2003 Maryland Terrapins Gelt Table ef Ccnienis Quick Fads W€men*s GvlfInivrmaiicn HeadCoach:Jason Rodenhaver(Maryland'94) IkiickFacts 1 Location: CollegePark, Md, Rodenhaver'sTenure: 4thyearatMaryland .'(102-03Men'sSchedule 1 Founded; 1807 Women'sGolfOffice Phone:301-403-4181 Ji)02-03^'omen'sSchedule 1 Enrollment: 3i,l00 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:8/2 I niversityofMaiylandGolfCourse 2 President: Dr,CD, Motejr. (California, '59) 2002ACCChampionshipFinish: 6th Women'sSeasonPreview 3 AthleticDirector: DeborahA.Yow(Elon '74) Women'sCoachJasonRodenhaver 4 Nickname:Terrapins,Terps Media Relaiivns Infcrmaden Women'sRosterInformation 4 Colors: Red,White, Black,andGold Women'sPlayerProfiles 5 Affiliation: NCAADivisionI Assoc.A.D. MediaRelations: DaveHaglund ErinClasper 5 Men'sGolfContact: DaveHaglund Conference:AtlanticCoastConference CarterCrowther 5 HomeCourse: UniversityofMarylandGolfCourse SIDOffice Phone: 301 3H7064 JenniferGibson 6 HaglundHome Phone: 301-879-2518 tiaraGropler 6 Men*s GvlfIniermatien Haglund'semailaddress: haglund(«:wam.umd.edu MarieHarper 7 Women'sGolfContact:JessicaBernheim fciiieRedeker 7 HeadCoach:TomHanna(Mar^Jand'71) Bemheim'semailAddress:jessicab(a'wam.umd.edu KristenShew 8 Hanna'sTenure: 12thyearatMaryland Bemheim'sOffice Phone:301-314-1483 StaceyWolejko 9 Men'sGolfOfficePhone:301-403-8157 Bemheim's Home Phone:TBA Women'sGolfSeasonReview 10 LettermenReturning/Lost:7/3 MediaRelationsPhone: (301)3147064 Men'sSeasonPreview 11 2002ACCChampionshipFinish:9th OfficeFax:301-314-9094 Men'sHeadCoachTomHanna 12 TerpsWebSite:www.umterps.com Men'sRosterInformation 12 0 Men'sPlayerProfiles 13 DevinDrobbin 13 2002-03 Wemen's Schedule e JohnEades 13 Sc()ttEhrlich 13 Dates Event Host Location VerttiIso-Aliola 14 TimKane 14 Sept. 13-15 KentuckyFallInvitational Kentucky Lexington,Ky. DanMacDonald 15 Sept.27-29 ACC/SECChallenge Destin,Ela. BobbyMacWIiinnie 15 Oct.5-6 PennStateFallInvitational PennState StateCollege,Pa. JohnMoheyer 16 Oct. 14-15 EastCarolinaInvitational EastCarolina Greenville,N.C. > BritMusser 17 Nov. 14-15 EdwinWattsKiawahIslandInv. KiawahIsland,S.C. JeffSpradlin 17 Feb.29-March2 EdwinWatts/CarolinasCollegiateClassic CollegeofChadeston Pinehurst,N.C. Men'sGolfHistory 18 March7-9 BradfordCreekWomen'sIntercollegiate EastCarolina Greenville,N.C. s Men'sGolfSeasonReview 19 March24-25 HatterSpringFling Stetson DaytonaBeach,Fla. I niversityofMaiylandProfile 20 April 12-13 LadyDukeInvitational JamesMadison Harrisonburg,'Va. PresidentCD.Motejr 21 April 18-20 ACCChampionship Clemmons,N.C. > AthleticsDirectorDeborahA.Yow 22 .\kinland'sDistinguishedAlumni 23 2002-03 Men's Schedule AcademicSupport&CareerDev 24 MediaInformation 24 Dates Event Host Location 9 Sept.9-10 ClevelandGolfKiawah IslandInv. CollegeofCharleston Chadeston,S.C. Sept.21-22 JamesMadison Invitational JamesMadison Harrisonburg,'Va. Guide Credits Sept.27-28 TheMcLaughlin St.John's Farmingdale,N.Y. ft The20(1)Manlaiid mediaguidewasurilleiiandedited!/} Oct.4-5 TempleInvitational Temple Moosic,Pa. 0 DareHaghindandJessicaBeniheimoftheAilile/ic.1ledia!k4a- Oct.28-29 HenryGriffit.s/BaylorIntercollegiate Baylor Waco,Texas liojisOffice. DesignandlayouthyJason )cllin. I'lihlicaliuns Feb. 28-March2 LSUInvitational LSU BatonRouge,La. F Coordinatar/.AssistantDirectorofAthleticMediadelationsPho- March 17-18 ClevelandGolfIntercollegiate USC-Aiken Aiken,S.C. toshyUirr\'FrenchandBillVaiighan PrintingliyAwhrosePrint- March23-24 William&MaiyInvitational William&Mary Williamsburg,'Va. ing..Additionalcopiesoflhisguidecanhepinxhased/or.S's,phis April 11-12 WoffordInvitational Wofford Wofford,S.C. SVin.i5v0efrosritsyhoifpMpaitnyglhayndw.ri2t7i2n5gCtohemActahslettiCcenMteedriaCoRlelleagteiPoanrskO.ffMidc.e., April 18-20 ACCChampionships NewLondon, N.C. 20742-0295.orhycalling(.Wl)314-70&I April26-27 RutherfordInvitational PennState StateCollege,Pa. Dniversiiy of i^aryland Gelt €eurse All lS-h(.)le semi-pri\aic chaniiiioii.shi[) golf course located on thenonhperimeteroftheUniversityofMaiyiand'sflagshipcampusin College Park, the Uni\'ersit\'ofManiand GolfCourse is the home of theTerrapins' men'sand women'sgolfteams. Openyear-r(.)und.the6,700-yardchampionshipcoursefeatures a newlyconstaicted clubhouse which was completed in April 1999. The course has long been the site of numerous state and regional tournaments, and the 35,000-sq. ft., plantation-style clubhouse has become a gathering point for cam|uis and surrounding communi- ties. Theclubhouseupperlevel featuresafull-servicebar,grilland banciuet facilitythat seats 75 forlunch and tournament events, and can handle groups from eight to 200 including a banquet facility whose outdoor patio overiooks the course. Its main level features managementoffices,afully-equippedproshopwiththelateststyles ofTerrapin golfattire, men's and women's locker facilities, and a ^ Terrapingolfsuitewithoffices,se|xiratelockerroomsandalounge J fortheTerps' men'sandwomen's teams. Designed by George Cobb and built in 1955, the course plays 50,000 rounds peryearwith preference given to students, faculty, staffand 0 alumni. Itssemi-privatefacilitiesincludea5,000-sq. ft. puttinggreen anda45-stationdrivingrange. Weitien^s Season Preview Nowinitsfourthseason,theMaiylantlwomen's hasbroken300foraroundin thebriefhistoryofthe golfteamcanfinallyboastitsfirstfullfour-yearseni(ir program. class.ErinClasper,CarterCrowther,JenniferGibson "Wefinishedonahighnote. EdwinWattsgave and HollyThornton have been with the team since theteamconfidenceand momentumgoingintothe thebeginningandwill lead aveteran team in 2002- spring, and it puts us in position todogreat things 03. one that also consists of four juniors and one andhopefullygetan NCAA [tournament] bid.That's sophomore. alwaysourgoal,"Rodenhaver.said. "There's not really one player who is clearly TheAtlanticCoastConferenceboaststwoofthe headandshouldersabovetherest,"saidheadcoach nation'stop25teams.ReigningACCandNCAAcham- Jason Rodenha\er,whohasalsobeenwiththeteam pionDukeholdstheNo.5spot,whileNorthCarolina sinceitsinceptionin1999andbuilttheprogramfrom ranks 17th. Rodenhaverwon'tmakeanypredictions scratch.However,headdedthatClasperisteamcap- onwheretheTerpswillfinishintheconference."We tainforthesecondyearinarow,andheexpectsher iustwanttoimproveonlastyearandgetbetterevery toleadtheteamonandoffthecourse. "Idon'tknow- day,everytournament,"hesaid. whereI'dbewithouther,"hesaid. Maryland last year competed in four ofthis Claspercompeted in all fourfall tournaments spring'sfivetournaments,includingtheHatterSpring in2002,andaveragedateam-best77.91 strokes per Flingin Da)4onaBeach,Fla.,and theLadyDukesIn- round.Shecrackedthetop25atthreeofthetourna- \itatit)nalinHarrisonburg,Va.TheTerpsplacedfifth ments,includingaISth-placefinishtoleadtheTerps atb()thevents.ThespringseasonbeginsFebruaiy28 to ninth at the Lady Pirate Fall Intercollegiate in at the Edwin Watts/Carolinas Collegiate Classic in 0 Greenville,N.C." Pinehurst,N.C,andconcludesApril 18-20attheACC JuniorMarieHarperjoinedClasperastheonly Jen Gibson ChampionshipinClemmons, N.C. c othergolfertocompeteinall fourfall tournaments. with herbest performancecoming in the final tour- namentoftheseason, theEdwinWatts/PalmettoIn- tercollegiate in Kiawah Island, S.C., where she tied for 15thplaceatsevenoverparforthetournament, andtiedhercareerbestwithtworoundsof74. Mersitting out the season-opening Lady Kat in\itationalinLexington,Ky.,Crowthercompetedin thefinalthreetournaments,endingtheseasonstrong witha 14th-placefinishattheEdwinWatts/Palmetto IntercollegiatetoleadtheTerps. Crowthercardeda par72 in the third round, the team's onlyround of par in the fall, to finish sLx over par for the tourna- ment. Rodenhaver expects his five-person lineup to changethroughouttheyear."Thefallwasaboutfind- ingalineupthatworks,"hesaid."'Wehavetheluxur\' thatwe'redeepenoughandhaveenoughtalentthat ifsomegirls aren't playingwell, we can make some changes." Mterplacingninth,sixth and ninthat the first three tournaments ofthe fall, the Terps ended the seasononahigh note, finishingfourthat theEdwin Watts/PalmettoIntercollegiate,theteam'shighestfin- ish ofthe season. The Terps shot a collective 904, includinga third-round 298, the first time the team CarterCrowther w Women^s Head €oach lason Rodenhaver 4#fi Seaseit at Maryland 'Maryland '94 Jason Rodenhaver, long-termsuccess. mentin 1998whichhelpedraise$15,000fortheprogram. who has o\erseen the de- L'nderhisguidance, theTerpsmadetheirpresence A 1994 graduate of the University of .Vlaiyland, \elopmentoftheLini\'ei>iit\' knowninonlytheirsecondfullseason,tyingforfirstplace RodenhaverplayedthreeseasonsfortheTerpsandledthe ofMar\iand women'sgolf attheJamesMadisonI,adyDukesInvitationalinApril2001. teamtoafifth-placefinishattheAtlanticCoastConference programsinceitsinception Ontwooccasionsinthepastthreeseasons,Terrapingolf- championshipin 1994.ThefinishwasMan'land'shighest in1999,isinhisfounhsea- ershavewonorsharedindividualtournamenttitles. in theconferencechampionshipsince 1978. Rodenhaver sonastheTerrapins"head Rodenhaverwas the assistant men's golfcoach at wasatwo-\'earcaptainoftheTerrapinmen'sgolfteamand coach. .Mankindandanassistantgolfi^rofessionalattheUniver- aparticipantintheNCAAE;istRegionalin 1994.Heplayed A former Terrapin sityofManJandGolfCoursewhenhewasnamed tolead atSouthernMethodistforoneseason(1990-1991)before playerand assistant coach thenewlycreatedwomen'sprogram. transferringtoMaryland.Hereceivedhisbachelor'sdegree for the university's men's "Clearly,Jasonwasthemostqualifiedandthebestfit inkinesiologv'fromMarylandin 1994andiscurrentlypur- golfteam,Rodenhaverwasselectedtooverseethewomen's forhisroleofournewheadcoach,"saiddirectorofathlet- suinghismaster'sinbusinessadministration. golfprogramonNov. 19, 1998. Itwasthenthathebegan ics Deborah A. Yow upon Rodenhaver's appointment. "Itmlybelievethatwearemovingintherightdirec- the enviable task ofbuilding a brand new program that "Given his level offamiliarity'with the universityand the tion and are committed to winning both on and offthe launched during the fall of 1999. A professional golfer, localgolfcommunity',hewilljump-startourwomen'sgolf course,"saidRodenhaver. "Iwantallofourstudent-ath- Rodenha\-erenthusiasticallymadethemovetothecoach- program, with the long-i-angegoal ofbecominga top 20 letestoexcelbothacademicallyandathletically.Iwantthem ingranksandiscreatinganeweraattheUniversit)-ofMary- team.'VComen'sgolfisour 13th sport forfemalestudent- tobeeagertoworkhardandbethebesttheycanbeevery land. athletes.ItsadditionisthecapstonetooursLx-yeargender dayandineveryaspectoftheirlives." Withhissightssetfirmlyondevelopingasolidfoun- equityplan." RodenhaverisanativeofOdessa,Texas.Mostofhis dation for the program. Rodenhaverhas been given the On the course, Rodenhaver has co-directed family,includinghiswife.Robyn,aregraduatesofUniver- resources necessan-tocompeteat thenational level. His Maryland'ssummercampforjuniorgolfersandwastour- sityofMaryland.HisfatherisamemberoftheNationalGolf 0 playingandcoachingexperiences coupledwith his com- namentdirectoroftheStateFarmCollegiatePlayersTour, Coach'sHallofFameandaformerassistantgolfcoachat petitivespiritanddrivetobesuccessfulcanmeanonlyone heldattheUniversityofMarylandGolfCourse,from1994- MaiMand. thingforthewomen'sgolfprogramat.\lar\iand;eventual 1998.HealsoorganizedtheUMgolfteamreuniontourna- 2003 Wemen's Roster z Name Year Hgt Hometown (HighSchool) The 2003 Terps ErinClasper Sr. 5-8 NorthPotomac.Md. (ThomasS.'W'ootton) CarterCrowther Sr. 5-5 Kilmarnock,'Va. (Lancaster) JenniferGibson Sr. 5-6 Havertown,Pa. (NotreDameAcademy) KaraGropler Jr. 5-4 FranklinLakes,N.J. (DePaulCatholic) s MarieHarper Jr. 5-3 "W'estPoint,'Va. (^'estPoint) KatieRedeker Jr. 5-8 PepperPike,Ohio(HathawayBrown) KristenShew So. 5-7 Hockessin,Del. (ThatTatnallSchool) StaceyWolejko Jr. 5-8 Hatfield,Mass. (SmithAcademy) HeadCoach:JasonRodenhaver.ManJand'94 Terps By Class Terps By State Seniors(3):Clasper.Crowther.Gib,son. Maryland(1):Clasper Juniors(4):Gropler.Harper.Redeker. Ohio(1): Redeker Wolejko Virginia(2): Crowther.Harper Sophomores(1):Shew Pennsylvania(1):Gibson NewJersey(1): Gropler Delaware(1): Shew 4 Massachusetts (1):W'oiejko . . . . .. Erin Clasper Spring2000: Participatedinallfive.springtournamenisami luu iniilusi i.u iiil icam in threeofthe five tournaments, Edwin Watts/Carolina'sCollegiateCla.ssic, Northern IllinoisSnowbird Intercollegiateand theI-ightingCamel Cla,ssic ... finished thespring 5-3 •Senier seasonwithateambest81.9strokesperroundaverage...shottheonlyparroundofthe springbyaMarylandgolferonMarch 17th,duringthesecondroundoftheNorthern Xetth Petemac^ Md, • Themas S. Wcetivn IllinoisSnowbirdIntercollegiate...achievedaseasonbestwithatieforsixthplaceatthe OnClasper:Three-yearlettenviniicrwhoreturnsforhei" NorthernIllinoisSnowbirdIntercollegiate...hertwo-roundscoreof150(+6)wasthe finalcollegiatecampaign ... teamleaderwhowillsen'e bestscorevs. parduringthespring. intheroleofcaptainforthesecondconsecutiveseason ...tremendousworkethic...enjoyedasolidsjiringsea- Fall 1999: Particijxited inall fourfall tournamentsand finishedamongthetop 12in son, toppedoffbyan individual tournament titleat the twoevents ... averaged81.7strokes perround in 10 rounds to placesecondon the I'NC-WilmingtonLadySeahawkinvitational. teamduringthefallseason ... oneoftwoplayerstocardatop 10individualfinish .. topoutingcameat theGreatSmokiesChampionshipasshefinishedinatiefor 10th Fall 2002: Oneoftwx)Terpstocompeteinall fourfall witha l-i-over-par 158score ... shotthebest individualroundamongall team mem- tournaments...led theTerpsintwotournaments,tying bersasshecardedaone-over-par71inthefirstroundoftheNittanyLionInvitationalon for24th at the Penn StateNittanyLion Invitational and Oct. 1 ... hergrossscoreandherscorevs.parwerethetopindividualscoresinthefall finishing 15th at the East Carolina Lady Pirate Fall season ... creditedwithfourofthetopsevensingle-roundscoresduringthefall ... in In\iatational...hadherbesttournamentbyscoreattheEdwinWatt.s/PalmettoIntercol- additiontoher71atthefirstroundoftheNittanyLionInvitational,shescoreda76in legiateinKiawahIsland,S.C.,whereshetiedfor23rdplacewitha12-over-par228...also thesecondroundanda77inthethirdroundinStateCollegeandcardeda77inthe acvaerrdaegdehoenrstehaestone-almow(,77a.9o1n)e.-.o.vteera-mpar73,^inthesecondround...hadthebeststroke ssceocroensdvsr.opuanrddoufritnhgetGhreeafatllS.m.o.khieers+C1ha(7m6p)iionntshheipNit.t.a.nryeLcioorndefdirsttwroouonfdthweastotphethbreeset captain. scoreofthefallwhileher-i-5(77)inthesecondroundoftheGreatSmokiesChampion- shipwas thethirdbestscore ... her224 (-1-14)grossscorewasthebestthree-round Spring 2002: Team captain tournamentscorefortheTerpsinthefall. 0 played in all five spring tourna- ments... postedateam-besttwotop BeforeMaryland:GraduatedfromThomasS.WoottonHighSchoolin 1999 ... wasa 9 10 finishes, tying for first at the UNC- four-yearvarsityletterwinneringolf... teamco-captainin199^and 1998 ... theMary- WilmingtonLadySeahawkInvitational, and tyingfor landstatechampionin 1997and 1998 ... all-countyfirstteamselectionin 1996, 1997 ninthattheJamesMadisonLadyDukesInvitational and 1998 ... namedAll-MetbytheWashingtonPost in 1997and 1998 ... won state carded the team's only sub-par round, a 71, in the first District II championships in 1997 and 1998 ... has participated in AJGAJuniorTour roundoftheL'NC-WilmingtonLadySeahawkInvitationalon tournaments ...shotahole-in-oneduringherprepcareer... playedextensivelyonthe h"4erawnady7t3ofsohraraitnwgom-eodvaelri-sptarhotnotoarlsof..2.1a8ls.o..shhoatdrtohuendbsesotf gjoulnfiocroagoclhfactirWcouiott,tpolnaywiansgJtaocukrnWeaimleanntds.in NewYork, North Carolina andVirginia .. > strokeaverageontheteam (77.83)duringthespring. Personal:BornonDec.20, 1980 ... daughterofElizabethandGeoffreyClasper ... is Fall2001: Competedintwooffourfalltournaments .. theoldestofthreechildren ... listsformerMarylandgolfcoachandcurrentPGATour s averaged82.6strokesperroundoversixrounds...carded memberFredFunkasherfavoriteathlete. p a"7.hersea.sonbest,attheUnlimitedPotential/Baytree Classicin.MyrtleBeach,S.C. Carter €roivther > Spring 2001: Competed in four spring tourna z iiients.totaling10roundsofcompetition...posted 5-5 • Senier oneoftheTerps'threetop 10individualfinishes KUmatneck^ Va. Lancaster intheJamesMadisonLadyDukesInvitational.. averaged79.9strokes perround ... shot her / OnCrowther:Three-yearlettenvinnerinherfinalcolle- lowroundof76inthefirstroundoftheJMU j' giate campaign ... a strong playercapable ofshooting Invitational ... finished third on the lownumbers ... endedlastspringonahighnotewitha team at the ACC Championships .. strong showing at the ACC Tournament in the team's emergedasateamleaderduringtheseason seasonfinale ... hasthepotentialforasolidseniorcam- paign. Fall2000:Participatedinallfourtournamentsduringthefall...averaged81.09strokes perroundover 11 rounds...shotherbestroundofthefall,77(+5),intheUnlimited Fall 2002: Comi)etedin threeoffourfall tournaments Potential/BaytreeClassicon Sept. 9th ... wasa majorcontributortoMaryland's con- forat()talofninerounds...cardedtheteam'sonlyround secutivetop-fiveteamfinishesinthefinalthreetournaments. ofpar in the third round ofthe Edwin Watts/Palmetto . . . . ln;i.'i\ollcgi.uein Ki.iw.ili M.ind. SC , wlicii •<hctirala"2 ,.ils(ihad rouncisof"-4and herseniorseason ... three-yearvarsityletienvinner,,.all-stateandall-regionfirstteam ~oonherwayloaM.\-o\ci'-par111tortliclournamcmandaicam-best kth-placefin- selectioninboth 199"and 1998 ... namedtothe 199"and 1998all-districtteams ... ish,leadingtheTerpstoaseason-bestfourth(^laceattliefinaltalltournament... a\er- helped the team improve from a 2-13 record duringherfirst twoseasons toa 19-3-1 aged"8.78strokesperrounti,thirdbestonthesquad. recordduringherjuniorandseniorseasons...hadaseniorseasonaverageof75.5with abest effortof37on nineholes ... theonlyfemale to makeeithertheGroup.AAl Spring 2002: Played in all five tournaments .. GroupAAorGroupAall-state teams during tournament playin the fall of 1998 .. carded herbest round, a "b, in the final round of named Lincaster's female athleteoftheyearin 1999 ... won more than one dozen theACC Tournament on herway to a sixth-place tournamentchampionshipsduringhercareerandwasthe 1998Mid-AtlanticPGAJun- teamfinishanda21stplacingoverall...springstroke iorTourpointswinner ... golfcoachatLancasterwasFredSwathen. averagewas81.66. Personal:BornonApril30, 1981 ... daughterofHarrietandDa\idCrowther ... with Fall 2001: Played in three offour tournaments herhonorscoursefiguredin,sheheldagradepointaveragehigherthan4.0duringher ... helpedtheTerpstotheirsecondtop 10fin- •I prepcareer... majoringinengineering...enjoysdrawing... presidentoftheNational ish oftheseason (eighth) at theLady Pirate HonorSociet\' ... choseMarylandbecauseofitsstrongengineeringschool. FallIntercollegiate,..cardedapen^onalbest j of~4inthefinalroundofthesametour- fennifer Gibson nament...recordedthebeststrokeav-4 erage, ^8.1, on the team ... led the teaminthreeoffourtournaments. 5-6 • Senicr Spring 2001: Camebackfromaboutwith mononucleosisto Havertvwn^ Pa. *Scire Dame Academy competeintwooffi\'espringtournaments,totalingfiverounds On Gibson: Did notseeanyactionasajunior,butthe ofcompetition ... averaged79.8strokesperround ... shother Terpsarehopefijlshecanregaintheformofherfresh- lowroundof75inthesecondroundoftheJMUInvitational manyearwhensheplayedinfourtournaments. finishedfourthontheteam intheACCChampionshipsafter 0 shooting81-82-82inrespectiverounds. Fall 2002:DidnotcompetefortheTerpsinthefall. Fall 2000: Participatedinallfourtournaments ... averaged Spring 2002: Did not compete for the Terps in the 81.1strokesperroundover11rounds...shotherlowround spring. of74(+2)intheDraperValley/LadyHighlanderInvitational on Sept. 19 ... carded one ofthe top five individual round Fall 2001: Did not competefortheTerps in scoresinthefall. thefall. z < Spring2000:Competedinallfivetournamentsintheinauguralspringseason...aver- Spring2001:Competedinthreetournaments,to- aged83.-1strokesperroundover11 rounds...herstrokesperrounda\eragewassec- talingeightrounds,whilemakingacomebackfromabro- ondbestontheteam...placedsecondontheteaminthreetournaments,EdwinWatts/ kenwrist...averaged85.5strokesperround...shother s Carolina'sCollegiateClassic,JamesMadisonLadyDukesIn\itationalandtheACCCham- lowroundof80duringthethirdroundoftheSouthern pionships. MississippiImitational. Fall1999:Panicipatedinallfourtournamentsduringthefallseason ...finishedfounh Fall2000:DidnotcompetefortheTerpsinthefall ontheteamwithastrokeaverageof83.5in 10rounds ... finishedtiedforseventhin leadingtheTerpstoafourth-placefinishattheGreatSmokiesChampionship ... w-as Spring2000: Panicipatedinallfi\etournaments oneoftwoTerps to finish amongthe top 10 in a fall tournament ... herfirst-round inthespring...finishedfounhontheteamwith scoreof76(+4)attheGreatSmokiesChampionshipwasthefourth-bestsingleround an averageof86.0 strokes perround ... fin grossscoreofthefallfortheTerpswhileherscorevs.par(+4)wasthesecondbestof ished second on the team in the Nonh 7 — thefallseason ... cardedtwooftheteam'stopfourgrossscores 75inthesecond ernIllinoisSnowbirdInvitationalwith 9 roundoftheXittanyLion Invitationaland76intheGreatSmokiesChampionship .. two-round score of 155 (+11) her157(+13)scoreattheGreatSmokiesChampionshipwasthebesttwo-roundscore cardedherbestround(77,+5) 0 (grossandvs.par)amongtheTerpsduringthefall. inthesecondroundofthe XonhernIllinoisSnow- 91 Before Maryland: Graduatedfrom LancasterHigli School in 1999 ... the topgolfer birdInvitationalon forLancasterwhichwonthestateandregionalchampionshipsduringherseniorsea- M arch 6 son ... helpedleadLancastertothedistrictregularseasonandtournamentchampion- rth. tifte ships,alsoasasenior ... itmarkedthefirst-everstatechampionshipingolf(men'sor ' InI'il hiMiii'i the team alsowonits first-everdistrict championship ., . FaU1999:PiirticipaicciinallfourfalltournamentsTTINi!W[iS^y(.'^HiVgleaclL?Withan Fall2000:EmergedasoneofTerps'topgolfersduringiliclail iuiim iiun SO.dO.strokeaveragein 10rounds .,. wasthemostconsistentTerpduringthefallsea- tournaments ... led the Terps with an impressive 77.3 sonasallofherscoreswerebetween and84 ... threescoresinthe70'stiedforthe strokes pcr-round average over II rounds ... fired her teamlead ... bestindividualfinishcameattheNorthernArizonaLadyLumberjackInvi- careerlowroundof73 (par)intheDraperValley/1-ady tational,asshefinishedinaticfor I7iliplace ... wastiedlor 12thaftershootinga79in Higiilander Invitational on Sept. 19 ... finished first on the first roundat Northern Ss'vmm. ... hertwo-round total of 161 (-1-17) at the Lad\' the team in threeofthe fourfall tournaments l.Liniberjackwasthethird-besttwo-rotind|3erformancef(.)rtheTerpsduringthefail .. achieved a career best by finishing tied for toproundsof77cametwiceintheNittanyLionInvitational ... cardedscoresof77in thirelatthe2000NittanyLionFallInvita- thesecondandthirdroundstototala234(-1-24)scoreandfinishinatiefor32ndplace. tional...panofa2000Terrapinfresh- man class ranked third in the nation Before Maryland: Graduated from NotreDameAcademyin 1999 ... earned varsity byGolfstat.com. letters in golf, lacrosse and basketball ... earned hervarsityletteringolfat Malvern Prep,a[irivatebo\\s'highschoolinMalvern,Pa. ... helpedleadMalverntoaconference Before Maryland: Graduated from DePaul Catholic in 2000 championship ... wasacenterinlacrosseandashootingguardinbasketball ... three ... earnedthreevarsitylettersingolfandoneincheerieading \arsitylettersinlacro,sseandtwoinbasketball ... earnedtheNationalStudentAthlete ... wasasecondteamAll-PassaicCountyselection ... atwo- Dayawardforlacrosse ... participatedinthestategiri'sjuniorgolfchampionship .. timefirstteamAll-NoithernHillConferenceselection...was participatedintheAmericanJuniorGolfAssociationJuniorTourtournamentandthe recniitedbyWilliam&Maty,JamesMadison,IowaState,Ne- U.S.Giri'samateurtournament ... wonthePennsylvaniaJuniorGiri'sChampionship. vadaandGeorgiaState ...golfcoachatDePaulCatholicwas RichBayley. Personal:BornonDec. 10. 1980 ... daughterofJoanandTomGibson ... twobroth- ers,TomandJim,playedicehockeyatMerrimackCollege ... alsohasasister,Debbie Personal: Born on Oct. 26, 1981 ... daughter ofMark ... listsherbiggest athleticthrill as playingin theU.S.JuniorGiri'sAmateurTourna- and Susan Gropler ... brother, Brian, currently plays ment ... earnedacademichonors duringherhigh school career ... memberofStu- collegiategolfatSkidmoreCollege...wasalsoacheer- dentsAgainstDrunkDriving...wasanexecutiveinthecampusministn,'andwassports leaderduringhersenioryear... receivedacademic editoroftheschoolnewspaper. honorrollhonorsduringherhighschoolcareer.. e favoriteathletesareTroyAikmanandDavidDuval 0 Kara Gropler ... chosetocometoManJandbecauseofthecam- pus location, golfprogram andacademic reputation ... hada3.5highschoolGPA. 5-4 •lunicr Harper Franklin Lakes^ S.f. • DePaul Caihelic Mskvle On Gropler: Juniorlettenvinnerwhocould be ready for a breakout season after undergoing some swing 5-3 •funier cthheanpgaesstltawstoyseeaarso.n..s.aconsistentperformerfortheTerps Wesi Pcini, Va. • West Peint OnHarper:Aplayerwithtremendouspotential,accord- / Fall 2002: Competed in one tournament for the ing to the coachingstaff, who tout hercompetitive in- Terps...carded an 82 in both rounds ofthe rain-short- stinctson thecourse ... theteam's No. 2 playerayear enedLadyKatInvitational in Le.xington, Ky., theTerps' ago,shehasthetalenttoemergeasoneofthetopplay- firsttournamentofthefall. ersintheAtlanticCoastConference. Spring 2002: Did not compete for the Terps in the Fall2002:OneofonlytwoTerpstocompeteinallfour spring. falltournaments...tiedfor 15thattheEdwinWatts/Pal- mettoIntercollegiatewithaseven-over-par223..-fireda Fall2001:Playedintwooffourfalltournaments ...shotherpersonalbestof76inthe two-over-par74inboththesecondandthirdrounds,ty- ft secondroundoftheUnlimitedPotentialT^aytreeClassic ... averaged82.5strokesper ingherpersonal best...alsocarded a three-over-par75 e rountl.thirdbestonthesquad. inthattournament...openedtheseasonwithfourstraightroundsof79attheLadyKat InvitationalinLexington,Ky.,andthefirsttworoundsoftheNittanyLionInvitationalin Spring2001:Competedinallfivetournamentsinthespring ... playedinatotalof13 State College, Pa....tied for30th with teammate Katie Redeker to lead the Terps in rounds,mosteverbyafreshman ... averaged83.1strokesperroundwithanadjusted Lexington...averaged78.36strokesperround,secondbestonthesquad. strokesaverageof79.90. ^^^^^^^^^ . . . . . Spring 2002: ('oiiipcitJ. in h\c vpnnK t<Hiniaiiicnis highest finishwas 13th at the Katie Redeker JML'LidyDukeslinu.uioiial...aniMsientlvfiiiisliedinthetopthreeontheteam...hail the second-best stroke average on the team (78.66). Fall 2001: Phived in all four fall PepperPike^ Ohie *HathawayBrewnScheel tournaments,..hadapairoftop20finishes On Redeker:Third-yearplayerwhohaswhohasperformedwellattimestheprevious -13thattheLadyPirateFallIntercollegiateanu t\\0seasons ... thefirstplayerintheprogram'sbriefhis- 19th at the Unlimited Potential Baytree Classic .. torytocapture an individual title, she has won at even- playedstrongintheUnlimitedPotential/Ba\ireeClas- level ... hasthepotentialforasolidjuniorseason. sicand was on track to finish in the top 10 until she suffereda musclestrain in herback midwaythrough the Fall 2002: Plavcd inthreeoffourfall tournamentsfora fin;ilroundofthetournament. iiital ofeight rounds...missedherpersonalbest byone strokeinthethirdroundoftheEdwinWatts/PalmettoIn- Spring2001:.\rguablythebestgolferofthespring ... ledthe tercollegiatewithathree-over-par~S...highestindividual teaminfouroutoffiveevents...competedinallfivetournaments, finish ofthe season came at the team's first fall tourna- totaling13rounds,mosteverbyafi^eshman ... placedinatiefor ment, the LadyKat Invitational, whereshe tiedfor30th sixthalongwithteammateErinClasperattheJMUInvitational .. withteammateMarieHarpertoleadtheTerpsatl4-over- firedherbestspringroundof~-iduringthesecondroundofthe par158...averaged79.25strokesperround,fourihbestonthesquad. J.MU Invitational ... averaged 78.9 strokes per round with an adjustedaverageof^9.2. Spring2002:Competedinallfiveoftheteam'sspringtournaments... highestpersonal finishwasadefor23rdattheHatterSpringFlinginDaytonaBeach,Fla. ... registeredthe Fall 2000: Oneofthekeymembersofthe2000freshman thirdhigheststrokeaverageonteam(80.08) ... tiedherca- class...participatedinonetournamentinthefall,the2000 reer best in the first round ofthe ACC Tournament in NittanyLionFallInvitational ...averaged82.7strokesper Clemmons,X.C.,shootingatw'o-over^4. 0 roundoverthreerounds. Fall 2001: Playedinallfourfalltourna- BeforeMaryland:GraduatedfromWestPointHigh ments ... finished 10th in the Unlimited Potential Schoolin2000 ... earnedatotalof10varsitv'lettersingolf Baytree Classic (4),Softball (3) andvolleyball (3) ... was captainand team cardedhercareerbest.~.4 (-1-3)inthethirdroundot .MVPofthegolfteamduringjuniorandseniorseasons wastheNo.lgolferonthe team during juniorand seniorseasons ... an all-distric.t.,.all-region and all-academic thesametournament... averaged81.9strokesover12rounds ofplay. selectioningolf...averaged790strokesduringherseniorseasonand80.1duringher avjounlndlieoayrlblasl-elaacsraoednceom.ri.dc.swseialnseccvatorlileoenevr-ibnaaslvsloilstlteseay(mb1a,cl2la0p5.t).a..inwseaatsnsda(lM3l.-V0rP8e3g)i.o.an.natldol-uddriisgntsarim(ce2t',nita6l)l.-M.r\.e.Tgico.a.np.,tsaaelitln-sstataanttdee aSplgpaervdiend8g0i.n220as0tt1roo:tkaleCsoofpmep1r3ertroeouudnnddinsw,ailtmlhofsiavtneaetdvojeuurrsbntyaemdaenafvtresersathhgmiesanosfp.7r.8i..nag1ve...r..- S two-timeMVPinsoftball ... alsoanall-district,all-region,all-stateandall-academicse- placedeighthindividuallyintheSouthern.MississippiInvitational lectioninSoftball ...wasrecruitedbyWilliam&Man'...golfcoachatWestPointHigh ... shottheTerps'onlyparroundofthespringduringthesec- SchoolwasRobertaRacioppi. ondroundoftheSouthern.MississippiInvitational. Personal:BomonMay3, 1982 ... daughterofJohnandEleanorHarper...wasPresi- Fall 2000: BecamethefirstManiandgolfertocapturean indi- dentofKeyClub,amemberofNationalHonorSociet\'.studentcounciltreasurer,class vidualtournamenttitle ... panicipatedinallfourtournaments treasurerand vice president ofFrench Club and Spanish Club ... favorite athlete is inthefall...placedconsistentlyintheindividualtop-15during TigerWoods...hadherhighschoolvolleyballjersey/numberretired...chosetocome thefinal threetournaments ... claimed herfirstcareerindi- w toMarviandbecauseofthecampus,theCollegeofJournalismandthegolfprogram .. vidualtournamenttitleattheJohnKirk/LadyPantherInvita- majoringinjournalism ... highschoolCPAof4.26 ... nicknameMo. tional ... afterfiringanopening-round""9.thenshootinga 0 7-1in thesecond round, Redekercaught fireasshe fireda careerlow72,thebestroundbyaManJandgolferinthefall, 0 towinlowmedalisthonorsbyonestroke...sharedtheTerps' beststrokeaverageperroundwithfellowfreshmanKaraGropler(77.3) ...famedStu- 91 dentAthleteoftheWeekhonorsforherrecord-breakingperformanceintheJohnKirk LadyPantherInvitational. s vBaerfsiotrveleMtaterryslianngdo:lfGrmaduaantdedswfirmommiHnagthhaiwa.y..Bwarsowan1S9c9h9oColominpa2q00.0\1.G...\rSeccheoilvaesdtheigVht American,1998-1999NHSCAAil-American,andanine-timeswimmingAll-Amerian Li