eight tournaments • Was in the lineup for two tournaments • Had an average score of 74.00 • Posted five rebounds of par or better, including three rounds in the 60s • Traveled to the Big 12 Championship as a substitute and shot 78 in the third round • Placed 15th at the Mountaineer Invitational with rounds of 76-74-74=224 (+8) • Finished 1-over-par with rounds of 7366-78=218 at The Hootie at Bulls Bay • Had rounds of 79-77-76=232 at the Schenkel Invitational • Finished 2-under-par in 34th place with rounds of 70-69-75=214 in the Dorado Beach Collegiate • Recorded rounds of 76-78-75=229 (+13) at the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate • Finished tied for seventh place at the Xavier Invitational with rounds of 70-72-74=216 (E) • Tied for 24th place at the Minnesota Golf Classic with rounds of 73-69-76=218 (+2) 2021-22 (SOPHOMORE) • Academic All-Big 12 Second Team • Traveled to the Big 12 Championship as a substitute • Recorded four rounds of par or better, including one round in the 60s • Posted rounds of 73-72=145 (+5) to tie for 17th place at the Butler Spring Invitational • Tied for 46th with rounds of 75-79-79233 (+17) at the ECU Intercollegiate • WVU's top finisher at the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate, finishing tied for 16th with rounds of 78-77-74=229 (+13) • Competed as an individual at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational and shot 78-77-73=228 • Recorded a win in the Big 12 Match Play Championship against Kansas State • Shot even par and finished tied for 13th at the Mountaineer Invitational with rounds of 73-73-70=216 • Was WVU's top finisher at the Minnesota Golf Classic, placing third at 8-underpar with rounds of 72-66-70=208 • His second round 66 at Minnesota tied for the eighth-lowest round in school history

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2020-21 (FRESHMAN) • Played in two tournaments during his freshman season • Competed in the Big 12 Match Play Championship in the fall season • Finished 42nd at the Mountaineer Invitational with rounds of 76-84-73=233 • Placed tied for 46th in the Colonial Collegiate Invitational with rounds of 76-75-78-229 PREP • Played out of Whitlock Golf & Country Club • Boasts wins at the 2018 Quebec Junior Open Championship (73-68) and the 2017 Quebec Match Play Championship (6-0) • Finished runner-up at the Canadian Junior Championship (70-72-71-71) and Quebec Match Play Championship (5-1) in 2018 • Was a 2019 member of Team Canada (Junior) and the Quebec Amateur Team • A two-time selection for AllCanadian Athlete for CCAA • Posted third-place finishes at the 2018 PING CCAA National Championship and the Alexander Tunis Championship • Took fourth at the 2018 CN Future Links Quebec Championship • Notched fifth-place finishes at the 2018 Quebec U25 Amateur Championship, the 2018 Quebec Men's Amateur Championship and the 2019 CCAA National Championship • Competed in the 2019 Memorial Amateur Championship (seventh place), 2019 Duke of Kent Championship (11th place), 2019 Quebec Men's Amateur Championship (12th place), 2019 Glencoe Invitational (18th place) and 2018 Canadian Men's Amateur Championship (48th place) PERSONAL • Son of Patricia Quirion and Sylvain Ménard • Birthday is December 8 • Majoring in finance • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

CAREER STATS Season Tourn. 2022-23 8 2021-22 6 2020-21 2 Career 16

Rounds 22.0 17.0 6.0 45.0

Avg. 74.00 74.06 77.00 74.42

Low Best Finish 66 T-7th 66 3rd 73 T-42nd 66 3rd


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OLI MENARD

SENIOR • 6-0 SALABERRY DE VALLEYFIELD QUEBEC, CANADA CEGEP ANDRE-LAURENDEAU OLI_MENARD88

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Mountaineer Golf 2022-23 (JUNIOR) • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • GCAA All-America Scholar • College Sports Communicators Academic All-District At-Large Team • WVU Golf Most Improved Player Award • Competed in eight tournaments • Appeared in the lineup six times • Participated in 24 rounds for an average score of 74.58 • Recorded five rounds of even par or better • Had rounds of 77-73-80=230 at the Mountaineer Invitational • Shot Even par at The Hootie at Bulls Bay with rounds of 77-69-70=216 • Recorded rounds of 79-78-76=233 at the Schenkel Invitational • Shot 71-78-73=222 (+6) at the Dorado Beach Collegiate • Recorded the lowest third round score (-2) at the Gators Invitational and had rounds of 76-74-68=218 (+8) • Shot 2-under-par in the final round of the Arizona Intercollegiate and finished at +3 with rounds of 73-76-70=219 • Tied for 44th place at the Isleworth Collegiatiate Invitational with rounds of 76-74-76=226 (+10) • Recorded a win against Iowa State in the Big 12 Match Play Championship • Tied for 48th place at the Minnesota Golf Classic with rounds of 75-76-75=226 (+10) 2021-22 (SOPHOMORE) • Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Competed in seven tournaments • Had two rounds of par or better, including one round in the 60s • Tied for 28th place with scores of 73-74=147 (+7) at The Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate • Shot rounds of 82-75-85=242 at the ECU Intercollegiate • Tied for 23rd place at the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate with rounds of 81-77-75=233 (+17) • Tied for 52nd place at the Xavier Invitational with rounds of 78-78-73=229 • Shot 76-73-76=225 (+9) at the Georgia State Invitational • Shot rounds of 74-77-76=227 (+11) at the Mountaineer Invitational • Career-best finish by tying for 10th place at the Minnesota Golf Classic at 3-underpar with rounds of 72-73-68=213 2020-21 (FRESHMAN) • Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team • Competed as an individual at The Hootie at Bulls Bay, finishing with rounds of 80-77-82=239

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• Was in the lineup for the Big 12 Match Play Championship • Finished tied for 55th at the Mountaineer Invitational with rounds of 81-79-76=236 • First collegiate event was the Colonial Collegiate Invitational and shot rounds of 84-78-81=243 PREP • Wesleyan High’s all-time individual scoring leader, playing as part of the Atlanta Athletic Club • Ranks as the No. 16 prospect in Georgia's class of 2020 via Junior Golf Scoreboard • Posted wins at the Cambridge Cup (sevenunder-par) and the Georgia High School Regional Championship (four-under-par) • Was the medalist at the 2018 HJGT Atlanta Fall Open (75-67) and the runner-up at the 2017 Donald Ross Junior Championship (74-71) • Notched top-10 finishes at the 2018 North & South Junior Championship (sixth place), 2019 SJGT Blake Hadden Memorial Junior (ninth place), 2019 AJGA Dominican Junior Open (10th place) and 2019 CarolinasGeorgia Junior Championship (10th place) • Posted top-25 finishes at the 2018 Southern Junior Championship (16th place) and 2019 AJGA Rome Junior Classic (25th place) • Earned first-team honors for all-state Georgia and all-Gwinnett County in 2019 • Was a third-team all-state Georgia honoree in 2017 • Represented Team Georgia in the 2018 Georgia vs. South Carolina matches PERSONAL • Son of John and Courtney Stakel • Birthday is November 28 • Majoring in finance • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

CAREER STATS Season Tourn. 2022-23 8 2021-22 7 2020-21 3 Career 18

Rounds 24.0 20.0 9.0 53.0

Avg. 74.58 75.80 79.78 75.92

Low Best Finish 68 T-34th 68 T-10th 76 T-55th 68 T-10th


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WILL STAKEL

SENIOR • 6-3 PEACHTREE CORNERS, GA. WESLEYAN HIGH WILL.STAKEL

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Mountaineer Golf SOPHOMORE (2022-23) • Academic All-Big 12 Second Team • Participated in his first Big 12 Championship • Had rounds of 80-74-illness-76 in the Big 12 Championship • Was in the WVU lineup four times • Participated in 23 rounds over eight tournaments for an average score of 74.70 • Had eight rounds of par of better, including four rounds in the 60s • Was WVU's top finisher at the Mountaineer Invitational, shooting 7378-70=221 (+5) to tie for sixth place • Finished fifth at 3-over-par with rounds of 69-68-70=207 at the Butler Spring Invitational • Shot 75-73-79=227 (+11) at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate • Had rounds of 76-69-74=219 (+3) competing as individual at the Dorado Beach Collegiate • Shot rounds of 73-75-88=236 at the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate • Finished with rounds of 82-83-76=241 at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational • Recorded wins over Oklahoma and Iowa State in the Big 12 Match Play Championship • Was WVU's top finisher at The Gopher Invitational, shooting 69-7171=211 (-2) to tie for 25th place

FRESHMAN (2021-22) • Played in eight tournaments with five rounds of par or better • Recorded rounds of 71-75-83=229 (+16) at the Rutherford Intercollegiate • Shot 71-72=143 (+3) to finish tied for 12th at the Butler Spring Invitational • Tied for 18th place at the ECU Intercollegiate with rounds of 77-75-71=223 (+7) • Finished tied for 19th at the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate with rounds of 86-75-70=231 (+15) • Tied for 49th at the Xavier Invitational with rounds of 77-78-73=228 • Finished tied for 41st at the Georgia State Invitational with rounds of 71-74-75=220 (+4) • Had rounds of 89-78-73=240 in the Mountaineer Invitational • Shot 9-over-par with a season-low 70 in the second round at the Minnesota Golf Classic PREP • Two-time West Virginia Golf Association Boys Player of the Year (2019 & 2020) • Two-time West Virginia Junior Amateur champion (2019 & 2020), the first West Virginia player to win back-to-back honors since 1988 • Represented Team Virginias in the 2020 Carolinas-Virginias matches • Represented West Virginia in the Mid-Atlantic Cup • Was invited to participate in the 2020 National High School Invitational at Pinehurst Resort

CAREER STATS Season Tourn. 2022-23 8 2021-22 8 Career 16

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Rounds 23.0 23.0 46.0

Avg. 74.70 75.61 75.15

• Has won numerous golf events during his career: the 2020 West Virginia Junior Matchplay Championship at Parkersburg Country Club going 4-0, dominating his matches 7&6, 3&2, 7&6, and 4&3 … the 2020 Mountaineer State Golf Classic at Glade Springs Resort Cobb Course with rounds of 70-66-73 … the 2020 WVGA Junior Amateur at Glade Springs Resort Cobb Course with rounds of 68-69 … the 2020 West Virginia High School AA State Championship at Oglebay Resort Jones Course with rounds of 77-78 … the 2019 WVGA Junior Amateur at The Raven at Snowshoe Mountain with rounds of 73-76 … the 2019 West Virginia High School AA State Championship at Oglebay Resort Jones Course with rounds of 72-75 • Finished in sixth place AJGA Junior at Penn State with rounds of 71-68-73 • Placed in the Top 20 (16th) 2020 West Virginia Open Championship at Glade Springs Resort Cobb Course with rounds of 73-76-71 • Finished in the Top 20 (19th) 2020 West Virginia Amateur Championship at The Greenbrier Resort with rounds of 71-72-74-72 PERSONAL • Son of Mike and Kellie Duncan • Birthday is June 18 • Majoring in sport management • Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Low Best Finish 68 5th 70 T-12th 68 5th


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TODD DUNCAN JUNIOR • 6-1 DANIELS, W.VA. SHADY SPRING HS

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Mountaineer Golf SOPHOMORE (2022-23) • Was in the WVU lineup for eight tournaments • Played in 10 tournaments for 30 total rounds • Had an average score of 73.43 • Had 11 rounds of par or better, including four rounds in the 60s • WVU's top finisher at the Big 12 Championship, tying for 24th place with rounds of 75-67-76-74=292 (+12) • Marked WVU's highest finisher at the Big 12 Championship since 2019 • Tied for 26th at the Mountaineer Invitational with rounds of 80-77-70=227 (+11) • Shot 72-75 at The Hootie at Bulls Bay • Finished tied for 24th place at the Schenkel Invitational with rounds of 76-67-75=218 (+2) • Shot 3-under-par with rounds of 7169-73=213 to tie for 31st place at the Dorado Beach Collegiate • Posted rounds of 72-75-74=221 (+11) at the Gators Invitational • Shot 1-under-par in the final round and finished +3 at the Arizona Intercollegiate with rounds of 78-70-71=219 • Competed as an individual at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational and shot 77-80-81=238 • Had a win against Oklahoma State and a tie against Baylor in the Big 12 Match Play Championship • Finished second at the Xavier Invitational at 9-under-par with rounds of 68-70-69=207 • Recorded rounds of 73-74-75=222 (+9) at The Gopher Invitational FRESHMAN (2021-22) • Played in eight tournaments • Had six rounds of par or better, including two rounds in the 60s • Shot 74-80-73=227 (+14) as an individual at the Mason Rudolph Championship

• Competed as an individual at The Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate and had rounds of 76-74-78=228 (+12) • Named WVU's Athlete of the Week (March 28) for his performance at the ECU Intercollegiate • Was co-champion of the ECU Intercollegiate, shooting 5-under-par with rounds of 69-69-73=211 • Became the third different WVU golfer to win a collegiate tournament • Tied for 27th at the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate with rounds of 77-82-75=234 (+18) • Posted rounds of 74-78-75=227 at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational • Tied Logan McAllister of Oklahoma at the Big 12 Match Play Championship • Finished tied for 15th as an individual with rounds of 73-72-72=217 (+1) at the Mountaineer Invitational • Shot 1-over-par and tied for 21st at the Minnesota Golf Classic PREP • Named the South Carolina Junior Golf Association 2020 Boys Player of the Year • Named the Carolinas Golf Association 2020 Junior Boys Player of the Year • Rans No. 56 in the country by Golfweek National Junior Boys ranking • Two-time South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA) AllState selection (2018 & 2019) • Represented Team Carolina in the Carolina vs. Georgia Junior Championship • Was selected as a member of the American Junior Golf Association Leadership Links – Carolina Cup Green Played on the Hilton Head Christian Academy varsity golf team for the past seven years, serving as team captain in 2019-20 and 2020-21

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Avg. 73.43 74.38 73.85

• Has placed at numerous events: won the Low Country Invitational at Chechessee Creek Club with a round of 70 … runner-up at the Creed Boys Junior Invitational at Camden Country Club with rounds of 67-73 … runner-up at the Grant Bennett Junior Invitational at Florence Country Club with rounds of 65-70-72 … third place at the Harvey Brock Orange Jacket Invitational at The Club at Brookstone with rounds of 69-75 … third place at the Carolinas Boys Junior Championship at Florence Country Club with rounds of 67-69-68 … third place at the Carolinian Amateur at Keith Hills Golf Club with rounds of 72-72-70 … third place at the Sea Pines Junior Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links with rounds of 72-74 … third place at the SCISA State Championship at Hackler Golf Club with rounds of 68-71 PERSONAL • Son of Jason and Dana Green • Birthday is April 25 • Majoring in sport management • Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Low Best Finish 67 2nd 70 T-1st 67 T-1st


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JUNIOR • 6-1 HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. HILTON HEAD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY @MGREEN.12

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Mountaineer Golf FRESHMAN (2022-23) • Was in WVU's lineup for every spring competition • Played in nine tournaments for 28 total rounds • Recorded an average score of 74.18 • Had 11 rounds of par or better, including three rounds in the 60s • Competed in the Big 12 Championship and finished with rounds of 78-71-74-80=303 • Shot 76-84-79=239 at the Mountaineer Invitational • Was 3-under-par at The Hootie at Bulls Bay with rounds of 68-71-74=213 • Recorded rounds of 70-74-74=218 (+2) at the Schenkel Invitational • Shot 5-under-par and tied for 24th place at the Dorado Beach Collegiate with rounds of 69-72-70=211 • WVU's top finisher at the Gators Invitational, placing 18th with rounds of 70-70-74=214 (+4) • Recorded rounds of 84-78-80=242 at the Arizona Intercollegiate

• Shot 71-79-74=224 (+8) to tie for 34th place at the Xavier Invitational • Finished tied for eighth place in his collegiate debut at the Minnesota Golf Classic with rounds of 73-71-69=213 (-3) PREP • Qualified for the 2022 U.S. Amateur after shooting 4-under-par to finish second at Bent Tree Country Club • Three-time Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) 6A team state champion (2019, 2021 & 2022) • Played for coach Marshall Edwards at Trinity Christian Academy, where they have produced several NCAA Division I golfer and PGA Tour pros, including Will Zalatoris and Kramer Hickok • Finished the 2021 fall high school season with a 72.8 tournament scoring average • Won medalist honors at the 2021 TAPPS North Texas regional with rounds of 76-69 and captured medalist honors in the North Texas PGA Junior Tour Lone Star Classic, North Texas PGA Junior Tour Mid-Summer Open and the Glen Rose Invitational

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Rounds 28.0 28.0

Avg. 74.18 74.18

• Runner-up medalist in the 2021 TAPPS 6A State Championship, a runner-up medalist in the 2021 American Junior Golf Association Huntsville Junior Championship with rounds of 69-70-68 and was a runner-up medalist in the North Texas PGA Junior Tour Tangle Ridge Open and Frisco Junior Open • Claimed Top 5 showings with third place in the prestigious Jay Brewer Memorial Classic at Texarkana Country Club with rounds of 70-6974 and fifth place in the PING Brophy Prep High School Rodeo in Arizona with scores of 71-70 • Member of the TCA varsity soccer team, was named All-District Center Mid-Fielder and team captain PERSONAL • Son of Randy and Leslie McCabe • Birthday is February 23 • Enrolled in general business

Low Best Finish 68 T-8th 68 T-8th


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SOPHOMORE • 6-0 DALLAS, TEXAS TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY @WESMCCABE2

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FRESHMAN (2022-23) • Was in the WVU lineup for four tournaments • Played in seven tournaments for 22 total rounds • Recorded an average score of 74.00 • Had seven rounds of par or better, including two rounds in the 60s • Competed in the Big 12 Championship and finished tied for 34th with rounds of 73-72-77-77=299 • Tied for 24th place at the Mountaineer Invitational with rounds of 76-77-73=226 (+10) • Finished in fourth place at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate with rounds of 68-69-75=212 (-4) • Recorded rounds of 72-71-77=220 (+4) at the Dorado Beach Collegiate • Posted rounds of 74-71-78=223 (+7) to finish in 29th place at the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate

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Rounds 22.0 22.0

• Finished tied for 44th place at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational with rounds of 72-71-83=226 (+10) • Participated in the Big 12 Match Play Championship • Competed in The Gopher Invitational in his first varsity event and finished at 9-over-par (77-72-73=222) PREP • 2020 Tennessee Golf Association Junior Player of the Year • 2020 Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) Division II-A State Individual Champion with rounds of 70-72 for a -2 total • 2021 TSSAA Division II-A Individual runner-up • Member of four-time State High School Champion team at Christian Academy of Knoxville • 2020 and 2021 Regional Individual Champion

Avg. 74.00 74.00

Low Best Finish 68 4th 68 4th

• 2020 & 2021 Men’s Club Champion (youngest in 113 history of club) at Cherokee Country Club • 2019 & 2020 5-Star Preps Golfer of the Year • 2019 & 2020 Tennessee Sports Writers Assoc. All-State Golf Team Award • Youngest player to make qualify for and make the 60-man cut in 2020 Tennessee Men’s State Amateur • 2020 Sneds Tour Player of the Year • Named to the Tennessee Junior Cup in 2020 & 2021 • 2019 Prep-Extra Knoxville Golfer of the Year • 2018 & 2019 District Individual Champion PERSONAL • Son of Bryan and Stacey Wilson • Birthday is December 6 • Majoring in finance • Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll


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SOPHOMORE • 6-0 KNOXVILLE, TENN. CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE @KALEBWILSON_22 @KALEBW_11

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PREP • Attended Westlake High in Austin, Texas • A team captain in 2022-23, he helped Austin Westlake accumulate more than 35 straight tournament wins, including five-straight Texas High State Championship titles • Played on the winning district, regional and state team in 2022, finishing with a third-place finish at the District 26-6A and fifth place at the Regionals 26-6A Championship • Qualified and played in the 50th Texas State Open (pro event) at age 15, shooting the lowest score in the qualifier (68) • Finished fifth at the 2021 TJGT Barton Creed Classic with scores of 69-72 and 13th at the 2022 AJGA D.A. Points Invitational with scores of 70-73-77 • Was an alternate for the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, with the thirdlowest score at the qualifier (71) • Is ranked inside the Top 250 (229th) nationally by Junior Golf Scoreboard PERSONAL • Son of Julie and Jack Stinson and Michael Donegan • Majoring in sport management • Birthday is January 11

HUGH DONEGAN FRESHMAN • 6-1 AUSTIN, TEXAS WESTLAKE HIGH @HUGHMDONEGAN_ @HUGHDONEGAN

PRIOR TO WEST VIRGINIA • Attended Louisville for two seasons, competing in 12 events (five as a freshman and seven as a sophomore) for the Cardinals • Shot 68-69-73=210 (-6) in the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate (15th place), 71-68-68=207 (-3) in the Maui Jim Intercollegiate, 73-69-72=214 (+1) in the Bearcat Invitational (19th place) and 71-71-72=217 (+1) in the Inverness Intercollegiate (fifth place) • Was named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll PREP • A team captain at Lake Forest High • Was the Illinois state champion, regional champion and sectional champion • Was named the Illinois Junior Golf Player of the Year • Was the Shriners Junior Invitational champion, setting the tournament scoring record at Medinah Country Club with a 64 in the first round • Has posted AJGA Top 5 finishes at the Randy Wise Jr. Open and PING Heather Farr Classic • Ranked in the top 100 of the Rolex Junior Golf rankings and was rated a top 75 player in the Junior Golf Scoreboard rankings PERSONAL • Son of Bruce Grieve • Majoring in business • Birthday is June 30

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PIERCE GRIEVE JUNIOR • 6-6 LAKE FOREST, ILL. LAKE FOREST HIGH LOUISVILLE @GRIEVEPIERCE @PIERCE_GRIEVE


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PRIOR TO WEST VIRGINIA • Attended East Tennessee State in 2022-23 • Posted an average of 72.48 with a low round of 67 during his freshman season • Tied for ninth in the Maui Jim Invitational with rounds of 67-71-72 and tied for 30th in the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate with rounds of 70-74-69 • Tied for 35th at the Ka’anapali Classic Collegiate with rounds of 67-74-70 PREP • Played golf and swam at Knoxville West High • Was a quarterfinalist in the Tennessee State Match Play in 2020 • Finished third in the Tennessee Junior Amateur in 2020 • Named to the 2020 and 2021 Tennessee Junior Cup Team • Qualified for the 2021 & 2022 U.S. Amateur and for the 2022 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship • Was a two-time district champion in golf (2020 and 2021) • Finished second in the state championship in 2021 and fourth in 2022 • Took home championship honors at the Sneds Elite at Harrison Bay in 2022

CARSON KAMMANN SOPHOMORE • 6-3 KNOXVILLE, TENN. KNOXVILLE WEST EAST TENNESSEE STATE @CARSONKAMMANN @CARSON_KAMMANN

PERSONAL • Son of Scott and Kristin Kammann • Father played collegiate golf at Tennessee • Majoring in business • Birthday is March 29 • Grandfather, Thomas, played collegiate golf at SIU-Edwardsville

PREP • Attended Knoxville Catholic High School • Was a four-time Knoxville News All-Conference Golfer and a four-time 5 Star Preps All-Knoxville Golf Team • Was a two-time Tennessee Junior Cup participant and a two-time member of the Tennessee All-State Team • Qualified for the 2022 U.S. Junior Amateur, shooting a bogey-free 68 (-4) at the qualifier to advance to the U.S. Junior Amateur at Bandon Dunes in Bend, Oregon • Was a top three at the Tennessee Junior PGA Championship (-6), tied for fourth at the Tennessee State Junior Championship with rounds of 72-69-71 • Was the 2022 TSSAA Regional Champion with a score of 67 • Named MVP (East Team) at the 2022 Tennessee Junior Cup • Is ranked inside the Top 300 (288th) nationally by Junior Golf Scoreboard

HARRISON THOMPSON

PERSONAL • Son of Joe and Becky Thompson • Majoring in finance • Birthday is Dec. 10

FRESHMAN • 6-1 KNOXVILLE, TENN. KNOXVILLE CATHOLIC HIGH @HARRISONT2023 @_HARRISONTHOMPSON

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2022-23 REVIEW NINTH AT BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM • Finished ninth at the Big 12 Championship, matching its highest Big 12 finish • Sophomore Max Green finished 24th at the Big 12 Championship, marking WVU’s highest individual finish at the conference tournament since 2019 • Team shot 281 in the second round, the lowest round in WVU’s Big 12 Championship history • Finished third at the Mountaineer Invitational at Pete Dye Golf Club in Bridgeport, West Virginia • Shot 8-under-par in the final round of the Arizona Intercollegiate, tying the 14th lowest round in school history vs. par • Tied No. 12 Oklahoma State at the Big 12 Match Play Championship with wins by Trent Tipton, Max Green and Jackson Davenport • Finished in the Top 50 in strength of schedule for the season by Golfweek • GCAA All-Academic Team JACKSON DAVENPORT • Academic All-Big 12 Second Team • WVU Golf Most Outstanding Player • Appeared in the WVU lineup in all nine tournaments • Had an average score of 72.86 in 28 rounds • Recorded 10 rounds of par of better, including four rounds in the 60s • Finished in 27th place at the Big 12 Championship with rounds of 73-71-73-76=293 (+13) • Shot 4-under-par in the final round and finished tied for 14th at 5-under-par with rounds of 74-69-68=211 at the Arizona Intercollegiate • Finished seventh at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational with rounds of 69-70-72=211 (-5) • Recorded wins over Oklahoma State and Baylor with a tie against Iowa State in the Big 12 Match Play Championship TODD DUNCAN • Academic All-Big 12 Second Team • Participated in his first Big 12 Championship • Had rounds of 80-74-illness-76 in the Big 12 Championship • Was in the WVU lineup four times • Participated in 23 rounds over eight tournaments for an average score of 74.70 • Had eight rounds of par of better, including four rounds in the 60s

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• Was WVU’s top finisher at the Mountaineer Invitational, shooting 7378-70=221 (+5) to tie for sixth place • Finished fifth at 3-over-par with rounds of 69-68-70=207 at the Butler Spring Invitational • Recorded wins over Oklahoma and Iowa State in the Big 12 Match Play Championship • Was WVU’s top finisher at The Gopher Invitational, shooting 69-7171=211 (-2) to tie for 25th place KURTIS GRANT • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • College Sports Communicators Academic All-District At-Large Team • WVU Golf Academic Achievement Award • Played in seven tournaments • Had seven rounds of par or better, including one round in the 60s • Played in 21 rounds for a 74.00 scoring average • Recorded his best finish as a Mountaineer by placing fifth at the Minnesota Golf Classic with rounds of 68-71-71=210 (-6) MAX GREEN • Was in the WVU lineup for eight tournaments • Played in 10 tournaments for 30 total rounds • Had an average score of 73.43 • Had 11 rounds of par or better, including four rounds in the 60s • WVU’s top finisher at the Big 12 Championship, tying for 24th place with rounds of 75-67-76-74=292 (+12) • Marked WVU’s highest finisher at the Big 12 Championship since 2019 • Had a win against Oklahoma State and a tie against Baylor in the Big 12 Match Play Championship • Finished second at the Xavier Invitational at 9-under-par with rounds of 68-70-69=207 WESTY MCCABE • Was in WVU’s lineup for every spring competition • Played in nine tournaments for 28 total rounds • Recorded an average score of 74.18 • Had 11 rounds of par or better, including three rounds in the 60s • Competed in the Big 12 Championship and finished with rounds of 78-71-74-80=303 • Was 3-under-par at The Hootie at Bulls Bay with rounds of 68-71-74=213 • Shot 5-under-par and tied for 24th place at the Dorado Beach Collegiate with rounds of 69-72-70=211

• WVU’s top finisher at the Gators Invitational, placing 18th with rounds of 70-70-74=214 (+4) • Finished tied for eighth place in his collegiate debut at the Minnesota Golf Classic with rounds of 73-71-69=213 (-3) OLI MÉNARD • Academic All-Big 12 Second Team • Played in 22 rounds over eight tournaments • Was in the lineup for two tournaments • Had an average score of 74.00 • Posted five rebounds of par or better, including three rounds in the 60s • Traveled to the Big 12 Championship as a substitute and shot 78 in the third round • Placed 15th at the Mountaineer Invitational with rounds of 76-74-74=224 (+8) • Finished 1-over-par with rounds of 7366-78=218 at The Hootie at Bulls Bay • Finished 2-under-par in 34th place with rounds of 70-69-75=214 in the Dorado Beach Collegiate • Finished tied for seventh place at the Xavier Invitational with rounds of 70-72-74=216 (E) WILL STAKEL • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • GCAA All-America Scholar • College Sports Communicators Academic All-District At-Large Team • WVU Golf Most Improved Player Award • Competed in eight tournaments • Appeared in the lineup six times • Participated in 24 rounds for an average score of 74.58 • Recorded five rounds of even par or better • Shot Even par at The Hootie at Bulls Bay with rounds of 77-69-70=216 • Recorded the lowest third round score (-2) at the Gators Invitational and had rounds of 76-74-68=218 (+8) • Shot 2-under-par in the final round of the Arizona Intercollegiate and finished at +3 with rounds of 73-76-70=219 • Recorded a win against Iowa State in the Big 12 Match Play Championship TRENT TIPTON • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • GCAA All-America Scholar • Played in eight tournaments • Competed in 24 rounds for a 74.17 average score • Had five rounds of par of better, including two rounds in the 60s • Appeared in the WVU lineup five times


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• Had rounds of 69-71-71=211 at the Butler Spring Invitational, tying for 11th place at 1-over-par • Recorded wins against Oklahoma State and Baylor in the Big 12 Match Play Championship • Shot 1-under par at The Gopher Invitational with rounds of 73-67-72=212 (67 was a career low at WVU) KALEB WILSON • Was in the WVU lineup for four tournaments • Played in seven tournaments for 22 total rounds • Recorded an average score of 74.00 • Had seven rounds of par or better, including two rounds in the 60s • Competed in the Big 12 Championship and finished tied for 34th with rounds of 73-72-77-77=299 • Tied for 24th place at the Mountaineer Invitational with rounds of 76-77-73=226 (+10) • Finished in fourth place at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate with rounds of 68-69-75=212 (-4) • Participated in the Big 12 Match Play Championship

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2022-23 TEAM RESULTS TEAM STATS Date 9/11-12 10/23-25 1/30-31 2/11-12 2/26-28 3/17-19 3/26-28 4/17-18 4/26-28

Tournament Gopher Invitational Isleworth Collegiate Arizona Intercollegiate Gators Invitational Dorado Beach Schenkel Invitational Hootie at Bulls Bay Mountaineer Invitational Big 12 Championship

1st 287 292 298 288 282 298 290 302 299

2nd 284 292 291 298 288 291 278 303 281

3rd 4th 289 300 280 294 282 300 292 291 300 303

Score 860 884 869 880 852 889 860 896 1183

+/- Finish +8 14th +20 11th +5 11th +40 T10th -12 8th +25 12th -4 14th +32 3rd +63 9th

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TEAM 1. 278 Hootie at Bulls Bay (2nd) 2. 280 Arizona Intercollegiate (3rd) 3. 281 Big 12 Championship (2nd) 4. 282 Dorado Beach (1st) 282 Dorado Beach (3rd) 6. 284 Gopher Invitational (2nd) 7. 287 Gopher Invitational (1st) 8. 288 Gators Invitational (1st) 288 Dorado Beach (2nd) 10. 289 Gopher Invitational (3rd)

LOW INDIVIDUAL 18-HOLE SCORE 66, Oli Menard (Hootie at Bulls Bay) LOW INDIVIDUAL 18-HOLE SCORE TO PAR -6, Oli Menard (Hootie at Bulls Bay) LOW INDIVIDUAL 54-HOLE SCORE 207, Todd Duncan (Butler Invitational) & Max Green (Xavier Intercollegiate) LOW INDIVIDUAL 54-HOLE SCORE TO PAR -9, Max Green (Xavier Intercollegiate)

INDIVIDUAL 1. 66 Oli Menard (Hootie at Bulls Bay) 2. 67 Trent Tipton (Gopher Invitational) 67 Max Green (Schenkel Invitational) 67 Max Green (Big 12 Championship) 5. 68 Kaleb Wilson (Bobby Nichols) 68 Will Stakel (Gators Invitational) 68 Westy McCabe (Hootie at Bulls Bay) 68 Jackson Davenport (Arizona Inter.) 68 Todd Duncan (Butler Invitational) 68 Kurtis Grant (Minnesota Classic) 68 Max Green (Xavier Intercollegiate) INDIVIDUAL 1. 207 Todd Duncan (Butler Invitational) 207 Max Green (Xavier Intercollegiate) 3. 210 Kurtis Grant (Minnesota Classic) 4. 211 Westy McCabe (Dorado Beach) 211 Kurtis Grant (Butler Invitational) 211 Jackson Davenport (Isleworth Colleg.) 211 Jackson Davenport (Arizona Intercoll.) 211 Jackson Davenport (Dorado Beach) 211 Todd Duncan (Gopher Invitational) 211 Trent Tipton (Butler Invitational)

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Teams 15 15 15 13 14 14 15 13 10

Leader T. Duncan (T-25th) K. Wilson (T-44th) J. Davenport (T-14th) W. McCabe (T-18th) J. Davenport/W. McCabe (T-24th) M. Green/W. McCabe (T-24th) W. McCabe (T-30th) T. Duncan (T-6th) J. Davenport (T-24th)

LOW TEAM 18-HOLE SCORE 278, Hootie at Bulls Bay LOW TEAM 18-HOLE SCORE TO PAR -10, Hootie at Bulls Bay LOW TEAM 54-HOLE SCORE 852, Dorado Beach LOW TEAM 54-HOLE SCORE TO PAR -12, Dorado Beach


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2022-23 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS JACKSON DAVENPORT FINISH Gopher Invitational T64-81 Isleworth Collegiate T7-76 Arizona Intercollegiate T14-83 Gators Invitational T69-75 Dorado Beach T24-91 Schenkel Invitational T38-84 Hootie at Bulls Bay T59-80 Mountaineer Invitational T24-77 Big 12 Championship T27-45

SCORE 72-74-73=219 69-70-72=211 74-69-68=211 73-79-78=230 71-71-69=211 73-73-75=221 72-73-73=218 77-71-78=226 73-71-73-76=293

TO PAR +6 -5 -5 +20 -5 +5 +2 +10 +13

WESTY MCCABE FINISH Minnesota Classic T8-109 Xavier Intercollegiate T34-72 Arizona Intercollegiate 83-83 Gators Invitational T18-75 Dorado Beach T24-91 Schenkel Invitational T24-84 Hootie at Bulls Bay T30-80 Mountaineer Invitational T62-77 Big 12 Championship 41-45

SCORE 73-71-69=213 71-79-74=224 84-78-80=242 70-70-74=214 69-72-70=211 70-74-74=218 68-71-74=213 76-84-79=239 78-71-74-80=303

TO PAR -3 +8 +26 +4 -5 +2 -3 +23 +23

TODD DUNCAN FINISH Gopher Invitational T25-81 Isleworth Collegiate 75-76 Thomas Sharkey T51-60 Dorado Beach T57-91 Bobby Nichols T43-85 Butler Invitational 5-88 Mountaineer Invitational T6-77 Big 12 Championship DNF

SCORE 69-71-71=211 82-83-76=241 73-75-88=236 76-69-74=219 75-73-79=227 69-68-70=207 73-78-70=221 80-74-0-76

TO PAR -2 +25 +20 +3 +11 -3 +5 -

OLI MENARD FINISH Minnesota Classic T24-109 Xavier Intercollegiate T7-72 Thomas Sharkey T37-60 Dorado Beach T34-91 Schenkel Invitational T75-84 Hootie at Bulls Bay T49-80 Mountaineer Invitational T15-77 Big 12 Championship DNF

SCORE 73-69-76=218 70-72-74=216 76-78-75=229 70-69-75=214 79-77-76=232 73-66-78=217 76-74-74=224 0-0-78-0

TO PAR +2 E +13 -2 +16 +1 +8 -

KURTIS GRANT FINISH Minnesota Classic 5-109 Xavier Intercollegiate T18-72 Thomas Sharkey T44-60 Dorado Beach T68-91 Bobby Nichols T39-85 Butler Invitational T11-88 Mountaineer Invitational T43-77

SCORE 68-71-71=210 72-73-75=220 79-74-78=231 74-72-76=222 73-74-79=226 71-70-70=211 83-77-74=234

TO PAR -6 +4 +15 +6 +10 +1 +18

MAX GREEN FINISH Gopher Invitational T72-81 Xavier Intercollegiate 2-72 Isleworth Collegiate 74-76 Arizona Intercollegiate T50-83 Gators Invitational T47-75 Dorado Beach T31-91 Schenkel Invitational T24-81 Hootie at Bulls Bay DNF Mountaineer Invitational T26-77 Big 12 Championship T24-45

SCORE 73-74-75=222 68-70-69=207 77-80-80=237 78-70-71=219 72-75-74=221 71-69-73=213 76-67-75=218 0-72-75 80-77-70=227 75-67-76-74=292

TO PAR +9 -9 +21 +3 +11 -3 +2 +11 +12

WILL STAKEL FINISH Minnesota Classic T48-109 Isleworth Collegiate T44-76 Arizona Intercollegiate T50-83 Gators Invitational T34-75 Dorado Beach T68-91 Schenkel Invitational 78-84 Hootie at Bulls Bay T45-80 Mountaineer Invitational T36-77

SCORE 75-76-75=226 76-74-76=226 73-76-70=219 76-74-68=218 71-78-73=222 79-78-76=233 77-69-70=216 77-73-80=230

TO PAR +10 +10 +3 +8 +6 +17 E +14

TRENT TIPTON FINISH Gopher Invitational T29-81 Isleworth Collegiate 56-76 Arizona Intercollegiate T57-83 Gators Invitational 73-75 Dorado Beach T57-91 Bobby Nichols T26-85 Butler Invitational T11-88 Mountaineer Invitational T43-77

SCORE 73-67-72=212 75-77-76=228 73-76-71=220 73-79-80=232 73-76-70=219 76-75-73=224 69-71-71=211 80-82-72=234

TO PAR -1 +12 +4 +22 +3 +8 +1 +18

KALEB WILSON FINISH Gopher Invitational T72-81 Isleworth Collegiate T44-76 Thomas Sharkey 29-60 Dorado Beach T63-91 Bobby Nichols 4-85 Mountaineer Invitational T24-77 Big 12 Championship T34-45

SCORE 77-72-73=222 72-71-83-226 74-71-78=223 72-71-77=220 68-69-75=212 76-77-73=226 73-72-77-77=299

TO PAR +9 +10 +7 +4 -4 +10 +19

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2022-23 SENIOR RECAP:

KURTIS GRANT 6-0 • HERNDON, VA./SOUTH LAKES HS 2022-23 (FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR) • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • GCAA All-America Scholar • College Sports Communicators Academic All-District At-Large Team • WVU Golf Academic Achievement Award • Played in seven tournaments • Had seven rounds of par or better, including one round in the 60s • Played in 21 rounds for a 74.00 scoring average • Shot 83-77-74=234 at the Mountaineer Invitational • Tied for 11th place at the Butler Spring Invitational with rounds of 71-70-70=211 (+1) • Had rounds of 73-74-79=226 (+10) at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate • Recorded rounds of 74-72-76=222 (+4) at the Dorado Beach Collegiate • Posted rounds of 79-74-78=231 at the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate • Finished tied for 18th at the Xavier Invitational with rounds of 72-75-75=220 (+4) • Recorded his best finish as a Mountaineer by placing fifth at the Minnesota Golf Classic with rounds of 68-71-71=210 (-6)

• Captured a victory at the Big 12 Match Play Championship against Kansas State • Finished tied for a season-best 18th at the Mountaineer Invitational with rounds of 78-71-70=219 (+3) • Tied for 31st at The Gopher Invitational at 4-over-par 2020-21 (JUNIOR) • Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • WVU Golf Academic Achievement Award • Tied for 13th at the Mountaineer Invitational with rounds of 74-76-74=224 • Top 25 finish at the George Hannon Intercollegiate with rounds of 69-74-74=217 • Picked up two victories at the Big 12 Match Play Championship • Competed in six tournaments

• Posted par or better in four rounds • Shot three rounds in the 60s • Matched his career best with a 68 at the Florida Gators Invitational 2019-20 (SOPHOMORE) • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • WVU Golf Academic Achievement Award • Posted a top-20 finish in five of the six tournaments in which he competed • Competed in six tournaments, playing 15 rounds • Appeared in the Mountaineer lineup on two occasions and competed as an individual four times throughout the season • Opened the season at the Pioneer Creek Collegiate, competing as an individual and finishing tied for 17th with a threeround total of 75-72-70=217

2021-22 (SENIOR) • Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Played in every tournament • Had 10 rounds of par or better, including one round in the 60s • Placed 46th at the Big 12 Championship with rounds of 84-83-76-243 (+27) • Had rounds of 73-70-70=213 (Even) to finish tied for 28th place at the Mason Rudolph Championship • Was 7-over-par (71-71-81=223) at The Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate • Tied for 42nd at 5-over-par with rounds of 70-75-76=221 at the Schenkel Invitational • Tied for 49th at the Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate with rounds of 75-80-69=224 (+8) • Posted rounds of 74-76-73=223 (+13) at the Gators Invitational • Was WVU’s top finisher at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational in 33rd place with rounds of 71-73-78=222 (6-over-par)

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Mountaineer Golf • One of four Mountaineers to compete at the NKU Fall Collegiate Classic, tying for 14th place with scores of 72-73-73=218 for five-over par • Also competed as an individual at the Musketeers Classic and Trojan Invitational, where he finished T-38th (74-76-73=223) and T-13th (75-76=151), respectively • Shot a season-best 69 in the final round of the Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational, carding a three-round total of 79-7269=220 for a 13th-place finish • Recorded a top-10 finish in the Mountaineers’ head-to-head matchup against Connecticut, tying for ninth place with a 79 2018-19 (FRESHMAN) • Appeared in seven tournaments, playing 21 rounds • Posted a 74.00 scoring average with a low round of 68 • Registered three rounds in the 60s • Was a member of the lineup on four occasions • Recorded a pair of top-15 finishes in his first season • Tied the program record with a three-round score of 69-69-68=206, tying for 12th place at the Old Town Club Collegiate • Finished tied for 11th at the Georgia Southern Individual Collegiate with a three-round score of 72-74-70=216 • Shot 71-71-79=221 at the Seminole Intercollegiate

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PREP • Claimed medalist honors at the Virginia State Junior Championship at the Federal Club (69-74-69) • Also the medalist at the Mid-Atlantic Junior Invitational at Parkersburg Country Club (73-73) • Won the Virginia 6A Regional Championship (68-67) in 201 • Went undefeated at the 2016 Virginias vs. Carolinas Junior Match Play at 3-0 • Runner-up at the 2016 Virginia 6A State Championship (76-71) • Finished second at the PGA Junior Series at Westbrook Country Club (72-71-69) • won the HJGT Junior at Viniterra with rounds of 74-71 in 2017 • Runner-up at the Mid-Atlantic Junior PGA (72-71) in 2017 • Three-time High School Liberty Conference Champion (2015, 2016 2017)

CAREER STATS Season Tourn. 2022-23 7 2021-22 9 2020-21 6 2019-20 6 2018-19 7 Career 35

Rounds 21.0 27.0 18.0 15.0 21.0 102.0

• Earned Washington Post First Team All-Met Golf honors in 2017 • First-team all-state honoree in 2016 and 2017 • Posted a pair of top-five finishes at AJGA events, taking fourth at the 2016 AJGA Junior at Cattail Creek (74-68-71) and tying for fifth at the 2015 AJGA Junior All-Star Invitational at Pumpkin Ridge (72-69-74) • Placed fifth at the 2017 Virginia 6A State Championship (73-71) PERSONAL • Parents are Donald and Joy • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll • Birthday is October 3 • Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business in 2022 • Graduated with a master’s degree in business administration in 2023

Avg. 74.00 74.26 73.89 73.87 74.00 74.03

Low Best Finish 68 5th 69 T-18th 68 T-13th 69 T-9th 68 T-11th 68 5th


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ALL-TIME COACHING RECORDS YEAR W-L-T COACH CAPTAIN 1933 4-1-1 Jack Hoblitzell Jack Hoblitzell 1934 4-3-0 Bob Lowe Bob Lowe 1935 3-3-1 Sam Aspinall Sam Aspinall 1936 1-3-0 Kirk Jackson Kirk Jackson 1937 1-4-1 Kirk Jackson Kirk Jackson 1938 3-6-0 Tom Graham Tom Graham 1939 4-2-0 Dr. R. Aspinall Tom Graham 1940 3-2-0 Dr. R. Aspinall Tom Graham 1941 4-1-0 Dr. R. Aspinall Woody Wyatt 1942 1943 1944 No Golf – WW II 1945 1946 6-2-1 Dr. R. Aspinall Michael Krak 1947 12-0-0 Dr. R. Aspinall Don Hall 1948 8-4-0 Dr. R. Aspinall Berkeley Davis 1949 12-0-0 Ira Rodgers Robert Coulson 1950 8-4-0 Ira Rodgers T. Prozillo 1951 5-4-0 Ira Rodgers Claude Hills

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YEAR 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970

W-L-T COACH CAPTAIN 7-5-0 Ira Rodgers Reggie Spencer 8-4-1 Ira Rodgers Reggie Spencer 5-3-2 Ira Rodgers Bruce Davis 7-3-0 Ira Rodgers “Happy” Hall 5-4-0 Ira Rodgers George Pettit 4-8-0 Ira Rodgers A. Morosco 5-4-1 Ira Rodgers Bucky Lane 4-8-0 Ira Rodgers Adolph Popp 3-5-4 Ira Rodgers Adolph Popp 7-5-1 Ira Rodgers Bob King 9-2-1 C. Hockenberry Sid Bennett 6-4-0 C. Hockenberry Jim Hess 6-6-0 C. Hockenberry None 7-7-0 C. Hockenberry None 11-4-0 C. Hockenberry D. Spannauer 6-7-0 C. Hockenberry Steve Hague 11-2-1 C. Hockenberry None 14-3-0 C. Hockenberry Bruce Keagy 8-2-2 C. Hockenberry Bruce Keagy

YEAR 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

W-L-T 10-6-0 12-8-0 12-7-0 11-3-0 5-10-0 6-11-0 11-6-0 10-0-1 4-1-0 3-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 1-3-1 3-2-1 0-4-0 1-3-1 0-4-0

COACH CAPTAIN C. Hockenberry Jack Lynn C. Hockenberry None C. Hockenberry None C. Hockenberry None C. Hockenberry None C. Hockenberry None C. Hockenberry None C. Hockenberry None Bob Gwynne None John Sermon Richard Wainwright Sean Covich Easton Renwick Sean Covich None Sean Covich None Sean Covich Max Sear Sean Covich Phillip Matlari Sean Covich Etienne Papineau Sean Covich Mark Goetz Sean Covich Kurtis Grant


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ALL-TIME SCORING RECORDS LOW ROUND 1. Logan Perkins 2. Mark Goetz 3. Matthew Sharpstene Logan Perkins 5. Logan Perkins Mark Goetz Mark Goetz Etienne Papineau Matthew Sharpstene 10. Oli Ménard Logan Perkins Oli Ménard Mark Goetz Etienne Papineau Matthew Sharpstene Matthew Sharpstene Max Sear Max Sear Max Sear Max Sear Alan Cooke Avery Schneider Avery Schneider Mike Krak Jack Lynn Berk Davis Claude Hillis

62 Florida Gators Invitational, 2020 63 Mountaineer Invitational, 2021 64 Martin Downs Collegiate, 2018 64 NKU Fall Collegiate Classic, 2019 65 Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate, 2022 65 Mountaineer Invitational, 2021 65 Mountaineer Invitational, 2020 65 Old Town Club Collegiate, 2019 65 Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic, 2018 66 Hootie at Bulls Bay, 2023 66 Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate, 2022 66 Minnesota Golf Classic, 2022 66 NCAA Regional, 2021 66 Seminole Intercollegiate, 2019 66 Big 12 Championship, 2019 66 Rutherford Intercollegiate, 2019 66 Travistock Collegiate Invitational, 2018 66 Mountaineer Invitational, 2017 66 Janney VCU Shootout, 2017 66 Janney VCU Shootout, 2016 66 Furman Intercollegiate, 2017 66 Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic, 2017 66 Mountaineer Invitational, 2017 66 Twice (1947,48) 66 vs. Indiana, 1971 66 vs. Washington & Jefferson, 1948 66 vs. Maryland, 1949

36-HOLE TOURNAMENT 1. Max Sear 2. Max Sear 3. Etienne Papineau 4. Logan Perkins Avery Schneider 6. Easton Renwick Pat Weaver 8. Dave Lester 9. Tristan Nicholls Easton Renwick Max Sear Dave Lester 13. John Elwood John Elwood 15. Pat Weaver 16. Kurtis Grant Mike Greer 18. Tristan Nicholls Avery Schneider Alan Cooke Cole Hand Mason Short Chris Williams Terry Dubois

71-66=137 Janney VCU Shootout, 2016 68-71=139 Wolfpack Intercollegiate, 2015 69-72=141 Janney VCU Shootout, 2016 72-72=144 Patriot Intercollegiate, 2018 70-74=144 Wolfpack Intercollegiate, 2015 73-72=145 Wolfpack Intercollegiate, 2015 72-73=145 Eastern Eight Tourn., 1978 77-72=147 W.Va. Intercollegiate, 1977 73-75=148 President’s Day Challenge, 2016 79-69=148 Mountaineer Intercollegiate, 2015 73-75=148 Mountaineer Intercollegiate, 2015 77-70=148 W.Va. Intercollegiate, 1979 77-72=149 W.Va. Intercollegiate, 1979 77-72=149 W.Va. Intercollegiate, 1977 72-78=150 Eastern Eight Tourn., 1978 75-76=151 Trojan Invitational, 2019 78-73=151 A-10 Championship, 1981 73-79=152 Robert Kepler Invitational, 2016 73-79=152 Robert Kepler Intercollegiate, 2016 78-74=152 Wolfpack Intercollegiate, 2015 78-75=152 Mountaineer Intercollegiate, 2015 73-79=152 Mountaineer Intercollegiate, 2015 78-77=152 Wolfpack Intercollegiate, 2015 77-75=152 NCAA District 2 Tourn.,1982

LOGAN PERKINS 25. Chris Williams Gary Loring Jim Camella Mike Tennant 29. Tristan Nicholls Alan Cooke Max Sear Tae Wan Lee Dan Akerman Bill Field Mike Tennant

74-79=153 Mountaineer Intercollegiate, 2015 74-79= 153 SoCon Tournament, 1963 76-77= 153 Marshall Invitational, 1974 77-76=153 A-10 Championship, 1980 73-79=154 Robert Kepler Intercollegiate, 2016 77-77=154 President’s Day Challenge, 2016 78-76=154 Robert Kepler Intercollegiate, 2016 78-76=154 Mountaineer Intercollegiate, 2015 79-75=154 A-10 Championship, 1980 154 SoCon Tournament, 1965 82-72=154 NCAA District 2 Tournament, 1982

54-HOLE TOURNAMENT 1. Mark Goetz 2. Mark Goetz 3. Etienne Papineau 4. Logan Perkins Mark Goetz 6. Logan Perkins 7. Nico Lang Kurtis Grant

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Mountaineer Golf Matthew Sharpstene Alan Cooke 11. Todd Duncan Max Green Mark Goetz Max Sear Alan Cooke

65-68-73=206 Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic, 2018 69-69-68=206 Seminole Intercollegiate, 2017 69-68-70=207 Butler Invitational, 2023 68-70-69=207 Xavier Intercollegiate, 2023 69-68-70=207 Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic, 2019 68-71-68=207 Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic, 2018 70-70-67=207 Rutherford Intercollegiate, 2016

SEASON AVERAGE Name Matthew Sharpstene Mark Goetz Mark Goetz Max Sear Logan Perkins Nico Lang Etienne Papineau Philipp Matlari Etienne Papineau Logan Perkins Matthew Sharpstene Jackson Davenport Max Sear Matthew Sharpstene Logan Perkins Etienne Papineau Mark Goetz Max Green Max Sear Mark Goetz Jackson Davenport Kurtis Grant Kurtis Grant Trent Tipton Kaleb Wilson Oli Menard Kurtis Grant Trent Tipton Kurtis Grant Alan Cooke Philipp Matlari Olivier Ménard Mark Goetz Max Sear Trent Tipton Westy McCabe Kurtis Grant Logan Perkins Avery Schneider Max Green Chris Williams Will Stakel Philipp Matlari Todd Duncan Logan Perkins Jackson Davenport Easton Renwick Drew Dewald Tristan Nicholls Tristan Nicholls Alan Cooke

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Avg. 70.73 71.36 71.37 71.76 71.77 71.81 72.09 72.14 72.33 72.41 72.45 72.86 73.03 73.09 73.10 73.31 73.36 73.43 73.63 73.73 73.80 73.87 73.89 73.95 74.00 74.00 74.00 74.00 74.00 74.03 74.04 74.06 74.06 74.09 74.17 74.18 74.26 74.32 74.36 74.38 74.44 74.58 74.63 74.70 74.75 74.86 74.87 75.00 75.05 75.15 75.15

Rounds 33 25 27 33 22 16 33 22 21 27 22 28 35 35 29 35 22 30 35 15 30 15 18 19 22 22 21 27 21 33 23 17 31 34 24 28 27 22 22 24 32 24 16 23 16 22 31 6 28 34 28

Year 2018-19 2020-21 2021-22 2018-19 2019-20* 2019-20* 2018-19 2019-20* 2019-20* 2021-22 2019-20* 2022-23 2017-18 2017-18 2018-19 2017-18 2019-20* 2022-23 2015-16 2018-19 2021-22 2019-20* 2020-21 2020-21 2022-23 2022-23 2022-23 2021-22 2018-19 2016-17 2018-19 2021-22 2017-18 2016-17 2022-23 2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2017-18 2021-22 2016-17 2022-23 2017-18 2022-23 2017-18 2020-21 2015-16 2017-18 2017-18 2016-17 2015-16

Etienne Papineau Etienne Papineau Todd Duncan Will Stakel Dan Ackerman Chris Williams Avery Schneider Dan Ackerman Olivier Ménard Tristan Nicholls Avery Schneider Tristan Nicholls Dave Lester Dave Lester John Eldwood Rich Wainwright John Elwood Patrick Weaver Dan Ackerman John Elwood John Elwood Mike Tennant Trent Tipton Rich Wainwright Scott Wilson Pat Weaver Rich Wainwright Greg Guadino Stan Wiel Pat Weaver Terry Dubois Stan Wiel Greg Guadino David Lester Jeff Rowan Will Stakel Jeff Rowan Jeff Rowan Root Clark Randy Wampler Robert Clark Robert Clark Tim Dyer Rich Wainwright Phil Zambos James Rider Scott Wilson William Hyre Richard Wainwright Mark Greer Jeff Rowan Ed Meador Stan Weil Stanley Jones Tom Dyer Jim Rider Jim Rider

75.47 75.57 75.61 75.80 76.0 76.29 76.40 76.90 77.00 77.00 77.00 77.09 77.16 77.2 77.33 77.70 77.73 77.89 77.92 78.16 78.2 78.30 78.38 78.4 78.80 78.80 78.93 79.00 79.10 79.20 79.30 79.30 79.60 79.70 79.73 79.78 79.90 80.40 80.41 80.50 80.60 80.60 80.62 80.62 80.64 80.37 80.80 81.30 81.70 82.00 82.50 82.69 83.20 83.85 85.80 86.3 86.55

*Remainder of 2019-20 season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

34 2016-17 7 2020-21 23 2021-22 20 2021-22 5 1979-80 31 2015-16 15 2016-17 9 1978-89 6 2020-21 22 2015-16 23 2015-16 11 2018-19 12 Fall 1976 12 Fall 1977 15 1977-78 10 1979-80 19 Spring 1977 19 Spring 1977 13 1980-81 12 Fall 1976 12 Fall 1977 13 1980-81 8 2019-20* 14 1978-79 5 1979-80 12 Fall 1977 15 1977-78 12 1980-81 10 1979-80 15 1977-78 13 1980-81 14 1978-79 8 1978-79 17 Spring 1977 19 Spring 1977 9 2020-21 12 1978-79 10 1979-80 12 Fall 1976 8 1979-80, 1978-79 8 Fall 1977 19 Spring 1977 8 1980-81 8 Fall 1976 14 1977-78 8 Spring 1977 9 1978-79 7 1979-80, 1978-89 17 Spring 1977 6 1908-81 10 1977-78 13 1980-81 10 1977-78 7 Spring 1977 5 1980-81 6 Fall 1977 6 Fall 1976


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TEAM SCORING RECORDS TEAM LOW ROUND – TOP 15 Rank Score Tournament 1. 271 Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate 271 Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic 3. 273 Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic 273 Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic 273 Old Town Club Collegiate 6. 274 Old Town Club Collegiate 274 Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic 8. 275 Mountaineer Invitational 275 Janney VCU Shootout 275 Old Town Club Collegiate 11. 276 Martin Downs Collegiate 12. 277 The Health Plan Mountaineer Invite 277 Seminole Intercollegiate 14. 278 Hootie at Bulls Bay 278 Hootie at Bulls Bay 278 Seminole Intercollegiate 278 Martin Downs Collegiate 278 Florida Gators Invitational

Round 3rd 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st

Season 2021-22 2018-19 2019-20 2019-20 2019-20 2019-20 2017-18 2021-22 2017-18 2018-19 2017-18 2017-18 2016-17 2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2017-18 2018-19

Round 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd

Season 2021-22 2021-22 2017-18 2018-19 2017-18 2019-20 2019-20 2017-18 2016-17 2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2017-18 2017-18

Score Tournament 826 Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic 828 Old Town Club Collegiate 835 Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic 836 Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate 837 Old Town Club Collegiate 842 Janney VCU Shootout 848 Florida Gators Invitational 849 Seminole Intercollegiate 849 Irish Creek Collegiate 851 Martin Downs Collegiate 852 Dorado Beach 853 Rutherford Intercollegiate 854 Seminole Intercollegiate 856 Mountaineer Invitational 856 Florida Gators Invitational 856 Florida Gators Invitational

Season 2019-20 2019-20 2018-19 2021-22 2018-19 2017-18 2020-21 2016-17 2018-19 2017-18 2022-23 2015-16 2018-19 2021-22 2021-22 2019-20

TEAM LOW ROUND VS. PAR – TOP 15 Rank To Par 1. -17 2. -13 -13 -13 5. -12 6. -11 -11 -11 -11 10. -10 -10 -10 -10 -10

Score Tournament 271 Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate 275 Mountaineer Invitational 274 Janney VCU Shootout 271 Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic 276 Martin Downs Collegiate 273 Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic 273 Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic 277 The Health Plan Mountaineer Invite 277 Seminole Intercollegiate 278 Hootie at Bulls Bay 278 Hootie at Bulls Bay 278 Seminole Intercollegiate 274 Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic 278 Martin Downs Collegiate

TEAM LOW 54-HOLE TOTAL – TOP 15 Rank 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

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TEAM LOW 54-HOLE TOTAL VS. PAR – TOP 15 Rank To Par 1. -26 2. -12 3. -17 4. -28 5. -3 6. -22 7. +8 8. +15 -3 10. -13 11. -12 12. +1 13. -10 14. -8 15 +16 +16

Score Tournament 826 Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic 828 Old Town Club Collegiate 835 Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic 836 Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate 837 Old Town Club Collegiate 842 Janney VCU Shootout 848 Florida Gators Invitational 849 Seminole Intercollegiate 849 Irish Creek Collegiate 851 Martin Downs Collegiate 852 Dorado Beach Collegiate 853 Rutherford Intercollegiate 854 Seminole Intercollegiate 856 Mountaineer Invitational 856 Florida Gators Invitational 856 Florida Gators Invitational

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ALL-TIME CONFERENCE RESULTS ALL-TIME BIG 12 TEAM RESULTS Season Place Score to Par Location 2022-23 9th 299-281-300-303-1183 +63 Prairie Dunes Country Club // Hutchinson, Kan. 2021-22 10th 307-304-303=914 +50 Whispering Pines Country Club // Trinity, Texas 2020-21 9th 311-303-283-290=1187 +67 Prairie Dunes Country Club // Hutchinson, Kan. 2019-20 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2018-19 10th 293-282-289=864 +24 The Greenbrier // White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. 2017-18 9th 303-288-297-299=1187 +67 Southern Hills Country Club // Tulsa, Okla. 2016-17 10th 329-294-313-315=1251 +131 Prairie Dunes Country Club // Hutchinson, Kan. 2015-16 10th 311-314-289-291=1205 +53 Whispering Pines County Club // Trinity, Texas

TOP-10 72-HOLE SCORING Name Matthew Sharpstene Max Green Jackson Davenport Max Sear Logan Perkins Mark Goetz Mark Goetz Kaleb Wilson Etienne Papineau Etienne Papineau

Score 73-67-72-75=287 75-67-76-74=292 73-71-73-76=293 79-74-71-69=293 75-76-71-74=296 77-77-72-71=297 81-75-74-68=298 73-72-77-77=299 73-77-72-79=301 76-72-77-76=301

to Par Place +7 T-11th +12 T-24th +13 T-27th +5 T-12th +16 T-35th +17 T-36th +18 T-42nd +19 T-34th +21 T-45th +21 T-41st

Season 2017-18 2022-23 2022-23 2015-16 2020-21 2017-18 2020-21 2022-23 2020-21 2017-18

to Par Place 73-71-66=210 T-13th 79-74-71-69=293 T-12th 73-71-72=216 T-28th 73-67-72-75=287 T-11th 75-74-75=224 T-25th 75-73-76=224 T-25th 73-70-77=220 T-39th 75-67-76-74=292 T-24th 74-70-78=222 T-42nd 73-71-73-76=293 T-27th

Season 2018-19* 2015-16 2018-19* 2017-18 2021-22* 2021-22* 2018-19* 2022-23 2018-19* 2022-23

TOP-10 SCORING TO PAR Name Score Matthew Sharpstene E Max Sear +5 Etienne Papineau +6 Matthew Sharpstene +7 Logan Perkins +8 Mark Goetz +8 Max Sear +10 Max Green +12 Logan Perkins +12 Jackson Davenport +13 *Event shortened to 54 holes due to weather

SEASON-BY-SEASON BIG 12 RESULTS 2022-23 Prairie Dunes Country Club // Hutchinson, Kan. Team Finish: 9th // Team Scoring: 299-281-300-303=1183 // +63 Max Green 75-67-76-74=292 +12 T-24th Jackson Davenport 73-71-73-76=293 +13 T-27th Kaleb Wilson 73-72-77-77=299 +19 T-34th Westy McCabe 78-71-74-80=303 +23 41st Todd Duncan 80-77-x-76 Oli Ménard x-x-78-x 2021-22 Whispering Pines Country Club // Trinity, Texas Team Finish: 10th // Team Scoring: 307-304-303=914 // +50 Logan Perkins 75-74-75=224 +8 T-25th Mark Goetz 75-73-76=224 +8 T-25th Jackson Davenport 74-80-76=230 +14 T-40th Trent Tipton 83-77-79=239 +23 45th Kurtis Grant 84-83-76=243 +27 46th

2020-21 Prairie Dunes Country Club // Hutchinson, Kan. Team Finish: 9th // Team Scoring: 311-303-283-290=1187 // +67 Logan Perkins 75-76-71-74=296 +16 T-35th Mark Goetz 81-75-74-68=298 +18 T-42nd Etienne Papineau 73-77-72-79=301 +21 T-45th Trent Tipton 83-78-71-70=302 +22 48th Jackson Davenport 82-75-69-78=304 +24 49th 2019-20 // Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

2018-19 The Greenbrier // White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Team Finish: 10th // Team Scoring: 293-282-289=864 // +24 Matthew Sharpstene 73-71-66=210 E T-13th Etienne Papineau 73-71-72=216 +6 T-28th Max Sear 73-70-77=220 +10 T-39th Logan Perkins 74-70-78=222 +12 T-42nd Philipp Matlari 78-75-74=227 +17 T-48th 2017-18 Southern Hills Country Club // Tulsa, Okla. Team Finish: 9th // Team Scoring: 303-288-297-299=1187 // +67 Matthew Sharpstene 73-67-72-75=287 +7 T-11th Mark Goetz 77-77-72-71=297 +17 T-36th Etienne Papineau 76-72-77-76=301 +21 T-41st Avery Schneider 77-73-76-81=307 +27 T-45th Max Sear 81- 76-79-77=313 +33 49th 2016-17 Prairie Dunes Country Club // Hutchinson, Kan. Team Finish: 10th // 329-294-313-315=1251 // +131 Chris Williams 83-70-79-78=310 +30 37th Alan Cooke 80-76-75-83=314 +34 T-40th Tristan Nicholls 86-75-79-77=317 +37 T-45th Etienne Papineau 80-77-83-79=319 +38 48th Max Sear 92-73-80-81=326 +46 50th 2015-16 Whispering Pines Country Club // Trinity, Texas Team Finish: 10th // 311-314-289-291=1205 // +53 Max Sear 79-74-71-69=293 +5 T-12th Alan Cooke 79-84-70-73=306 +18 42nd Chris Williams 83-77-74-76=310 +22 T-45th Easton Renwick 77-79-75-79=310 +22 T-45th Tristan Nicholls 76-91-74-73=314 +26 48th

ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM RESULTS Season 1981 1980 1979 1978

Score 775 811 783 776

Place Course 3rd Rutgers University Golf Course 3rd Hickory Ridge Country Club // Amherst, Mass. 2nd Rutgers University Golf Course 3rd Penn State Blue Course // State College, Pa.

ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP TOP SCÇORES Name Pat Weaver Mark Greer Terry Dubois Mike Tennant Dan Ackerman Stan Jones Mike Tennant Rich Wainwright

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SERIES RECORDS OPPONENT American Baldwin-Wallace Baltimore Baylor Bowling Green Bucknell California (Pa.) Carnegie-Melon Catholic Clarion Connecticut Davidson Davis & Elkins Duquesne Edinboro Fairmont State Frostburg State Furman Geneva Georgetown George Washington Glenville State Hampden Sydney Indiana Univ. (Pa.) Iowa State Juniata Kansas Kansas State Lock Haven Mansfield State Maryland Mercyhurst Miami (OH)

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OPPONENT Muskingum Navy Northern Illinois Ohio Oklahoma Oklahoma State Penn State Pitt Quantico Richmond Robert Morris St. Vincent Salem Steubenville Slippery Rock TCU Texas Texas Tech Virginia VMI Virginia Tech Washington & Jefferson Washington & Lee Waynesburg West Liberty State Westminster Case Western West Virginia Wesleyan Wheeling William & Mary Youngstown State Non Intercollegiate

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ALL-TIME RESULTS 1975-76 vs. California (Pa.) vs. Pitt

W, 389-396

1976-77 Youngstown Invitational 8th Madison 9th West Liberty Invitational 5th Alegheny College 4th ECAC Qualifier 5th vs. Virginia Tech L, 396-389 vs. California (Pa.) L, 396-395 Marshall Invitational 12th vs. Slippery Rock W, 378-380 vs. West Liberty W, 378-423 vs. Pitt W, 378-389 West Virginia Intercollegiate 3rd vs. Ohio University L, 392-377 vs. Bowling Green L, 392-370 vs. Youngstown State W, 403-406 vs. Mercyhurst W, 403-408 vs. Baldwin-Wallace W, 403-440 vs. Ohio University W, 530-545 vs. Pitt W, 530-571 vs. Glenville W, 530-551 vs. California (Pa.) L, 396-377 vs. Indiana (Pa.) L, 396-378 vs. West Liberty W, 396-415 Indiana (Pa.) Invitational 5th vs. Robert Morris W, 367-394 Nittany Lion Invitational 4th 1977-78 South Carolina Classic 12th vs. California W, 369-375 vs. Davis & Elkins W, 369-431 Marshall Invitational 15th West Virginia Intercollegiate 1st vs. Ohio University W, 387-396 vs. Indiana University (Pa.) T, 387-387 vs. West Liberty W, 387-422 vs. Glenville W, 395-404 vs. Youngstown State W, 395-406 vs. Davis & Elkins W, 395-411 vs. Ohio University W, 465-467 Indiana University (Pa.) Invite 5th California (Pa.) Tournament 4th Nittany Lion Invitational 4th

1978-79 Coastal Carolina Golf Classic 18th Marshall Classic 12th Colonial Classic 4th West Virginia Univ. Invite 3rd West Liberty Invitational 2nd Indiana University Invitational 7th California State invitational 7th Nittany Lion Golf Classic 8th vs. Ohio University W, 540-549 vs. California (Pa.) W, 786-795 vs. Clarion * L, 389-375 vs. Pitt * W, 389-410 vs. Duquesne* W, 389-428 * At Pitt Quad Match

1979-1980 vs. California (Pa.) L, 394-368 Marshall Classic 18th vs. West Liberty ? vs. Davis & Elkins ? Colonial Classic ? Ohio University L, 555-552 Glenville State W, 555-589 West Liberty Invitational 6th Champion Lakes Invitational 2nd California State Invitational 6th vs. Duquesne ? Nittany Lion Invitational 11th Indiana Invitational 5th 1980-81 Glenville Invitational W. Va. Intercollegiate Marshall Invitational West Liberty Invitational California Invitational Nittany Lion Invitational Indiana University West Virginia Quad

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2015-16 Tiger Turning Stone Invitational 10th Joe Feaganes Marshall Invite 13th Shoal Creek Invitational 12th Wolfpack Intercollegiate 6th Mountaineer Intercollegiate 10th Quail Valley Intercollegiate 11th President’s Day Challenge 3rd Seminole Intercollegiate 14th Mason Rudolph Championship T-11th Old Waverly Collegiate Championship 14th Robert Kepler Invitational 15th Rutherford Intercollegiate 2nd Big 12 Championship 10th 2016-17 The Invitational at The Ocean Course T-9th Janney VCU Shootout T-8th Primland Collegiate Invitational 4th Mountaineer Intercollegiate 4th Quail Valley Intercollegiate 12th vs. Penn State L, 386-377 Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate 13th Tiger Invitational 13th Seminole Intercollegiate 6th Furman Intercollegiate 15th East Carolina Intercollegiate 1st Rutherford Intercollegiate 6th Big 12 Championship 10th 2017-18 The Invitational at the Ocean Course Canceled Janney VCU Shootout 1st THP Mountaineer Invitational 2nd Tavistock Collegiate Invitational 16th Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic T-14th vs. Penn State L, 378-363 Martin Downs Collegiate 1st Seminole Intercollegiate 9th The Hayt Invitational T-14th Furman Intercollegiate 2nd Irish Creek Collegiate 6th Ruthford Intercollegiate 2nd Big 12 Championship 9th

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Mountaineer Golf 2018-19 VCU Invitational Canceled Old Town Club Collegiate Invitational 8th THP Mountaineer Invitational 1st vs. Oklahoma State * L, 1-4-1 vs. Texas Tech * L, 1-4-1 vs. Kansas * T, 3-3 vs. TCU * L, 1-4 vs. Iowa State * W, 4-2 Tavistock Collegiate Invitational T-7th Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic T-8th vs. Penn State Canceled Suntrust Gator Invitational 8th Seminole Intercollegiate 3rd The Hootie at Bull’s Bay 9th Irish Creek Collegiate 6th Rutherford Intercollegiate 3rd Big 12 Championship 10th NCAA Louisville Regional 6th * Big 12 Fall Series

2019-20 Gopher Invitational 5th Old Town Club Collegiate Invitational T-3rd THP Mountaineer Invitational 1st vs. Texas * L, 1-4-1 vs. Texas Tech* L, 1-4-1 vs. TCU * W, 2-1-3 vs. Iowa State * W, 4-1-1

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vs. Oklahoma State * T, 3-3 Tavistock Collegiate Invitational 15th Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic 7th vs. Connecticut W, 295-305 Florida Gators Invitational 6th Seminole Intercollegiate T-7th The Hootie at Bulls Bay ^ Irish Creek Collegiate ^ Rutherford Intercollegiate ^ Big 12 Championship ^ * Big 12 Fall Series ^ Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

2020-21 Colonial Collegiate Invitational 9th vs. Oklahoma * L, 1-5 vs. TCU * L, 2-3-1 vs. Iowa State * L, 2-4 vs. Baylor * L, 2-4 Florida Gators Invitational 18th Seminole Intercollegiate T-10th George Hannon Intercollegiate T-9th The Hootie at Bulls Bay T-7th Mountaineer Invitational 1st Big 12 Championship 9th 2021-22 Gopher Invitational Mountaineer Invitational

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vs. Oklahoma L,1-4-1 vs. Texas Tech L, 1-5-0 vs. Kansas State W, 4-2-0 vs. Kansas T, 3-3-0 vs. Iowa State L, 1-5-0 Isleworth Collegiate Invitational 10th Florida Gators Invitational T-10th Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate 1st Schenkel Invitational 8th The Hootie at Bulls Bay 13th Mason Rudolph Championship T-10th Big 12 Championship 10th 2022-23 Gopher Invitational 14th vs. Oklahoma L,1-5-0 vs. Kansas L, 0-6-0 vs. Oklahoma State T, 3-3-0 vs. Baylor L, 2-3-1 vs. Iowa State L, 2-3-1 Isleworth Collegiate Invitational T-6th Arizona Intercollegiate 11th Gators Invitational T-10th Dorado Beach Collegiate 8th Schenkel Invitational 12th The Hootie at Bulls Bay 14th Mountaineer Invitational 3rd Big 12 Championship 9th


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ALL-TIME HONORS AND AWARDS TEAM WINS

2017 East Carolina Intercollegiate 2017 Janney VCU Shootout 2018 Martin Downs Collegiate 2018 The Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational 2019 The Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational 2020 vs. Connecticut 2020 Mountaineer Invitational 2022 Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate

MEDALISTS 2017 2018 2021 2022 2022

Max Sear ECU Intercollegiate Max Sear THP Mountaineer Invitational Mark Goetz Mountaineer Invitational Max Green ECU Intercollegiate Mark Goetz Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate

TEAM AWARDS 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2023

GCAA All-Academic Team GCAA All-Academic Team GCAA All-Academic Team GCAA All-Academic Team GCAA All-Academic Team GCAA All-Academic Team

AMATEUR/PROFESSIONAL WINS Alan Cooke (2015-17) 2016 Todd Duncan (2021-present) 2019 2020

West Virginia Amateur West Virginia Junior West Virginia Junior

Mark Goetz (2018-22) 2020 West Penn Open Championship 2021 U.S. Amateur Stroke Play Medalist Cole Hand (2015-16) 2014

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Etienne Papineau (2016-21) 2015 Quebec Amateur 2015 Quebec Match Play 2015 Canadian Collegial National Championship 2016 Futures Pro 2017 U25 Men’s Championship 2018 Glencoe Invitational 2018 Golf Quebec Match Play Championship 2019 Quebec Match Play Championship 2021 U.S. Amateur Championship (Hamilton, N.Y.)

Chris Williams (2015-17) 2017

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BIG 12 AWARDS & HONORS Big 12 Golfer of the Month Matthew Sharpstene Big 12 All-Academic Team First Team Chris Williams Chris Williams Drew Dewald Etienne Papineau Avery Schneider Max Sear Philipp Matlari Tristan Nicholls Etienne Papineau Max Sear Mark Goetz Kurtis Grant Philipp Matlari Etienne Papineau Logan Perkins Kurtis Grant Etienne Papineau Trent Tipton Kurtis Grant Logan Perkins Will Stakel Trent Tipton Kurtis Grant Will Stakel Trent Tipton Second Team Alan Cooke Mason Short Alan Cooke Tristan Nicholls Mark Goetz Matthew Sharpstene Matthew Sharpstene Mark Goetz Oli Ménard Oli Ménard Jackson Davenport

Max Sear (2015-19) 2016 Ontario Men’s Amateur

Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team Tristan Nicholls Etienne Papineau Logan Perkins Kurtis Grant Nico Lang Trent Tipton Will Stakel

Trent Tipton (2019-present) 2021 Turnberry Men’s Amateur

GCAA ALL-AMERICA SCHOLAR

Easton Renwick (2014-16) 2015 West Penn Amateur 2017 West Penn Open Championship

Chris Williams Max Sear

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2016 2017 2018 2018 2018 2018 2019 2019 2019 2019 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2021 2021 2021 2022 2022 2022 2022 2023 2023 2023 2016 2016 2017 2018 2019 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2023 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2020 2021

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CSC ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT TEAM AT-LARGE TEAM Kurtis Grant Will Stakel

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WVU GOLF TEAM AWARDS Team MVP 2016 Max Sear 2017 Max Sear 2018 Max Sear 2019 Matthew Sharpstene 2020 Logan Perkins 2021 Mark Goetz 2022 Mark Goetz 2023 Jackson Davenport Most Improved 2017 Tristan Nicholls 2018 Avery Schneider 2019 Etienne Papineau 2020 Mark Goetz 2021 Trent Tipton 2022 Todd Duncan 2023 Will Stakel Academic Achievement Award 2016 Avery Schneider 2017 Etienne Papineau 2018 Philipp Matlari 2019 Philipp Matlari 2020 Kurtis Grant 2021 Kurtis Grant 2022 Will Stakel 2023 Kurtis Grant

HISTORICAL HONORS Atlantic 10 Championship Medalists Pat Weaver

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Atlantic 10 All-Conference Team Terry Dubois Mike Tennant Dan Ackerman Mark Greer

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PETE DYE GOLF CLUB • BRIDGEPORT, W.VA. TEAM CHAMPIONS 2023 Oklahoma State 2021 NC State 2020 West Virginia 2019 West Virginia 2018 West Virginia 2017 Bowling Green 2016 Arkansas 2015 Penn State

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The Mountaineer Intercollegiate made its debut at Pete Dye Golf Club in Bridgeport, West Virginia, in October 2015 as West Virginia resumed varsity competition for the first time in three decades. In 2017, the event was renamed The Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational. The 2020 version, now known as the Mountaineer Invitational, was delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic and was held in April 2021. In 2023, the event moved to the spring.

INDIVIDUAL MEDALISTS 2023 J. Baumgartner Oklahoma State 2021 Mark Goetz West Virginia 2020 Mark Goetz West Virginia 2019 Kevin Scherr Youngstown State 2018 Max Sear West Virginia 2017 Alex Weiss Marshall 2016 Patrick Flavin Miami (Ohio) 2015 Davis Baxter Cincinnati

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WVU PRESIDENT

E. GORDON GEE, J.D., ED.D

Dr. E. Gordon Gee is one of America’s most prominent higher education leaders, having helmed universities for more than four decades. In 2009, Time magazine named him one of the top 10 university presidents in the United States. Recently, the website Great Value Colleges named him the nation’s top university president. In 2014, Gee returned to West Virginia University, where his career as a university president began. His leadership goals include putting students first, advancing the university’s research agenda, partnering with West Virginia communities and making sure that 1.8 million West Virginians know in their hearts and minds that West Virginia University is their university. Born in Vernal, Utah, Gee graduated from the University of Utah with an honors degree in history and earned his J.D. and

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Ed.D. degrees from Columbia University. He clerked under Chief Justice David T. Lewis of the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals before being named a judicial fellow and staff assistant to the U.S. Supreme Court. In this role, he worked for Chief Justice Warren Burger on administrative and legal problems of the Court and federal judiciary. Gee returned to Utah as an associate professor and associate dean in the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University and was granted full professorship in 1978. One year later, he became dean of the West Virginia University College of Law, and, in 1981, was named WVU president. He served in that role until 1985. He went on to lead the University of Colorado (1985-1990), Brown University (1998-2000) and Vanderbilt University (2001-2007). He served as president of The

Ohio State University from 1990 to 1997 and again from 2007 to 2013. His service on education-governance organizations and commissions is extensive. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the National 4-H Council and the National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America. He served as chair of the Big 12 Board of Directors Executive Committee for 2017-18 and is a Big 12 representative on the College Football Playoff Board of Managers. He is an inaugural member of the Education Advisory Board (EAB) Presidents Advisory Council. Gee has received many honorary degrees, awards, fellowships and recognitions. He is a fellow of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest science organization. In 1994, Gee received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Utah, as well as from Teachers College of Columbia University. In 2013, he received the ACE Council of Fellows/Fidelity Investments Mentor Award and received the Outstanding Academic Leader of the Year Award on behalf of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Gee received the Elite Leadership Academy’s 2020 IMPACT Award, which honors exceptional leaders for self-knowledge, a clear vision and active coaching and mentoring relationships. A Distinguished Eagle Scout and lifelong Scouting supporter, he has received the Silver Buffalo Award, Scouting’s top honor for adult volunteers. He is the co-author of more than a dozen books, including his two most recent, “Land-Grant Universities for the Future” and “What’s Public About Public Higher Ed?” Gee’s fiancée is Laurie Erickson, leader of the Erickson Foundation. His daughter, Rebekah, is clinical associate professor in obstetrics and gynecology at the LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine and CEO and founder of Nest Health. Dr. Rebekah Gee is married to David Patrón and they have five children.


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WVU VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

WREN BAKER

West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee named Wren Baker as WVU’s Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics on Nov. 30, 2022. WVU’s 13th director of athletics came to Morgantown from the University of North Texas, where he had been the associate vice president and athletics director since 2016. With previous stops at Missouri, Memphis, Northwest Missouri and Rogers State, Baker brought more than 20 years of experience to WVU. Baker has oversight of 18 varsity sports, a department budget of more than $90 million, approximately 250 employees and nearly 500 student-athletes. In his first year at West Virginia, Baker has hit the ground running and has never looked back. He has traveled the state to learn its culture, met Mountaineer fans from all over the world, fundraised for his department, addressed budget concerns, put his touches on a new premium club space at the Coliseum and even hired coaches in women’s and men’s basketball. While he is a native Oklahoman, he has certainly been adopted as the newest Mountaineer by West Virginia fans. As an athletics director, he has now led 20 head coaching searches, and his hires have a combined 75% winning percentage. At North Texas, seven Mean Green programs (men’s cross country, volleyball, women’s soccer, football, men’s basketball, women’s golf and softball) combined to win 17 conference or division championships during Baker’s tenure, and the overall athletics department’s winning percentage in the last year was the best in the modern era. In 2019, every Mean Green team achieved a winning season for the first time in school history. UNT also reached new heights in the classroom under Baker’s leadership, posting its top APR scores and four consecutive department Graduation Success Rate (GSR) records. For the first time ever, every Mean Green team recorded a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher with the Spring 2022 department GPA hitting a 3.206 average. Baker led record fundraising years at North Texas as the school registered its four best fundraising years in its history, and the overall top five largest gifts ever at UNT came under Baker’s leadership. He guided North Texas athletics to a school record for fundraising in a single year, nearly doubling the previous department record. UNT ticket revenue increased by 125% under Baker, and football attendance grew by 71%, while men’s and women’s basketball crowds grew by more than 60%. Additional achievements at North Texas included a five-year strategic plan, new 20-year

facilities master plan and lucrative contracts for multimedia rights, licensing, apparel and equipment. Baker also led the charge to renovate eight different UNT athletic facilities, while spearheading the design and fundraising for three new facilities including a track and field/soccer stadium, golf practice facility and an indoor practice building. One of the biggest moments in the history of North Texas Athletics came under his watch, when UNT was invited to join the American Athletic Conference beginning in July 2023. Prior to North Texas, Baker was the deputy director of athletics The Baker Family: Wren, Reagan, Heather and Addisyn at Missouri from 2015 to 2016, serving as the top advisor and director for Valliant Public Schools and, at age 26, chief of staff. He was responsible for assisting with was the youngest principal in Oklahoma history. all aspects of administration and led the external Originally fom Valliant, Oklahoma, Baker unit, helping Mizzou to a record fundraising year. earned his bachelor’s degree in education from He also served as the interim director of athletics at Southeastern Oklahoma State in 2001 where he Missouri before moving on to North Texas. was a member of the honors program. He went on Before Missouri, he spent time at Memphis to earn his master’s degree in education leadership from 2013-15 as deputy athletics director. He from Oklahoma State in 2003. secured the largest gift in the university’s history While at Oklahoma State, Baker was a graduate as Memphis posted its best fundraising year ever. assistant and basketball operations assistant for While setting a school record for fundraising, major the Cowboys’ men’s basketball program under gifts and multimedia rights revenue, Baker also legendary head coach Eddie Sutton. During Baker’s grew Memphis’ scholarship fund, was the sport time with OSU, the Cowboys posted a 102-30 administrator for men’s basketball and worked record, reaching four NCAA tournaments, and closely with football during a two-year run that advanced to the 2004 Final Four and the 2005 included the Tigers’ first conference championship in Sweet Sixteen. football in more than four decades. Baker and his wife, Heather, a Bokchito, Oklahoma, From 2011-13, Baker was athletics director native, have two daughters, Addisyn and Reagan. at NCAA Division II power Northwest Missouri WREN BAKER THROUGH THE YEARS State, where he secured the largest gift in the 2001-05 Oklahoma State University athletics department’s history for improvements Basketball Operations Assistant to the football stadium. Under Baker, Northwest 2005-06 Valliant Public Schools Missouri saw its revenues increase by 60%, and Director of Athletics/Principal he hired head football coach Adam Dorrel, who 2006-10 Rogers State University led the Bearcats to three consecutive national Director of Athletics championships. 2010-13 Northwest Missouri State From 2006-11, Baker served as the first athletics Director of Athletics director at Rogers State in Claremore, Oklahoma, 2013-15 University of Memphis where he was also the school’s first men’s basketball Deputy Director of Athletics coach. His team went 20-11 in his only season at 2015-16 University of Missouri the helm, and RSU teams combined to post a nearly Deputy Director of Athletics 70% winning percentage despite being a start-up 2016-22 University of North Texas athletic program. During his tenure, Baker developed Vice President/Director of Athletics a full-scale collegiate athletics program. 2022West Virginia University In 2005, he was the principal and athletics Vice President/Director of Athletics

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ATHLETICS

SENIOR STAFF/ HEAD COACHES

STEVE URYASZ Deputy Director of Athletics

BEN MURRAY Deputy Director of Athletics, Chief Development Office

MATT WELLS Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director, External Affairs

MICHAEL FRAGALE Senior Associate Athletics Director, Communications

DAVID KOOGER Senior Associate Athletics Director, Governance and Compliance

APRIL MESSERLY Senior Associate Athletics Director, Capital Projects, Facilities and Event Management

NATASHA OAKES Senior Associate Athletics Director, Sport Governance, Gender Equity and Title IX/ SWA

BRITTNEY O’DELL Senior Associate Athletics Director, Student-Athlete Development

LESLIE NGUYEN Associate Athletics Director Strategic Initiatives and Administration

NEAL BROWN Head Football Coach

JASON BUTTS Head Gymnastics Coach

SEAN CLEARY Head Cross Country/ Track & Field Coach

SEAN COVICH Head Golf Coach

JOSH EILERT Interim Head Men’s Basketball Coach

TIM FLYNN Head Wrestling Coach

JON HAMMOND Head Rifle Coach

NIKKI IZZO-BROWN Head Women’s Soccer Coach

MARK KELLOGG Head Women’s Basketball Coach

JIMMY KING Head Rowing Coach

MIHA LISAC Head Tennis Coach

RANDY MAZEY Head Baseball Coach

VIC RIGGS Head Swimming and Diving Coach

DAN STRATFORD Head Men’s Soccer Coach

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ATHLETIC

FACILITIES

BASKETBALL PRACTICE FACILITY

CAPERTON INDOOR PRACTICE FACILITY

CARY GYM

DICK DLESK SOCCER STADIUM

DREAMSWORK FIELD

MONONGALIA COUNTY BALLPARK

MOUNTAINEER FIELD AT MILAN PUSKAR STADIUM

MOUNTAINEER TENNIS COURTS

TRACK & FIELD COMPLEX AT MYLAN PARK

WVU BOATHOUSE

WVU COLISEUM

AQUATIC CENTER AT MYLAN PARK

WVU RIFLE RANGE

WVU WRESTLING PAVILION

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COMMUNICATIONS

MICHAEL FRAGALE Senior Associate Athletics Director/ Communications

MIKE MONTORO Assistant Athletics Director/ Football Communications

BRYAN MESSERLY Associate Athletics Director/ Communications

JOHN ANTONIK Director of Athletics Content

JOE SWAN Director of Athletics Publications

KRISTIN COLDSNOW Athletics Lead Graphic Designer

CHRIS COOMBS Assistant Director of Athletics Communications

ADAM GROSSMAN Assistant Director of Athletics Communications

PHIL LYNCH Athletics Graphic Designer

OLIVIA SNEED Assistant Director of Athletics Communications

MATTHEW STAINTHORPE Assistant Director of Athletics Communications/Operations

LISA AMMONS Business Manager

AMY PRUNTY Program Assistant

CHARLES MONTGOMERY Graduate Assistant

ELIZABETH STASH Graduate Assistant

ATHLETICS INFORMATION

OVERNIGHT SHIPPING ADDRESS

MAILING ADDRESS

PHONE INFORMATION

The West Virginia University Athletics Communications Office is located in the WVU Coliseum near the Country Roads Gate. The main athletics communications office is Room 214. Athletics Communications Office West Virginia University PO Box 0877 Morgantown, WV 26507-0877

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WVU Athletics Communications 3450 Monongahela Blvd. Room 217 Coliseum Morgantown, WV 26506 Office: 304-293-2821 Fax: 304-293-4105

GOLF CONTACT

Bryan Messerly Associate Athletics Director/Communications Office: (304) 293-2821 E-mail: bryan.messerly@mail.wvu.edu


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