2011-12 bucknell men's golf guide

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2 BUCKNELL MEN’S GOLF

Bucknell GolfAcademics • Family • Team

Each year I welcome numerous potential Bison student-athletes and their families into my office at the Bucknell Golf Club. We discuss the many wonderful opportunities that Bucknell offers and the high expectations that the University maintains for its student-athletes, both in the classroom and on the golf course.

These conversations often lead to some common questions, so I thought I would take a moment to clarify some frequently asked ques-tions related to the Bucknell golf program.

• Financial AidBucknell is a Division I, non-scholarship program. Need-based

financial assistance is available to our team members through the Bucknell Office of Financial Aid. The athletic department is not involved in this process. Families are required to apply for financial assistance each year.

• Program PrioritiesIt is very important that potential candidates understand our

program’s priority list. We stress that each team member understands that academics and his family come first and second. Directly behind comes TEAM GOLF! When another item enters the priority list ahead of TEAM GOLF, the player can no longer provide the competitive chal-lenge to our other players to make them better.

We believe that we are only as good as our weakest player. In this case it is the 10th player on our roster. We expect this player to be as competitive as the other nine. It will require commitment, dedication, good decision-making, great time management and sacrificing many social opportunities that the general student body has time to do.

The success that our program has achieved in the past 10 years is directly attributable to the gentlemen who have earned spots on our 10-player roster representing the Bison athletics program in a positive manner. We continuously have seven or more team members named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll each year. We have had at least one, and in most years two players, in the top 10 at the Patriot League Championship. Most importantly, all of our recruits have gradu-ated on time.

• Coming to CampusI encourage all prospective student-athletes to visit campus. It is

important that these potential recruits see the academic and athletic facilities that Bucknell has to offer. Lewisburg and Bucknell provide a unique setting for learning and playing golf, and we are looking for individuals interested first and foremost in a great education, fol-lowed closely by an outstanding opportunity to compete in Division I athletics.

• Golf FacilitiesYes, at Bucknell we have our own 18-hole championship golf

course, the Bucknell Golf Club, and brand new in 2011 is a beautiful golf instructional center, which features both indoor and outdoor practice areas, a team locker room and meeting/study space. Both facilities are located within walking distance or a short drive from the center of campus. Bison golfers have daily access to the course and its facilities.

• Golf AbilityFinally, allow me to focus on the ability of the player that we are

looking for in order to compete at a championship level in Division I golf. It is very important that our players have quality competitive experience. It is nice to read in resumes that a player competes on a successful high school team and has won a junior club championship. But these are only starting points needed for a player to prepare to compete at the Division I level.

We are looking for “immediate impact” players. We do not want young players coming into the program and quickly realizing they are not competitive with their teammates. We want them to get in the mix immediately with our returning players. We do not “redshirt” freshmen or want freshmen to stay in the clubhouse watching the veterans play all the collegiate events.

I am often asked what the handicap range is for our players and recruits. I really do not focus on handicaps. Rather, I focus most of my attention on the competitive tournament experience players have and the scores that they post in these stroke-play events. I look to see if their resumes have tournament results from courses 50 or more miles from their hometown. I look to see how strong the field was at the tourna-ment and where the player finished in that competitive field.

I also expect the potential recruit to play his home course consis-tently under 75 and to break par on his home course frequently. These are results that student-athletes must be capable of if they are going to be competitive on a quality Division I program.

Hopefully, this information gives you some insight into the expecta-tions of our program. I am very proud of all the individuals that have contributed to making BISON GOLF an important part of their collegiate life. It is up to our present players and future recruits to continue the desire for excellence, camaraderie and strong competitive spirit that are the cornerstones of our program.

GO BISON!

Jim CotnerHead men’s golf coach

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be a bison

The term “student-athlete” signifies something extraordinary on the cam-pus of Bucknell University.

Being a Bison means that you have the rare blend of physical skills along with the drive and passion needed to succeed at the highest level of colle-giate athletics.

Being a Bison also means that you are a scholar first and foremost. You believe that values associated with Division I athletics, such as time man-agement, leadership, teamwork and grace under pressure, contribute to a well-rounded college experience.

At Bucknell, our students, faculty and staff pride themselves as national leaders in upholding the scholar-ath-lete ideal that balances a challenging academic program with the demands of successful Division I athletics. Being a Bison means that you have pledged to be a student-athlete in the purest sense. In doing so, you will be reward-ed for a lifetime.

What it means to

“... the pursuit of athletics in college need not interfere with a fellow’s stud-ies, and if you give a boy a well developed body his brain will get the benefit of it.”

— Christy Mathewson, in his book Won in the Ninth, written in 1910

Will Bachman was one of six Bison named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in the spring of 2011.

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Bison Golf

Jim Cotner, for nearly 30 years a teacher, coach and administrator in the Lewisburg Area School District, is now in his 11th year as head men’s golf coach at Bucknell. Cotner has rebuilt the Bison golf program into one of the best in the East, leading the squad to 10 tournament titles in the last five years, including the 2006, 2007 and 2009 Patriot League championships.

Cotner was named the Patriot League Coach of the Year in three straight seasons (2005-07) and again in 2009 after guiding the Bison through one of the finest stretches in program history. The team was runner-up at the 2005 Patriot League Championship before breaking through with a first-ever PL title in 2006. A year later the Bison defended their crown, capturing the title with a narrow three-shot victory over Navy. In 2009, the Bison came from behind to catch Navy and host Army to win a third title in four years. The league crowns automatically qualified the Bison for the NCAA Regionals, where they played at the famed Omni Tucson National Golf Resort & Spa in 2006, at Arizona State’s Karsten Course in 2007, and at The Club at Olde Stone in Kentucky in 2009.

“We have been fortunate to get student-athletes who want to come to Bucknell for the top-notch education, but who are also very passionate about golf,” said Cotner. “The sport means a lot to them, and they have every oppor-tunity to get better. The facilities here are first-class, with our own Bucknell Golf Club and a great teaching pro in Brian Kelly.”

A 2000 inductee into the West Branch Chapter of the Pennsylvania Athletic Hall of Fame, Cotner in 2001 retired from Lewisburg Area High School, where he served as the school’s director of athletics for 11 years. Since moving to the district in September 1972, Cotner coached the Dragons’ boys’ varsity tennis team for four years (1972-75), the boys’ varsity golf team for five seasons (1982-86), the boys’ junior varsity basketball squad for two years (1972-74) and the boys’ varsity basketball team for 17 years (1974-90).

A 1972 graduate of East Stroudsburg University, Cotner is active in the local golf scene, as well. For 12 years he was president of the North Central Pennsylvania Golf Association, and he is a 12-year USGA Committee Member for Regional Golf Associations.

Cotner is only the fifth head coach in the 70-plus-year history of the Bucknell men’s golf program.

MEN’S GOLF QUICK FACTSUniversity Information

Location: Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 17837Founded: 1846 as the University at LewisburgEnrollment: 3,583Nickname: BisonColors: Orange and BlueAffiliation: NCAA (Div. I), ECACConference: Patriot League (Army, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh, Navy) President: Dr. John C. BravmanDirector of Athletics: John HardtSenior Woman Administrator: Maisha PalmerDir. of Athletic Communications: Jon TerryHead Athletic Trainer: Mark Keppler

Men’s Golf InformationHead Coach: Jim CotnerAlma Mater: East Stroudsburg ’72Men’s Golf Phone: (570) 577-3075Email: [email protected]: www.BucknellBison.comAthletic Department FAX Phone: (570) 577-1660Men’s Golf Address: Jim Cotner, Head Men’s Golf Coach, Buck-nell University, Lewisburg, PA 17837Home Course: Bucknell Golf Club (Par 70)2011 Patriot League Finish: 5th

2011-12 MEN’S GOLF ROSTER Name Cl. Hometown/Secondary SchoolWill Bachman Sr. Wellesley, Mass./WellesleyDan Bernard Jr. Malvern, Pa./Malvern PrepPatrick Hagerty Fr. New Canaan, Conn./New CanaanJon Hartman Jr. Essex Fells, N.J./Seton Hall PrepZach Pogust Fr. Plymouth Meeting, Pa./Plymouth WhitemarshPete Scialabba Fr. Oyster Bay, N.Y./Friends AcademySchuyler Stitzer So. Greenwich, Conn./Brunswick SchoolJ.J. Szmadzinski Jr. Northville, Mich./Detroit Catholic CentralThomas Walter So. Darien, Conn./Woodberry Forest School (Va.)Billy Wright So. Winnetka, Ill./New Trier

Credits: This guide was written and edited by Bucknell’s Office of Athletic Communications. Photography by Marc Hagemeier.


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Bucknell has enjoyed tremendous success in the last decade under head coach Jim Cotner. The Bison have won three Patriot League titles and made three NCAA Regional appearances, to go along with numerous other team and individual winners.

Team WinnersBucknell Invitational ...........................................................................................9/12-13/03St. Peter’s Invitational ............................................................................................... 4/20/04Colgate Invitational ............................................................................................9/11-12/04Bucknell Invitational .........................................................................................10/29-30/04St. Peter’s Invitational ............................................................................................... 4/19/05PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP ............................................4/22-23/06Colgate Invitational .............................................................................................. 9/9-10/06Mount St. Mary’s Invitational .......................................................................10/28-29/06PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP ............................................4/21-22/07Bucknell Invitational ...........................................................................................9/14-15/07Lafayette Invitational .........................................................................................4/12-13/08Bucknell Invitational ...........................................................................................9/12-13/08PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP ............................................4/25-26/09Bucknell Invitational ...........................................................................................9/18-19/09St. Peter’s Invitational ............................................................................................... 4/20/10Bucknell Invitational ...........................................................................................9/17-18/10

Team Runners-UpPatriot League/Ivy League Tournament ...........................................................5/1-2/04Hofstra Invitational ...........................................................................................10/15-16/04Patriot League Championship ........................................................................4/23-24/05Bucknell Invitational ...........................................................................................9/16-17/05Monmouth Hawk Invitational ..............................................................................4/2-3/05Bucknell Invitational ...........................................................................................9/15-16/06Lehigh Don Mershon Classic .........................................................................10/15-16/06Lafayette Invitational .........................................................................................4/14-15/07Colgate Invtitational ................................................................................................9/8-9/07Hofstra Invitational ...........................................................................................10/12-13/07Lehigh Don Mershon Classic .........................................................................10/20-21/07Patriot League Championship ........................................................................4/26-27/08Cornell Invitational .............................................................................................9/26-27/09Lehigh Don Mershon Classic .........................................................................10/17-18/09Monmouth Hawk Invitational .........................................................................3/27-28/10Lafayette Invitational .........................................................................................4/10-11/10Navy Invitational ..................................................................................................4/17-18/10Wilmington Invitational .............................................................................................4/2/11

Individual WinnersAlex Dolle at St. Peter’s Invitational .................................................................... 4/20/04Kyle Moran at Bucknell Invitational ............................................................10/29-30/04CHARLIE WADDELL AT PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP .....4/23-24/05CHARLIE WADDELL AT PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP .....4/22-23/06Charlie Waddell at Army Mulekicker Classic ................................................ 10/7-8/06Keita Aoki at Mount St. Mary’s Invitational ..............................................10/28-29/06Charlie Waddell at Lafayette Invitational .......................................................... 4/14/07Stuart Lindgren at Bucknell Invitational ....................................................9/14-15/07Jeff Pike at Bucknell Invitational ....................................................................9/12-13/08Andrew Cohen at Caves Valley Intercollegiate .........................................4/18-19/09ANDREW COHEN AT PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP .........4/25-26/09Brian Bartow at Colgate Invitational.............................................................9/12-13/09Andrew Cohen at Bucknell Invitational .......................................................9/18-19/09Brian Bartow at Cornell Invitational ..............................................................9/26-27/09Andrew Cohen at Lafayette Invitational .....................................................4/10-11/10

Individual Runners-UpAbbie Valentine at St. Bonaventure Keenan Invitational ......................9/22-23/02Alex Dolle at St. Peter’s Invitational .................................................................... 4/22/03Charlie Waddell at Cornell Invitational ........................................................9/25-26/04Alex Dolle at Bucknell Invitational ..............................................................10/29-30/04Patrick Yingling at St. Peter’s Invitational .......................................................... 4/19/05BEN PELLICANI AT PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP ............4/23-24/05Patrick Yingling at Bucknell Invitational ......................................................9/16-17/05Ben Pellicani at Monmouth Hawk Invitational ..............................................4/2-3/06Keita Aoki at Colgate Invitational .................................................................... 9/9-10/06Charlie Waddell at Colgate Invitational ......................................................... 9/9-10/06Charlie Waddell at Bucknell Invitational .....................................................9/15-16/06Charlie Waddell at Lehigh Don Mershon Classic....................................10/15-16/06Andrew Cohen at Scotty Duncan Memorial ................................................ 10/6-7/07

Rahul Desai at Colgate Invitational ....................................................................9/8-9/07Rahul Desai at Lehigh Don Mershon Classic ...........................................10/20-21/07Ben Mattingly at Bucknell Invitational .........................................................9/18-19/09Andrew Cohen at Cornell Invitational .........................................................9/26-27/09Ryan Schneiter at Monmouth Hawk Invitational ...................................3/27-28/10*Jeff Pike at St. Peter’s Invitational ...................................................................... 4/20/10*Jon Hartman at Bucknell Invitational ...........................................................9/17-18/10

* lost in playoff

BUCKNELL IN THE NCAA REGIONALS UNDER JIM COTNER

2006 NCAA WEST REGIONAL, TUCSON, ARIZONA

2007 NCAA WEST REGIONAL, TEMPE, ARIZONA

2009 NCAA CENTRAL REGIONAL, BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY

success under Jim cotner

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instructional Golf center

The Bucknell campus community, and in particular the Bison varsity golf programs, now has a wonderful new addition in the form of a brand new Instructional Golf Center. Ground was broken on the facility in September 2010, the indoor space was completed in the spring of 2011, and by the summer of 2011 the facility was fully functional, including the spacious new outdoor practice range and putting and short game areas.

The Instructional Golf Center is a multi-purpose, indoor/outdoor facility that is located adjacent to the existing prac-tice range, just across Smoketown Road from the 11th hole of the Bucknell Golf Club. The 5,600 square-foot building houses coaches’ offices and locker rooms for the Bison men’s and women’s teams, a video-equipped swing diagnostic area, indoor putting green and hitting bays, and a conference room.

Next to the building is a new 16,000-square-foot prac-tice tee, a 10,000-square-foot, two-tiered putting green and a 5,700-square-foot short-game practice green with bunkers.

The Bison varsity golf teams have full access to the facility, while Bucknell Golf Club members will have fee-for-use access outside the varsity playing seasons. The project was completely supported by donors.

“This wonderful new learning center is going to significant-ly enhance our ability to practice and prepare, both as a team and individually,” said Bucknell men’s golf coach Jim Cotner. “Today’s young players want to be able to work on their games all year round, and an indoor facility is essential to be able to attract top players to the Northeast. I also think the facility is going to play a big role in enhancing our team unity. It is going to provide us with a central location where our players can get together throughout the year.”

“This project has been a long time in the making, and it is a dream come true,” said Bucknell women’s golf coach Kevin Jamieson. “On behalf of the Bison golf programs, we thank every player, parent and friend that has paved the way for this project to become a reality. This facility will allow us to compete for some of the best players in the country that are looking for not only one of the best academic institutions, but one that can also offer wonderful practice facilities along with one of the nation’s best collegiate golf courses.”

Rear view of the facility, with a look at the indoor hitting bays and 16,000 square-foot practice range.

Indoor putting green Short-game area

Range located just outside lounge Varsity locker room

Team lounge Meeting room/study area

Brand new in 2011: the Bucknell Instructional Golf Center


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Bucknell Golf cluB

BUCKNELL GOLF CLUB SCORECARDHOLE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OUT 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IN TOTALBLUE TEES 333 209 593 155 366 357 370 432 499 3314 192 364 408 172 400 527 139 354 383 2939 6253PAR 4 3 5 3 4 4 4 4 5 36 3 4 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 34 70HANDICAP 7 9 1 17 13 15 11 5 3 12 6 2 16 14 4 18 8 10Course Rating: 70.0 Slope: 128

The Bucknell varsity golf team has at its disposal one of the finest on-campus golf courses in the Northeast, the Bucknell Golf Club. The 18-hole course is complemented by a full-service restaurant and well-stocked pro shop, managed by veteran PGA Class A Professional Brian Kelly. The BGC also features a large practice range with both grass and artificial stalls, two large practice greens and additional short-game areas, including a practice bunker. The original nine holes were built in 1930 and designed by renowned course architect Emil Loeffler, who was the greens superintendent and architect of the famed Oakmont Country Club near Pittsburgh. Loeffler’s original nine was altered in 1947, and the course was expanded to 18 holes in 1964. Course architect Edward Ault of Silver Springs, Md., was hired to supervise the expansion. The course plays to a par 70 and is measured at 6,400 yards from the back of the championship tees. Despite the relative lack of length compared to many modern golf courses, the Bucknell layout presents a stern challenge to golfers of all abilities, playing to a rating of 70.0 and slope of 128 from the blue (back) tees. The club has hosted numerous U.S. Open local qualifiers and annually hosts the North Central Pennsylvania Golf Association’s Men’s and Women’s Amateur Championship. It is also in the regular rotation to host the Patriot League Championship, and has done so in 1994, 2000, 2005 and 2007.

No. 2: a tough 209-yard, par-3

The beautifully landscaped elevated tee box at No. 17

The par-3 13th

The signature par-5 9th requires an approach over a large pond

The BGC’s historic clubhouse Postcard-size greens at No. 18 ...

... and No. 11

A pretty walk home from the 18th

A view from the tee at the tough 5th

BGC’s cart garage/picnic pavilion

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After winning three Patriot League titles in a four-year span from 2006-09, the Bison men’s golf team is coming off back-to-back fifth-place finishes in the conference meet. To a man, the members of the team will say their tal-ent exceeds those results, and this year’s team is intent on refocusing on the details needed to climb back to the top of the league when the championship returns to the Bucknell Golf Club on Apr. 28-29, 2012.

“Every team in the Patriot League has gotten so much stronger,” says head coach Jim Cotner, now in his 11th season. “Last year we did not have a good showing at the league championship, and that is serving as a big motivating factor. There is a sense of excitement about this season that I didn’t get last year, and these guys really want to get back to the top echelon.”

From a talent standpoint, Cotner figures to have plenty of it at his dis-posal. Led by the team’s lone senior, Will Bachman, the Bison return five players who have seen considerable tournament action and four who played in the 2011 Patriot League Championship. All five of those returnees have shot even par or better in a tournament round, and all posted stroke averages of 77 or better last season, led by Jon Hartman with a 74.6.

“We have the makeup to be very competitive,” Cotner feels. “A lot of our success will depend on our ability to have guys shoot consistent scores, rather than some of the peaks and valleys that we have seen. I really like the attitude and outlook of the team. They came back to school focused and with their games in good shape.”

Team captain Bachman is the most experienced of the returnees, having been in the lineup at the Patriot League Championship in each of his first three seasons. In 2011-12 he compiled an average of 76.2, highlighted by a 6-under-par 66 in the second round of the Colgate Invitational that tied a school record for score in relation to par. Bach-man was in contention for a Patriot League title after starting 73-73 last April, but he struggled in the final round and is determined to get back in that spot this year.

“Will has been a real solid player since he’s been here,” says Cotner. “He has worked very hard on his physical conditioning, and as a result he has improved his length quite a bit to go with his excellent short game. As he has gotten older, we are also finding out what a strong leader he is.”

Behind Bachman are a trio of talented and experienced juniors in Hartman, Dan Bernard and J.J. Szmadzinski. Coming off shoulder surgery that cost him the spring season of his freshman year, Hartman bounced back in a big way last year. In his first tournament after the injury, Hartman put up two straight rounds in the 60s (77-68-69) in a runner-up finish at the Bucknell Invitational. He added two more sub-par rounds en route to a 74.4 fall scoring average, the second-best in program history.

Hartman averaged 76.3 in the spring and finished 16th at the Patriot League Championship after a final-round 72.

“For the first time in his career, Jon is fully healthy, which has allowed him to spend a lot more time working on his game,” says Cotner. “He had a great academic semester last spring, which seems to have lifted a lot of the pressure off his shoulders. He has shown his ability, and his next challenge is that con-sistency. Jon has also stepped up into more of a leadership role.”

Bernard has also shown great promise in his first two seasons at Bucknell. Last season he finished T-9th at the Bucknell Invitational, and in the spring he shot 2-over for the tournament and finished T-4th at the Wilmington Invitational.

“I am looking forward to a strong year from Dan,” Cotner predicts. “He struggled a bit at the end of last season, and he has a lot of demands as an engineering major. As he has gotten settled in academically, he has been able to put in a lot more time working on his golf game, and he worked really hard this summer. Two years ago he was club champion at Aronimink, so you know he has plenty of game.”

Szmadzinski has also posted some good scores over the last two years, and like Bernard turned in two top-10 finishes in 2010-11. He finished T-9th at the Bucknell Invitational with rounds of 72-75-74, and he was T-4th at the Wilmington Invitational after shooting 71-73. This year he is determined to make the Patriot League Championship lineup for the first time, and if his summer play is any indication, he may be well on his way. After being the second low qualifier, Szmadzinski made it to the quarterfinals of the Michigan Open, where he lost in 23 holes to the eventual champion.

“J.J. should be one of our strongest, most consistent players this year,” Cotner offers. “He seems to be enjoying competitive golf so much more and is not putting as much pressure on himself. In the past every shot has been life or death for him, but now his demeanor on the golf course seems so much more relaxed.”

Another key player figures to be sophomore Schuyler Stitzer, who was the low Bison at the Patriot League Championship as a freshman last season. He shot 75-76-72 and finished T-13th, and the lefty completed his rookie year with a 75.9 average, second-best on the team behind Hart-man. Stitzer broke par twice and only had three rounds in the 80s all year.

“Schuyler is coming off a really good freshman year,” compliments Cotner. “He loves competition and has performed very well under the gun. He’s not a guy who gets hung up much on the mechanics of the golf swing. He is a very natural, feel-type player, and as a result he has very

few major flaws. He’s our version of Fuzzy Zoeller, just a fun-loving, free-wheeling guy who loves the game of golf.”

Thomas Walter and Billy Wright are also promising members of the sophomore class. Three newcomers join the squad this year in freshmen Patrick Hagerty, Zach Pogust and Pete Scialabba. Of the three, Scialabba played the best in preseason qualifying, and Cotner thinks he could be a potential star.

“Peter comes in probably as strong an overall player that I’ve seen since guys like Abbie Valentine and Charlie Waddell,” says Cotner. “From his ball-striking ability to his short game to his putting, I have yet to see a glaring weakness in his game. His father is the former assistant pro at Fox Chapel, so he has some maturity in his game for a guy his age. He has to work hard to adjust to the lifestyle of college golf, but he has great potential if he can put it together.”

As the Bison have coped with some wet September weather and then looks ahead to the winter, they will surely benefit from their beautiful new indoor/outdoor practice center. The indoor ele-ments of the facility include locker room and meeting space, as well as covered hitting bays and putting green. Outside the building are a new practice range and two large greens.

“The new facility is absolutely wonderful,” says Cotner. “When the weather turns bad we have never had a place to work on our short game, particularly put-ting. From 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., the guys have a place to come in and practice, and they can work it into their busy days throughout the winter. Just as important, the facility has helped with team bonding and unity. It is a central spot for the team to be together, whether it’s studying or practicing or just hanging out.”

Bucknell will host the Patriot League Championship for the fifth time this spring. The last time Bucknell Golf Club was the site of the league tournament was 2007, and the Bison won the title that year.

Dan Bernard

Jon Hartman

BISON SEEK RETURN TO TOP OF PATRIOT LEAGUE IN 2011-12

2011-12 season Preview


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Player Profiles

Spring 2011: Compiled a 76.8 average while competing in all five spring events ... best finish was T-9th at Wilmington Invitational (74-72) ... finished T-16th at Navy Invitational (79-72) ... started well at Patriot League Championship with back-to-back 73s, but finished with 80 and placed T-17th ... Fall 2010: Competed in four tournaments and posted a stroke average of 75.6, third-best on the team ... highlight of season was a 6-under 66 in final round of Colgate Invitational ... that tied the school record for low round in relation to par ... ended up 4th at Colgate with 36-hole total of 147 ... one week later finished T-79th at Bucknell Invitational (72-74-75) ... shot 77-73-78 and placed T-34th at Cornell Invitational ... Spring 2010: Played well, with 7 of 8 rounds at 78 or better ... stroke average of 76.4 for the spring ... ... posted top-10 finishes in three of his four events ... placed T-5th at Navy Invitational, T-6th at St. Peter’s Invitational and T-9th at Monmouth Hawk Invitational ... finished T-30th at Patriot League Championship (78-76-85) ... Fall 2009: Participated in three fall events, averaging 78.7 in seven rounds ... best round was 74 at Bucknell Invitational ... shot 76-82 to finish T-23rd at Lehigh Invitational ... Spring 2009: Had a solid spring, averaging 76.4 in four events ... shot a 1-under 69 in the first round of the Patriot League Champion-ship ... ended up T-18th after finishing 81-81 ... had another under-par round (1-under 71) at the Hawk Invitational in March, where he finished T-7th ... shot a 1-over 72 in the final round of the Caves Valley Intercollegiate (T-15th) ... Fall 2008: Debuted at the Bucknell Invitational and shot 81-84 ... 77-79 at the Scotty Duncan Memorial ... finished fall with 80.3 average ... Personal: Parents are Jeb and Sally Bachman ... born Aug. 22, 1989 in Boston, Mass. ... has one sister, Kate ... parents are both members of the Bucknell Class of 1978 ... played three years of varsity golf at Wellesley High School ... team co-captain as a senior ... team MVP in junior year ... two-time Bay State League All-Star ... team was Division 2 state runner-up in 2007 ... majoring in management ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2010-11 (Junior): 76.2 avg.9/11-12 Colgate Invitational 81-66 4th9/17-18 Bucknell Invitational 72-74-75 T9th9/25-26 Cornell Invitational 77-73-78 T34th10/9-10 Joe Agee Invitational 83-77 T51st3/21-22 C&F Bank Intercollegiate 81-80 T106th4/2 Wilmington Invitational 74-72 T9th4/9-10 Rutherford Intercollegiate 82-75-80 T61st4/16-17 Navy Invitational 79-72 T16th4/29-30 Patriot League Championship 73-73-80 T17th

2009-10 (Sophomore): 77.5 avg.9/18-19 Bucknell Invitational 78-78-74 T41st10/4-5 Scotty Duncan Memorial 82-81 T39th10/17-18 Lehigh Invitational 76-82 T23rd3/27-28 Monmouth Hawk Invitational 74-77 T9th4/17-18 Navy Invitational 74-73 T5th4/20 St. Peter’s Invitational 74 T6th4/24-25 Patriot League Championship 78-76-85 30th

2008-09 (Freshman): 77.6 avg.9/12-13 Bucknell Invitational 81-84 55th10/4-5 Scotty Duncan Memorial 77-79 T34th3/28-29 Monmouth Hawk Invitational 78-71 T7th4/4-5 Lafayette Invitational 78-76 T21st4/18-19 Caves Valley Intercollegiate 82-72 T15th4/25-26 Patriot League Championship 69-81-81 T18th

CAREER BESTS: WILL BACHMANLow 18: 66 at Colgate Invitatonal, 9/12/10Low 36: 146 (three times)Low 54: 221 (72-74-75) at Bucknell Invitational, 9/17-18/10Best Finish: 4th at Colgate Invitational, 9/11-12/10

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Spring 2011: Posted best scoring average yet, a 76.7 in four outings ... shot pair of 72s at Wilmington Invitational and finished T-4th ... played well at Penn State’s Rutherford Intercollegiate, shooting 77-74-78 ... finished with 77.3 average for the full season ... Fall 2010: A mainstay in the Bison lineup, averaging 77.9 in four events ... best finish was T-9th (75-72-74) at Bucknell Invitational ... opened season with a 76 at Colgate Invitational ... Spring 2010: Played in two spring events ... shot 78-72 and finished 13th at Navy Invitational ... also shot 77-82 at C&F Bank Intercollegiate ... averaged 77.3 in spring and 77.7 for full season ... Fall 2009: Got off to a solid start, averaging 78.0 in seven rounds ... shot 1-over 71 in second round of Bucknell Invitational ... best finish was 26th at Colgate Invitational in collegiate debut ... Personal: Born Apr. 3, 1991 in Abington, Pa. ... son of Charlie and Tina Bernard ... has two siblings, Joseph and Lauren ... brother played golf at Villanova and sister is a key member of the Bucknell women’s golf team ... helped lead Malvern Prep to three straight InterAC championships ... a first team all-conference selection in 2009 and second-team pick in 2008 ... also made the All-Main Line Team as a senior ... heavily involved in junior golf in the Philadelphia Area and posted three top-three finishes in the Philadelphia Junior PGA ... 2010 club champion at Aronimink Golf Club ... majoring in civil engineering.

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2010-11 (Sophomore): 77.3 avg.9/11-12 Colgate Invitational 76-85 T34th9/17-18 Bucknell Invitational 75-72-74 T9th9/25-26 Cornell Invitational 82-82-78 T65th10/9-10 Joe Agee Invitational 79-77 T43rd3/21-22 C&F Bank Intercollegiate 79-76 T71st4/2 Wilmington Invitational 72-72 T4th4/9-10 Rutherford Intercollegiate 77-74-78 T31st4/29-30 Patriot League Championship 79-82-78 T35th

2009-10 (Freshman): 77.7 avg.9/12-13 Colgate Invitational 78-79 26th9/18-19 Bucknell Invitational 78-71-77 T31st10/4-5 Scotty Duncan Memorial 81-82 T39th3/22-23 C&F Bank Intercollegiate 77-82 T96th4/17-18 Navy Invitational 78-72 13th

CAREER BESTS: DAN BERNARDLow 18: 71 at Bucknell Invitational, 9/18/09Low 36: 144 (72-72) at Wilmington Invitational, 4/2/11Low 54: 221 (75-72-74) at Bucknell Invitational, 9/17-18/10Best Finish: T4th at Wilmington Invitational, 4/2/11

Spring 2011: Again led the team in scoring average at 76.3 ... played very well at Patriot League Championship, shooting 75-78-72 to finish 16th ... was No. 2 Bucknell finished at PLC ... shot 1-over 72 in final round of Navy Invitational ... full-season average of 74.6 was team best by over a stroke ... Fall 2010: Returned from injury and enjoyed a terrific fall season, leading the team in stroke average at 73.1 ... that was the third-best average in program history ... in first competi-tion of season shot 77-68-69 and finished second at Bucknell Invitational ... was only player in field with two sub-par rounds ... followed that up with 73-79-75 (T-30th) at Cornell Invitational and even-par total of 144 (73-71) in T-7th finish at Joe Agee Invitational ... Spring 2010: Did not play due to a shoulder injury ... Fall 2009: Got off to a good start, shooting 79-72-74 in collegiate debut at Bucknell Invitational ... later shot 80-82 at Scotty Duncan Memorial and finished fall with a 77.4 average ... Personal: Born July 23, 1991 in Summit, N.J. ... parents are Mitch and Sandy Hartman ... has three siblings, Chris, Shannon and Hilary ... Hilary played field hockey at North Carolina ... her mother played squash at Bowdoin College and her father played soccer, basketball and golf at Manhat-tanville College ... four-year letterman at Seton Hall Prep in West Orange, N.J. ... was team’s No. 1 player for last three years ... first team all-state selection as a junior and senior ... four-time first team all-conference performer ... won the Iron Hills Conference Championship in 2009 ... won the New Jersey Tournament of Champions as a junior and was runner-up (losing in a playoff) as a senior ... New Jersey Prep School medalist in 2008 and runner-up in 2009 ... in 2008 shot 78-69 at Baltusrol to finish third in the Carter Cup MGA Stroke Play Champion-ship ... played in the New Jersey State Amateur Championship ... helped lead team to a win in the PGA Junior Ryder Cup ... majoring in economics ... made Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2010-11 (Sophomore): 74.6 avg.9/17-18 Bucknell Invitational 77-68-69 2nd9/25-26 Cornell Invitational 73-79-75 T30th10/9-10 Joe Agee Invitational 73-71 T7th4/2 Wilmington Invitational 79-76 T22nd4/16-17 Navy Invitational 82-72 T22nd4/29-30 Patriot League Championship 75-78-72 16th

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2009-10 (Freshman): 77.4 avg.9/18-19 Bucknell Invitational 79-72-74 T27th10/4-5 Scotty Duncan Memorial 80-82 T36th

CAREER BESTS: JON HARTMANLow 18: 68 at Bucknell Invitatonal, 9/17/10Low 36: 144 (73-71) at Joe Agee Invitational, 10/9-10/10Low 54: 214 (77-68-69) at Bucknell Invitational, 9/17-18/10Best Finish: 2nd at Bucknell Invitational, 9/17-18/10

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Spring 2011: Played in all five events and compiled 76.9 average ... was team’s low player at Patriot League Championship, placing T-13th with rounds of 76-76-72 ... 1-over 72 in final round at PLC was best of spring ... placed 12th at Wilmington Invitational (73-75) ... full-season average of 75.9 was second-best on team ... Fall 2010: Made a very successful debut, averaging 74.4 in eight rounds ... began career with T-16th finish at Bucknell Invitational (75-73-76) ... bettered that a week later with T-11th finish at Cornell Invitational (76-74-71) ... had two sub-par rounds ... shot 1-under 71 in final round of Cornell Invitational and Joe Agee Invitational ... Personal: Born May 15, 1992 in New York City ... son of Mark and Lucy Stitzer ... has two brothers, Parker and Chase ... lettered three times in golf at Brunswick School in Greenwich, Conn. ... three-time all-league selection ... elected team captain ... made it all the way to the match-play finals of the 2010 Met Junior Championship, falling 2&1 in the championships match ... club champion at Eagles Mere Country Club and Round Hill Club ... undeclared major ... earned spot on Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2010-11 (Freshman): 75.9 avg.9/17-18 Bucknell Invitational 75-73-76 T16th9/25-26 Cornell Invitational 76-74-71 T11th10/9-10 Joe Agee Invitational 79-71 T23rd3/21-22 C&F Bank Intercollegiate 82-76 94th4/2 Wilmington Invitational 73-75 12th4/9-10 Rutherford Intercollegiate 82-79-74 T54th4/16-17 Navy Invitational 80-79 T48th4/29-30 Patriot League Championship 75-76-72 T13th

CAREER BESTS: SCHUYLER STITZERLow 18: 71 (twice)Low 36: 148 (twice)Low 54: 221 (76-74-71) at Cornell Invitational, 9/25-26/10Best Finish: T11th at Cornell Invitational, 9/25-26/10

Schuyler Stitzer

Spring 2011: Averaged 77.9 in three spring events ... best showing was 71-73 in T-4th finish at Wilmington Invitational ... even-par 71 was personal best to that point ... Fall 2010: Competed in four events, averaging 75.7 ... best finish was T-9th at Bucknell Invitational (72-75-74) ... posted 1-over 73s at both Cornell Invitational and Richmond Intercollegiate ... Spring 2010: Played in two spring events ... shot 74-79 in T-15th-place finish at Monmouth Hawk Invitational ... shot 1-over 73 to place T-3rd at St. Peter’s Invitational ... averaged 75.3 in spring and 76.0 for full season ... Fall 2009: Played in two fall events, compiling a 76.4 average ... in collegiate debut shot 75-76-73 at Bucknell Invitational to finish T-23rd ... Personal: Born Oct. 23, 1991 in Detroit ... son of Joseph and Pamela Szmadzinski ... has a younger brother, Corey Lee ... father played basketball at Oakland University ... two-year team captain at Detroit Catholic Central High School in Novi, Mich. ... earned all-region, all-league, all-area and all-county honors ... FCWT All-Academic pick ... led team to the state finals as a junior and senior ... posted 75.2 scoring average ... won more than 20 junior events, includ-ing the Oakland County Championship and the MHSAA District Championship ... majoring in accounting ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2010-11 (Sophomore): 76.6 avg.9/11-12 Colgate Invitational 75-85 T28th9/17-18 Bucknell Invitational 72-75-74 T9th9/25-26 Cornell Invitational 74-82-73 T38th10/11-12 Richmond Intercollegiate 74-76-73 T29th3/21-22 C&F Bank Intercollegiate 76-80 T78th4/2 Wilmington Invitational 71-73 T4th4/9-10 Rutherford Intercollegiate 79-82-84 T78th

2009-10 (Freshman): 76.0 avg.9/18-19 Bucknell Invitational 75-76-73 T23rd9/26-27 Cornell Invitational 79-79 T50th3/27-28 Monmouth Hawk Invitational 74-79 T15th4/20 St. Peter’s Invitational 73 T3rd

CAREER BESTS: J.J. SZMADZINSKILow 18: 71 at Wilmington Invitational, 4/2/11Low 36: 144 (71-73) at Wilmington Invitational, 4/2/11Low 54: 221 (72-75-74) at Bucknell Invitational, 9/17-18/10Best Finish: T3rd at St. Peter’s Invitational, 4/20/10

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Spring 2011: Did not play in a spring tournament ... Fall 2010: Played in one fall event, posting rounds of 75-80-77 at the Richmond Intercollegiate ... Personal: Born Dec. 7, 1991 in Westchester, N.Y. ... son of Andrew and Susan Walter ... has two brothers, James and Timothy ... both parents attended Bucknell, as did his grandfather and uncle ... earned three varsity letters in golf at Woodberry Forest School in Virginia ... elected team captain as a senior ... three-time all-league honoree ... all-state selection as a senior.

2010-11 (Freshman): 77.3 avg.10/11-12 Richmond Intercollegiate 75-80-77 59th

CAREER BESTS: THOMAS WALTERLow 18: 75 at Richmond Intercollegiate, 10/11/10 Low 36: 155 (75-80) at Richmond Intercollegiate, 10/11/10Low 54: 232 (75-80-77) at Richmond Intercollegiate, 10/11-12/10Best Finish: 59th at Richmond Intercollegiate, 10/11-12/10

Spring 2011: Did not play in a spring tournament ... Fall 2010: Played in two fall events, averaging 80.0 ... shot 82-84-77 at Bucknell Invitational and 79-77-81 at Richmond Intercollegiate ... Personal: Born Jan. 7, 1992 in Evanston, Ill. ... parents are Dave and Diane Wright ... has two siblings, Ian and Kristin ... lettered three times each in golf and hockey at New Trier High School ... all-conference in golf as a junior and senior ... in hockey played for the 2010 national high school championship team ... major is undeclared ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 2010-11 (Freshman): 80.0 avg.9/17-18 Bucknell Invitational 82-84-77 64th10/11-12 Richmond Intercollegiate 79-77-81 T61st

CAREER BESTS: BILLY WRIGHTLow 18: 77 (twice) Low 36: 156 (79-77) at Richmond Intercollegiate, 10/11/10Low 54: 237 (79-77-81) at Richmond Intercollegiate, 10/11-12/10Best Finish: T61st at Richmond Intercollegiate, 10/11-12/10

Born July 26, 1993 in Chicago, Ill. ... son of Sally and Pat Hagerty ... has one sister, Katie ... two-year letterman in golf at New Canaan High School ... named to All-FCIAC East Team.

Born June 8, 1993 in Philadelphia, Pa. ... parents are Marci and Harris Pogust ... has one sister, Jessica ... earned two varsity letters in golf and one each in ten-nis and basketball at Plymouth Whitemarsh High School ... Pennsylvania state qualifier in golf as a senior ... as a junior and senior named first team all-area and Times Herald Golfer of the Year ... also a two-time first team all-league pick ... team captain as a senior ... all-league honorable mention in tennis ... as a junior was part of a state championship basketball team.

Born July 18, 1993 in Garden City, N.Y. ... parents are Sally and Dave Scialabba ... has one sister, Katie ... four-year golf letterman at Friends Academy in Locust Valley, N.Y. ... all-county selection as a junior and senior ... two-year team captain ... had the second-best scoring average in the county his junior and senior years.


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BUCKNELL 18-HOLE RECORDS

Individual65 Ben Pellicani, PLC at Bucknell, 4/23/0566 Will Bachman, Colgate Invitatonal, 9/12/1066 Andrew Cohen, Lafayette Invitational, 4/11/1066 Andrew Wallisch, Bucknell Invit., 9/18/0966 Patrick Yingling, Bucknell Invit., 9/16/0566 Chick Wagner, vs. Juniata, 5/9/7566 Bob Kotz, vs. Elizabethtown, 4/26/6667 Jeff Pike, Bucknell Invit., 9/12/0867 Rahul Desai, Bucknell Invit., 9/14/0767 Charlie Waddell, Bucknell Invit., 9/15/0667 Charlie Waddell, PLC at Bucknell, 4/23/0567 Alex Dolle, St. Peter’s Invitational, 4/20/0468 Jon Hartman, Bucknell Invitational, 9/17/1068 Brian Bartow, Bucknell Invitational, 9/18/0968 Andrew Cohen, Bucknell Invit., 9/18/0968 Ben Mattingly, Bucknell Invit., 9/18/0968 Andew Cohen, PLC at Army, 4/25/0968 Ben Mattingly, Bucknell Invit., 9/14/0768 Charlie Waddell, PLC at Bucknell, 4/22/0768 Kyle Moran, Bucknell Invitational, 9/17/0568 Nick Leibowitz, PLC at Bucknell, 4/15/0068 Chick Wagner, vs. Cornell/Lafayette, 4/22/7669 20 times

Team (Count 4 Scores)276 at Bucknell Invitational, 9/18/09279 at Bucknell Invitational, 9/14/07281 at Bucknell Invitational, 9/17/05282 PL Championship at Bucknell, 4/23/05283 at Bucknell Invitational, 9/16/05285 at Bucknell Invitational, 9/17/10286 at Joe Agee Invitatonal, 10/11/09286 at Bucknell Invitational, 9/12/08286 at Bucknell Invitational, 9/13/08286 at Bucknell Invitational, 9/14/07286 PL Championship at Bucknell, 4/23/05289 at Lafayette Invitational, 4/11/10289 at Bucknell Invitational, 9/16/06290 at Wilmington Invitational, 4/2/11291 8 times

Team (Count 5 Scores)365 vs. Juniata, 5/9/75374 vs. Rutgers/Colgate, 4/17/76376 vs. Lafayette/West Chester, 4/17/81377 vs. Army, 4/21/78377 at Susquehanna, 4/15/76377 vs. Delaware, 4/14/72377 vs. Cornell, 4/24/73

YEAR-BY-YEAR LOW SCORING AVERAGE

Year Golfer .................................Average1972 (spring) Dan Stetz .............................................77.21973 (spring) David Maier ........................................77.51974 (spring) Frank Root ..........................................76.21975 (spring) Chick Wagner ....................................73.81976 (spring) Chick Wagner ....................................76.11977 (spring) Tod Pike ...............................................78.01978 (spring) Doug Stock ........................................77.11979 (spring) Dave Richards ....................................77.11980 (spring) Dave Richards ....................................75.41981 (spring) Rob Wagner........................................77.11982 (spring) Bill Francis ...........................................80.61983 (spring) Bill Francis ...........................................79.41983 (fall) Erik Hagar............................................78.21984 (spring) Erik Hagar............................................80.51984 (fall) Ken Seibold ........................................78.01985 (spring) Ken Seibold ........................................79.51985 (fall) Pat Moylan ..........................................78.31986 (spring) Ken Seibold .........................................78.31986 (fall) Tom DeRigo ........................................77.71987 (spring) Ken Seibold .........................................77.21987 (fall) Pat Moylan ..........................................79.81988 (spring) John Shmerler ....................................79.01988 (fall) Jon Ingham .........................................80.11989 (spring) Jon Ingham .........................................81.51989 (fall) Jon Ingham .........................................81.31990 (spring) Jon Ingham .........................................78.61990 (fall) Don Hansen ........................................81.11991 (spring) Don Hansen ........................................81.81991 (fall) Don Hansen ........................................80.51992 (spring) Doug Dollenberg ..............................79.31992 (fall) Doug Dollenberg ..............................78.71993 (spring) Doug Dollenberg ..............................80.81993 (fall) Doug Dollenberg ..............................78.61994 (spring) Doug Dollenberg ..............................78.31994 (fall) Josh Hartman .....................................77.71995 (spring) Jeff Graf ................................................80.11995 (fall) Jeff Graf ................................................78.21996 (spring) Jeff Graf ................................................79.91996 (fall) Josh Hartman .....................................78.81997 (spring) Josh Hartman .....................................76.81997 (fall) Josh Hartman .....................................75.61998 (spring) Todd Schneider .................................80.21998 (fall) Todd Schneider .................................75.71999 (spring) Mark Rylak ...........................................80.81999 (fall) Ken Kosteva ........................................77.52000 (spring) Nick Leibowitz ...................................75.72000 (fall) Jimmy Freeman .................................74.42001(spring) Jimmy Freeman .................................77.02001 (fall) Nick Leibowitz ...................................77.32002 (spring) Nick Leibowitz ...................................75.62002 (fall) Abbie Valentine .................................76.32003 (spring) Tom Lane .............................................78.42003 (fall) Abbie Valentine .................................74.92004 (spring) Charlie Waddell .................................77.52004 (fall) Charlie Waddell .................................74.32005 (spring) Charlie Waddell .................................75.22005 (fall) Patrick Yingling ..................................74.02006 (spring) Ben Pellicani .......................................74.6

2006 (fall) Charlie Waddell .................................73.42007 (spring) Charlie Waddell .................................73.82007 (fall) Rahul Desai .........................................72.92008 (spring) Keita Aoki.............................................75.42008 (fall) Andrew Cohen ...................................75.32009 (spring) Andrew Cohen ...................................74.92009 (fall) Andrew Cohen ...................................72.42010 (spring) Andrew Cohen ...................................74.22010 (fall) Jon Hartman .......................................73.12011 (spring) Jon Hartman .......................................76.3

PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY

1991Course: Seven Oaks G.C. (Hamilton, N.Y.)Team Champion: Army (311-326--637)Bucknell Finish: 4th (332-344--676)Bucknell Individuals: T7. Don Hansen (83-82--165); 9. Glen Hertzberg (80-86--166); 20. Dave Fries (87-88--175); T24. Doug Dollenberg (84-94--178); T24. Mike Smigie (85-93--178); T34. Chris Curti (99-88--187).

1992Course: West Point (N.Y.) G.C.Team Champion: Army (290-295-291--896)Bucknell Finish: 5th (316-308-322--946)Bucknell Individuals: T14. Don Hansen (76-75-80--231); T14. Doug Dollenberg (76-75-80--231); T18. Dave Fries (81-73-83--237); T34. Marc Shaffer (84-90-79--253); T36. Jim Foard (83-88-85--256); 38. Chris Curti (86-85-86--257).

1993Course: U.S. Naval Academy G.C. (Annapolis, Md.)Team Champion: Army (312-322-306--940)Bucknell Finish: 4th (330-313-329--972)Bucknell Individuals: 6. Doug Dollenberg (79-76-81--236); T12. Dave Fries (83-78-83--244); T14. Paul Gregory (87-76-82--245); T23. Jeff Graf (84-87-83--254); 27. Drew Smith (92-83-84--259); T28. Marc Shaffer (84-88-88--260).

1994Course: Bucknell G.C. (Lewisburg, Pa.)Team Champion: Army (307-312-319--938)Bucknell Finish: 3rd (311-322-328--961)Bucknell Individuals: 2. Doug Dollenberg (76-78-80--234); 14. Jeff Graf (78-85-81--244); T15. Paul Gregory (78-79-88--245); T19. Don Hansen (79-80-89--248); T32. Tommy Martin (83-89-91--263); T40. Mark McGinly (90-101-79--270).

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1994 (Championship Moved to Fall Season)Course: Seven Oaks G.C. (Hamilton, N.Y.)Team Champion: Army (309-299-322--930)Bucknell Finish: 3rd (302-315-328--945)Bucknell Individuals: 6. Jeff Graf (76-76-82--234); T11. Josh Hartman (73-79-88--240); T11. Eric Shortz (75-83-82--240); T15. Paul Gregory (78-77-87--242); 18. Marc Shaffer (78-84-82--244); T28. Tommy Martin (88-88-82--258).

1995Course: U.S. Naval Academy G.C. (Annapolis, Md.)Team Champion: Army (309-300-302--911)Bucknell Finish: 5th (329-317-321--967)Bucknell Individuals: 13. Jeff Graf (77-83-76--236); T20. Josh Hartman (81-78-85--244); T22. Bryan Sun (86-77-83--246); T30. Tony Calandra (90-81-80--251); 33. Jim Ofria (85-86-84--255); 34. Eric Shortz (94-81-82--257).

1996Course: Saucon Valley G.C. (Bethlehem, Pa.)Team Champion: Lehigh (318-310-307--935)Bucknell Finish: 3rd (322-314-318--954)Bucknell Individuals: 4. Josh Hartman (81-79-75--235); T5. Bryan Sun (77-77-82--236); Todd Schneider (84-76-83--243); Mark McGinly (80-85-80--245); Eric Shortz (87-82-81--250); Tony Calandra (87-82-83--252).

1997Course: West Point (N.Y.) G.C.Team Champion: Lehigh (297-299-300--896)Bucknell Finish: 5th (316-296-305--917)Bucknell Individuals: T6. Josh Hartman (80-70-74--224); 12. Todd Schneider (78-75-75--228); T19. Tony Calandra (80-77-77--234); T19. Ken Kosteva (81-74-79--234); T30. Mark Rylak (82-78-81--241); 40. Brad Borman (78-86-89--253).

1998Course: Seven Oaks G.C. (Hamilton, N.Y.)Team Champion: Navy (302-294-298--894)Bucknell Finish: T3rd (315-309-303--927)Bucknell Individuals: 6. Todd Schneider (77-75-75--227); T16. Tony Calandra (83-75-76--234); T18. Ken Kosteva (77-82-76--235); 23. Tom Marks (84-78-76--238); 30. Mark Rylak (78-81-85--244); 33. Nick Leibowitz (87-82-80--249).

2000 (Championship Moved Back to Spring Season)Course: Bucknell G.C. (Lewisburg, Pa.)Team Champion: Navy (305-307-299--911)Bucknell Finish: 2nd (299-305-310--914)Bucknell Individuals: 2. Ken Kosteva (74-72-74--220); 11. Jimmy Freeman (76-78-76--230); 19. David Horton (81-74-83--238); T33. Nick Perini (85-81-85--251); 37. L.J. Petroni (85-86-86--257); Nick Leibowitz (68-DQ-77--DQ).

2001Course: U.S. Naval Academy G.C. (Annapolis, Md.)Team Champion: Navy (298-298-293--889)Bucknell Finish: 4th (299-317-301--917)Bucknell Individuals: 5. Jimmy Freeman (75-77-70--222); T9. Nick Leibowitz (74-79-77--230); T12. Ken Kosteva (74-82-75--231); T23. Charles Markey (76-80-81--237); T25. Scott Leeder (78-81-79--238); 38. David Horton (85-83-83--251).

2002Course: West Point (N.Y.) G.C.Team Champion: Army (271-292-284--847)Bucknell Finish: 5th (300-306-301--907)Bucknell Individuals: T11. Abbie Valentine (71-74-77--222); T11. Scott Leeder (73-80-69--222); T22. Nick Leibowitz (77-76-77--230); T28. Dan Gale (79-76-79--234); 42. Charles Markey (85-86-78--249); 45. Alex Dolle (82-82-89--253).

2003Course: Saucon Valley G.C. (Bethlehem, Pa.)Team Champion: Navy (297-290-291--878)Bucknell Finish: 5th (319-310-309--938)Bucknell Individuals: T8. Tom Lane (79-75-74--228); T11. Abbie Valentine (74-82-74--230); T17. Alex Dolle (78-74-83--235); 33. Ben Pellicani (90-79-79--248); 40. Chris Martinez (89-85-82--256); T45. Brian Troast (88-89-88--265).

2004Course: Seven Oaks G.C. (Hamilton, N.Y.)Team Champion: Army (320-302-308--930)Bucknell Finish: 4th (319-311-316--946)Bucknell Individuals: 6. Charlie Waddell (80-78-75--233); 12. Tom Lane (81-78-78--237); T13. Ben Pellicani (79-79-80--238); T13. Patrick Yingling (79-76-83--238); T28. Abbie Valentine (83-80-84--247); T36. Alex Dolle (86-84-84--254).

2005Course: Bucknell G.C. (Lewisburg, Pa.)Team Champion: Army (284-283-293--860)Bucknell Finish: 2nd (286-282-299--867)Bucknell Individuals: 1. Charlie Waddell (67-71-71--209); 2. Ben Pellicani (71-65-74--210); T16. Keita Aoki (74-73-79--226); T16. Kyle Moran (75-75-76--226); T30. Tom Lane (74-79-78--231); T30. Patrick Yingling (79-73-79--231).

2006Course: U.S. Naval Academy G.C. (Annapolis, Md.)Team Champion: Bucknell (299-298-299--896)Bucknell Individuals: 1. Charlie Waddell (69-70-71--210); 11. Ben Pellicani (77-76-78--231); T12. Kyle Moran (77-76-80--233); T20. Rahul Desai (76-79-80--235); T22. Patrick Yingling (87-76-73--236); T29. Keita Aoki (85-80-77--242).

2007Course: Bucknell G.C. (Lewisburg, Pa.)Team Champion: Bucknell (291-297-295--883)Bucknell Individuals: 3. Charlie Waddell (74-73-68--215); T4. Andrew Cohen (72-74-74--220); T6. Keita Aoki (73-76-73--222); T19. Rahul Desai (72-76-80--228); T30. Kyle Moran (75-74-83--232); T32. Stuart Lindgren (76-77-80--233).

2008Course: Saucon Valley C.C. (Bethlehem, Pa.)Team Champion: Navy (311-307-307--925)Bucknell Individuals: 4. Rahul Desai (79-74-78--231); 6. Andrew Cohen (80-73-82--235); 16. Stuart Lindgren (82-80-80--242); T17. Ben Mattingly (81-81-81--243); T17. Brian Bartow (89-76-78--243); 19. Keita Aoki (83-80-81--252).

2009Course: West Point (N.Y.) G.C.Team Champion: Bucknell (295-297-292--884)Bucknell Individuals: 1. Andrew Cohen (71-68-69--208); T9. Brian Bartow (77-76-74--227); T11. Ben Mattingly (79-76-73--228); T18. Will Bachman (69-81-81--231); T20. Andrew Wallisch (80-77-76--233); 36. Parker Phillips (78-83-83--244).

2010Course: Seven Oaks G.C. (Hamilton, N.Y.)Team Champion: Lafayette (303-295-304--902)Bucknell Finish: 5th (308-302-307)Bucknell Individuals: T10. Andrew Cohen (77-77-75--229); Ryan Schneiter (74-78-77--229); T17. Brian Bartow (79-73-78--230); T28. Ben Mattingly (80-79-77--236); 30. Will Bachman (78-76-85--239); 31. Jeff Pike (81-76-83--240).

2011Course: U.S. Naval Academy G.C. (Annapolis, Md.)Team Champion: Army (293-287-290--870)Bucknell Finish: T5th (300-305-295--900)Bucknell Individuals: T13. Schuyler Stitzer (75-76-72--223); 16. Jon Hartman (75-78-72--225); T17. Will Bachman (73-73-80--226); T22. Parker Phillips (77-79-74--230); T26. Ben Mattingly (77-78-77--232); T35. Dan Bernard (79-82-78-- 239).

BUCKNELL PL TOURNAMENT RECORDS Team IndividualLow 18 282 (2005) 65 (Ben Pellicani, 2005)Low 36* 568 (2005) 136 (Ben Pellicani, 2005)Low 54 867 (2005) 208 (Andrew Cohen, 2009)Best Finish 1st (‘06, ‘07, ‘09) 1st (Charlie Waddell, 2005, 2006)*First 36 holes 1st (Andrew Cohen, 2009)

EAST COAST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY

1975Course: Host Farm (Lancaster, Pa.)Team Champion: Temple (386-376--762)Bucknell Finish: T3rd (385-384--769)Bucknell Individuals: T7. Tod Pike (76-77--153); T7. Chick Wagner (77-76--153); Mike Helffrich (80-75--155); Tom Meredith (75-80--155); Bruce Firm (80-77--157); Frank Root (78-79--157); Jack Fitzgibbons (79-79--158).

1976Course: Host Farm (Lancaster, Pa.)Team Champion: Delaware (780)Bucknell Finish: 5th (793)Bucknell Individuals: Chick Wagner (73-80--153); Tod Pike (74-86--160); Bruce Firm (77-83--160); Glen Grove (76-85--161); Doug Stock (79-84--163); Frank Root (84-83--167); Wes Castles (85-84--169).

1977Course: Concord C.C. (Concordville, Pa.)Team Champion: Delaware (378-394--772)Bucknell Finish: 6th (414-412--826)Bucknell Individuals: T9. Tod Pike (76-81--157); Doug Stock (86-77--163); Dave Ludwick (82-86--168); Wes Castles (87-82--169); Mike Chutz (85-86--171); Jon Barsky (85-91--176); Dick Roth (89-94--183).

1978Course: Concord C.C. (Concordville, Pa.)Team Champion: Temple (398-380--778)Bucknell Finish: 3rd (409-388--797)Bucknell Individuals: 3. Mike Chutz (78-74--152); T13. Doug Stock (84-75--159); 18. Rob Wagner (82-80--162); T19. Dave

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Ludwick (86-77--163); T24. Frank Brown (80-84--164); Dick Roth (85-82--167); Wes Castles (86-82--168).

1979Course: Concord C.C. (Concordville, Pa.)Team Champion: Temple (390-386--776)Bucknell Finish: 4th (398-406--804)Bucknell Individuals: 5. Dave Richards (76-78--154); 8. Rob Wagner (74-84--158); T9. Doug Stock (81-78--159); T18. Mike Stoyla (83-80--163); T41. Jeff Buley (84-87--171); T41. Bob Williams (84-87--171); T48. Kevin Forrest (87-86--143).

1980Course: Concord C.C. (Concordville, Pa.)Team Champion: Temple (378-384--762)Bucknell Finish: 4th (404-390--794)Bucknell Individuals: T10. Dave Richards (78-78--156); T13. Rick Cramer (83-75--158); T15. Kevin Forrest (79-80--159); T18. Rob Wagner (82-78--160); T22. Mike Stoyla (82-79--161); T28. Bill Francis (84-80--164); T43. Bob Williams (85-82--167).

1981Course: The Brantwood G.C. (Elkton, Md.)Team Champion: Temple (361-366--727)Bucknell Finish: 6th (398-379--777)Bucknell Individuals: 6. Rob Wagner (73-75--148); T15. Peter Orr (77-75--152); T32. Mike Stoyla (80-78--158); T40. Kevin High (86-74--160); T45. Bill Francis (80-82--162); T54. Jeff Buley (87-77--164); T73. Bob Craig (95-81--176).

1982Course: Old York Road C.C. (Ambler, Pa.)Team Champion: American (393-380--773)Bucknell Finish: 5th (406-408--814)Bucknell Individuals: 7. Bill Francis (76-78--154); T14. Kevin Forrest (79-81--160); T20. John Stasko (80-82--162); T37. Kevin High (85-82--167); T54. Bob Craig (86-87--173); T54. Mike Stoyla (88-85--173); 64. Rick Cramer (92-85--177).

1983Course: Cranbury (N.J.) C.C.Team Champion: Towson State (394-394--788)Bucknell Finish: 6th (415-398--813)Bucknell Individuals: T6. Bill Francis (81-75--156); T9. John Stasko (80-77--157); T25. Ed Wostbrook (83-81--164); T36. Tim Dickens (82-84--166); T47. John Delaney (89-81--170); 58. Bob Craig (91-85--176); T60. Tim Shook (91-87--178).

1984Course: Cranbury (N.J.) C.C.Team Champion: American (400-387--787)Bucknell Finish: 3rd (410-393--803)Bucknell Individuals: T5. Tom DiRigo (80-79--159); T5. Tom Collins (78-81--159); T11. Erik Hagar (84-77--161); T20. Ken Seibold (86-78--164); T20. Steve Antenucci (82-82--164); John Delaney (87-80--167); Tim Dickens (80-79--169).

1985Course: Oak Hill G.C. (Milford, N.J.)Team Champion: Delaware (320-336--656)Bucknell Finish: 3rd (330-340--670)Bucknell Individuals: T7. Erik Hagar (79-85--164); 10. Tom DiRigo (82-84--166); T13. Ken Seibold (86-83--169); T21. Tom Dickens (83-91--174); T28. Steve Antenucci (89-88--177).

1986Course: Saucon Valley C.C. (Bethlehem, Pa.)Team Champion: Delaware (328-317--645)Bucknell Finish: 3rd (328-330--658)Bucknell Individuals: 2. Ken Seibold (79-77--156); T9. Steve Antenucci (79-85--164); T15. Erik Hagar (85-83--168); 20. Pat Moylan (85-86--171); 21. Tom DeRigo (87-85--172).

1987Course: Pocono Manor (Pa.) G.C. Team Champion: Bucknell (313-310--623)Bucknell Individuals: T1. Scott Spangenberg (78-73--151); 4. Pat Moylan (78-78--156); T6. Ken Seibold (80-78--158); T10. Tom DiRigo (78-82--160); T10. Jon Ingham (79-81--160).

1988Course: Saucon Valley C.C. (Bethlehem, Pa.)Team Champion: Delaware (314-316--630)Bucknell Finish: 3rd (325-332--657)Bucknell Individuals: 6. John Schmerler (76-86--162); T7. Scott Paris (82-81--163); T10. Scott Spangenberg (84-81--165); T12. John Ingham (83-84--167); T27. Pat Moylan (89-92--181).

1989Course: Saucon Valley C.C. (Bethlehem, Pa.)Team Champion: Delaware (323-329--652)Bucknell Finish: 3rd (351-335--686)Bucknell Individuals: 5. Jon Ingham (82-82--164); Pat Moylan (85-87--172); Michael Smigie (91-85--176); Scott Spangenberg (93-90--183); Scott Paris (95-81--176).

1990Course: Pocono Manor (Pa.) G.C. Team Champion: Lehigh (304*)Bucknell Finish: 3rd (317)Bucknell Individuals: 2. John Ingham (74); T6. Mike Smigie (77); T12. David Fries (79); Scott Miller (87); Tim Levy (92). * Final round cancelled due to fog.

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CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY1956Course: American Legion C.C. (Mt. Union, Pa.)Team Champion: Bucknell (655)Bucknell Individuals: Ken Bensen (163); Jim Ladd (163); Stan Jackson (168); Bill Walliser (171).

1957Course: American Legion C.C. (Mt. Union, Pa.)Team Champion: Bucknell (318-308--626)Bucknell Individuals: 1. John Dunn (73-76--149); Bob Miller (81-76--157); Jim Ladd (83-75--158); Dave Doane (81-81--162).

1958Course: American Legion C.C. (Mt. Union, Pa.)Team Champion: Lehigh (335-333--668)Bucknell Finish: DQBucknell Individuals: T14. Jerry Lindholm (83-84--167); T29. Dick Bartholomew (85-89--174); T66. John McDonald (101-91--192); Bill Curtiss (80-DQ).

1959Course: DuPont C.C. (Newark, Del.)Team Champion: Bucknell (320-320--640)Bucknell Individuals: 1. Bob Etzweiler (74-80--154); 5. Bob Schad (159); 10. Bill Curtiss (83-80--163); 12. Jerry Lindholm (80-84--164).

1960Course: DuPont C.C. (Newark, Del.)Team Champion: Bucknell (330*)Bucknell Individuals: T2. Bob Etzweiler (79); 5. Bill Curtiss (81); T7. Bob Schad (84); T13. Jerry Lindholm (86). * Final round cancelled due to rain.

1961Course: Irem Temple C.C. (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.)Team Champion: Bucknell (324-323--647)Bucknell Individuals: T5. Bob Etzweiler (80-77--157); 10. Curt Mull (80-81--161); 11. Jerry Singer (81-82--163); Bob Schad (83-83--166).

1962Course: Fox Hill C.C. (Exeter, Pa.)Team Champion: Rutgers (323-324--647)Bucknell Finish: 2nd (331-319--650)Bucknell Individuals: 2. Curt Mull (77-76--153); 8. Pete Sang (80-79--159); T35. James Dunn (88-80--168); T50. Jerry Singer (86-84--170).

1963Course: Oak Terrace C.C. (Philadelphia, Pa.)Team Champion: St. Joseph’s (320-313--633)Bucknell Finish: 6th (320-343--663)Bucknell Individuals: 3. Larry Kash (77-78--155); Don Mothner (80-85--165); Leon Weiss (79-87--166); Ralph Lerner (84-93--177).

1964Course: Susquehanna Valley C.C. (Selinsgrove, Pa.)Team Champion: St. Joseph’s (641)Bucknell Finish: 8th (336-334--670)Bucknell Individuals: Jim Dunn (78-86--164); Larry Kash (81-84--165); Marty Farber (91-76--167); Ralph Lerner (86-88--174).

1965Course: Cavaliers C.C. (Wilmington, Del.)Team Champion: Dickinson (323-310--633)Bucknell Finish: DQ (324-320--644)Bucknell Individuals: T5. Marty Farber (79-79--158); Lowell Watson (82-78--160); Jim Dunn (82-80--162); Jay Fuller (81-83--164).

1966Course: Saucon Valley C.C. (Bethlehem, Pa.)Team Champion: Lehigh (338-334--672)Bucknell Finish: 3rd (352-338--690)Bucknell Individuals: 2. Ted Turner (77-86--163); Bob Kotz (83-84--167); Marty Farber (92-83--175); Lowell Watson (100-85--185).

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1967Course: Bedford Springs C.C. (Huntingdon, Pa.)Team Champion: Bucknell (328-324--652)Bucknell Individuals: T7. Bob Kotz (81-79--160); T16. Ted Turner (82-81--163); T19. Bob Cheek (83-81--164); T24. Lowell Watson (82-83--165).

1968Course: Williamsport (Pa.) C.C.Team Champion: Temple (324-314--638)Bucknell Finish: 2nd (325-314--639)Bucknell Individuals: T3. Bob Kotz (78-76--154); T8. Bob Cheek (82-75--157); T42. George Benson (81-83--164); T42. Bob Gray (84-80--164).

1969Course: N/A (hosted by Wilkes College)Team Champion: Delaware (660)Bucknell Finish: 6th (663)Bucknell Individuals: Bob Cheek (84-83--167); Steve Huston (85-84--169); Doc Riemer (79-83--162); Bob Gray (88-77--165).

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1970Course: Washingtonian C.C. (Washington, D.C.)Team Champion: American (394-393--797)Bucknell Finish: 3rd (399-397--796)Bucknell Individuals: 9. Doc Riemer (83-73--156); T13. Ken Solar (78-80--158); T15. Marty Erb (77-82--159); T20. Dan Stetz (82-79--161); T23. Steve Huston (83-79--162); T26. Dave Maier (83-80--163); T32. Mark Reddy (79-86--165).

1971Course: Sharon Country Club (Trenton, N.J.)Team Champion: Gettysburg (396-392--788)Bucknell Finish: 5th (405-401--806)Bucknell Individuals: T6. Dan Stetz (79-77--156); T9. Dave Maier (82-76--158); T21. Greg Mordas (80-81--161); T36. Mark Reddy (86-78--164); T53. George Farrentelli (80-87--167); T64. Mickey Sinkus (85-85--170); 65. Ray Douglass (84-87--171).

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1973Course: Host Farm (Lancaster, Pa.)Team Champion: Bucknell (392-392--784)Bucknell Individuals: 2. Dan Stetz (73-78--151); T9. Dave Meier (81-76--157); T9. Chick Wagner (79-78--157); Greg Mordas (80-79--159); Mike Helffritch (80-80--160); Mickey Sinkus (80-83--163); Frank Root (81-85--166).

1974Course: Host Farm (Lancaster, Pa.)Team Champion: Temple (375-371--746)Bucknell Finish: 2nd (379-383--762)Bucknell Individuals: T6. Mickey Sinkus (77-75--152); T6. George Ferrantelli (76-76--152); T10. Frank Root (77-76--153); T10. David Young (74-79--153); Tom Meredith (75-81--156); Chick Wagner (81-77--158); Bruce Firm (86-79--165).

BUCKNELL TEAMS IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT

1957 NCAA ChampionshipCourse: The Broadmoor G.C. (Colorado Springs, Colo.)Team Champion: Houston (602)Bucknell Finish: 21st (648)Bucknell Individuals: Bob Miller (80-79--159); John Dunn (80-80--160); Jim Ladd (82-79--161); Stan Jackson (82-86--168).

1961 NCAA ChampionshipCourse: Purdue University Course (Lafayette, Ind.)Team Champion: Purdue (584)Bucknell Finish: 25th (640)Bucknell Individuals: Bob Etzweiler (79-71--150), Bob Schad (80-77-157); Curt Mull (83-82--165); Jerry Singer (86-82--168).

2006 NCAA West RegionalCourse: Omni Tucson National (Tucson, Ariz.)Team Champion: Arizona (279-273-275--827), Florida (273-282-272--827)Bucknell Finish: 26th (297-300-312--909)Bucknell Individuals: T95. Ben Pellicani (71-73-78--222); T115. Keita Aoki (75-74-77--226); T131. Charlie Waddell (76-76-79--231); 137. Chas Wagner (75-77-85--237); 140. Kyle Moran (82-80-78--240).

2007 NCAA West RegionalCourse: ASU Karsten G.C. (Tempe, Ariz.)Team Champion: South Carolina (273-269-278--820)Bucknell Finish: 26th (299-299-295--893)Bucknell Individuals: T86. Charlie Waddell (71-73-73--217); T108. Andrew Cohen (73-78-70--221); T118. Brian Bartow (79-72-73--224); 137. Kyle Moran (76-78-79--233); 140. Keita Aoki (87-76-80--243).

2009 NCAA Central RegionalCourse: The Club at Olde Stone (Bowling Green, Ky.)Team Champion: UCLA (292-285-286--863)Bucknell Finish: 14th (317-319-316--952)Bucknell Individuals: T55. Ben Mattingly (78-80-74--232); 66. Andrew Cohen (78-75-85--238); T68. Brian Bartow (77-86-78--241); T71. Ryan Schneiter (86-81-80--247); 73. Andrew Wallisch (84-83-84--251).

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BUCKNELL INDIVIDUALS IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT

Mike Chutz 1978 Hon. Men. All-AmericaBob Etzweiler 1961Bob Kotz 1967Dave Maier 1972Dave Richards 1979 Hon. Men. All-AmericaFrank Root 1974Chick Wagner 1975, 1976Rob Wagner 1979, 1981

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No man played a larger role in solidifying Bucknell’s golf program than Harold Ev-ans, who served the university for more than 70 years until his passing in 2002.

Evans came to Bucknell as caddie master in 1931 and took over as head professional in 1932. After organizing the

school’s club golf team, he became the Bison’s first intercollegiate golf coach in 1939. He won a school-record 144 dual matches during his nearly quarter-century tenure as head coach and was inducted into the Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame in 1986.

Evans led the Bison to five Middle Atlantic Con-ference championships from 1956-61, and helped two of those teams to the NCAA Tournament.

The beauty of the Bucknell Golf Club is a tribute to Evans and his wife, Mary Louise, who planted countless trees and flowers and shaped the appear-ance of the course through the years, including the expansion from 9 to 18 holes in 1964.

A Bucknellian in the truest sense of the award, Tommy Thompson spent 44 years as either a player, assistant coach or head coach at Bucknell. A three-year starter in baseball and basketball and captain of both teams, Thompson served in the U.S. Army, pitched in the Detroit Tigers system and

coached baseball, basketball, golf and tennis teams at Bucknell until retiring in 2001.

He amassed more than 1,000 victories as a Bison player and coach. He was team captain of the bas-ketball team and led the team in scoring as a senior at 16.3 points per game. Also a star on the baseball diamond, Thompson was named the outstanding athlete in the Class of 1960. From 1967-81 he was head baseball coach, and he helped author one of the greatest turnarounds in Bucknell history in any sport, taking the Bison nine from an 0-15 record in 1968 to a 15-4 mark and a Middle Atlantic Confer-ence title in 1969.

He took over as head golf coach in 1981 and directed the Bison to an impressive 113-27 dual-match record, to go along with seven tournament titles. He was named Patriot League Coach of the Year in 2000.

Thompson was inducted into the Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame in 1986.

A 2000 Bucknell Athlet-ics Hall of Fame inductee, Brad Tufts served the Bucknell athletic department for over 30 years as either coach or administrator.

He was the men’s golf coach from 1967-75 and led his teams to Middle Atlantic Conference championships in

1967 and 1973. His men’s teams posted an impres-sive 80-38 dual-match record. Tufts became the first-ever coach of the Bucknell women’s golf program in 1998 and retired from coaching, and Bucknell, following the 2000 spring season.

He served in various administrative roles, including sports information director, associate director of public relations, director of information services, assistant and associate director of athlet-ics and interim director of athletics. Tufts received the Lester Jordan Award from the College Sports Information Directors of America in 1998. He is also the 1989 recipient of ECAC-SIDA’s Irving T. Marsh Award and the 2001 recipient of ECAC-SIDA’s Bob Kenworthy Good Person Award.

He will not be eligible for the Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame until 2017, but Charlie Waddell is a good bet to one day join these elite ranks.

A 2007 graduate, Wad-dell is arguably the finest golfer in Bucknell annals. He won Patriot League

championships in 2005 and 2006, making him the only player in league history to win the league title twice. He also finished sixth in 2004 and third in 2007, giving him four All-PL plaques. Waddell won four career tournaments and helped Bucknell to back-to-back Patriot League team championships in 2006 and 2007, leading to NCAA Regional berths both years.

Waddell, who graduated as the school re-cord-holder for season (73.4) and career (74.9) scoring average, was also an outstanding stu-dent at Bucknell. He was an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District selection and was a nomi-nee for the Byron Nelson Award, presented to the top golfer in the nation who also demonstrates good sportsmanship and citizenship.

Bob Etzweiler is still re-membered as one of Buck-nell’s top golfers, and he oc-cupied the No. 1 or 2 position on Bison squads that captured three straight Middle Atlantic Conference championships. Etzweiler won the MAC indi-vidual title in 1959, tied for second in 1960 and placed

fifth in 1961. He qualified for the NCAA Championship dur-

ing his senior campaign and became one of only five eastern players to qualify for the match-play field of 64. The York, Pa., native was also selected to play in the East-West Match at that tournament. In an era when virtually all of the competition was in match-play format, Etzweiler had a career dual-match record of 23-10-1 and was 18-3-1 against MAC opponents.

He helped lead Bucknell to a 25-9 record during his career, including a school-record 10-2 record in 1961. Etzweiler, who in 2003 became just the second golfer to be inducted into the Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame, later won numerous amateur titles in the York area.

Chick Wagner, a 1984 Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee, played in the 1975 and 1976 NCAA Golf Champi-onships and was winner of the 1975 ECAC Fall Championship. Co-captain of the 1975 and 1976 Bucknell teams, Wagner helped lead the Bison to the 1973 Middle Atlantic Confer-

ence championship and to second place in the 1974 Eastern Championship.

He was on the Bucknell team that traveled to Scotland in 1973 for the St. Andrews International Intercollegiate Championship. A member of teams that had a combined 35-18 record in dual matches, Wagner set a school and Bucknell Golf Club competi-tive course record with a round of 66 in 1975, and he set Bucknell scoring records with a 73.8 season average (1975) and 76.4 career average. The recipi-ent of the Edward W. Pangburn Award, he finished in the top 10 in the conference championship tourna-ment three times and was twice in the top 10 in the Eastern Championship. He was the 1983 champion of Oakmont Country Club.

BUCKNELL GOLF WELL-REPRESENTED IN ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME

Harold Evans Bob EtzweilerChick Wagner

Tommy Thompson Brad TuftsCharlie Waddell

HAROLD EVANS CHICK WAGNER BOB ETZWEILER

TOMMY THOMPSON BRAD TUFTS CHARLIE WADDELL

The Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame was established in 1979 to honor the very best in the history of Bison Athletics. There are now 223 out-standing student-athletes, administrators, coaches and friends of Bucknell whose contributions to Bucknell Athletics are forever preserved in the Hall of Fame, including the five men listed below who were associated with the golf program.

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JUNIOR YEAR• Send a letter expressing interest in Bucknell and the men’s golf pro-gram. Include both academic and golf resumes. Golf bio should include tournaments played, size of field, scores shot and place finish. • After receiving letter and resume, Coach Jim Cotner will send you a player profile card. Complete and return the card. • Register with the NCAA Clearinghouse. Be sure to include them as recipients of ACT and SAT test results. When you receive the test scores, forward them to coach Cotner as well.

SUMMER AFTER JUNIOR YEAR• The NCAA prohibits a coach from calling you prior to July 1 after you complete your junior year.• E-mail coach Cotner ([email protected]) your summer tourna-ment schedule.• Make an appointment to visit Bucknell and meet with coach Cot-ner. • Update any SAT or ACT scores.

SENIOR YEAR• Send coach Cotner an unofficial copy of your high school transcript, test scores and a list of classes you will be taking during your senior year.• E-mail the coach your fall tournament schedule and results after you play these events.• In October, coach Cotner will inform prospective student-athletes of their status as a recruit versus a tryout candidate.• Potential recruits will be invited for an “official visit” to meet team members and experience campus life. • Recruit candidates and tryout candidates should submit applica-tions.• Candidates applying for financial assistance should do so at this time through the Bucknell financial aid office. The department of athletics is not involved in this process.• In November, the top candidates will be offered an admissions spot and a spot on the 10-player men’s golf roster.

CONTACTSAs per NCAA by-law 13.02.3, a contact is any face-to-face encounter between a prospect or the prospect’s parent or legal guardian and an institutional staff member or athletics representative during which any dialogue occurs in excess of an exchange of a greeting. Any such face-to-face encounter that is prearranged or takes place on the grounds of the prospect’s high school, or at the site of organized competition or practice involving the prospect’s high school, preparatory school, two-year college, or all-star team is considered a contact, regardless of the conversation that occurs. We are limited to three off-campus contact days per prospective student-athlete.

INTERVIEWSHead coach Jim Cotner strongly encourages all prospective student-athletes to arrange for an on-campus interview with the Admissions Office. If it is not possible to interview on campus, alumni interviews are highly recommended. All interviews should be arranged through the Admissions Office by calling (570) 577-1101.

TELEPHONE CALLSAs per NCAA by-law 13.1.3.1, institutional staff members may not telephone a prospect (or the prospect’s relatives or legal guard-ians) prior to July 1 following the prospect’s completion of the junior year in high school. After July 1, institutional staff members may telephone a prospect once per week (measured Sunday through Saturday). The once-per-week limit applies to the entire institution.

VISITS, OfficialAccording to NCAA by-law 13.7.1.2, a prospect may not make more than five expense-paid visits to NCAA member institutions, regardless of the number of sports in which the prospect is involved. An institution may not provide an expense-paid visit to a prospect who has not presented the institution with a high school (or college) academic transcript and a score from a PSAT, an SAT, a PACTPlus, or an ACT test taken on a national testing date under national testing conditions. Prospects must also be registered with the NCAA Clearinghouse in order to make an official visit. The official visit may not exceed 48 hours.

VISITS, UnofficialAccording to NCAA by-law 13.8.1, a prospect may visit an institution’s campus at the prospect’s own expense an unlimited number of times and may make an unofficial visit before the prospect’s senior year in high school.

If a prospective student-athlete and/or parent has any questions, please feel free to call head coach Jim Cotner at (570) 577-3075. Best times to reach Coach Cotner are between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Also, please feel free to forward any correspon-dence you feel will be helpful in his assessment of a prospective student-athlete.

THE ABC’S OF THE RECRUITING PROCESS

BISON GOLF: LEADERS ON THE COURSE AND IN THE CLASSROOM

Bucknell athletics teams are well-known for their prowess both on the playing fields and in the classroom. The Bison men’s golf team is no exception. In fact, Jim Cotner’s crew had an stellar combined grade-point average of 3.21 in the spring 2011 semester. The following Bison men’s golfers achieved a 3.2 GPA last spring and earned a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

NAME MAJOR(s) Will Bachman Management Jon Hartman Economics Schuyler Stitzer Undeclared J.J. Szmadzinski Political Science Andrew Wallisch Management Billy Wright Undeclared

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