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Kyle Kelley

Sept. 8-9 Olympic Club Collegiate Invitational Lake Course Daly City, Calif. Hosted by University of San Francisco The Olympic Club

Sept. 15-16 Kansas Men’s Invitational Alvamar Country Club Lawrence, Kan. Hosted by University of Kansas

Oct. 6-7 Memphis Intercollegiate South Course Cordova, Tenn. Hosted by University of Memphis Colonial Country Club

Oct. 13-14 The Prestige at PGA West Greg Norman Course La Quinta, Calif. Hosted by Stanford and UC Davis The Club at PGA West

Nov. 3-5 Pacific Invitational Brookside Country Club Stockton, Calif. Hosted by University of the Pacific

Feb. 2-3 Arizona Intercollegiate Arizona National Golf Club Tucson, Ariz. Hosted by University of Arizona

Feb. 16-17 Rice Intercollegiate presented by Srixon Westwood Golf Club Houston Hosted by Rice University

March 9-10 Louisiana Classics Oakbourne Country Club Lafayette, La. Hosted by University of La.-Lafayette

March 13-14 Border Olympics Laredo Country Club Laredo, Texas Hosted by University of Houston

March 30-31 Morris Williams Intercollegiate University of Texas Golf Club Austin, Texas Hosted by University of Texas

April 10-11 River Landing Intercollegiate River Course Wallace, N.C. Hosted by North Carolina State University River Landing

April 19-21 Conference USA Championship Red Tail Golf Club Sorrento, Fla. Hosted by University of Central Florida

May 14-16 NCAA Central Regional University of Texas Golf Club Austin, Texas Hosted by University of Texas

May 27-30 NCAA Championship Inverness Club Toledo, Ohio Hosted by University of Toledo

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Remembering Jim Castañeda The number of student-athletes’ lives which Dr. Jim Castañeda touched has no equal. Castañeda, who was involved as an educator, coach and administrator at Rice University for 46 years, passed away last November. “Jim touched so many people,” said Rice Director of Ath-

letics Chris Del Conte. “He was always giving of his time. He was a wonder-ful educator, and in his role in Athlet-ics, he was a caring advocate for all our student-athletes.” Castañeda joined the Rice fac-ulty in 1961 as a Spanish professor and began his association with the Athletics Department the following spring as the head freshman and as-sistant varsity baseball coach. In 1975 he assumed the duties as the school’s representative to the Southwest Con-

ference and the NCAA, a position he held until his passing. He also served as the Owls’ golf coach from 1983 to 1998. He led Rice to seven tournament championships during his career as the Owls’ coach. Also during his tenure, Rice had eight individual, regular-season tournament champions. He coached 11 student-athletes who received a combined to-tal of 19 Golf Coaches Association of America Academic All-America awards. In 1986, the Rice University “R” Association named him the year’s Honorary “R” Man for his dedication and service to

the Rice athletic program. Castañeda was inducted into the Drew University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997 and honored with the Association of Rice Alumni’s Meritorious Service Award in 2000. To top it all off, Rice established the Jim Casta-ñeda Golf Scholarship in the fall of 2001. Castañeda served on numerous athletic committees, of-ten as chairman. The Golf Coaches Association of America, All-America Scholars Committee, Southwest Athletic Confer-ence and Western Athletic Conference all benefited from his talents, and he was most recently serving as the faculty ath-letics representative liaison to the Conference USA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. In addition, Castañeda was a member of the NCAA regional postgraduate scholarship committee. The Brooklyn, N.Y., native received his bachelor’s degree summa cum laude in Spanish from Drew University in 1954 and briefly played in the Baltimore Orioles’ farm system after a four-year career on the Drew baseball team. He then en-rolled at Yale University, where he studied romance languag-es and received his master’s degree in 1955 and his doctorate degree three years later. Castañeda was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in 1985. The author of five books, he was named Spanish Teacher of the Year as well as Foreign Language Teacher of the Year by the Texas Foreign Language Association. He served as president of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese and was decorated by King Juan Carlos I of Spain.

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2008-09 Preview ........................... 2Rice Quick Facts ............................ 4Rice Roster ..................................... 5Home Course Information .......... 6Community Service ...................... 7

This is Rice UniversityRice University .............................. 8

Rice GolfersChristopher Brown .....................36Robert Burrow ............................37Michael Buttacavoli ...................38Kyle Kelley ...................................39Erik Mayer ....................................40Tommy Mitchell ..........................41 Tim Pawul ....................................42Erik Petersen ...............................43Benjamin Thorseth .....................44Michael Whitehead ....................45

Rice Coaching StaffDrew Scott ...................................46Austin Burk ..................................48

Statistics2007-08 Scorecard .....................502008 Fall Scorecard ....................52

HistoryThe Rice Intercollegiate .............53Conference Finishes ...................54Individual Honors.......................54Endowed Scholarships ..............55Rice Letterwinners .....................56GCAA All-America Scholars ......59Low Scores ...................................60Tournament Titles ......................60

Guide Credits The 2008-09 Rice Owls Golf Media Guide is published by the Rice University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Chris Del Conte, Director. The guide was written and designed by Ron Mears while the covers were de-signed by Jay Jameson of the Rice Uni-versity sports information staff. Photog-raphy provided by Tommy LaVergne, Aaron Sprecher and Anthony Vasser. The guide was printed by Ideal Printing of Houston.

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Rice University will look to carry over the momentum from its final fall competition this spring. At the same time, the squad will be challenged by a strong schedule as well as the loss of its top-performing golfer from that same final fall event. Rice played its best golf at the fall season’s end and was in contention for a team title heading into the final round of the Stockton Sports Commission Pacific Invitational. The Owls grabbed the second-round lead and finished in a tie for third at the November event played in Stockton, Calif. Michael Buttacavoli, who was tied for the individual lead through two rounds, ended up in a tie for second at the Pa-cific Invitational. The Owls now turn their attention to a chal-lenging spring schedule but will be without Buttacavoli who had off-season knee surgery and will miss the upcoming spring season. “Michael was definitely one of our key contributors and is a tough loss for us going into the spring,” said fourth-year coach Drew Scott. “He had a really good fall season. Michael is a player who can go out and win tournaments. He has prov-en that during his time at Rice. It is too bad we are going to lose him but we will look forward to his solid play coming back in August.” With four players returning from that final fall tourna-ment, Scott said the 2008 Pacific Invitational could still be a spring board for the spring season. “Even though we didn’t win the tournament, we were in a position to win a tournament,” Scott said. “There is no education for that except to gain the experience first-hand. It was definitely a positive for us to play well in that event. The four golfers that return for the spring after playing at the Pa-cific Invitational are four golfers ready to get us back in that situation. They are disappointed that we did not win that last day at Pacific.” The spring season gets underway Feb. 2-3 when the Owls open play at the Arizona Intercollegiate. Rice will play in six spring events before traveling to the Conference USA Cham-pionship. “We are very excited about the spring,” Scott said. “I think we have some very high expectations for the spring season. We are poised to be contenders in many if not all of the tour-naments we play in this spring.” The Owls’ schedule is very challenging in terms of com-petition as well as the various types of courses the team will play during the spring.

At Arizona, Rice will go up against a field which includes BYU, Cal, UNLV, Pepperdine, San Diego State, Tennessee and Tulsa. Also highlighting the schedule will be the Morris Williams Intercollegiate at the University of Texas on March 30-31 and a return to the River Landing Intercollegiate hosted by North Carolina State on April 10-11. The Morris Williams Intercollegiate tournament field will include host Texas, along with Oklahoma State, Arkansas, Baylor, Oklahoma, Southern Cal, Texas A&M and TCU. Sev-eral ACC teams including Duke, North Carolina, Wake Forest and Virginia as well as Conference USA rivals Tulsa, Houston, Memphis and East Carolina will be on hand for the River Landing Intercollegiate. “We have three events this spring that may have the best fields that Rice has ever seen,” Scott said. “We will definitely be playing against some Top 25 programs and that’s good. You have to play against the best if you want to be mentioned in that same group.” Balancing out the schedule is a regional mix of tourna-ments highlighted by the 9th Annual Rice Intercollegiate presented by Srixon on Feb. 16-17. The Owls will again host the tournament at Westwood Golf Club in Southwest Houston. This year’s tournament field includes UConn, Houston, Houston Baptist, Louisiana-Lafay-ette, Liberty, Missouri State, Nebraska, North Carolina State, Northern Colorado, Pacific, San Francisco, Texas Southern and Winthrop. Other spring tournaments include the Louisiana Classics (March 9-10) and the Border Olympics (March 13-14). Rice will look to improve on back-to-back 11th-place finishes at the Conference USA Championship. The C-USA Championship moves from Texarkana Country Club, where it has been played the past several years, to the Red Tail Golf Club April 19-21 in Sorrento, Fla. “It is a more modern golf course. It is bigger and longer and probably a bit more manicured,” Scott said of the new conference tournament site. “I think it is going to be a better test of golf for us than what Texarkana was the past couple years. Although it was nice to be in Texarkana and somewhat close, I think this is going to be a better golf course as far as playing a championship.” “We really don’t have any familiarity with the golf course but then again, neither does any other team. That is part of the allure of going there. It is going to be a brand new test for

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all 11 teams.” The Owls will look for better production at the C-USA Championship. “In past years, we have had some players who were not hitting on all cylinders going into the tournament,” Scott said. “We have had some good finishes individually but in college golf you take four of the top five scores so you need a balanced, team effort. “This year we have some experienced players, and lead-ing up to the conference tournament we have some strong tournaments to prepare the team. We have two seniors who have played at some conference events and a junior that has now played in a lot of big tournaments.” Scott said his squad has a desire to achieve a higher goal than just being there. His expectation is for the team to finish in the top half of the tournament field but Rice will have to see production from all five players and not just one or two for that to happen.

Personnel While the Owls will be without Michael Buttacavoli this spring, the squad returns five lettermen along with a sopho-more transfer who played in every event of the fall for Rice. Junior Christopher Brown was second behind Buttacavo-li in stroke average during the fall season. Brown averaged a 75.00 while playing in four of five events. His best perfor-mance of the fall was a tie for 14th at the Pacific Invitational. “Christopher played steady and that is always why we are going to post his scores,” Scott said. “He is not going to dazzle you with 64s but he is going to be that consistent player. I think his experience has been good for some of our younger guys. He can lead by example. As opposed to the past couple of years where he was looking up to the older guys, he is now one of those older players.

“I feel like he is really going to turn it on this spring and be the consistent contributor we command of our number one, two or three guys. I have no doubt that he is going to have five or six Top 20 finishes this spring.” Kyle Kelley is one of two seniors on this year’s squad. He had a 75.78 stroke average while playing in three of five fall events. “I think Kyle can come out and be a great contributor,” Scott said. “Hopefully he will play in every event and really lead the team by what he shoots as opposed to leading by potential. We want him to lead by production. He has had some great finishes during his career but I know he wants to end on a solid note by hopefully going to post-season play.” Tim Pawul played in five events as a freshman but has yet to make the lineup as a sophomore. Scott said Pawul has been going through a lot of swing changes in an effort to be-come a more consistent player. “Tim played well at times during the fall but just was not able to put together three back-to-back rounds to get into the lineup,” Scott said. “I am excited to see what he can do in the spring. I know he wants to be a vital member of this team, to play, contribute and represent Rice.” Senior Erik Petersen returned to play in two fall events in 2008 after missing last spring with a broken foot. During the fall season he had the second-best score at each of the two tournaments he participated in for Rice. “His game is still rusty and still not as strong as it used to be,” Scott said. “I know Erik wants to go out on a positive note and contribute more in the spring. He has the ability to fire some really good rounds like he did during his sophomore year. He has a very strong work ethic and we know we can count on him to be in the lineup this spring.” Rounding out the list of returning lettermen is sopho-more Michael Whitehead.

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Rice Quick Facts

University InformationLocation: Houston, TexasFounded: 1891Enrollment: 5,145Nickname: OwlsMascot: Sammy the OwlColors: Blue (pms 281c) and Gray (pms 429c)Conference: Conference USA

University AdministratorsPresident: David W. Leebron (Harvard, ‘76)Athletics Director: Chris Del ConteAthletics Phone Number: (713) 348-4077

Golf InformationHead Coach: Drew Scott (Rice, 1998)Fourth Year at RiceOffice Phone: (713) 348-4763Scott’s e-mail: dscott@rice.edu

Assistant Coach: Austin Burk (Baylor, 2004)Second Year at RiceOffice Phone: (713) 348-4126Burk’s e-mail: austin.burk@rice.edu

2008-09 Lettermen Returning/Lost : 6/3Home Course: Westwood Golf Club par 72, 7,184 yards

Media InformationGolf Contact: Ron MearsMears’ e-mail: rmears@rice.eduOffice Phone: (713) 348-3929Office Fax : (713) 348-6019Mailing Address: P.O. 1892, MS548 Houston, TX 77251-1892Shipping Address: 6100 Main Street Autry Court, Houston, TX 77005Internet Site: www.riceowls.com

Whitehead has played in every event for the Owls during his two year-career. He had a 75.86 stroke average last fall and has two, Top 20 finishes for his career. “As only a sophomore, Michael has a lot of experience, but he needs to be more dependable in terms of performance,” Scott said. “He is a hot or cold player depending on the golf course or how he is striking the ball. We know the type of work ethic he has. We expect he is going to be a great contributor for us and probably play in every event again this year.” The only other player besides Whitehead to play in all tournaments in the fall was Robert Burrow, a sophomore transfer from Rhodes College. Burrow had a 76.64 average and had one Top 20 during the fall season. Scott said the transfer has shown shades of greatness but has followed up some solid rounds with inconsistent play. “I don’t doubt he is going to come out with more fire in the spring,” Scott said. “He had so many chances to come out and play well in the fall and just didn’t do it. He was probably our third or fourth player on the team but we really need him to step up and be that one, two or three guy for us.” A trio of freshmen make up the remainder of the Rice roster. Both Erik Mayer and Benjamin Thorseth received their first taste of col-legiate golf, each playing in one tournament during the fall season. Mayer competed at the Kansas Men’s Invitational and was the Owls’ No. 3 finisher. Thorseth struggled in his first competition, playing for the Owls at The Prestige at PGA West. “I felt like Erik Mayer made the transition to Rice academically very eas-ily,” Scott said. “The golf was more of a struggle. We were pleased with his performance at Kansas. He has been close to qualifying for other events, so we will see what he does in the spring.” Scott said Mayer continues to improve and the Wisconsin native will benefit from playing collegiately in Houston. “Only being able to play six or seven months a year at home in Wisconsin limited what he could do as far as improvement,” Scott said. “Being here in Houston and in the warm weather has allowed him to be able to grasp and add things to his game.” Thorseth came to Rice as one of the most highly-touted freshmen in pro-gram history. However, Scott said Thorseth’s move from the junior ranks to the collegiate level has been rough. “He really struggled with the overall collegiate environment,” Scott said. “He is getting more comfortable and his game has turned the corner. He un-derstands what he has to do now to become a better player and to grow as a golfer. We don’t know how much but we expect him to be in the lineup and get some good experience under his belt going forward. We know he is go-ing to be a great player during his career at Rice.” Freshman Tommy Mitchell will see his first collegiate experience in the spring. Scott said Mitchell had a great first semester academically but is still figuring out the college game. “He is going to have to work extra hard to get into the lineup,” Scott said. “Getting stronger and sharper on every shot is needed for him to make that transition. He understands that and he has worked hard. We are excited about seeing what he can do this spring once he gets into the lineup.”

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P l a y e r H e i g h t W e i g h t C l a s s / E x p . H o m e t o w n / H i g h S c h o o lChristopher Brown 5-7 140 Jr./2L Garland, Texas/GarlandRobert Burrow 5-11 160 So./TR Charlotte, N.C./LatinMichael Buttacavoli 5-10 150 Jr./2L Miami Beach, Fla./Ransom EvergladesKyle Kelley 6-4 180 Sr./3L Houston, Texas/Cypress-FairbanksErik Mayer 6-1 170 Fr./HS Appleton, Wis./Appleton EastTommy Mitchell 6-1 160 Fr./HS The Woodlands, Texas/College ParkTim Pawul 6-7 200 So./1L East Setauket, N.Y./MelvilleErik Petersen 6-0 190 Sr./3L Southlake, Texas/CarrollBenjamin Thorseth 6-2 170 Fr./HS Richmond, Texas/Strake JesuitMichael Whitehead 5-10 150 So./1L Sugar Land, Texas

Drew Scott, Head CoachAustin Burk, Assistant Coach

Rice University’s golf program takes full advantage of being in a city which offers a wide range of golfing opportuni-ties. Westwood Golf Club serves as the home of the Rice program and is the site of this spring’s 9th annual Rice Intercol-legiate presented by Srixon. Originally founded in 1928 as Westwood Country Club, it has the distinction of being the second-oldest private golf club in Hous-ton on its original site. In 2002, the members chose to rees-tablish as a premier private club with an emphasis on golf. Keith Foster was hired to redesign the golf course, utilizing the natural beauty of the land and trees to form a challeging golf course that will withstand the test of time. Foster’s de-sign incorporates the natural ravine and existing trees while enhancing the gentle roll of the land. Westwood Golf Club reopened to member and guest play in May, 2004. Throughout the year, the Owls also practice and play qualifying rounds on different Houston-area courses offering a variety of layouts and challenges.

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Rice Golf works to make a difference in the community. Members of the Rice golf team are involved with youngsters on several fronts. This past fall the team conducted a clinic for more than 100 kids at The First Tee of Houston’s F.M. Law Park facility. Members of the team were assigned different stations including putting, chip-ping, driving and a golf “obstacle course” and worked with young players on their game. The First Tee of Houston was created to offer young people in Greater Houston affordable and accessible golf facilities. The program primarily serves those who have not previously had exposure to the game and its positive values. Earlier in the fall the Owls were in-volved in another community service ef-fort closer to home. With power out through much of the Houston area in the wake of Hurricane Ike, Rice coaches and student-athletes hosted a couple afternoons of camps for the children of Rice faculty and staff who didn’t have available day care. Campers spent time at the Rice track and tennis courts plus had a chance to be introduced to the game of golf on the university’s intramural fields. Rice golfers worked with campers on proper grip and swing and also oversaw several golf-related games during a cou-ple September afternoons.

ut t t Erik Mayer watches a young golfer line up a shot on the golf “obstacle course” at the

First Tee of Houston.

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From its inception, Rice University has been dedicated to creating unconventional wisdom — preparing outstanding students for diverse careers and lives, contributing to the advancement of learning across a wide range of research and schol-arship, and sharing that knowledge and discovery with the world. Rice’s advantages are its relatively small size, urban location, diversity and environment of inter-disciplinary and interinstitutional collaboration. The university is the second-smallest member of the Association of American Universities. The university’s more than 47,000 living alum-ni offer loyal and energetic support that enriches the school in many ways, and the 25 trustees on its board bring an exceptional breadth of experience and perspective to their responsibilities. With its dual commitment to excellent teach-ing and research innovation, Rice attracts extraor-dinary professors dedicated both to working with undergraduates in the classroom and to advancing knowledge and understanding. This ensures that each Rice student has direct contact with profes-sors who, through their writing and research, have gained acclaim as some of the most scholarly minds in their fields. William Marsh Rice’s founding vision of superi-or education for the brightest students, regardless of their ability to pay for that privilege, continues today. A generous endowment of approximately $4.7 billion, one of the largest in the country, allows Rice to keep costs affordable. Those same financial assets are used to maintain the high-quality facili-ties and award-winning laboratories necessary for a world-class education, without passing the bur-den of that cost on to students. Rice undergraduates rank among the finest in the country. Each year, more than 700 new stu-dents are selected from an applicant pool of ap-proximately 9,000. Sixty-eight percent of the fresh-men in 2007 ranked in the top five percent of their high school classes, 75 percent had SAT scores of 1330 or better and 25 percent were National Merit Scholars.

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What Others AreSaying About Rice

Top 20 National Universities, U.S. News and World Report, 2008

Best 366 Colleges, The Princeton Review, 2008

No. 1, Best Value Among Private Colleges, The Princeton Review, 2008

New Ivies, Kaplan/Newsweek College Guide, 2007

“Best Quality of Life and Friendliest Race/Class Interaction,” The Princeton Review, 2007

Third Best in Overall Academic Experi-ence for Undergraduate Students, The Princeton Review, 2007

No. 17, Best National Universities, U.S. News and World Report, 2007 No. 8, Best Value, U.S. News and World Report, 2007

Best Buys of 2007, Fiske Guide to Col-leges, 2007

One of America’s 100 Most Prestigious Boards of Trustees on Nonprofit Institu-tions, Worth, 2003

Second in the Nation for Best Under-graduate Architecture Program, Design Futures Council, 2007

Sixth in the Nation, Top 10 Graduate Architecture Programs, Design Futures Council, 2007

Top Ten, Best Overall Undergraduate En-gineering Program of Private Universi-ties, U.S. News & World Report, 2005

Best MBA Program in Texas, Financial Times, 2007

Top 25 MBA Programs, Wall Street Jour-nal, 2005

One of only eight music schools selected by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for its prestigious Con-servatory Project

The Institute Until 1960, Rice University was known as Rice Institute, or more formally, the William Marsh Rice Institute of Letters, Science and Art. William Marsh Rice, a Massachusetts-born merchant, cotton trad-er and businessman who made the bulk of his for-tune in Houston following the Civil War, willed the original endowment for the institute in 1891. Following his mysterious death in 1900 at age 83, his will was contested. A long legal battle over the endowment ensued. Rice’s valet and an attor-ney were later charged with Rice’s death, and a sensational murder trial followed. It was not until 1912 that his dream of creating Houston’s first uni-versity could be realized.

The Owls Although each college has their own unique traditions, Rice has several traditions that apply to students across the board. Among them is the university mascot, the owl, which is derived from the university’s heraldic shield. The designer of the crest noted that the arms of several families named Houston and Rice had chevrons of the avian charg-es, and he adapted those for the institute. In the of-ficial shield, a double chevron divides the field, and the charges are the Owls of Athena as they appear on a small ancient Greek coin.

Sammy the Owl When athletic activities began at the institute in 1912, the teams were named for the bird on the institute’s seal. As a result, Rice’s early students used a large canvas owl as a mascot. It was a tempting target to the institute’s rivals, and students from Texas A&M kidnapped the owl in 1917. Rice students sent a private detective to College Station to recover their mascot. When the detective sent a cryptic telegram with the mes-sage, “Sammy is fairly well and would like to see his parents at eleven o’clock,” the Rice owl had a name. That original mascot was safely returned to cam-pus.

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Blue and Gray Rice University’s first president, Edgar Odell Lovett, chose the university’s official colors in 1912. It was a more difficult task than the design of the seal itself, since it would not be proper to duplicate the colors of another university. At the same time, Lovett wanted to harmonize the appearance of the new shield with state and national colors. The final choices were a Confederate gray enlivened by a tinge of lavender and a blue deeper than Oxford blue.

The Coaches Table One of the newest traditions at Rice is the Coaches’ Table. Rice head coaches, All-American Owls and opposing coaches are invited to engrave their names on the table. The original tradition of the Coaches’ Table began around 70 years ago. Rice coaches would take their daily coffee breaks at Ye Olde College Inn, a famous Houston restaurant located across Main Street from the old Rice Field House, at a table in the restaurant’s loft area. The tradition continued until Ye Olde Col-lege Inn closed in the early 1960s. The table itself was lost for many years until it was rediscovered in 1990. The original table and a new duplicated, used for current signatures, are both on display in the Owl Club.

Honor System The student-administered Honor Code is one of the most distinct aspects of the academic expe-rience at Rice. It was established in 1916 and is one of the few remaining honor systems in American education. Everyone who enrolls at Rice agrees to abide by the code, which covers such matters as plagiarism and giving or receiving aid on exams. The Honor Code fosters a spirit of freedom, in-dependence, honesty and mutual trust that exem-plifies the academic enterprise at its best. In most classes, students are able to schedule final exams when they want them, and exams may often be taken in the library or in the students’ rooms. The student-elected and student-run Honor Council considers reported violations and has the power to recommend punishment.

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Larry Izzo l New England PatriotsThree-Time Super Bowl Champion

John OlivasNASA Astronaut l Mission Specialist

STS 117 & STS 128

Rice University is an ideal place for talented students to maximize their potential, as seen by their success after graduation. More than 60 percent of Rice students who ap-ply to graduate or professional schools are admit-ted to their first choice institution, and the univer-sity is proud to count Rhodes and Marshall Scholars among many of its graduating classes. For students who choose to go directly into the workplace after graduation, the Career Services Center hosts more than 100 employers conducting more than 1,200 on-campus interviews during the academic year. The Career Services staff also offers assistance with resume writing, interviewing and networking and specialized advisors to help pre-pare students for graduate study and for admis-sion into medical, law and business schools.

Rice Areas of StudySchool of HumanitiesArt History, Classical Studies, English, French Studies, German and Slavic Studies, Hispanic Studies, History, Kinesiology, Lin-guistics, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Visual and Dramatic Arts

School of Social SciencesAnthropology, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociol-ogy

School of ArchitectureArchitecture, Architecture Studies

Shepherd School of MusicPerformance, Composition, Music History, Music Theory

Wiess School of Natural SciencesBiochemistry and Cell Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Ecolo-gy and Evolutionary Biology, Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy

George R. Brown School of EngineeringBioengineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Computational and Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer En-gineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Sta-tistics.

Interdepartmental MajorsAncient Mediterranean Civilizations, Asian Studies, Cognitive Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Managerial Studies, Medi-eval Studies, Policy Studies, Study of Women, Gender and Sexu-ality

Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of ManagementBusiness Administration

Continuing StudiesIn addition to its prestigious degree programs, the Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies at Rice offers the larg-est selection of noncredit arts and sciences courses in Texas. It is also well known for its professional development courses and customized courses for businesses. The school has nearly 10,000 enrollments a year, offering 250 courses in arts, humani-ties, sciences, foreign languages and communications skills, and students from 41 countries have completed the English as a Second Language Program.

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Rice UniversityNotable Alumni

William Archer (1949) U.S. House of Representatives

Garrett Boone (1966) Co-Founder, The Container Store

Ron Bozman (1969) Executive Producer, Silence of the Lambs, Beloved & Philadelphia

George R. Brown (1920) Co-Founder, Brown and Root Founder, Texas Eastern Corp. Philanthropist and Engineer

William Broyles Jr. (1966) Founding Editor, Texas Monthly Former Editor-In-Chief, Newsweek Screenwriter, Apollo 13 & Castaway

Robert Curl (1954) Nobel Laureate (1996)

Charles Duncan Jr. (1947) Former U.S. Secretary of Energy Former President, Coca-Cola

Carol Flake (1969) Founding Editor, newborn Vanity Fair

N. Wayne Hale Jr. (1976) Director, Space Shuttle Program, NASA

Fred Hansen (1963) Gold Medalist, Pole Vault, 1964 Olympics

Henry Hernandez Jr. (1978) Managing Director, Soza International Consulting/Corporate Finance for Hispanic Firms

Roy Hofheinz (1932) State Legislator, Judge, Sports Magnate, Circus Owner, Radio Tycoon

Larry McMurtry (1960) Academy Award & Pulitzer Prize Winning Author

S.I. Morris (1935) Architect, Astrodom, Houston Public Library, One Houston Center, Wortham Theater

Jim Newman (1982) NASA Astronaut

John Olivas (1996) NASA Astronaut

Charles Tandy (1939) Founder, Chairman, Tandy Corp. (Now Radio Shack)

Peggy Whitson (1986) NASA Astronaut

Larry Izzo l New England PatriotsThree-Time Super Bowl Champion

Larry McMurtryPulitzer Prize Winning Author l Lonesome Dove

Golden Globe & Academy Award Adapted Screen Play l Brokeback Mountain

Peggy WhitsonFirst Female Commander lInternational Space Station

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International Reach Rice University has national and international reach and seeks to attract the most talented peo-ple by promoting, celebrating and reaping the benefits of diversity. Recognizing that a global per-spective is increasingly important, Rice encourages students to enrich their academic experiences with a variety of study abroad programs. Rice and Rice-affiliated programs send stu-dents to study in such places as Australia, Chile, England, France, Germany, Greece, Japan, New Zealand, Russia and Spain. And, Rice has devel-oped significant partnerships with major univer-sities and organizations in Europe, East Asia, and Latin and South America.

Schools and Institutes Students are selected on a “need blind” basis and enroll in the schools of architecture, engineer-ing, humanities, management, natural sciences, music and social sciences, which rank among the highest in their disciplines. Additionally, undergraduate and graduate students benefit from a variety of institutes and centers, including the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, a nonpartisan institute that has brought a distinctive voice to national policy dia-logue. Speakers at the institute have included Nelson Mandela, Colin Powell, Vladimir Putin, Madeleine Albright and Bill Clinton Indeed, national and world leaders have been coming to Rice for much of the 20th century, begin-ning with Gen. John Pershing’s visit in 1920. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy stood in Rice Stadium to announce plans for the U.S.-manned missions to the moon before the end of the 1960s. Other prominent leaders to grace the campus include 11 former U.S. presidents, Former U.S. Secretary of States Henry Kissinger and War-ren Christopher, Phillip, Prince of Wales and the Da-lai Lama.

Bill Clinton

John F. Kennedy

Gerald R. Ford

His Holiness, The Dalai Lamawith Rice University President

David W. Leebron

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U.S. PresidentsWho Have

Visited RiceWilliam Howard Taft

Herbert HooverFranklin D. RooseveltDwight D. Eisenhower

John F. KennedyLyndon B. Johnson

Gerald FordJimmy Carter

Ronald ReaganGeorge H.W. Bush

Bill Clinton

International Dignitaries Who Have Visited Rice

Giulio Andreotti Former Italian Prime Minister

Andres Pastrana Arango Former Colombian President

Boutros Boutros-Ghali Former U.N. Secretary of State

Mikhail Gorbachez Former Soviet Union President

Toshiki Kaifu Former Japanese Prime Minester

Helmut Kohl Former German Chancellor

Nelson Mandella Former Prime Minister of South Africa

Mary McAleese President of Ireland

Francois Mitterand Former French President

Brian Mulroney Former Canadian Prime Minister

Hosni Mubarak Arab Republic of Egypt President

Helmut Schmidt Former German Chancellor

Eduard Shevardnadze Former Georgian President

Gerald R. Ford

George H.W. Bush

Madeleine Albright

Hosni Mubarek

Residential Colleges Undergraduate life at Rice University differs from that at many universities because of Rice’s tradition of residential colleges. One of the unique features of Rice is its residential colleges. Before matriculating, each of the university’s 2,800 under-graduates becomes a member of one of nine resi-dential colleges, which have their own dining halls, public rooms, and dorms on campus; most of the first-year students and about 75 percent of all un-dergraduates reside at their associated colleges. Because each student is randomly assigned to one of the colleges, and maintains membership in the same college throughout the undergraduate years, the colleges are enriched by the diversity of their students’ backgrounds, academic interests and experiences, talents, and goals. A faculty master, who is assigned to each col-lege and lives in an adjacent house, helps culti-vate a variety of cultural and intellectual interests among the students, as well as supporting an ef-fective system of self-government. Other faculty or members of the community serve as associates to individual colleges. The experience of college residence is indis-pensable to conveying the rich flavor of academic life at Rice, allowing students to combine their usual studies with an array of social events, intra-mural sports, student plays, lecture series, innova-tive college-designed courses, and an active role in student government. In addition to the nine existing colleges, two new residential colleges are under construction on campus — Duncan College and McMurtry College.

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Baker College, named after Captain James Addi-son Baker, was founded in 1957 and has the distinc-tion of being the oldest college on the Rice campus. Baker was William Marsh Rice’s attorney and investi-gated his death, uncovering a murder plot. Without him, the endowment for the Rice Institute would have been lost. Baker Shake, the annual Shakespearean play pro-duced by the college, began 33 years ago. Baker Feast is another Elizabethan-themed event and is a highly-secretive celebration co-hosted by Baker and Jones Colleges.

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Brown College was founded in 1963 to address the problem of limited housing for women on cam-pus. The dorm was built with money donated by Alice Pratt and George R. Brown in memory of their sister-in-law Margarett Root Brown. It was the second all-women’s dorm on campus and the last to become coed. Brown finally accepted men as transfers from other colleges in 1987. Brown has a close-knit atmosphere and a strong sense of tradition, and it sponsors numerous com-munity and social events throughout the year. The college had been the smallest on campus since its founding but the addition of a new wing in 2002 made Brown the largest college.

Hanszen College became one of the five original residential colleges in 1957. The college is named af-ter a Texas oilman who served as chairman of the Rice Board of Governors from 1946-50, Harry Clay Han-szen. In the early years, it had a reputation as a “gentle-man’s college,” and dinner was a formal affair every evening. Speakers such as Ronald Reagan and John Glenn were invited to speak at the college, a tradition that has continued to this day. Hanszen College’s contributions to campus life includes the beginning of what became The Coffe-house and KTRU radio station. Hanszen was first to go coed in 1973.

Opened in 1957, Mary Gibbs Jones College was named after the wife of Jesse H. Jones, the founder of Houston Endowment. Jones was the first women’s college on campus, but it became coed in 1980 when Lovett sent a group of men over in exchange for women. College life includes traditions such as throw-ing members into the Fairy Fountain on their birth-days and conducting a Turkey Drive to raise money for a local food bank each fall.

Lovett College was commissioned by George R. Brown in 1967 and named after the university’s first president, Edgar Odell Lovett. The riot-proof cement grating that encloses the 1960s building resulted in the nickname “The Toaster.” Lovett was founded as an all-male college, and turned coed in 1980. The basement was once the only pub on campus — now it is used to host an open microphone forum called The Undergrounds every Friday night.

The ninth college on the Rice campus is Martel College, which is named after Houston business-man Speros Martel. The building opened for residency in Spring, 2002. Despite many setbacks during the building process, including Tropical Storm Allison (which hit during the middle of construction), residents eas-ily assimilated and created college traditions such as Octoberfest and an annual birthday bash held on Jan. 25 to celebrate the day the first residents moved into the college.

The 14-story Sid Richardson College is the tallest building on campus. It was founded in 1971 and named after a Texas philanthropist. Many of Sid Rich’s traditions stem from the building’s height and its multiple balconies. Since Balcony Ball, a game in which a ball was thrown between balconies, is no longer allowed, residents have resorted to pouring water from their balco-nies instead. As a result, Sid Rich’s reputation for dousing people who are coming up the stairs has persisted through the years.

Wiess College, named in memory of the oil ty-coon Harry Carothers Wiess, was constructed dur-ing the 1949-50 school year. The college converted to a coed dorm in 1983. It was a group of Wiessmen who performed one of the most famous Rice “jacks” when they turned the academic quad’s statue of William Marsh Rice around to face Fondren Library. In 2002, a new Wi-ess complex opened - a dramatic departure from the “humble motel” original, which was demol-ished and the land around it restored to campus green space.

Will Rice College is traditionally considered the second residential college, although a stu-dent would discover that the Old Dorm section of Will Rice is actually the oldest building on campus (built in 1912). The college is named for William Marsh Rice Jr., the nephew of the founder of the Rice Institute. Will Rice considers itself the “college of individ-uals,” in that its identity is formed more by individ-uals of the college than by tradition. The essence of the college is summed by the saying, “Myth. Power. Value.”

It was another banner year for Rice University athletics during the 2007-08 season, capped by the Owls capturing another Conference USA regu-lar season championship then sweeping NCAA Re-gional and Super Regionals to advance to the Col-lege World Series for the third straight year. Rice has now played in the NCAA baseball tournament 14-straight years and coach Wayne Graham was named the C-USA Coach of the Year for the third-straight year. The Owls’ women’s track and field teams won the triple crown in capturing Conference USA championships in cross country, indoor track and field and outdoor track and field. Only one other school in America out of 32 conferences accom-plished the same feat. This is the second time that Rice has complet-ed the trifecta in school history. The first time oc-curred during the 1999-2000 academic year. It was also the first time a C-USA school accomplished the feat since Marquette won all three titles in 1995-96. Coach Jim Bevan was named the C-USA Coach of the Year for all three seasons. Rice men’s tennis program under head coach Ron Smarr reached its sixth straight NCAA tourna-ment and advanced to the second round. Sopho-more Bruno Rosa achieved All-America status and played in the NCAA singles tournament, advancing to the second round. Rice’s doubles team of Christoph Müller and Ralph Knupfer played in the NCAA doubles tourna-ment and earned C-USA’s Most Outstanding Dou-bles Team. The Rice women’s tennis squad won a school-record 17 matches. For the second-straight season, Seth Houston’s swimming team placed second in Conference USA. Senior swimmer Brittany Massengale became the Owls’ first swimming All-America since 2003, after qualifying ninth in the 500-yard freestyle at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championship. Individually, several Owls earned athletic acco-lades last year. Senior wide receiver Jarett Dillard again earned first-team all-Conference USA hon-ors. Dillard received All-America honors as a soph-omore in 2006 as the Owls advanced to the New Orleans Bowl. Also in 2007, tight end James Casey

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was named to the Football Writers Association of America Freshman All-American Football Team and to The Sporting News Freshman All-America second team. Also earning freshman All-America honors was shortstop Rick Hague by the National Colle-giate Baseball Writers Association. Junior pitcher Bryan Price was the 45th player selected overall on the opening day of the 2008 Major League Base-ball amateur draft. Price was taken by the Boston Red Sox in the supplemental round, the so called “sandwich” round between the draft’s official first and second rounds. He was the first pitcher taken by the Red Sox, the defending World Series cham-pions and was also the 13th right-handed pitcher taken overall. Senior closer Cole St. Clair was selected as the winner of the 2008 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award in the baseball division. The award, chosen by a na-tionwide vote of coaches, media and fans, is pre-sented annually to college baseball’s outstanding NCAA Division I senior student-athlete. Valeriya Berezhynska was chosen with the 42nd pick during the third round of the WNBA Draft. In track and field, senior Rachel Greff placed fifth in the pole vault at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship. With a fifth-place finish, Greff earned All-America honors. Sophomore men’s pole vaulter Jason Colwick sported the nation’s number-one mark in the pole vault last season at 18’ 2.5.” Freshman Becky Wade won the 3000m steeplechase at the U.S. Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championship. The victory earned her a spot on the U.S. Junior National Team that competed at the 12th IAAF World Junior Championships. Rice cross country athletes Marissa Daniels and Brad Morris along with men’s basketball play-er Paulius Packevicius were named recipients of the 2007-08 Conference USA Scholar Athlete of the Year Awards for their respective sports. Further-more, distance runner Brett Olson was selected to the ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America second team for track and field and cross country.

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Student-athletes at Rice University are com-mitted to excellence both on the court and in the classroom. In return, the university strives to do all it can to make sure each athlete makes steady progress toward earning a degree. Julie Griswold, Associate Director of Academic Advising for Athletics, and her staff work individu-ally with each student-athlete to construct and monitor the student’s academic path. From fresh-man orientation to selecting a major to guiding class schedules to weekly appointments designed to monitor academic progress, the academic staff works toward ensuring that each student receives the help needed to be successful in the university’s challenging environment. Among the many resources Rice offers its stu-dent-athletes are unlimited individual tutoring sessions, supervised study halls, assistance in se-lecting majors and courses, and study skills semi-nars. This fall, Rice will open a new Student-Athlete Excellence Center adjacent to Tudor Fieldhouse. The centerpiece will be an academic center named in honor of Bob and Betty Bixby. According to figures compiled by the NCAA, Rice ranked among the top 10 universities in the nation in total graduation rates for student-ath-letes last year among the 117 schools which play football at the FBS level. Even more telling, 98 percent of all scholar-ship student-athletes who complete their eligi-bility at Rice receive their degrees, a number that ranks fifth among NCAA FBS institutions (Numbers based on incoming classes of freshmen from 1991-92 through 2000-01 classes). In April, 2008, eight of Rice’s 16 teams received the NCAA Public Recognition Award for having an Academic Progress Rate (APR) in the top 10 percent for their sport. Rice had 13 of 16 teams carry better than a 3.00 team grade point average. In its third year in Conference USA, Rice had 192 student-athletes named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll with a 3.0 cumulative GPA, representing more than half of all student-athletes at Rice.

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NCAA AcademicProgress Rate

2008 Public Recognition Awards

Conference USA Recipients Recognized/School Total Teams Pct.Rice 8/16 .500Tulane 1/8 .125UTEP 1/15 .067SMU 1/17 .059ECU 1/19 .053

2008 PRAsNCAA Bowl Subdivision^

Recognized/School Total Teams Pct.Navy 12/23 .522Rice 8/16 .500Duke 12/26 .462Notre Dame 11/26 .423Northwestern 8/19 .421^Listed are schools with greater than 40 percent of their programs recognized.

Rice GraduationSuccess Rates (GSR) Program Rice GSR Fed RateBaseball 93 47Men’s Basketball 85 62Men’s CC/Track 88 75Football 85 78Men’s Golf 100 63Men’s Tennis 100 91Women’s Basketball 100 100Women’s CC/Track 100 92Women’s Soccer 100 —Women’s Swimming 100 90Women’s Tennis 100 88Volleyball 90 90

Excellence every day. For Conference USA, ded-ication to excellence is a common thread in athlet-ics, academics and in the community, and the guid-ing initiative for the league’s promising future. Conference USA features 12 nationally-prom-inent, tradition-rich members in East Carolina, Houston, Marshall, Memphis, Rice, SMU, Southern Miss, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB, UCF and UTEP. This com-bination enhances men’s and women’s programs that are steeped in athletic success and academic prowess. Together, Conference USA is dedicated to excellence, integrity and leadership in athletics, academics and in the community. C-USA sponsors competition in 19 sports - nine for men (baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, and indoor and out-door track and field) and 10 for women (basketball, cross country, golf, softball, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field and volleyball). The league sponsors numerous academic awards, including the Commissioner’s Honor Roll and the Commissioner’s Academic Medal, indica-tive of outstanding achievement in the classroom. C-USA annually awards six postgraduate schol-arships, along with the Sport Academic Award, Scholar Athletes of the Year and the Institutional Academic Excellence Award. Rice University earned the Institutional Excel-lence Award for the third straight year in 2008. Rice student-athletes combined for an annual grade point average of 3.014 in 2008, with five teams rep-resenting their respective sport’s top GPA.

Conference USA Golf Four teams have represented Conference USA in each of the last two NCAA Tournaments. The 2009 C-USA Men’s Golf Championship willbe held April 19-21 in Sorrento, Fla., hosted by UCF and the Florida Sports Commission at the Red Tail Golf Course in Sorrento, Fla. The Red Tail Golf Course will also play host to one of six NCAA Re-gional Championships in May.

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Conference USA has an outstanding repu-tation for excellence in competition, aca-demics, NCAA compliance, sportsman-ship, student-athlete welfare and overall sports services.

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Excellence in aCommitment to the

Student-AthleteLess travel distance between schools means less missed class time for student-athletes.

Student-athletes in Conference USA schools have a higher graduation rate than the general student population

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The conference’s footprint is concentrat-ed with 12 members in nine states. The 11 metropolitan areas have a combined population of nearly 17 million.

C-USA schools give back to their commu-nities through volunteer service with lo-cal and national organizations.

More than 1.1 million living alumni repre-sent C-USA schools across the nation.

Rice students benefit from the best of both worlds — a traditional college campus and a di-verse, dynamic metropolis. Experiencing Houston, the nation’s fourth-largest city, enriches Rice students’ lives far beyond their expectations. With its lively professional, cul-tural and recreational opportunities, Houston of-fers students a wealth of resources to enjoy aca-demic, career-related and extracurricular activities outside of campus. Houston is a vibrant international city that heartily enjoys its tradition of being a place of firsts. General Sam Houston, the city’s heroic namesake, was the first president of the Republic of Texas. Houston, the city, was the first word spoken from the surface of the moon and the first to build an air-conditioned sports stadium (the Astrodome). Houston surgeons have performed numerous firsts in heart surgery, and the city is leading the medical community in making cancer history. Just across Main Street from the Rice campus is the Texas Medical Center (pictured), the nation’s largest medical center, world-renowned for excel-lent care and research. The TMC is home to two medical schools, four nursing schools, 13 hospitals and many other nonprofit medical facilities. There are more than 16,000 students enrolled and more than 60,000 employees in the 700-acre center. More than five million patients visit the medical center annually. Proximity to NASA’s Johnson Space Center gives Rice scientists and students immediate ac-cess to Hubble Space Telescope images and the resources of space exploration. The city and the region are also home to many science and technol-ogy companies that interact with Rice researchers on a multitude of important projects. And lest you think there is only room in Hous-ton for the technically minded, the city also is home to outstanding ballet, symphony, grand opera and theater companies. Houston’s Theater District is second only to New York City with its concentration of seats in one geographic area. Located downtown, the 17-block Theater District is home to eight performing arts

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organizations with more than 12,000 seats. Wortham Center is home to Houston Ballet and the Houston Grand Opera, the only opera compa-ny in the country to win Tony, Emmy and Grammy awards. Jesse H. Jones Hall houses the world-re-nowned Houston Symphony. And, the Tony Award-winning Alley Theatre is one of the nation’s best residential theater companies. The $102 million Hobby Center for the Performing Arts is a state-of-the-art facility for touring theatrical productions of the Houston Broadway Series and for the producer of musical theater, Theatre Under the Stars. Further enhancing leisure-time options in downtown Houston is Bayou Place, a 130,000-square foot entertainment facility. The popular gather-ing spot features the Verizon Wireless Theater for bands and artists like Dave Matthews Band. Immediately northeast of the Rice campus is Houston’s Museum District, the fourth-largest museum district in the country. The tree-lined, three-square-mile district incorporates museums (including the Rice Gallery), featuring outstanding collections and exhibitions of art, nature, science, medicine and history. The district includes the Menil Collection, one of the most important privately assembled art col-lections of the 20th century, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, which houses the largest permanent collection in the Southwest and hosts major travel-ing exhibitions. The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston is the only museum in Texas solely devot-ed to exhibiting and interpreting contemporary art. Science and nature buffs flock to the Houston Museum of Natural Science, one of the most high-ly attended attractions in the country, with more than 2.3 million visitors annually. The museum showcases the Burke Baker Planetarium, featuring laser shows set to popular music; the eight-story Wortham IMAX Theater; and the Cockrell Butterfly Center. On the eastern edge of the Rice campus is Her-mann Park, Houston’s first public park. The park in-cludes the Houston Zoo, Japanese Garden, Miller Outdoor Theater, Buddy Caruth Playground for All Children and the Houston Garden Center as well as a public golf course.

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The city has played host to Super Bowls along with Major League Baseball and NBA All Star Games. It has three sports venues all built in the past 10 years. It boasts the newest expansion teams in both the National Football League and Major League Soccer. No wonder Houston is annually named one of the best sports cities in the country. In the future, Rice University will co-host the 2010 NCAA Houston Basketball Regional as well as the 2011 Final Four. All three of the city’s new professional venues have received their share of recognition. In 2000, Minute Maid Park became the new home for the Houston Astros and has ushered in a new era of Major League sports in the city. Minute Maid Park’s retractable roof technology brought open-air baseball to Houston for the first time in 35 years, and the natural grass surface, clas-sic architecture and downtown location provided Minute Maid Park the atmosphere of the great ball-parks of baseball’s Golden age. Astro first baseman and Rice University alum Lance Berkman (Will Rice) was named to the start-ing lineup of the 2008 MLB All-Star Game. Reliant Stadium opened in 2002 as the home of the Houston Texans as well as the Houston Live-stock Show and Rodeo. In 2004, Reliant Stadium played host to Super Bowl XXXVIII. Reliant Stadium is part of a convention and ex-position area which also includes the Astrodome. One of the most notable aspects of Reliant Stadium’s design is the fabric retractable roof. The roof mechanization consists of two bi-parting large panels which ride on two parallel rails. The Toyota Center is the city’s newest sports venue, becoming the home of the NBA Houston Rockets and the World Hockey Association’s Hous-ton Aeros in 2003. Rice University has played selected games in the arena, including last year’s contest with Texas. The arena seats 18,300 for basketball.

S p o r t s

Though he grew up in Philadelphia, David W. Leebron was not part of the Franklin Field crowd that pelted Santa with snowballs at the infamous 1968 Eagles game. Indeed, Rice’s president says he and his wife and children prefer the spirit of Rice athletic events. “Our family has enjoyed watching our student–athletes perform in a wide range of competitions,” the president said, “everyone from our incredible baseball pitching staff to our volleyball players defy-ing the laws of grav-ity to make saves.” Leebron became the seventh presi-dent of Rice Univer-sity and a member of its political sci-ence faculty on July 1, 2004. Upon his arrival at Rice, he began engaging faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members in a dialogue on the oppor-tunities and challenges that the university faces in the coming decade and beyond. His Call to Conver-sation produced a strategy, the Vision for the Sec-ond Century, which calls for Rice to grow in size and scope, including significant increases in its research endeavors and international collaborations. Leebron also has led a wide-reaching program to engage the faculty and students with the city of Houston through Passport to Houston and other community engagement programs. A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, Leebron was elected president of the Law Review in his second year. Prior to joining Rice, he served as dean and the Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law at Columbia University. He also served as a vis-iting fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and Comparative Law in Hamburg, Germany, and

L e a d e r s h i p

David W. LeebronRice University President

Rice Presidents1907-46 Edgar Odell Lovett1946-60 William V. Houston1961-68 Kenneth R. Pitzer1970-85 Norman Hackerman1985-93 George R. Rupp1993-2004 Malcolm Gillis2004-present David W. Leebron

as the Jean Monnet Visiting Professor of Law at Bielefeld University. Leebron has authored a textbook on inter-national human rights and written numerous articles on issues of international trade, human rights and corporate finance. He is a member of the New York State Bar and an inactive member of the Hawaii and Pennsylvania bars. Leebron serves on the National War Pow-ers Commission (ex-officio), the National Secu-rity Higher Education Advisory Board, the Jacobs University Bremen Board of Governors, the Har-vard Law School Visiting Committee, the Greater Houston Partnership board of directors and the board of directors of IMAX Corp. “Rice students are extraordinary,” he said. “They compete in everything from intramurals to club and intercollegiate sports, all while pur-suing serious scholarship. We take great pride in the diversity of our student body and the diverse talents of all our students.” Leebron is married to Y. Ping Sun and has two young children, Daniel and Merissa.

L e a d e r s h i pRice University Board of Trustees (as of May 1, 2007)

Seated: Susanne Morris Glasscock, Rice President David W. Leebron, Board Chairman James W. Crownover, Teveia Rose Barnes; Second Row: J.D. Bucky Allshouse, M. Kenneth Oshman, Carl E. Isgren (past member), Robert L. Clarke, Vicki Whamond Bretthauer; Third Row: Robert R. Maxfield, Steven L. Miller (past member), Lynn Laverty Elsenhans, Albert Y. Chao (past mem-ber); Fourth Row: Edward A. Dominguez (past member), Marc Shapiro, James Turley, D. Kent Anderson; Back Row: Jeffery O. Rose; Bruce W. Dunlevie, Robert B. Tudor, Robert T. Brockman. Not pictured: Keith T. Anderson, Alfredo Brener, Nancy P. Carlson, Douglas L. Foshee, Judge Lee H. Rosenthal, Hector Ruiz, L.E. Simmons.

Dr. Eugene LevyProvost

Dr. James ColemanVice Provost for

Research

Kathy CollinsVice President for

Finance

Edward P. DjerejianDirector of theBaker Institute

for Public Policy

Dr. Robin FormanDean, Undergraduate

Education

Dr. William H. GlickDean, Jesse H. JonesGraduate School of

Management

Dr. Sallie Keller-McNulty

Dean, George R. Brown School of Engineering

Kamran KhanVice Provost for

Information Technology

Dr. Kevin KirbyVice President for

Administration

Dr. Lars LerupDean, School of

Architecture

Sara LowmanVice Provost and

University Librarian

Dr. Kathleen S. Matthews

Dean, Wiess School of Natural Sciences

Dr. Mary McIntireDean, Susanne M.

Glasscock School ofContinuing Studies

Chris MuñozVice President for

Enrollment

Dr. Carol QuillenVice Provost for

Academic Affairs

Dr. Lyn RagsdaleDean, School ofSocial Studies

Dr. Paula SandersDean, Graduate andPostdoctoral Studies

Linda ThraneVice President for

Public Affairs

Dr. Gary S. WihlDean, School of

Humanities

Scott W. WiseVice President forInvestments and

Treasurer

Dr. Robert YekovichDean, Shepherd School of Music

Richard A. ZansitisGeneral Counsel

Darrow ZeidensteinVice President for

Resource Development

Dr. Roland B. Smith Jr.Associate Provost

Rice Admin istrat ion

Chris Del ConteDirector of Athletics

In two years since being named Rice University’s direc-tor of athletics, Chris Del Conte’s vision for the future of the program is rapidly becoming a reality. Reckling Park, the home of the Owls powerhouse base-ball program and one of the showcase venues for the sport, saw significant upgrades to its playing surface last fall. At the same time, a state-of-the-art information and video board was installed to enhance the game experience for fans. This fall, the dream of Tudor Fieldhouse will come to frui-tion. The $27 million project is on track to provide Rice bas-ketball and volleyball a completely renovated home court later this year. The project also includes a new academic cen-ter, training facility, locker rooms and administrative offices. The new facility will offer fans the amenities they have come to expect including new VIP seating and club area, con-cession stands and a state-of-the-art video display. But an even more dramatic reshaping of the scope of the department was announced last spring, when Rice President David Leebron announced a restructuring of administrative responsibilities. The merging of the intercollegiate programs with the campus recreation and intramural areas to create an all-encompassing department under Del Conte’s leadership was announced along with plans for a new $41 million Recre-ation and Wellness Center, which broke ground in late spring and is set for a 2010 opening. To bring these three projects to reality, Del Conte has di-rected a campaign that has raised over $72 million for facili-ties since he came to South Main. Rice Athletics has maintained a balanced budget in each of the last two years under Del Conte’s direction. He also ini-tiated the implementation of a strategic plan for the depart-ment, outlining the mission of the department and clearly drawing the focus on a heightened experience for each stu-dent-athlete. Del Conte’s efforts have allowed the Owls to become co-hosts for the 2008 and 2010 NCAA Men’s Basketball Regional Championships, as well as the 2011 Final Four at Reliant Sta-dium. While the new building projects will provide a founda-tion for the department’s future, the athletic program has seen unparalleled success both on the playing fields and courts as well as in the classroom during Del Conte’s two years at the helm. This past year, the Rice baseball team advanced to the College World Series for the third straight year. Baseball was one of four Rice teams to capture Conference USA champion-ships during the year. Three teams advanced to NCAA Cham-pionship play. The athletic program’s academic success continues to rank among the leaders in Division I. Eight of the Owls’ 16 athletic programs were awarded Public Recognition Awards by the NCAA, emblematic of their finishing in the top 10 percent of their respective sport in terms of their APR (Academic Progress Reports). The eight awards were four times the combined amount presented to other institutions in the state of Texas, with no school being honored for more than one individual team. The Naval Acad-emy was the only other FBS institution to have 50 percent or more of its programs recognized with the award. Del Conte was named the 14th director of athletics at Rice on June 22, 2006, after previously serving as senior as-sociate athletics director at the University of Arizona. His first year on campus was truly a memorable one. The Owls returned to a bowl game for the first time in 45 years, baseball earned its sixth trip to the College World

Series, three teams earned Conference USA titles, the school had the conference players of the year in both men’s basket-ball and baseball and produced a pair of first-round picks in professional drafts. Nearly 12,000 Owls filled multiple hotels in New Orleans for Rice’s trip to the R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, making it the largest gathering of alumni for an event not held on the Rice University campus. Also during his first year at Rice, Del Conte’s vision for a revamped and aggressive approach by the department saw a consolidation of various marks and logos used by Rice’s differ-ent sports into a unified, readily identifiable mark first made famous by the national baseball team, the Old English “R.” The department also took over the administration of the licensing of its logos and entered into an agreement with Host Commu-nications (now IMG College) to maximize marketing opportu-nities. This past summer, Rice and IMG College announced a 10-year extension of the relationship. As a further extension of the effort to create a consistent image for Rice Athletics, Del Conte negotiated an expanded apparel and equipment relationship with Nike for all Rice teams, beginning in the fall of 2008. In addition to his duties at Rice, he also serves on the Conference USA Television Committee. Del Conte spent five-plus years on the athletic depart-ment staff at the University of Arizona. When he joined the UA program in December of 1999, he oversaw all aspects of athletic fund development. In 2002 his responsibilities were expanded to include overseeing the ticket office, marketing, corporate sales and trademarks and licensing. That same year, he implemented a capital campaign known as Campaign Arizona for the Student-Athlete, which raised more the $120 million One year later, he was named one of three senior as-sociate athletics directors. He oversaw media relations, busi-ness operations and external affairs, and helped co-manage the day-to-day operation of the university’s 19 athletic pro-grams. He worked directly with coaches, department heads and staff and participated in the hiring of coaches and other personnel. He also oversaw all contracts, including corporate sponsorships, broadcast rights, sporting events and Web site agreements. Del Conte has a master’s degree in education adminis-tration from Washington State University where he served as assistant athletics director for external operations before he joined the staff at Arizona. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Del Conte is married to Robin Ward, Clinical Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Associate Director for Curricu-lum Integration for the Rice University School Mathematics Project. They have two daughters, Sienna (seven) and Sophia (five).

David SaylerSenior ExecutiveAthletics Director

Leslie ClaybrookSenior AssociateAthletics Director

SWA

Russ DeanGeneral Manager

Rice Sports Properties

Jerry LewisAssociate AD

Finance

Suzanne BouéAssistant AD

Student-AthleteDevelopment

Michael DeanAssistant ADCompliance

Julie GriswoldAssociate Director

of Academic Advisingfor Athletes

Clint HaggardAssistant AD

Sports Medicine

Dr. Brad HoviousAssistant AD

Development

Kim KoehnAssistant AD

Team Giving &Special Gifts

Marc LaneyAssistant AD

Ticket Operations

Jerry PickleAssistant AD

Football Operations

Kelly RiccardiAssistant ADEquipment Operations

David BailiffHead Coach

Football

Jim BevanHead Coach

Women’s Track & Field

Ben BraunHead Coach

Men’s Basketball

Wayne GrahamHead Coach

Baseball

Seth HustonHead CoachSwimming

Elizabeth SchmidtHead Coach

Women’s Tennis

Ron SmarrHead CoachMen’s Tennis

Genny VolpeHead Coach

Volleyball

Jon WarrenHead Coach

Men’s Track & Field

Greg WilliamsHead Coach

Women’s Basketball

Chris HustonHead Coach

Soccer

Administrators & Coaches

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Rice GolfersC h r i s t o p h e r B r o w n5-7u140uJunioru2 LettersGarland, TexasuGarland High School

At Rice Fall, 2008: Competed in four of five fall events and averaged 75.00 strokes over 11 rounds ... top performance of the fall was a tie for 14th at the Pacific Invitational ... helped lead the Owls to a third-place finish at the tournament played in Stockton, Calif. ... finished two strokes over par with a three-round score of 215 (72-71-72) ... the three rounds at the tournament accounted for his low scores of the fall ... prior to the Pacific Invitational, had the Owls’ low score at The Prestige at PGA West ... tied for 30th rebounding from an opening-round 80 to finish with a 74 and a 73 for a three-round score of 227 (+11).

2007-08: One of two Rice players to play in all 12 events during the year and a total of 31 rounds ... posted a 74.19 stroke average for the year ... best finish during the season was a tie for 10th at the Cuthbert Cup at Kiawah Island, S.C. ... also had three, Top 20 finishes during the year ... tied for 18th at the Border Olympics with a 221 (+5) ... led Rice in stroke average during the fall season, averaging 72.91 strokes per round ... posted a pair of Top 20 performances .... tied for 18th at the Memphis Intercollegiate, carding a two-round score of 147 (+3) ... helped lead the Owls to a Top 10 finish at the tournament ... closed out the fall by finishing in a tie for 20th at the Pacific Invitational ... shot a pair of 69s during the tournament and finished with a three-round score of 211 (-5).

2006-07: Competed in seven tournaments during the year and had a 76.47 stroke average for the year ... had a pair of Top 20 performances during the season ... participated in four fall tournaments ... shot a 222 (+6) to finish in a tie for 16th at the Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate at the Legends Course in Franklin, Tenn. ... best finish in the spring was a tie for 19th at the Rice Intercollegiate ... shot a 229 (+13) for the tournament played at Westwood Golf Club.

Amateur Highlights 2008: Tied for third at the College Players Tour National Championship held at Texas Star Golf Course in Euless ... was in second place following the second day of the tournament after a pair of 69 scores but a 74 on the final day left him with a three-round score of 212 ... finished in a three-way tie for third at the national championship ... shot a three-round, even-par score of 216 to win the CPT/Sonterra Collegiate Open in San Antonio ... opened the tourna-ment with a first-round score of 71 then carded a 72 during second-round play ... held sole possession of second place after the first round and was one stroke back of the lead after second-round play ... when scores climbed during the final round, consistency paid off as his 73 would give him a two-stroke win.

2006: Finished sixth at the Stars of Texas Junior (75-70-73=218) as well as sixth at the Fidelity Investments Junior Championship (74-71-71=216). 2005: Placed third at the Valero Texas Open Junior Shootout (67-73-71=211) ...

posted an eighth-place finish at the Stars of Texas Junior (72-73-76=221) ... also competed at the Burestt H. Mooney, Jr., Rome Classic ... shot a 219 (73-74-72) to place 19th. 2004: Placed 32nd at the Valero Texas Open

Junior Shootout (76-72-78=226).

Garland High School Was the District 11-5A champion in 2005 and 2006 ... three-time, All-District 11-5A selection at Gar-land High School ... was a three time Region II Class 5A tournament qualifier.

Personal Born Sept. 1, 1987, in San Antonio ... son of Gary Brown, of Garland, and Kimberly Pilcher of Houston ... has one

brother and one sister ... is a sports management major.

Brown’s scorecard

2006-07 SeasonO 15-16 T34 Squire Creek Inv. 74 +2 O 22-24 T16 Mason Rudolph Inv. 75-76-71–222 +6 N 6-8 T48 Pacific Invitational 75-72-80–227 +11 N 22-23 41 Aloha Purdue Inv. 73-79-79–231 +21 F 17-18 T19 Rice Intercollegiate 77-80-72–229 +13 M 16-17 T66 Border Olympics 76-76-77–229 +13 A 2-3 T74 Shocker Classic 76-80-86–241 +28

2007-08 SeasonS 8 T28 Purdue Midwest SO 76 +4 O 8-9 T18 Memphis Intercol. 73-74–147 +3 O 15-16 T45 Squire Creek Classic 76-76-71–223 +7 O 29-30 T38 Wimberley Intercol. 71-75-72–218 +5 N 5-7 T20 Pacific Invitational 69-73-69–211 -5 F 11-12 T34 Pat Hicks Thunderbird Inv. 75-71–146 +2 F 18-19 T32 Rice Intercollegiate 75-75-78–228 +12 F 24-25 T10 Cuthbert Cup 72-72–144 E M 14-15 T18 Border Olympics 71-80-70–221 +5 M 24-25 T36 Carter Plantation Intercol. 79-81-76–236 +20 A 11-13 T40 River Landing Intercol. 71-75-76–222 +6 A 20-22 T47 C-USA Championship 74-75-79–228 +12

2008 Fall SeasonS 8-9 T67 San Francisco Inv. 77-79-77–233 +20 O 6-7 T27 Memphis Intercol. 77-73–150 +6 O 13-14 T30 The Prestige at PGA West 80-74-73–227 +11 N 3-5 T14 Pacific Invitational 72-71-72–215 +2

Listed tournament data above includes date, overall finish, tournament name, round-by-round score and score vs. par.

Ch r i s to p h e r Br ow n Ye a r-BY-Ye a rYear Tourneys Rounds Strokes Low Average T20 T15 T10 T5 Wins2006-07 7 19 1453 71 76.47 2 - - - -2007-08 12 31 2300 69 74.19 3 - 1 - -Fall, 2008 4 11 825 71 75.00 - 1 - - - Totals 23 61 4758 69 75.05 5 1 1 - -

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Rice GolfersRice GolfersR o b e R t b u R R o w5-11u160uSophomoreuTransferCharlotte, N.C.uLatin High School

At Rice Fall, 2008: One of two Rice golfers to play in all five fall events in 2008 ... averaged 76.64 strokes during the 2008 fall season ... top finish was a tie for 12th at the Kansas Men’s Invitational ... carded a four-over 220 (73-71-76) as Rice tied for eighth at the 16-team event held in mid-September.

At Rhodes College Posted three, Top 10 finishes as a freshman during Rhodes College’s fall season in 2007 ... won the Rhodes College Men’s Fall Classic with a two-round score of 143 (-1) ... his 73.3 stroke average was the team low for Rhodes, which was one of the Top 10 teams in NCAA Division III for the 2007-08 season.

Amateur Highlights 2008: Missed the cut by one stroke at the U.S. Open Qualifier held at the Duke University Golf Club in Durham, N.C., carding a 72 ... at the North Carolina Amateur Qualifier, shot a 70 at Raintree Country Club in Charlotte to claim medalist honors and advance to the tournament ... had a four-round score of 299 (74-75-81-69) to place 31st ... advanced to the Dogwood Invitational after shooting a 69 in the qualifer ... went on to tie for 41st at the Dogwood Invitational with a three-round score of 214 (67-75-72) ... also claimed medalist honors at the Carolinas Amateur Qualifier with a 70 ... shot a 77-73 but failed to advance to match play. Shot a 67 in the prequalifier then a 67 in the qualifier for the PGA Tour Wyndham Championship ... missed the cut to play in the pro event by one stroke.

2007: Posted three, Top 10 finishes during the summer ... carded a three-round score of 217 to tie for fifth at the North-South Junior Championship in Pinehurst, N.C. ... went on to tie for ninth at the AJGA Heritage Junior Cham-pionship in Charleston, S.C. (213) and tied for fourth at the AJGA David Gossett Junior in Memphis, Tenn. (221) ...

has tallied 11, Top 10 finishes in various tournaments over the last two years.

Charlotte Latin School Was twice named the Charlotte Independent Schools Athletic Association (CISAA) Player of the Year ...

also a two-time team MVP ... as a senior, was named First-Team All-Mecklenburg County as well as selected to the All-Charlotte Observer team ... the Observer also named him a “Golfer to Watch”

for both the 2006 and 2007 seasons ... outside of competitive golf, was named “Volunteer of the Year” by First Tee of Charlotte in 2007 ... high school coach was Bob Robinson.

Personal Son of Larlie Keith Burrow and Catherine Angela Burrow ... born July 5, 1989 in Ri-yadh, Saudi Arabia.

Burrow’s scorecard

2008 Fall SeasonS 8-9 70 San Francisco Inv. 82-76-76–234 +21 S 16-17 T12 Kansas Men’s Inv. 73-71-76–220 +4 O 6-7 T77 Memphis Intercol. 83-78–161 +17 O 13-14 T71 The Prestige at PGA West 81-75-78–234 +18 N 3-5 T48 Pacific Invitational 72-72-80–224 +11

Listed tournament data above includes date, overall finish, tourna-ment name, round-by-round score and score vs. par.

ro B e r t Bu r r ow Ye a r-BY-Ye a rYear Tourneys Rounds Strokes Low Average T20 T15 T10 T5 WinsFall, 2008 5 14 1073 71 76.64 - 1 - - -

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Rice GolfersM i c h a e l B u t t a c a v o l i5-10u150uJunioru2 LettersMiami Beach, FloridauRansom Everglades School

At Rice Fall, 2008: Led Rice with a 73.64 strokes-per-round average during the fall season ... helped lead the Owls to a tie for third at the Pacific Invitational in Stockton, Calif. to cap the fall season ... shot a three-under 210 (70-67-73) at the tournament played at Brookside Country Club ... his 67 during the second round of the tournament tied for the fifth-best, 18-hole score at Rice since 1985 ... was three-under par on the back nine to move to the top of the leaderboard heading into the final round ... went on to finish a stroke back of the individual medalist ... named the Conference USA Co-Player of the Week following the Pacific Invitational ... also had a top-20 finish at the Kansas Men’s Invitational ... shot a 71 during the tournament’s final round to move into a tie for 18th ... shot a six-over par 222 (77-74-71) ... Rice tied for eighth at the Kansas Men’s Invitational.

2007-08: Played in 10 of 12 events during the year and led the squad with a 74.08 stroke average ... posted a pair of Top 15s as well as a runner-up finish during the spring season ... was a unanimous selection to the Conference USA All-Academic Golf Team ... received the Conference USA Academic medal for the second straight year ... was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VI Men’s At Large Team as selected by the membership of the College Sports Information Directors of America at the end of the season ... opened the spring with a two-round score of 137 (-7) to place second at the Pat Hicks Thunderbird Invitational hosted by Southern Utah ... the following week finished in a tie for 12th at the 8th Rice Intercollegiate presented by Srixon ... carded a 68 during the tournament’s second round to tie a Rice Intercollegiate record for the lowest second-round score ... had a three-round score of 221 (+5) as the Owls posted an eighth-place finish ... went on to start the spring season with a third straight Top 20, finishing in a tie for 16th at the Cuthbert Cup at Kiawah Island, S.C., carding a two-round score of 146 (+2) at the weather-shortened event ... played in all five events of the fall season ... top finish was a tie for 34th at the two-round Memphis Intercollegiate (76-74=150) ... for the fall averaged 74.58 strokes over 12 rounds, second-best on the squad.

2006-07: Played in seven tournaments as a freshman, including five during the spring season ... in first collegiate tournament shot a 243 (80-83-80) to finish in a tie for 74th at the Scenic City Invitational played on The Honors Course in Ooltewah, Tenn. ... first spring action came playing as an individual at the Rice Intercollegiate ... shot a three-round score of 236 (80-78-78) to finish 20-over par and finish in a tie for 36th ... closed out the spring with a 50th-place finish at the Conference USA Championship.

Amateur Highlights2008: Tied for 21st at the Spirit of America Golf Tournament held at Burningtree Country Club in Decatur, Ala. ... shot a four-round score of 285 (74-67-74-70) ... also tied for 25th at the Florida State Amateur held at Jupiter Hills Club in Tequesta, Fla. ... had a four round score of 299 (79-74-72-74). 2007: Was a USGA Amateur Qualifier with a win (66-67=133) ... also played in the Southern Amateur, carding a 73-72-71-77=293. 2005: Captured the Southern Junior championship (70-70-70=210) ... was an AJGA All-America honorable mention selection ... placed 10th at the First American Title Junior Classic after carding a 65 during the tournament’s final round (77-72-65=214) ... was 27th at the Golf Pride Junior Classic (72-78-74=224) and 33rd at the Ping Junior at Mirasol ... also placed 41st at the HP Boys Junior Championship.

Ransom Everglades SchoolSelected First-Team All-Dade County ... placed fourth at the Future Collegians World Tour event held on the Silver Course at Doral (75-72-69=216) ... qualifed for state as a freshman by placing second at regionals with a 69.

PersonalBorn March 26, 1988, in Miami Beach, Fla. ... son of Frank and Mayra Buttacavoli of Miami Beach, Fla. ... has two brothers ... older brother Frank was a four-year golf letterwinner at Rice ... mathematical economic analysis major.

Buttacavoli’s scorecard

2006-07 SeasonS 11-12 T74 Scenic City Inv. 80-83-80–243 +27 O 15-16 T74 Squire Creek Inv. 78 +6 F 17-18 T36 Rice Intercollegiate 80-78-78–236 +20 A 2-3 T51 Shocker Classic 76-77-82–235 +22 A 14-15 T62 U.S. Intercollegiate 79-75-74-228 +12 A 21-22 T43 Fossum Spartan Inv. 76-74-73–223 +7 A 29-M 1 50 C-USA Championship 78-76-83–237 +21

2007-08 SeasonS 8 78 Purdue Midwest SO 78 +6 O 8-9 T34 Memphis Intercol. 76-74–150 +6 O 15-16 T35 Squire Creek Classic 77-73-71–221 +5 O 29-30 T80 Wimberley Intercol. 73-77-78–228 +15 N 5-7 T45 Pacific Invitational 71-75-72–218 +2 F 11-12 2 Pat Hicks Thunderbird Inv. 70-67–137 -7 F 18-19 T12 Rice Intercollegiate 78-68-75–221 +5 F 24-25 T16 Cuthbert Cup 71-75–146 +2 M 14-15 T29 Border Olympics 75-76-73–224 +8 A 11-13 T66 River Landing Intercol. 77-79-73–229 +13

2008 Fall SeasonS 8-9 T42 San Francisco Inv. 72-74-79–225 +12 S 16-17 T18 Kansas Men’s Inv. 77-74-71–222 +6 O 6-7 T44 Memphis Intercol. 76-77–153 +9 N 3-5 T2 Pacific Invitational 70-67-73–210 -3

Listed tournament data aboveincludes date, overall finish,tournament name, round-by-round score and score vs. par.

Mi C h a e l Bu t ta C a vo l i Ye a r-BY-Ye a rYear Tourneys Rounds Strokes Low Average T20 T15 T10 T5 Wins2006-07 7 19 1480 73 77.89 - - - - -2007-08 10 25 1852 67 74.08 - 2 - 1 -Fall, 2008 4 11 810 67 73.64 1 - - 1 - Totals 21 55 4142 67 75.31 1 2 - 2 -

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Rice GolfersK y l e K e l l e y6-4u180uSenioru3 LettersHouston, TexasuCypress-Fairbanks High School

At Rice Fall, 2008: Played in three tournaments during the fall season, averaging 75.78 strokes per round ... top finish in the fall was a seven-over par 220 (75-73-72) at the Pacific Invitational ... part of a Rice team which finished in a tie for third at the tournament ... also played in the Owls’ first two tournaments of the season.

2007-08: Was named the team captain for the spring season ... had a 75.58 stroke average while playing in seven events in the spring ... closed out the year with a tie for 17th at the Conference USA Championship ... shot a three-round score of 220 (+4) at the C-USA tournament ... also carded a 220 a week earlier at the River Landing Intercollegiate ... was the team’s leading finisher at that tournament, tying for 30th ... opened the season with a two-round score of 148 (+4) at the Pat Hicks Thunderbird Invitational, helping the Owls to a season-best, sixth-place finish.

2006-07: Competed in five fall tournaments (15 rounds) ... second on team with 75.26 stroke average... tied for 20th at the Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate (73-74-76) ... shot a career-low 66 in Round One of the Fighting Irish Classic to tie for 21st (66-84-79=229) ... low fall score of 222 at the Aloha Purdue Invitational (75-75-72).

2005-06: Named to the Conference USA All-Freshmen Team ... also a member of the C-USA All-Tournament Team ... President’s Honor Roll ... participated in all 12 tournaments ... low three-round score of 212 came at the Conference USA Championship (69-72-71) where he tied for fifth ... also shot a 225 (T-16th) at the Rice Intercollegiate (73-76-76) ... shot a 219 (78-74-67) at the Squire Creek Invitational hosted by Louisiana Tech.

Amateur Highlights 2008: Placed second at the College Players Tour National Championship held at Texas Star Golf Course in Euless ... after firing an opening-round 69, finished with back-to-back scores of 71 for a three-round score of 211 ... shot a 72 for the third-best score at a local qualifying tournament for the U.S. Open at the University of Texas Golf Club in Austin ... went on to shoot a two-round score of 142 (72-70) during the U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying in Columbus, Ohio ... was one of just 19 amateurs to compete in the 72-player sectional field and missed the cut by just four strokes.

2007: Advanced to the U.S. Open Sectionals by winning Locals at Shadow Brook (67). 2004: Finished third at the AJGA Fore Kids Junior Classic at the TPC of Louisiana with scores of 79-71-71 ... shot 73-66 to finish first in qualifying for the Eighth Annual World Junior Golf Cup and then represented the USA at this prestigious World Junior Cup tournament held in Scotland ... in the fall of 2004, was selected as the Junior Golfer of the Year by the Southern Texas Section of the Professional Golfers’ Association of America (PGA).

Cypress-Falls High School Four-year letterman at Cypress-Falls High School ... named the team’s Most Valuable Player ... won 12 events during high school career ... only player in the history of Cy-Falls to qualify for a state championship (76-72=146 in 2005) ... tabbed the 2005 district player of the year ... placed seventh at the Texas State Boys Championship after posting rounds of 71-70-72=213 ... won the FCWT tournament at Houston’s Glennloch Farms shooting 69-75-69=213 ... at the Starburst Junior Golf Classic, finished third after posting scores of 70 at White Bluff Resort, 75 at Bear Ridge, and a 68 at Cottonwood (213 total).

Personal Born Dec. 22, 1986 in Houston, Texas ... son of Jeff and Deniece Kelley of Houston ... has one sister ... father played basketball at Southwest Texas State and sister (Kari) played volleyball at Texas A&M.

Kelley’s scorecard

2005-06 SeasonS 10-11 T43 Gene Miranda Inv. 75-76-75=226 +10 S 30-O 1 T43 Mason Rudolph Inv. 77-74-76=228 +12 O 11-12 T53 Baylor Invitational 80-78-71=229 +13 O 17-18 T23 Squire Creek Inv. 78-74-67=219 +3 N 7-9 T27 Battle on the Bend 72-76-79=227 +11 F 6-7 T16 Rice Intercollegiate 73-76-76=225 +15 F 20-21 T46 UTSA Intercollegiate 78-76-74=228 +12 M 6-7 T56 Louisiana Classics 72-80-73=225 +9 M 17-18 T56 Border Olympics 73-77-78=228 +12 A 7-8 T56 Courtyard by Marriott 76-74-75=225 +9 A 15-16 T73 U.S. Intercollegiate 77-80=153 +13 A 24-26 T5 C-USA Championship 69-72-71=212 -4

2006-07 SeasonS 11-12 T22 Scenic City Inv. 73-79-77=229 +13 O 9-10 T21 Fighting Irish Classic 66-84-79=229 +13 O 22-24 T20 Mason Rudolph Int. 73-74-76=223 +7 N 6-8 T46 Pacific Invitational 74-76-76=226 +10 N 22-23 T31 Aloha Purdue Inv. 75-75-72=222 +12

2007-08 SeasonF 11-12 T49 Pat Hicks Thunderbird Inv. 75-73–148 +4 F 18-19 T34 Rice Intercollegiate 76-78-75–229 +13 F 24-25 T41 Cuthbert Cup 79-72–151 +7 M 14-15 T50 Border Olympics 76-80-74–230 +14 M 24-25 T44 Carter Plantation Intercol. 80-80-78–238 +22 A 11-13 T30 River Landing Intercol. 76-73-71–220 +4 A 20-22 T17 C-USA Championship 73-74-73–220 +4

2008 Fall SeasonS 8-9 T63 San Francisco Inv. 77-78-76–231 +18 S 16-17 T56 Kansas Men’s Inv. 77-73-81–231 +15 N 3-5 T30 Pacific Invitational 75-73-72–220 +7

Listed tournament data above includes date, overall finish, tournament name, round-by-round score and score vs. par.

KY l e Ke l l e Y Ye a r-BY-Ye a rYear Tourneys Rounds Strokes Low Average T20 T15 T10 T5 Wins2005-06 12 35 2628 67 75.09 1 - - 1 -2006-07 5 15 1129 66 75.27 1 - - - -2007-08 7 19 1436 71 75.58 1 - - - - Fall, 2008 3 9 682 72 75.78 - - - - - Totals 27 78 5875 66 75.32 3 - - 1 -

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Rice GolfersE r i k M a y E r6-1u170uFreshmanAppleton, Wis.uAppleton East High School

At Rice Fall, 2008: Played in one fall tournament, finishing in a tie for 51st at the Kansas Men’s Invitational played in Law-rence, Kan. ... had a three-round score of 229 (76-77-76) ... Rice tied for eighth out of 16 teams at the KU-hosted tournament.

Appleton East High School Heading into his senior season, was a two-time all-state golfer at Appleton East ... in addition to being named to the 2006 and 2007 WIAA All-State Teams, was a 2007 Wisconsin Golf Coaches Academic All-State Team member ... also a three-time all-conference and all-area team member ... during his junior season at Appleton East, Mayer won the Appleton High School Tournament, the Fox Valley Association Conference Tournament and the WIAA State Regional Tournament ... is a National Merit Commended Scholar, an active member of National Honor Society and ranked first in his class of 422 students at Appleton East High School ... received the 2007 Outstanding Student

Award from the Appleton Downtown Rotary Club.

Was one of 12 male athletes named to the 2007 Hewlett Packard Scholastic Junior All-American Team by the American Junior Golf Association .. selections were based upon a required essay as well as excellence on the golf course, in the classroom and in the community ... Mayer’s essay, entitled “Who Is The Best Put-

ter You Know?” won the national essay contest.

Amateur Highlights An AJGA member since 2005, Mayer had three, Top 10 and three,

Top 25 finishes at AJGA national tournaments.

Personal Son of Lisa and Steve Mayer and has a younger sister, Kaitlyn.

Mayer’s scorecard

2008 Fall SeasonS 16-17 T51 Kansas Men’s Inv. 76-77-76–229 +13

Listed tournament data above includes date, overall finish, tourna-ment name, round-by-round score and score vs. par.

er i K Ma Ye r Ye a r-BY-Ye a rYear Tourneys Rounds Strokes Low Average T20 T15 T10 T5 WinsFall, 2008 1 3 229 76 76.33 - - - - -

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Rice GolfersT o m m y m i T c h e l l6-1u160uFreshmanThe Woodlands, TexasuCollege Park High School

College Park High SchoolCapped high school playing career with a top-five finish at the district championship and was also named the school’s Rotary Club Student of the Year in the spring ... shot a 142 to tie for first after regulation of the District 15-5A championship as a senior ... went on to finish third following a four-hole playoff ... team advanced to the regional tournament ... he was the runner-up at the district tournament his junior year ... high school coach was Steve Tatum ... in addition to his Rotary Club honor, was named the Montgomery County Scholar-Athlete of the Year for golf during the spring of his senior year ... also named the Greater Houston Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... ranked sixth in his senior class of 576 students.

Amateur Highlights Won the American Junior Golf Association Qualifier - Valero Texas Junior Shootout with a score of 69 ... also placed 24th at the AJGA Rhode Island Classic and 10th out of 96 players at the TJGT Invitational ... has won the past two junior club championships at The Woodlands Country Club.

Prior to his career at College Park, lived in Old Deer, near Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire, Scotland from 1995-2005 where he attended Mintlaw Academy ... was a member of the North-East Scotland junior team from 2003-05 ... placed 13th a the 2006 Scottish Boys Under-16 Championship with a three-round score of 224 which included a four-under 67 round ... won the 2004 North-East Scotland Under-14 Championship with a one-round score of 71 was a two-time junior club champion at his previous home course, Longside Golf Club in Scotland.

Personal Son of Roz and Tony Mitchell ... born July 26, 1990 in London.

to M MY Mi tC h e l l Ye a r-BY-Ye a rYear Tourneys Rounds Strokes Low Average T20 T15 T10 T5 WinsFall, 2008 - - - - - - - - - -

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At Rice Played a total of 14 rounds as a true freshman, averaging 81.21 strokes per round ... saw action in just one spring event, playing as an individual at the 8th Rice Intercollegiate presented by Srixon ... competed in four of the team’s five fall tournaments, playing 11 rounds ... averaged 79.09 strokes per round ... top finish was a three-round score of 218 (+16) at the Pacific Invitational in Stockton, Calif. to close out the fall ... began his collegiate career with a two-round score of 163 (+19) at the Memphis Intercollegiate.

Amateur Highlights 2007: Posted a pair of third-place finishes during the year - at the 2007 CPT Championship at Iron Valley Golf Club and at the 2007 CPT Championship at Rome Country Club. 2006: Shot a 74-72=146 to qualify for the U.S. Junior Amateur in Rancho Sante Fe, Calif. ... shot a 74-71-73=218 to place 10th at the AJGA Buick Championship. 2005: Shot a 73-70-70=213 to place seventh at the AJGA Lessings Classic. Qualified for the U.S. Kids national championship at age 12 at Jekyl Island, Ga.

Ward Melville High School Was a five-time New York State Public High School championship qualifier ... carded a 70-76=146 to win a high school district tournament championship in 2006.

Personal Born Jan. 26, 1989 in Huntington, N.Y. ... son of Walter (Skip) and Janet Pawul ... father graduated from the United States Coast Guard Academy and played for the Academy’s baseball team ... has two sisters, Diana

and Danielle Pawul.

Rice GolfersT i m P a w u l6-7u200uSophomoreu1 LetterEast Setauket, N.Y.uWard Melville High School

Pawul’s scorecard

2007-08 SeasonO 8-9 T85 Memphis Intercol. 80-83–163 +14 O 15-16 94 Squire Creek Inv. 81-79-82–242 +26 O 29-30 88 Wimberley Intercol. 80-77-76–233 +20 N 5-7 68 Pacific Invitational 78-77-77–232 +16 F 18-19 61 Rice Intercollegiate 90-82-95–267 +51

Listed tournament data above includes date, overall finish, tourna-ment name, round-by-round score and score vs. par.

ti M pa w u l Ye a r-BY-Ye a rYear Tourneys Rounds Strokes Low Average T20 T15 T10 T5 Wins2007-08 5 14 1137 76 81.21 - - - - -

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Rice GolfersE r i k P E t E r s E n6-0u190uSenioru3 LettersSouthlake, TexasuCarroll High School

At Rice Fall, 2008: Competed in two fall events and was the Owls’ No. 2 finisher in the two tournaments played ... tied for 27th at the Memphis Intercollegiate with a two-round score of 150 (+6) ... shot an opening-round 73 at the tournament held at Colonial Country Club in Cordova, Tenn. ... also competed at The Pestiage at PGA West and tied for 49th with a three-round score of 230 (78-79-73).

2007-08: Competed in one tournament during the fall season, carding a 79 in the weather-shortened Purdue Mid-west Shootout ... tied for 57th at the tournament.

2006-07: Competed in a team-high 11 tournaments during the 2006-07 season ... averaged 77.15 strokes over 33 rounds during the year ... had one Top 10 as well as another Top 20 performance during the year ... opened his sopho-more campaign by finishing in a tie for 16th at the Scenic City Invitational ... tied for ninth at the Pacific Invitational, carding a three-round score of 69-66-76 for a 211, five-under par ... closed out the fall season at the Aloha Purdue Invitational with a 223 (+13) ... top performance of the fall was a tie for 38th at the Bruce Fossum Spartan Invitational ... was five-over par for the Spartan Invitational as well as the Border Olympics, tying for 39th at the Laredo Tournament.

2005-06: Conference USA Scholar Athlete... Shot a 233 (75-80-78) at the Rice Intercollegiate (t48th), his only tourna-ment of the year.

Amateur Highlights 2005: Tied for 25th at the AJGA Justin Leonard Team Championship and tied for 39th at the AJGA Fidelity Investments Junior ... also tied for 50th at the AJGA Valero Texas Open Junior. 2004: One of 10 players nationally named to the 2004 AJGA HP Junior Scholastic all-America Team ... two top-10 finishes in 2004 (Starburst Junior, fourth and Ping Harvey Penick, eighth) ... captured the Independent Insurance Junior Classic Qualifier with a 68 ... placed second at the Arling-ton Heights Tournament and second in the NTPGA Masters - Terra Verde ... also placed third in the NTPGA Westcott - Indian Hills and fourth at the USGA Jr. Amateur Qualifier.

Carroll High School Member of 2004 Texas State 5A championship team and the 2005 state runner-up ... 2005 first-team all-district and all-region as well as first team all-district 2004 ... named as second alternate for the 2004 USGA Jr. Amateur ... played in the national finals of the IIAJC “The Big I” in both 2003 and 2004.

Personal Born Sept. 3, 1986, in Smithtown, N.Y. ... son of Tom and Berry Petersen of Southlake, Texas ... has two sisters.

Petersen’s scorecard

2005-06 SeasonF 6-7 T48 Rice Intercollegiate 75-80-78=233 +13

2006-07 SeasonS 11-12 T16 Scenic City Inv. 75-72-80=227 +11 O 9-10 T48 Fighting Irish Classic 80-80-77=237 +21 O 22-24 73 Mason Rudolph Int. 82-82-77=241 +25 N 6-8 T9 Pacific Invitational 69-66-76=211 -5 N 22-23 34 Aloha Purdue Inv. 76-75-72=223 +13 F 17-18 T67 Rice Intercollegiate 83-83-83=249 +33 M 16-17 T39 Border Olympics 76-75-70=221 +5 A 2-3 79 Shocker Classic 79-81-80=244 +31 A 14-15 75 U.S. Intercollegiate 79-81-80=240 +24 A 21-22 T38 Spartan Invitational 74-74-73=221 +5 A 29-M 1 T46 C-USA Championship 78-74-80=232 +16

2007-08 SeasonS 8 T57 Purdue Midwest SO 79 +7

2008 Fall SeasonO 6-7 T27 Memphis Intercol. 73-77–150 +6 O 13-14 T49 The Prestige at PGA West 78-79-73–230 +14

Listed tournament data above includes date, overall finish, tourna-ment name, round-by-round score and score vs. par.

er i K pe te r se n Ye a r-BY-Ye a rYear Tourneys Rounds Strokes Low Average T20 T15 T10 T5 Wins2005-06 1 3 233 75 77.66 - - - - -2006-07 11 33 2546 66 77.15 1 - 1 - -2007-08 1 1 79 79 79.00 - - - - - Fall, 2008 2 5 380 73 76.00 - - - - - Totals 15 42 3238 66 77.10 1 - 1 - -

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Rice GolfersB e n j a m i n T h o r s e T h6-2u170uFreshmanRichmond, TexasuStrake Jesuit College Prep

At Rice Fall, 2008: Competed in one fall tournament, playing at The Prestige at PGA West in October ... Shot a three-round score of 245 (83-80-82) at the tournament.

Strake Jesuit College Prep Was the Texas Class 5A state runner-up to close out his senior season in 2008 ... as a junior placed in the top five in four tournaments and had seven, Top 20 finishes ... heading into his senior year was a two-time All-District 17-5A pick as well as the District 17-5A champion in 2007 ... was a National Honor Society student at Strake Jesuit.

Amateur Highlights 2008: Followed up a pair of one-under par 71s with an even-par final round to win the Emerson Junior Golf Clas-sic conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Carlton Oaks Country Club in Santee, Calif. ... had a

three-round score of 214 and captured the tournament title by three strokes ... had four birdies during the tournament’s final round including the par-four sixth hole which propelled him back into the lead for good.

2007: Won the Greater Houston City Junior Championship and also captured the Texas/Oklahoma Junior Championship ... also qualified for match play at

the 2007 United States Junior Amateur Championship, losing in the round of 64 ... was ranked No. 54 among 2008 seniors by the American Junior Golf Associa-tion ... also ranked No. 67 by GolfWeek and No. 68 by the National Junior Golf Scoreboard. 2005: Was the 2005 Greater Houston City Junior Champion and named the 2005 Houston Golf Association Player of the Year.

Personal Son of Jay and Lisa Thorseth ... born Feb. 7, 1990 in Denver, Colo.

thorseth’s scorecard

2008 Fall SeasonO 13-14 82 The Prestige at PGA West 83-80-82–245 +29

Listed tournament data above includes date, overall finish, tourna-ment name, round-by-round score and score vs. par.

Be n j a M i n th o r se t h Ye a r-BY-Ye a rYear Tourneys Rounds Strokes Low Average T20 T15 T10 T5 WinsFall, 2008 1 3 245 80 81.67 - - - - -

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Rice GolfersM i c h a e l W h i t e h e a d5-10u150uSophomoreu1 LetterSugar Land, Texas

At Rice Fall, 2008: Competed in all five fall events in 2008 ... carried a 75.86 stroke average during the fall season and had one Top 20 finish ... tied for 20th at the weather-shortened Memphis Intercollegiate in early October ... had a two-round score of 149 (+5) ... followed up an opening-round 78 with a one-under par 71 at the Memphis Intercol-legiate ... tied individually for 34th at the Pacific Invitational as Rice wrapped up the fall season with a tie for third at the tournament played in Stockton, Calif ... had an opening-round 69 at the Pacific Invitational before carding consecutive 76s for a three-round score of 221 (+8).

2007-08: Played in all 12 events of the year, averaging 75.19 strokes over 31 rounds ... closed out the year by tying for 17th at the Conference USA Championship ... was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team following the event ... closed out the season with a three-round score of 220 (+4) at the conference tournament ... had both a hole-in-one and an eagle on a par four during the final round of the championship ... best three-round score of the year was a one-over par 214 at the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate played on the par 71 New Mexico State Golf Club ... tied for 27th at the 8th Rice Intercollegiate presented by Srixon with a three-round score of 225 ... competed in all five fall tournaments as a true freshman and was the Owls’ top finisher in one event ... after rounds of 76 and 70 at the Herb Wimberly, fired a final-round 68 (season low) to card a 214 (+1) and finish in a tie for 23rd ... shot an eight-over par 224 in first three-round tournament of his career, the Louisiana Tech Squire Creek Classic ... tied for 50th at the LaTech tourney ... closed out the fall with a tie for 65th at the Pacific Invitational (75-79-74=228).

Amateur Highlights 2007: Missed qualifying for the 2007 Shell Houston Open by four strokes ... was the 2007 Texas Southern Amateur

winner, firing a final round score of 66 and shooting a 210 for the tournament ... also made the final cut and participated in the Texas Amateur ... also a 2007 U.S. Public Links Qualifier. 2006: Was

a Scholastic All-American ... placed second at the AJGA Randy Smith Classic in Lubbock, Texas (211) ... also finished in a tie for 31st at the AJGA Polo Golf

Classic. 2005: Won a qualifier for the 2005 Houston City Amateur with a 69 round.

Personal Born May 25, 1988 in Houston ... son of

Doug and Jan Whitehead.

whitehead’s scorecard

2007-08 Fall SeasonS 8 T63 Purdue Midwest SO 80 +8 O 8-9 T56 Memphis Intercol. 76-78–154 +10 O 15-16 T50 Squire Creek Classic 76-76-72–224 +8 O 29-30 T23 Herb Wimberly Inter. 76-70-68–214 +1 N 5-7 T65 Pacific Invitational 75-79-74–228 +12 F 11-12 T54 Pat Hicks Thunderbird Inv. 75-74–149 +5 F 18-19 T27 Rice Intercollegiate 75-74-76–225 +9 F 24-25 T30 Cuthbert Cup 78-71–149 +5 M 14-15 T29 Border Olympics 77-80-71–228 +12 M 24-25 T44 Carter Plantation Intercol. 78-82-78–238 +22 A 11-13 T40 River Landing Intercol. 76-73-73–222 +6 A 20-22 T17 C-USA Chamionship 74-74-72–220 +4

2008 Fall SeasonS 8-9 T42 San Francisco Inv. 77-76-72–225 +12 S 16-17 T56 Kansas Men’s Inv. 79-78-74–231 +15 O 6-7 T20 Memphis Intercol. 78-71–149 +5 O 13-14 T76 The Prestige at PGA West 84-74-78–236 +20 N 3-5 T34 Pacific Invitational 69-76-76–221 +8

Listed tournament data above includes date, overall finish, tourna-ment name, round-by-round score and score vs. par.

Mi C h a e l wh i te h e a d Ye a r-BY-Ye a rYear Tourneys Rounds Strokes Low Average T20 T15 T10 T5 Wins2007-08 12 31 2331 68 75.19 1 - - - - Fall, 2008 5 14 1062 69 75.86 1 - - - - Totals 17 45 3393 68 75.40 2 - - - -

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Rice Coaching StaffD r e w S c o t tHead CoachuFourth SeasonRice Universityu1998

Drew Scott is in his fourth season as the head golf coach at his alma mater, Rice University. Scott joined the Rice coaching staff after a two-year stint at Texas-Pan American University. Scott (Rice, 1998), is one of three current head coaches who are Rice alumni, joining men’s track coach Jon Warren (Rice, 1988) and women’s basketball coach Greg Williams (Rice, 1970). In his four previous seasons at Rice, Scott has produced 18, top-10 team performances, one All-Conference USA selection, one C-USA All-Freshman Team performer and one C-USA All-Tournament Team pick as well as one GCAA All-America Schol-ar. The Owls capped the 2008 fall season with a third-place finish at the Pacific Invitational. In his first season, Scott’s squad captured the 2005-06 C-USA men’s golf academic award with the highest team grade point average in the league. At Texas-Pan American, Scott led the Broncs to seven top-

10 team finishes, one individual titleist, and five All-Indepedent Team selections. Scott, 34, was a three-year letterman for the Owls under then-coach Jim Castañeda, winning the Vic Cameron Award as the Owls’ top golfer in 1994. The native of Pinehurst, N.C., then transferred to the University of North Carolina for two years, but returned to Rice to play as a fifth-year senior in 1998. He shared the 1998 Cameron Award with C.W. Mallon. After earning his degree in human performance and health science in 1998, Scott played four years on the Canadian Profes-sional Golf Tour. On his hiring, former Rice director of athletics Bobby May said, “Drew brings excellent credentials as the head of our golf team. In addition to being a Rice graduate, his playing and coaching career gives him the background we need to insure our future success as we move to Conference USA.” At UTPA, Scott, led the Broncs to three top-10 tournament finishes in 2005 after the squad posted three top-five finishes in his initial season as a coach in 2004. In 2004, the Broncs placed fourth place at the National

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Rice Coaching StaffMinority Golf Championships in Port St. Lucie, Fla., which included posting a season-low team score of 890. UTPA shot 294 in the first and second rounds of the tournament - its second lowest single-round score of the season. With a veteran squad under his guidance, Scott watched as senior Rudy Celedon was named the Co-Independent Golfer of the Year, a first for the UTPA men’s program. Before becoming the head coach at UTPA, Scott had been competing on the Canadian Tour, earning his tour card in 2000. His best career finish was a tie for 14th at the 2002 Texas Challenge in Austin, Texas, with rounds of 72-73-69-67=281 (-7). However, his career highlight may have come a few weeks later when he fired a career-low eight-under par 64, in Scottsdale, Ariz. That round included a front nine course-record score of 29. Scott also competed on several oth-er tours, including the New England Pro Tour, Zero Tour, TearDrop Tour and North Atlantic Tour. A still competitive golfer, Scott, in the summer of 2006, qualified for sectionals for the U.S. Open. While still competing on the Ca-nadian Tour, Scott began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant coach at both Pinecrest High School in Southern Pines, N.C., and West Pine Middle School in Pinehurst, N.C. He also represented the Pinehurst Resort and Country Club as its touring professional. He instructed clinics and camps at the Pinehurst Company’s Golf Advantage Schools. He placed among the top 20 in half of his collegiate events, including two runner-up finishes in 1993 and 1994 Co-lumbia Lakes Invitational. Scott qualified for four USGA Cham-pionships during his career. He made it to match play at the United State Ama-teur Public Links Championships in 1994, 1995 and 1996. He also qualified for the 1996 United States Amateur in Oregon. In 1994, he was the co-medalist at the pres-tigious North and South Amateur and made it to the quarterfinals the following year. A native of Pinehurst, N.C., Scott won his first golf tournament - the Scotch Meadows Junior Invitational - when he was eight years old. By the age of 10, he was playing in his first national level tournament - The Donald Ross Memorial Championship.

During his high school career, Scott won the North Carolina State High School championship while playing for Union Pines H.S. in Cameron, N.C. His winning score of 71-67=138 (six under) was five shots better than the second-place fin-ish and proved to be the lowest score in 20 years. At the completion of his senior season, he was named the North Carolina High School Golfer of the Year. In February of 2005, Scott was select-ed as a member of the inaugural five-per-son class for the Union Pines H.S. Athletic Hall of Fame. Scott is a member of the Golf Coach-es Association of America. Last fall he was named to the GCAA’s Coaches Congress. The Congress membership assists the GCAA national office in surveying mem-bers of their respective conferences re-guarding matters deemed of national im-portance as well as keeping represented coaches informed. Scott is also in his second year as a voting member of the GolfWorld/GCAA Coaches Poll. Last year he served as the South Central Region committee chair-man. The committee is responsible for nominations and voting for All-Region and All-America players and coaches.

noting scottFULL NAME: Andrew Charles ScottBORN: Sept. 19, 1974 in Laurinburg, N.C.HIGH SCHOOL: Union Pines High School; Cam-

eron, N.C., 1993.COLLEGE: Rice University, 1998COLLEGIATE PLAYING EXPERIENCE: Rice

University (1993-95, 1997-98); University of North Carolina (1995-96)

PROFESSIONAL PLAYING EXPERIENCE: Ca-nadian Tour (2000-2003) also played on the New England Pro Tour, Zero Tour, TearDrop Tour and North Atlantic Tour. Qualified for the U.S. Open Sectionals (2001, 2006).

COACHING EXPERIENCE: Head Coach, Univer-sity of Texas-Pan American (2003-05); Head Coach, Rice University (2005-Present).

accoMPlishMentsBelow are a list of accomplishments earned by Drew Scott and the student-athletes he has coached during his career.

uu u u 2 Individual Champions

uu u u 1 Independent Player of the Year

uu u u 5 All-Independent Team Selections

uu u u 1 All-Conference USA Selection (2nd Team)

uu u u 1 All-Tournament Team Player (Conference USA)

uu u u 1 All-Freshman Team Selection (Conference USA)

uu u u 2005-06 Conference USA Golf Scholar Athlete of the Year

uu u u 1 GCAA All-America Scholar

uu u u 1 CoSIDA Academic All-District VI Selection

uu u u GolfWorld/GCAA Coaches Poll Voting Member

uu u u Golf Coaches Association of America’s Coaches Congress

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Rice Coaching StaffA u s t i n B u r kAssistant CoachuSecond SeasonBaylor Universityu2004

Austin Burk is in his second season as assistant men’s golf coach at Rice University. Prior to coming to Rice, Burk served as the assistant men’s golf coach at Baylor University and helped lead Baylor to five, top-three finishes including a win at the Hootie at Bulls Bay. Baylor also made their 10th consecutive regional appearance during Burk’s tenure. While at Baylor, Burk won the 2001 Texas Collegiate Ama-teur, was a member of the 2001 Big XII Championship team and qualified for the Nationwide Tour Permian Basin Open. Following graduation, he competed on the Tight Lies and Grey Goose Tours. He was the head men’s and women’s golf coach at Van-guard Preparatory School in Waco in 2003, leading the men’s team to the state tournament.

Burk was a member of the Bears’ golf team from 2000-03 and earned his bachelor’s degree in education from Baylor in 2004. He has a daughter, Caroline. He is a member of the Golf Coaches Association of Amer-ica.

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2007-08 Rice ScorecardPlayer Rounds Strokes Low Avg. Three-Round Low, Tournament T20 T15 T10 T5 Wins Michael Buttacavoli 25 1852 67 74.08 218, Pacific Invitational - 2 - 1 - Christopher Brown 31 2300 69 74.19 211, Pacific Invitational 3 - 1 - - Michael Whitehead 31 2331 68 75.19 214, Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate 1 - - - - Kyle Kelley 19 1436 71 75.58 220, River Landing/C-USA 1 - - - - Zach Wilson 11 840 70 76.36 218, Pacific Invitational - - - - - Addison Awe 17 1338 71 78.71 232, Rice Inter./Border Olympics - - - - - Erik Petersen 1 79 79 79.00 - - - - - Bobby Thomure 12 950 72 79.17 235, C-USA Championship - - - - - Tim Pawul 14 1137 76 81.21 232, Pacific Invitational - - - - -

Purdue Midwest ShootoutKampen Course; West Lafayette, IndianaPar 72, 7465 Yards Sept. 8, 2007T28 Christopher Brown 76 (+4) T46 Michael Buttacavoli 78 (+6) T57 Erik Petersen 79 (+7) T63 Michael Whitehead 80 (+8) 85 Addison Awe 86 (+14)

Memphis IntercollegiateColonial Country Club; Cordova, TennesseePar 72, 7334 Yards Oct. 8-9, 2007T18 Christopher Brown 73-74—147 (+3) T34 Michael Buttacavoli 76-74—150 (+6) T56 Michael Whitehead 76-78—154 (+10) T61 Zach Wilson 82-73—155 (+11) T85 Tim Pawul 80-83—163 (+19)

Louisiana Tech/Squire Creek ClassicSquire Creek Country Club; Ruston, LouisianaPar 72, 7105 Yards Oct. 15-16, 2007T35 Michael Buttacavoli 77-73-71—221 (+5) T45 Christopher Brown 76-76-71—223 (+7) T50 Michael Whitehead 76-76-72—224 (+8) T88 Zach Wilson 81-75-80—236 (+20) 94 Tim Pawul 81-79-82—242 (+26)

Herb Wimberly IntercollegiateNew Mexico State Golf Club; Las Cruces, New MexicoPar 71, 7074 Yards Oct. 29-30, 2007T23 Michael Whitehead 76-70-68—214 (+1) T38 Christopher Brown 71-75-72—218 (+5) T80 Michael Buttacavoli 73-77-78—228 (+15) 87 Zach Wilson 72-78-81—231 (+18) 88 Tim Pawul 80-77-76—233 (+20)

Pacific InvitationalBrookside Country Club; Stockton, CaliforniaPar 72, 6720 Yards Nov. 5-7, 2007T20 Christopher Brown 69-73-69—211 (-5) T45 Michael Buttacavoli 71-75-72—218 (+2) T45 Zach Wilson 70-72-76—218 (+2) T65 Michael Whitehead 75-79-74—228 (+12) 68 Tim Pawul 78-77-77—232 (+16)

T1. Michigan 293 (+5); T1. Bowling Green 293 (+5); 3 Kent State 296 (+8); 4. Mis-souri 301 (+13); T5. Purdue 302 (+14); T5. Northern Illinois 302 (+14); 7. Murray State 304 (+16); 8. Eastern Illinois 305 (+17); 9. Arizona 306 (+18); 10. Loyola-Chi-cago 307 (+19); T11. Western Illinois 308 (+20); T11. SMU 308 (+20); 13. Rice 313 (+25); 14. Dayton 314 (+26); 15. George Mason 320 (+32); 16. IUPUI 32 (+33).

1. Mississippi 280-292=572 (-4); 2. Southern Miss 298-282=580 (+4); 3. Memphis 298-287=583 (+7); 4. Penn State 284-300=584 (+8); T5. Mississippi State 302-389=591 (+15); T5. Wisconsin 294-297=591 (+15); 7. Xavier 298-297=595 (+19); 8. South Alabama 296302=598 (+22); 9. Arkansas State 312-287=599 (+23); 10. Rice 305-299=604 (+28); 11. Louisiana-Lafayette 300-308=608 (+32); 12. South Florida 312-298=610 (+34); 13. Nebraska 304-307=611 (+35); T14. Tulsa 311-301=612 (+36); T14. Southeastern Louisiana 305-307=612 (+36.

1. Mississippi 282-292-286=860 (-4); 2. LSU 290-291-281=862 -2); 3. Louisiana Tech 298-283-282=863 -1); 4. Jacksonville St. 284-294-286=864 E); 5. Louisiana-Lafayette 292-287-286=865 (+1); 6. Arkansas St. 296-288-283=867 (+3); 7. Middle Tennessee 291-295-289=875 (+11); 8. College of Charleston 297-297-287=881 (+17); 9. UT Arlington 294-301-287=882 (+18); 10. New Orleans 298-299-286=883 (+19); 11. Sam Houston State 294-293-298=885 (+21); 12 Southern Miss 293-297-301=891 (+27); 13. Nevada 295-301-296=892 (+28); 14. UALR 305-292-298=898 (+34); 15. Nebraska 298-299-303=900 (+36); 16. Rice 310-300-294=904 (+40); 17. Louisiana-Monroe 307-309-290=906 (+42); 18. North Texas 304-306-297=907 (+43).

1. Texas Tech 274-283-274=831 (-21); 2. UT Arlington 282-278-275=835 (-17); T3. Nevada 274-292-278=844 (-8); T3. Kansas State 280-286-278=844 (-8); 5. Ball State 286-291-279=856 (+4); 6. Loyola Marymount 285-286-288=859 (+7); 7. Louisiana-Monroe 285-290-287=862 (+10); T8. New Mexico State 288-291-285=864 (+12); T8. Miami (Ohio) 292-284-288=864 (+12); 10. Cal Poly 287-286-293=866 (+14); 11. South Alabama 292-288-288=868 (+16); 12. Washington State 295-289-289=873 (+21); 13. Northern Colorado 292-289-302=883 (+31); 14. Rice 292-299-294=885 (+33); 15. Texas-El Paso 293-301-297=891 (+39); 16. Nebraska 296-307-298=901 (+49); 17. Towson University 310-295-311=916 (+64).

1. Charlotte 278-275-271=824 (-40); 2. Kansas State 273-274-279=826 (-38); 3. Marquette 275-286-275=836 (-28); 4. Oregon 279-279-279=837 -27); 5. Fresno State 280-280-283=843 (-21); T6. San Jose State 279-283-283=845 (-19); T6. UC Davis 278-278-289=845 (-19); 8. Ohio State 282-286-279=847 (-17); 9. UC Santa Barbara 285-279-290=854 (-10); 10. Brigham Young 282-286-290=858 (-6); 11. Pacific 287-280-293=860 (-4); 12. CSU-Northridge 284-290-287=861 (-3); 13. Rice 285-297-291=873 (+9); 14. Northern Colorado 289-291-303=883 (+19).

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Pat Hicks Thunderbird InvitationalSunbrook Golf Club; St. George UtahPar 72, 6781 Yards Feb. 11-12, 20082 Michael Buttacavoli 70-67—137 (-7) T25 Addison Awe 74-71—145 (+1) T34 Christopher Brown 75-71—146 (+2) T49 Kyle Kelley 75-73—148 (+4) T54 Michael Whitehead 75-74—149 (+5)

8th Rice Intercollegiate presented by SrixonWestwood Golf Club; Houston, TexasPar 72, 7184 Yards Feb. 18-19, 2008T12 Michael Buttacavoli 78-68-75—221 (+5) T27 Michael Whitehead 75-74-76—225 (+9) T32 Christopher Brown 75-75-78—228 (+12) T34 Kyle Kelley 76-78-75—229 (+13) T43 Addison Awe 73-81-78—232 (+16)

Cuthbert CupOsprey Point & Cougar Point Golf Clubs;Kiawah Island, South CarolinaPar 72, 6834 Yards/Park 72, 6757 Yards Feb. 24-25, 2008T10 Christopher Brown 72-72—144 (E) T16 Michael Buttacavoli 71-75—146 (+2) T30 Michael Whitehead 78-71—149 (+5) T41 Kyle Kelley 79-72—151 (+7) 50 Addison Awe 76-78—154 (+10)

Border OlympicsLaredo Country Club; Laredo, TexasPar 72, 7241 Yards Mar. 14-15, 2008T18 Christopher Brown 71-80-70—221 (+5) T29 Michael Buttacavoli 75-76-73—224 (+8) T42 Michael Whitehead 77-80-71—228 (+12) T50 Kyle Kelley 76-80-74—230 (+14) T58 Addison Awe 71-82-79—232 (+16)

Carter Plantation IntercollegiateCarter Plantation; Springfield, LouisianaPar 72, 7049 Yards Mar. 24-25, 2008T36 Christopher Brown 79-81-76—236 (+20) T44 Kyle Kelley 80-80-78—238 (+22) T44 Addison Awe 82-75-81—238 (+22) T44 Michael Whitehead 78-82-78—238 (+22) T60 Bobby Thomure 75-86-81—242 (+26)

River Landing IntercollegiateRiver Landing; Wallace, North CarolinaPar 72, 6924 Yards April 11-13, 2008T30 Kyle Kelley 76-73-71—220 (+4) T40 Michael Whitehead 76-73-73—222 (+6) T40 Christopher Brown 71-75-76—222 (+6) T66 Michael Buttacavoli 77-79-73—229 (+13) T80 Bobby Thomure 79-78-80—237 (+21)

Conference USA ChampionshipTexarkana Country Club; Texarkana, ArkansasPar 72, 6935 Yards April 20-22, 2008T17 Michael Whitehead 74-74-72—220 (+4) T17 Kyle Kelley 73-74-73—220 (+4) T47 Christopher Brown 74-75-79—228 (+12) 53 Bobby Thomure 72-76-87—235 (+19) 55 Addison Awe 79-86-86—251 (+35)

1. Kentucky 282-280=562 (-14); 2. Louisiana-Monroe 278-286=264 (-12); 3. Den-ver 287-283=570 (-6); 4. Oral Roberts 290-284=574 (-2); 5. Utah 290-285=575 (-1); 6. Rice 294-282=576 (E); 7. UC Riverside 287-290=577 (+1); 8. Cambell 287-291=578 (+2); 9. BYU 293-286=579 (+3); 10. Southern Utah 290-291=581 (+5); 11. Missouri-Kansas City 297-289=586 (+10); 12. Weber State 298-299=597 (+21); 13. Grand Canyon 314-286=600 (+24); 14. Dixie State CC 295-309=604 (+28); 15. Utah Valley State 314-294=608 (+32); 16. Utah State 309-308=617 (+41); 17. Ida-ho State 307-312=619 (+43); 18. Centenary College 312-314=626 (+50).

1. Baylor 282-299-297=878 (+14); 2. UC Davis 299-292-298=880 (+16); 3. Pa-cific 296-301-287=884 (+20); 4. Memphis 286-298-303=887 (+23); 5. College of Charleston 302-295-296=893 (+29); 6. Southern Utah 303-300-291=894 (+30); 7. Louisiana Tech 310-290-296=896 (+32); 8. Rice 299-295-304=898 (+34); 9. Wil-liam and Mary 303-301-297=901 (+37); 10. Wintrhop 308-295-302=905 (+41); 11. Nebraska 318-311-307=936 (+72); 12. Texas Southern 315-317-316=948 (+84).

1. UNC Wilmington 293-286=579 (+3); 2. Washington State 292-287=579 (+3); 3. College of Charleston 295-285=580 (+4), 4. Maryland 296-285=581 (+5); 5. Richmond 292-290=582 (+6); 6. Western Carolina 292-293=585 (+9); 7. Rice 297-290=587 (+11); 8. Charleston Southern 305-287=592 (+16); 9. Appalachian State 307-295=602 (+26); 10. William & Mary 305-299=604 (+28); 11. Missouri State 307-299=606 (+30); 12. Cincinnati 312-306=618 (+42).

1. Arkansas 295-281-291=867 (+3); 2. Lamar 292-291-928=872 (+8); 3. South Car-olina-Aiken 295-285-301=881 (+17); T4. UT-Arlington 291-305-286=882 (+18); T4. Baylor 299-287-296=882 (+18); 6. New Mexico State 292-291-300=883 (+19); 7. Houston 288-292-309=889 (+25); 8. North Texas 303-285-307=895 (+31); 9. Rice 293-316-288=897 (+33); 10. Washington State 289-297-312=898 (+34); 11. Lou-isiana-Lafayette 309-298-292=899 (+35); 12. Texas State 304-301-301=906 (+42); 13. Texas-El Paso 298-298-314=910 (+46); 14. Wyoming 310-307-313=930 (+66).

1. Middle Tennessee St. 300-286-295=881 (+17); 2. Marquette 298-303-306=907 (+43); 3. Louisiana-Lafayette 305-308-297=910 (+46); 4. Jacksonville State 313-297-306=916 (+52); T5. Southeastern Louisiana 303-307-310=920 (+56); T5. Lou-isiana-Monroe 311-301-308=920 (+56); T7. New Orleans 306-316-300=922 (+58); T7. St. John ‘s 320-301-301=922 (+58); 9. Arkansas State 312-311-312=935 (+71) ; 10. Texas-San Antonio 306-314-322=942 (+78); T11. Rice 312-318-313=943 (+79); T11. Louisiana Tech 321-320-302=943 (+79); 13. Troy 315-324-305=944 (+80); 14. Belmont 309-317-325=951 (+87); 15. Nicholls State 320-316-328=964 (+100).

1. Duke 284-290-277=851 (-13); 2. North Carolina State 288-286-286=860 (-4); 3. Memphis 292-290-282=864 (E); 4. Wake Forest 287-294-287=868 (+4); 5. Florida State 284-299-287=870 (+6); 6. North Carolina 297-297-283=877 (+13); 7. Virginia 298-299-282=879 (+15); 8. Kansas 299-294-288=881 (+17); 9. East Carolina 294-298-291=883 (+19); 10. Maryland 286-307-294=887 (+23); 11. Rice 300-299-293=892 (+28); 12. Tulsa 296-302-295=893 (+29); 13. Houston 299-309-296 (+40); 14. Liberty 300-313-294=907 (+43); 15. Navy 303-309-298=910 (+15).

1. UAB 283-291-283=857 (-7); 2. Southern Mississippi 286-288-292=866 (+2); 3. Memphis 277-291-300=868 (+4); 4. SMU 295-286-292=873 (+9); 5. Tulsa 291-297-288=876 (+12); 6. Houston 282-290-305=877 (+13); 7. East Carolina 289-300-290=879 (+15); 8. UTEP 297-294-294=885 (+21); 9. UCF 287-302-299=888 (+24); 10. Marshall 307-292-300=899 (+35); 11. Rice 293-299-310=902 (+38).

T50 IBobby Thomure 77-82-77—236 (+20) 61 ITim Pawul 90-82-95—267 (+51) I = Denotes Playing as Individual.

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2008 Rice Fall ScorecardPlayer Rounds Strokes Low Avg. Three-Round Low, Tournament T20 T15 T10 T5 Wins Michael Buttacavoli 11 810 67 73.64 210, Pacific Invitational 1 - - 1 - Christopher Brown 11 825 71 75.00 215, Pacific Invitational - 1 - - - Kyle Kelley 9 682 72 75.78 220, Pacific Invitational - - - - - Michael Whitehead 14 1062 69 75.86 221, Pacific Invitational 1 - - - - Erik Petersen 5 380 73 76.00 230, The Prestige at PGA West - - - - - Erik Mayer 3 229 76 76.33 229, Kansas Invitational - - - - - Robert Burrow 14 1073 71 76.64 220, Kansas Invitational - 1 - - - Benjamin Thorseth 3 245 80 81.67 245, The Prestige at PGA West - - - - -

San Francisco InvitationalOlympic Club; San FranciscoPar 71, 6833 Yards (R1-2)/6855 Yards (R-3) Sept. 8-9, 2008T42 Michael Whitehead 77-76-72–225 (+12) T42 Michael Buttacavoli 72-74-79–225 (+12) T63 Kyle Kelley 77-78-76–231 (+18) T67 Christopher Brown 77-79-77–233 (+20) 70 Robert Burrow 82-76-76–234 (+21)

Kansas Men’s InvitationalAlvamar Country Club; Lawrence, Kan.Par 72, 7058 Yards Sept. 16-17, 2008T12 Robert Burrow 73-71-76–220 (+4) T18 Michael Buttacavoli 77-74-71–222 (+6) T51 Erik Mayer 76-77-76–229 (+13) T56 Michael Whitehead 79-78-74–231 (+15) T56 Kyle Kelley 77-73-81–231 (+15)

Memphis IntercollegiateColonial Country Club; Cordova, Tenn.Par 72, 7259 Yards Oct. 6-7, 2008T20 Michael Whitehead 78-71—149 (+5) T27 Erik Petersen 73-77—150 (+6) T27 Christopher Brown 77-73—150 (+6) T44 Michael Buttacavoli 76-77—153 (+9) T77 Robert Burrow 83-78—161 (+17)

The Prestige at PGA WestGreg Norman Course; La Quinta, Calif.Par 72, 7,156 Yards Oct. 13-14, 2008T30 Christopher Brown 80-74-73—227 (+11) T49 Erik Petersen 78-79-73—230 (+14) T71 Robert Burrow 81-75-78—234 (+18) T76 Michael Whitehead 84-74-78—236 (+20) 82 Benjamin Thorseth 83-80-82—245 (+29)

Pacific InvitationalBrookside Country Club; Stockton, CaliforniaPar 71, 6757 Yards Nov. 3-5, 2008T2 Michael Buttacavoli 70-67-73—210 (-3) T14 Christopher Brown 72-71-72—215 (+2) T30 Kyle Kelley 75-73-72—220 (+7) T34 Michael Whitehead 69-76-76—221 (+8) T48 Robert Burrow 72-72-80—224 (+11)

1. California 287-281-293=861 (+9), 2. Colorado 294-289-286=869 (+17), 3. UAB 288-291-294=873 (+21), 4. Xavier 293-289-294=876 (+24), T5. Oregon State 298-294-285=877 (+25), T5. San Deigo 296-288-293=877 (+25), 7. Nevada 294-299-285=878 (+26), 8. San Francisco (#1) 291-297-294=882 (+30), 9. Wisconsin 302-295-286=883 (+31), 10. Notre Dame 298-299-292=889 (+37), 11. San Fran-cisco (#2) 302-295-294=891 (+39), 12. Santa Clara 302-300-298=900 (+48), 13. St. Mary’s 296-298-308=902 (+50), 14. Rice 303-304-301=908 (+56), 15. Hartford 301-306-305=912 (+60).

1. UC Davis 290-290-285=865 (+1), 2. TCU 294-286-293=873 (+9), 3. Kansas 297-287-298=882 (+18), 4. South Dakota State 292-287-305=884 (+20), 5. Oklahoma City U. 301-293-294=888 (+24), 6. Louisiana-Lafayette 295-297-297=889 (+25), 7. Illinois State 304-288-302=894 (+30), T8. Rice 303-295-297=895 (+31), T8. Nebraska 298-295-302=895 (+31), 10. North Texas 297-300-303=900 (+36), 11. Western Kentucky 304-298-302=904 (+40), 12. UMKC 298-304-303=905 (+37), 13. Cleveland State 309-299-302=910 (+42), 14. Northern Iowa 312-294-313=919 (+51), 15. Evansville 314-306-316=936 (+68), 16. South Dakota U. 333-319-317=969 (+101).

1. Ohio State 299-289=588 (+12), 2. Memphis 299-292=591 (+15), 3. Mississip-pi State 301-293=594 (+18), 4. Louisville 301-296=597 (+21), 5. Maryland 300-299=599 (+23), T6. Xavier 298-302=600 (+24), T6. South Alabama 301-299=600 (+24), T8. Mississippi 299-302=601 (+25), T8. Arkansas State 302-299=601 (+25), 10. Rice 304-298=602 (+26), 11. Wisconsin 309-301=610 (+34), 12. Louisiana-Lafayette 309-303=612 (+36), T13. Arkansas-Little Rock 309-304=613 (+37), T13. Southern Mississippi 306-307=613 (+37), 15. Louisiana Tech 314-302=616 (+40), 16. South Florida 308-317=625 (+49).Tuesday’s Final Round Rained Out.

1. TCU 294-289-278=861 (-3), 2. UC Davis 306-280-285=871 (+7), 3. Stanford 297-292-290=879 (+15), 4. UCF 303-295-2984=882 (+18), 5. Washington 310-303-276=889 (+25), 6. Pepperdine 300-298-298=896 (+32), 7. California 312-293-292=897 (+33), T8. Northwestern 308-298-294=900 (+36), T8 Michigan State 327-290-283=900 (+36), 10. Notre Dame 307-301-293=901 (+37), 11. Colorado 306-303-296=905 (+41), 12. Michigan 310-292-306=908 (+44), 13. Kentucky 309-310-291=910 (+46), 14. Florida Southern 302-315-295=912 (+48), 15. Pacific 317-305-299=921 (+57), 16. Rice 322-302-302=926 (+62).

1. Kansas State 285-286-282=853 (+1), 2. UC Davis 290-286-280=856 (+4), T3. Rice 283-283-293=859 (+7), T3. Fresno State 279-292-288=859 (+7), 5. Oregon 284-286-293=863 (+11), 6. BYU 285-288-292=865 (+13), 7. Cal State Northridge 287-288-292=867 (+15), T8. UC-Santa Barbara 292-296-285=873 (+21), T8. Pacific 290-292-291=873 (+21), T8. Marquette 292-288-293=873 (+21), 11. Sacramento State 287-299-293=879 (+27), 12. UTSA 297-302-292=891 (+39).

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The Rice Intercollegiate The Rice Intercollegiate presented by Srix-on has become one of the most popular tourna-ments in the region. With mild winters, Houston is a near-perfect location to start the spring sea-son of college golf. The Ninth Annual Rice Intercollegiate is slated for Feb. 16-17 at Westwood Golf Club. Westwood Golf Club, located just minutes from the Rice University campus in Southwest Hous-ton, is the home course of the Owls and will play host to the Rice Intercollegiate for the third straight year. Westwood Golf Club, originally founded in 1928 as Westwood Country Club, has the dis-tinction of being the second oldest Private Golf Club in Houston on its original site. Westwood underwent major renovations beginning in 2002 and reopened for play in May of 2004 after a redesign by noted golf architect Keith Foster. Hardwood oaks, lakes and a natural ravine help shape and define the fairways and greens. The style of the course is reminiscent of many of the great courses constructed in the early 20th century — simple clean and classic. Baylor won the 2008 Rice Intercollegiate with a three-round score of 878. The Bears fin-ished two strokes ahead of runner-up UC Davis. Louisiana Tech’s Amrith de Soysa captured medalist honors with a one-over par, three-round 217 score. Beginning play on the 10th hole, de Soysa began play with back-to-back birdies. He would make the turn to No. 1 at three-under par. On Westwood’s front nine, de Soysa gave ground including a bogey at the par three, eighth hole before dropping a par putt at nine. Rice posted an eighth-place finish in the 2008 tournament.

tournament history

The first two Rice Intercollegiates were held just outside Houston at Meadowbrook Farms in Katy. The inaugural event was won by Kansas which never relinquished a first-round lead. In-dividual honors went to Codie Mudd of Missis-sippi State who finished with a 212 over three rounds. Mudd was back to defend his crown in 2002 but wasn’t part of what proved to be a dramatic shootout for individual honors. In the highlight of Year Two, Baylor’s Adam Meyer and Tennes-see’s David Skinns fired final round scores of 65 and 67, respectively, to tie for the individual lead (213, 3) after 54 holes. Meyer then defeated Skinns on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff (par-birdie vs. par-par) to claim first place.

Ninth-ranked Tennessee claimed the team title with a two-under par 862. In 2003, Northwestern won with an 865. The Wildcats’ Scott Harrington claimed first place with a three-round record low of 209 (-7). The 2004 Rice Intercollegiate was played at BlackHorse Golf Club in Cypress and was won by Texas-San Antonio with an 895 score. Barrett Jarosch of Denver won the 2004 event at -1 (71-72-72=215). The 2005 event was held at Wildcat Golf Club. Only two rounds were completed as rain cancelled the second round. North Texas (299-285-584) won the weather-shortened event by one stroke over Memphis (300-285=585). UNT’s Anthony Broussard captured first place at -3 (71-70=141). The 2006 tournament moved to Willowisp Country Club and the team title was claimed by Santa Clara. Colorado State’s Derek Whiting won a four-way playoff on the third hole to capture individual honors. Sam Houston State captured the 2007 tour-nament title, outpacing Southland Conference rival Southeastern Louisiana which finished five strokes back. Playing as an individual, SLU’s Aaron O’Callaghan shot a final round 69 to fin-ish with a 217 to force a playoff with College of Charleston’s Harrison Moore. Moore sank a 20-foot birdie putt in the playoff but O’Callaghan countered by sinking a 12-foot eagle putt to clinch the title.

individual recordsLowest Three-Round Total1 209, Scott Harrington, Northwestern (2003) 2 210, Chris Happ, Missouri (2003) 3 212, Codie Mudd, Mississippi State (2001) 4 213, Adam Meyer, Baylor (2002) 213, David Skinns, Tennnessee (2002)

Lowest First Round1 66, Codie Mudd, Mississippi State (2001) 2 67, Colton Williams, Baylor (2008) 3 68, Andy Stewart, Kansas (2001) 68, Chris Marshall, Kansas (2001) 68, Scott Harrington, Kansas (2003)

Lowest Second Round1 68, Six Times. Last: 68, Michael Buttacavoli, Rice (2008)

Lowest Third Round1 65, Adam Meyer, Baylor (2002) 2 67, David Skinns, Tennessee (2002) 3 68, Will Doughtie, Baylor (2002) 68, Weston Bingham, North Texas (2002) 68, Kellen Maurer, Mississippi State (2002) 68, T.J. Bordeaux, Pacific (2008) 68, Kelly Manders, Winthrop (2008)

chaMPionshiPsteaM chaMPions2001 Kansas 2002 Tennessee 2003 Northwestern 2004 Texas-San Antonio 2005 North Texas 2006 Santa Clara 2007 Sam Houston State 2008 Baylor

individual chaMPionshiPs2001 Codie Mudd 66-72-74=212 (-4) Mississippi State 2002 ^Adam Meyer 71-77-65=213 (-3) Baylor 2003 Scott Harrington 68-68-73=209 (-7) Northwestern 2004 Barrett Jarosch 71-72-72=215 (-1) Denver 2005 Anthony Broussard 71-70=141 (-3) North Texas 2006 ^Derek Whiting 72-77-70=219 (+9) Colorado State 2007 ^Aaron O’Callaghan 71-77-69=217 (+1) Southeastern Louisiana 2008 Amrith de Soysa 74-71-72=217 (+1) Louisiana Tech

^ Individual championship won in a playoff.

teaM recordsLowest Three-Round Total1 861, Kansas (2001) 2 862, Tennessee (2002) 3 865, Northwestern (2003) 4 873, Mississippi State (2001) 5 875, Baylor (2002)

Lowest First Round1 282, Kansas (2001) 2 283, Mississippi State (2001) 3 288, Texas Tech (2001) 4 290, Lamar (2001)

Lowest Second Round1 280, Northwestern (2003) 2 285, North Texas (2005) 285, Memphis (2005) 4 288, Baylor (2001) 5 289, Kansas (2001) 289, Santa Clara (2006)

Lowest Third Round1 279, Baylor (2002) 2 281, Tennessee (2002) 3 287, Texas Stae (2002) 287, North Texas (2002) 287, Pacific (2008)

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Conference Finishes & Individual Honorsrice league Finishes

southwest ConferenCe Championship (sinCe 1948)1948 6th SWC 1949 7th SWC 1950 4th SWC 1951 5th SWC 1952 3rd SWC 1953 7th SWC 1954 7th SWC 1955 4th SWC 1956 6th SWC 1957 6th SWC 1958 8th SWC 1959 8th SWC 1960 8th SWC 1961 8th SWC 1962 8th SWC 1963 8th SWC 1964 9th SWC 1965 8th SWC 1966 4th SWC 1967 8th SWC 1968 8th SWC 1969 8th SWC 1970 8th SWC 1971 6th SWC 1972 8th SWC 1973 9th SWC 1974 8th SWC 1975 5th SWC 1976 6th SWC 1977 7th SWC 1978 8th SWC 1980 8th SWC 1979 8th SWC 1981 3rd SWC 1982 4th SWC 1983 8th SWC 1984 8th SWC 1985 9th SWC 1986 7th SWC 1987 6th SWC 1988 6th SWC 1989 5th SWC 1990 9th SWC 1991 4th SWC 1992 5th SWC 1993 6th SWC 1994 7th SWC 1995 6th SWC 1996 6th SWC

western athletiC ConferenCe Championship1997 14th WAC 1998 11th WAC 1999 15th WAC 2000 7th WAC 2001 9th WAC 2002 9th WAC 2003 6th WAC 2004 9th WAC 2005 6th WAC

ConferenCe usaChampionship2006 7th C-USA 2007 11th C-USA 2008 11th C-USA

southwest ConferenCeteam Championship1929 1930 1939

swC team runnerup1935 1936

swC medalists1930 Joe Greenwood 1939 Ed Letscher 1950 Buddy Weaver 1951 Buddy Weaver 1955 John Garrett 1989 Mark Pfingston

all-southwest ConferenCe (sinCe 1987)1987 Jon Christian 1990 Mark Pfingston 1991 Blake Johnson Jeff Makohon Brad McGuire 1992 Jeff Makohon James Hanse 1995 David Lawrence 1996 David Lawrence

all-ConferenCe usa(sinCe 2006)2006 Parker LaBarge, 2nd

BoB Quin award(Given to top male riCe athlete)1930 Joe Greenwood 1984 Danny Blonien 1988 Jon Christian

viCtor e. Cameron award(team mvp)1979 Jeff New 1980 Bud Ludwig 1981 Bud Ludwig 1982 Steve Hatridge 1983 Danny Blonien 1984 Danny Blonien 1985 Houston Martin 1986 Jon Christian 1987 Jon Christian 1988 Scott Gilreath 1989 Brad McGuire Mark Pfingston 1990 Mark Pfingston 1991 Jeff Makohon 1992 Jeff Makohon 1993 Jeff Makohon 1994 Drew Scott 1995 David Lawrence 1996 John Lawrence 1997 John Lawrence Tim Carlson 1998 C.W. Mallon Drew Scott 1999 C.W. Mallon 2000 Drew Conrad 2001 Scott Philips 2002 Ryan Morgan 2003 Scott Philips 2004 Scott Philips 2005 Frank Buttacavoli 2006 Parker LaBarge 2007 Kyle Kelley 2008 Christopher Brown nCaa all-ameriCa1955 John Garrett 1976 Barton Goodwin 1981 Bud Ludwig

nCaa individual runner-up1955 John Garrett 1976 Barton Goodwin

team Captains (sinCe 1984)1984-85 Terry Butler 1985-86 Houston Martin 1986-87 Jon Christian Houston Martin 1987-88 Scott Wagoner 1988-89 Scott Gilreath 1989-90 No captain 1990-91 No captain 1991-92 James Hanse 1992-93 Jeff Makohon 1993-94 Matt Williamson 1994-95 Matt Williamson 1995-96 David Lawrence 1996-97 Tim Carlson John Lawrence 1997-98 Kalani Kiaaina 1998-99 Andy Rapp 1999-00 No captain 2000-01 No captain 2001-02 No captain 2002-03 Ryan Morgan 2003-04 Scott Philips 2004-05 Matt Toohey 2005-06 Parker LaBarge 2006-07 Heon Young Lee 2007-08 Kyle Kelley 2008-09 Kyle Kelley

Golfers in theriCe athletiCs hall of fame1973 Buddy Weaver 1948-511974 King Hill 1954-561981 Joe Greenwood 1926-301982 John Garrett 1954-571983 Gary Reist 1967-711991 Barton Goodwin 1974-781994 Ed Letscher 1935-39

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Endowed Scholarshipslester Bendix memorialsCholarship fund1993-94 Matt Williamson 1994-95 Matt Williamson 1995-96 Kalani Kiaaina 1996-97 Kalani Kiaaina 1997-98 Kalani Kiaaina 1998-99 J.R. Zatarain 1999-00 Bradley Lane 2000-01 Lyall Rowan 2001-02 Lyall Rowan 2002-03 Ryan Morgan 2003-04 Ryan Morgan 2004-05 Addison Awe 2005-06 Addison Awe 2006-07 Addison Awe 2007-08 Addison Awe 2008-09 Erik Mayer

Jimmy BurkesCholarship1991-92 James Hanse 1992-93 Chris Brauner 1993-94 Trevor Randolph 1994-95 Trevor Randolph 1995-96 Tim Carlson 1996-97 Tim Carlson 1997-98 Drew Scott 1998-99 Bradley Lane 1999-00 C.W. Mallon 2001-02 Winn Smith Scott Philips 2002-03 Winn Smith Scott Philips 2003-04 Winn Smith 2004-05 Matthew Toohey 2005-06 Kyle Kelley Jeff Krakowiak 2006-07 Kyle Kelley Jeff Krakowiak 2007-08 Michael Buttacavoli Christopher Brown 2008-09 Michael Buttacavoli Christopher Brown

James CastañedaGolf sCholarship endowment fund2002-03 Winn Smith 2003-04 Winn Smith 2004-05 Frank Buttacavoli 2005-06 Parker LaBarge 2006-07 Michael Buttacavoli 2007-08 Michael Buttacavoli 2008-09 Michael Buttacavoli

Ernie L. DannerGolf Scholarship2005-06 Erik Petersen 2006-07 Erik Petersen 2007-08 Erik Petersen 2008-09 Erik Petersen

Tom J. Fatjo, Jr.Golf Scholarship2000-01 Ryan Morgan 2001-02 Ryan Morgan 2002-03 Ryan Morgan 2003-04 Ryan Morgan 2004-05 Jeff Krakowiak 2005-06 Jeff Krakowiak 2006-07 Jeff Krakowiak 2007-08 Bobby Thomure 2008-09 Benjamin Thorseth

Susanne andMelbern GlasscockGolf Scholarship2003-04 Parker LaBarge 2004-05 Parker LaBarge 2005-06 Parker LaBarge 2006-07 Zach Wilson 2007-08 Zach Wilson 2008-09 Robert Burrow

Lawrence A. HamiltonGolf Scholarship1995-96 John Lawrence 1996-97 John Lawrence 1997-98 Jason Stevens 1998-99 Jason Stevens 1999-00 Lyall Rowan 2001-02 Lyall Rowan 2002-03 Lyall Rowan 2003-04 Heon Young Lee 2004-05 Heon Young Lee 2005-06 Kyle Kelley 2006-07 Kyle Kelley 2007-08 Kyle Kelley 2008-09 Kyle Kelley

Lawrence A. HamiltonScholarship2000-01 Frederik Dejaeghere 2001-02 Matthew Toohey 2002-03 Matthew Toohey 2004-05 Bobby Thomure 2005-06 Kaz Hoffman 2006-07 Kaz Hoffman 2007-08 Kyle Kelley 2008-09 Kyle Kelley

Claude HarmonScholarship Fund1996-97 Jim Duke 1997-98 Frederik Dejaeghere 1998-99 Frederik Dejaeghere 1999-00 Frederik Dejaeghere 2000-01 Chris Connolly 2001-02 Frank Buttacavoli 2002-03 Frank Buttacavoli 2003-04 Frank Buttacavoli 2004-05 Frank Buttacavoli 2005-06 Heon Young Lee 2006-07 Heon Young Lee 2007-08 Tim Pawul 2008-09 Tim Pawul

Michael Scott LongpréGolf Scholarship2005-06 Addison Awe 2006-07 Addison Awe 2007-08 Addison Awe 2008-09 Tommy Mitchell

Leigh H. MastersonScholarship Fund1991-92 Jeff Makohon 1992-93 Jeff Makohon 1993-94 David Lawrence 1994-95 David Lawrence 1995-96 David Lawrence 1996-97 Andy Rapp 1997-98 Andy Rapp 1998-99 Andy Rapp 1999-00 Chris Connolly 2000-01 Bradley Lane 2001-02 Bradley Lane 2002-03 Bradley Lane 2003-04 Scott Philips 2004-05 Parker LaBarge 2005-06 Parker LaBarge 2006-07 Addison Awe 2007-08 Erik Petersen 2008-09 Erik Petersen

John PlumbleyScholarship1993-94 Travis Hancuff 1994-95 Drew Scott 1995-96 Jim Duke 2007-08 Addison Awe

The Mark ScullyGolf Scholarship2001-02 Eddie Rowe 2002-03 Eddie Rowe 2003-04 Eddie Rowe 2004-05 Eddie Rowe 2005-06 Kaz Hoffman 2006-07 Kaz Hoffman 2007-08 Michael Whitehead 2008-09 Michael Whitehead

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Rice LetterwinnersA A A A A

D.L. Adrian 1944-45 1945Alan Ahrens 1969-73 1970, 1972-73Harry Albaugh 1939-40Reuben R. Albaugh 1928-32 1929-30; Captain, 1931-32Andrew Allen 1966-69 1967-69Carl V. Anderson 1960-1964 1961, 1963-64David R. Anderson 1964-65Eddie Anderson 1969-1971Dan Andersson 1993-95 1994-1995; GCAA All-America Scholar, 1994Forest Lee Andrews 1928-30 1929; Captain, 1929-30Kennenth Arthur 1938-41 1941Leonard L. Attwell, Jr. 1945-46Addison Awe 2004-08 2005-2008

B B B B BCarroll Baird 1946-50 1948-50Malcolm Baker 1926-28Edmund C. Barnum 1972-73Joseph G. Barolak 1973-74 1974William Barton 1931-35 1932-33; Captain, 1934-35Frank B. Bassett 1953-56 1954-56Mitch Benjamin 1986-90 1988, 1990Tom Blake 1928-30 1929-30Daniel T. Blonien 1980-84 1981-82; Captain, 1983-84; Bob Quin Award, 1984Mark Bockeloh 1976-77James H. Branard, Jr. 1926-27Chris Brauner 1990-93 1992-93; GCAA All-America Scholar, 1992-93LaRay Breshers 1972-73 1973Christopher Brown 2006- 2007-08Laurence Bryson 1952-53 1953Tad M. Buchanan 1977-79 1978-79Dean Burke 2004-05Thomas R. Burke 1944-47 1945-47; SWC Runner-up, 1945, 1946Terry Butler 1981-86 1982-86; Captain, 1984-85Robert Burrow 2008-Michael Buttacavoli 2006- 2007-08Frank Buttacavoli 2001-05 2002-05; GCAA All-America Scholar, 2005Bob Byrnes 1926-27 1927; SWC Runner-up, 1927

C C C C CFrank Caldwell 1952-53Arthur F. Calhoun 1960-62 1961Max Campbell 1935-36Ernest Carlson 1946-50 1948-50Tim Carlson 1992-97 1994-97; Co-Captain, 1996-97; GCAA All-America Scholar, 1995, 1997Tom Carlson 1995-99 1997-98Alva Carlton 1946-48Paul Chamberlain 1963-67 1964, 1967Charles Chrisman 1969-70Jon Christian 1985-87 1986-87; Co-Captain, 1986-87; GCAA All-America Scholar, 1987; All-SWC, 1987John Clarke 1938-39John Clarke 1966-70 1967-70Harold J. Cohn 1926-29 1929J.F. Cole 1929-32 1930-32Brett Coleman 1980-81Howard W. Collins 1935-37 1936Chris Connolly 1996-2001 1998-2001Drew Conrad 1996-2000 1997-2000Gary Conway 1970-72 1971-72

Lawrence L. Cram 1966-67Jeff Cranford 1984-86 1985-86Jack Creel 1960-64 1961, 1963-64Harry U. Crissman 1938-41 1939; Captain, 1940-41James W. Crownover 1962-63

D D D D DErnie L. Danner 1972-76 1973-76Robert C. Dayton 1940-42 1942Jim Deal 1940-42 1941-42Phillip E. Deck 1954-55 1955Frederik Dejaeghere 1997-2001 1998-2001Jaime Diaque 1974-77 1975-77John Henry Diesel 1979-80Matt DiTeresa 1988-93 1991-93Andy Drescher 1990-94Tom C. Driscoll 1954-58 1956-58Jim Duke 1992-97 1994, 1996-97J.E. Dunigan 1953-58 1958

E E E E ESam Elliott 1975-77 1976-77Henry W. English, Jr. 1972-73Phillip Ezell 1947-49 1948-49

F F F F FTom J. Fatjo, Jr. 1958-60 1959-60King Faulkner 1980-85 1983-85Joe Finger 1936-39 1937-38; Co-Captain, 1939Don Fizer 1960-63 1961-63Arthur Folsom, Jr. 1965-69 1969

G G G G GJohn J. Garrett 1954-57 1955-57; SWC Co-Champion, 1955; NCAA Runner-up, 1955; All-America, 1955Mike Gardner 1987-88C. Tyrill Garth 1946-47 1947Barton B. Gillman 1958-61 1961Scott Gilreath 1986-91 1987-88, 1990-91; Captain, 1988-89R.M. (Bob) Glover 1935-38 1936-37; Captain, 1938Brooks Godfrey 1956-59 1958-59Stephen R. Goetzmann 1982-84 1983-84Barton Goodwin 1974-78 1975-78; NCAA Runner-up, 1976; All-America, 1976Greg Gordon 1996-99 1998Joe Goswitz 1986-89 1988Glen G. Gray 1962-63James Greenwood 1926-27 1927; Captain, 1927Joe Greenwood 1926-30 1929-30, Bob Quin Award, 1930; SWC Champion, 1930

H H H H HJerome C. Hafter 1963-64 1964William B. Hamilton III 1963-64Travis Hancuff 1989-94 1992James Hanse 1987-92 1989-91; Captain, 1991-92; All-SWC, 1992Gregory W. Hardin 1966-67Steve Hatridge 1979-82 1980-82Mark Hendrix 1978-81 1979-81Corey Henegar 1997-98 1998S. King Hill 1954-56 1956Ross Hoff 1945-46Kaz Hoffman 2005-07 2006

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Rice LetterwinnersEveriff Holden 1935-36Powell Holly 1982-86 1986Jonathan Horowitz 1990-95 1994-95

I I I I ICarl Illig 1926-30 1929-30; Alumni Association Gold Medal for Distinguished Service, 1978

J J J J JDonald E. Jackson 1952-53 1953Theodore K. Jackson, III 1962-63 1963Meredith James 1941-42Stuart James 1977-78Palmer W. Jenkins 1963-66 1964-66Patrik Johansson 1991-93 1992-93Blake Johnson 1987-91 1988-89, 1991; All-SWC, 1991; GCAA All-America Scholar, 1989, 1991Mark Johnson 1970-75 1971-73, 1975Rex Jordan 1954-55Brandon Jung 2001-02 2002

K K K K KKyle Kelley 2005- 2006-08; Captain 2008-09David Kelvin 2002-04Kalani Kiaaina 1994-98 1995-98; Captain, 1997-98Dick Kincheloe 1941-43 1943Creston A. King, Jr. 1956-58 1957-58Stuart King 1973-74 1974Ian Knight 1982-83 1983Jeff Krakowiak 2004-07 2005-06Chris Kuehler 1965-69 1967-69

L L L L LParker LaBarge 2002-06 2003-06; Captain, 2005-06; All-C-USA, 2006; GCAA All-America Scholar, 2006Ken Lacey 1972-73Robert T. Ladd 1974-78 1975-78T.G. Lamkin 1958-62 1959-62William E. Landis 1955-58Bradley Lane 1999-03 2000-03Brad Lardon 1983-87 1984-87D.D. Larson 1958-62 1959-62Jeff Lawler 1974-75David Lawrence III 1991-96 1993-96; Captain, 1995-96; GCAA All-America Scholar, 1996John Lawrence 1992-97 1994-97; Co-Captain, 1996-97; GCAA All-America Scholar, 1996, 1997George W. Lederer 1935-36Heon Young Lee 2003-07 2005-07; Captain, 2007William S. Lee 1970-73 1971, 1973R.B. Leftwich 1963-67 1964-67Stanley Legro 1954-55C.E. (Ed) Letscher 1935-39 1936-38; Co-Captain, 1939; SWC Champion, 1939Allen Lewis 1942-43 1943Kenn Lichtenwalter 1983-87 1987Mike Longpré 1988-90 1989-90W.V. Lorimer 1935-36Bud Ludwig 1977-81 1978-81; All-America, 1981

M M M M MScott MacDonald 1977-78William S. Mackey 1940-41

Jeff Makohon 1988-93 1990-93; Captain, 1992-93; All-SWC, 1991- 92; GCAA All-America Scholar, 1991-92-93Wm. Lucius Maguire 1934-37 1935-37C.W. Mallon 1995- 99 1997-99; GCAA All-America Scholar, 1998-1999R.S. Marcom 1930-32 1931-32John Marshall 1935-36 1936Houston Martin 1983-87 1985-87; Captain, 1985-86; Co-Captain, 1986-97; GCAA All-America Scholar, 1986-87Leigh H. Masterson 1958-61 1959-61Erik Mayer 2008-Robert (Chip) Matthews 1966-69 1968-69Todd Mavis 1979-80 1980Charles McCarthy 1934-35 1935George M. McCarty 1930-34 1931-34B. Burke McGinty 1937-41Brad McGuire 1987-91 1988-91Marion C. Millender 1963-64 1964Tommy Mitchell 2008-Jack Mooney 1937-38Roy F. Moore 1944-46 1945-46Tom Moore 1983-85 1984-85William J. Moore 1958-62 1959, 1961-62Fred F. Morgan 1957-58Ryan Morgan 2000-04 2001-04; Captain, 2002-03; GCAA All-America Scholar, 2003, 2004Clinton F. Morse 1940-42 1942Bert A. Mueller 1933-34 1934

C.E. (Ed) Letscher was the 1939 Southwest Conference Champion , lead-ing the Owls to an SWC Team Championship

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Rice LetterwinnersNMarc Napier 1971-72Clark Nelson 1977-78James Nelson 1939-40Ralph Nemir 1930-34 1932-34Jeff D. New 1975-79 1976-79Ned Nolte 1958-59 1959

OJohn Orsak 1958-59 1959Mike Owen 1969-71 1970-71

PDavid Park 1982-83Jeff Parker 1964-66 1965-66Darin Patrizi 1983-84Tim Pawul 2007- 2008Erik Petersen 2005- 2006-08Mark Pfingston 1987-90 1988-90; SWC Champion, 1989; All-SWC, 1989-90Scott Philips 2000-04 2001-04; Captain 2003-04; GCAA All-America Scholar 2003, 2004Craig Phillips 1983-87 1984-85, 1987George F. Pierce, Jr. 1940-42 1941; Captain, 1941-42John Plumbley 1946-48 1948Jeff Plymell 1985-86J.L. Powell 1950-51

RTrevor Randolph 1991-95 1992-95Andy Rapp 1995-99 1996, 1998, 1999; Captain, 1998-99; GCAA All-America Scholar, 1999Claxton Rayzor 1942-43Ryan Reagan 1981-85 1982-85L.C. Reese 1945-46 1946Lawrence Reilly 1937-38 1938Gary Reist 1967-71 1968-71Jay Riviere 1953-55 1954-55Max Robson 1933-34 1934Alan Rosen 1988-91 1989-91; GCAA All-America Scholar, 1990, 1991Bill Ross 1967-70 1968-70Lyall Rowan 1998-03 2000-02Eddie Rowe 2001-05 2003-05 Jack Rowe 1943-47

SAdrian G. Schjetnan 1973-77 1974-77Drew Scott 1993-95 1994-95, 1998 1997-98 J.W. Scott 1944-45Johnny Scott 1970-72 1971-72Mark T. Scully 1975-77 1976-77Edward Seaman, Jr. 1938-39 1939Steele Sharpe 1986-89Frank C. Shelden 1945-47 1946Brett Shobe 1997-99 1998Gene R. Silver 1949-52 1950-52Thomas S. Simons 1942-43Neil Sivers 1968-71Dean Small 1952-54 1953-54Dan Smith 1927-28 1928; Captain, 1928;

SWC Runner-up, 1929Winn Smith 2000-04 2002-04David P. Snelling 1948-51 1950-51J. Harold Standish 1951-55 1952-55Ted Steed 1970-72 1971-72David B. Steele 1978-82 1979, 1981-82Jason Stevens 1994-99 1997-98W.E. Stobaugh 1950-52 1951-52Maurice Sullivan 1932-33 1933Stephen Swenson 1965-66

TStarke Taylor 1942-43 1943Bobby Thomure 2004-08 2007-08Ross Thornton 1985-87Benjamin Thorseth 2008-Matt Toohey 2001-05 2002-05; Captain, 2004-05; GCAA All-America Scholar, 2004David Townsend 1979-80 1980Peter Trick 1969-70Baylor Triplett 1963-65 1964-65

WJim Wagner 1978-82 1979-82Scott Wagoner 1984-88 1985-88; Captain, 1987-88John B. (Buddy) Weaver 1948-51 1949-51; SWC Champion, 1950,1951Mark E. Wehrle 1972-73 1973Dan Weisser 1988-89Gary Wendell 1969-71 1970-71Joe Whetsell 1951-52 1952Raleigh White 1932-35 1933; Captain, 1934-35Michael Whitehead 2007- 2008Tom Williams 1958-59 1959Matt Williamson 1990-95 1993-95; Captain, 1993-95Zach Wilson 2006-08 2007-08Denton B. Wise 1933-36 1934-35; Captain, 1935-36Jim Wiseman 1970-71Dale Wooddy 1945-46Phillip Woodhall 1965-66 1966Jack Word 1941-42James M. Wright 1969-71 1970

YTerry Yates 1966-67Ralph Young 1940-43 1943; Captain, 1942-43

ZAnthony Zarcaro 1983-88 1984, 1986, 1988Michael Zarcaro 1980-82 1981-82J.R. Zatarain 1998-99 1999

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GCAA All-America Scholars In 1984, the Golf Coaches Association of America established its academic All-America golf award. Selection requires a minimum cumulative grade point aver-age of 3.2 and a stroke average under 76.00 for golfers classified as juniors or seniors who have participated in at least 75 percent of his team’s tournaments during the season for which the award is given. In 1988, the prestigous honor was renamed the GCAA All-America Scholar Award. Through the first 23 years the award has been given, Rice University leads the nation with 17 student-athletes receiving the award a total of 28 times. In eight of the 24 years since the inception of the award, Rice has had two student-athletes named All-America Scholars in the same year and twice has had three selected (1991 and 2004).

Rice has had 10 student-athletes win the award in multiple seasons — Houston Martin (1986-87), Blake Johnson (1989, 1991), Alan Rosen (1990-91), Jeff Makobon (1991-93), Chris Brauners (1992-93), Tim Carlson (1995, 1997), John Lawrence (1996-97), C.W. Mallon (1998-99), Ryan Morgan (2003-04) and Scott Philips (2003-04). The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) is the pro-fessional association of men’s golf coaches. Established in 1958, the non-profit organization is dedicated to education, promot-ing and recognizing its members who participate in men’s golf at all levels. Through its established events and programs, the GCAA maintains a golf of increasing awareness and the status of men’s golf.

Houston Martin1986, 1987

Jon Christian1987

Blake Johnson1989, 1991

Alan Rosen1990, 1991

Jeff Makobon1991, 1992, 1993

Chris Brauner1992, 1993

Dan Andersson1994

Tim Carlson1995, 1997

David Lawrence1996

John Lawrence1996, 1997

C.W. Mallon1998, 1999

Andy Rapp1999

Ryan Morgan2003, 2004

Scott Philips2003, 2004

Matt Toohey2004

Frank Buttacavoli2005

Parker LaBarge2006

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Low 18-Hole Scores (Since 1985)1. Mark Pfingston 65 Morris Williams Intercollegiate, 1989 2. Chris Brauner 66 Harvey Penick Intercollegiate, 1992 Kyle Kelley 66 Fighting Irish Classic, 2006 Erik Petersen 66 Pacific Invitational, 2006 5. Houston Martin 67 International Invitational, 1986 Jon Christian 67 SWC Championship, 1987 James Hanse 67 Stanford Invitational, 1987 James Hanse 67 Tar Heel Intercollegiate, 1991 John Lawrence 67 Border Olympics, 1997 Tim Carlson 67 Louisiana Classics, 1997 Drew Conrad 67 Baylor Invitational, 1999 Scott Philips 67 UALR Intercollegiate, 2001 Kyle Kelley 67 Squire Creek Invitational, 2005 Michael Buttacavoli 67 Pat Hicks Thunderbird Inv., 2008 Michael Buttacavoli 67 Pacific Invitational, 2008 16. Brad Lardon 68 Bahama Princess Invitational, 1986 Scott Wagoner 68 Border Olympics, 1987 Mike Longpré 68 Columbia Lakes Invitational, 1989 Patrick Johansson 68 UCF Budget Classic, 1992 Jeff Makohon 68 SWC Championship, 1992 Dan Anderson 68 Yale Intercollegiate, 1993 David Lawrence 68 All-American Invitational, 1994 John Lawrence 68 NCAA Central Region, 1995 John Lawrence 68 John Burns Intercollegiate, 1997 Drew Conrad 68 John Burns Intercollegiate, 1998 Drew Conrad 68 Purina Challenge, 1999 Chris Connolly 68 Purina Classic, 2000 Bradley Lane 68 Purina Classic, 2000 Scott Philips 68 El Diablo Intercollegiate, 2001 Ryan Morgan 68 Colbert Intercollegiate, 2001 Matt Toohey 68 The Prestige, 2001 Bradley Lane 68 Mason Rudolph Collegiate, 2002 Ryan Morgan 68 WAC Championship, 2002 Scott Philips 68 Louisiana Classics, 2003 Matt Toohey 68 Roadrunner Classic, 2004 Winn Smith 68 Bearkat Invitational, 2004 Kaz Hoffman 68 Gene Miranda Invitational, 2005 Jeff Krakowiak 68 Louisiana Classics, 2006 Michael Whitehead 68 Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate, 2007 Michael Buttacavoli 68 Rice Intercollegiate, 2008 41. Jon Christian 69 SWC Championship, 1986 Brad McGuire 69 Woodlands Intercollegiate, 1987 Mike Longpré 69 NCAA Championship, 1990 Blake Johnson 69 Harvey Penick Intercollegiate, 1990 Blake Johnson 69 Border Olympics, 1991 Blake Johnson 69 Southwestern Invitational, 1991 Jeff Makohon 69 SWC Championship, 1991 Brad McGuire 69 Tar Heel Intercollegiate, 1991 Alan Rosen 69 NCAA Central Regional, 1991 Jeff Makohon 69 Harvey Penick Intercollegiate, 1992 James Hanse 69 UCF Budget Classic, 1992 Jeff Makohon 69 Thunderbird Invitational, 1992 Jeff Makohon 69 The Perry Maxwell, 1992 Drew Scott 69 Columbia Lakes Invitational, 1993 Matt Williamson 69 International Intercollegiate, 1994 David Lawrence 69 Woodlands Intercollegiate, 1994 Matt Williamson 69 Columbia Lakes Invitational, 1994 Drew Scott 69 Louisiana Classics, 1994 Dan Anderson 69 Pacific Coast Intercollegiate, 1994 Kalani Kiaaina 69 Missouri Bluffs Intercollegiate, 1995 Tim Carlson 69 International Intercollegiate, 1996 Drew Conrad 69 Missouri Bluffs Intercollegiate, 1996 C.W. Mallon 69 Missouri Bluffs Intercollegiate, 1997 Corey Henegar 69 International Intercollegiate, 1998

Andy Rapp 69 International Intercollegiate, 1998 Drew Scott 69 International Intercollegiate, 1998 C.W. Mallon 69 Sacramento State Invitational, 1998 Frederik Dejaeghere 69 Western Intercollegiate, 1998 J.R. Zatarian 69 Missouri Bluffs Intercollegiate, 1998 C.W. Mallon 69 Baylor Intercollegiate, 1998 Frederik Dejaeghere 69 Louisiana Classics, 1999 Drew Conrad 69 Baylor Invitational, 1999 Ryan Morgan 69 Rice Intercollegiate, 2001 Ryan Morgan 69 Border Olympics, 2001 Parker LaBarge 69 Nestle Purina Classic, 2002 Winn Smith 69 Nestle Purina Classic, 2002 Matt Toohey 69 Bearkat Invitational, 2004 Matt Toohey ^69 Radrick Farms Invitational, 2004 Frank Buttacavoli 69 Border Olympics, 2005 Addison Awe 69 Gene Miranda Invitational, 2005 Parker LaBarge ^69 The Battle on the Bend, 2005 Addison Awe 69 Louisiana Classics, 2006 Addison Awe 69 Conference USA Championship, 2006 Kyle Kelley 69 Conference USA Championship, 2006 Kaz Hoffman 69 Pacific Invitational, 2006 Erik Petersen 69 Pacific Invitational, 2006 Christopher Brown ^69 Pacific Invitational, 2007 Michael Whitehead 69 Pacific Invitational, 2008 ^Denotes scored two 69s in the same tournament.

individual tournaMent chaMPions (since 1985)

John Christian Bahama Princess Invitational 1985Brad Lardon Bahama Princess Invitational 1986Houston Martin International Invitational 1986Brad McGuire Bahama Princess Invitational 1989Mark Pfingston Southwest Conference Championship 1989Jeff Makohon Woodlands Intercollegiate 1991James Hanse Columbia Lakes Invitational 1991David Lawrence Woodlands Intercollegiate 1994Drew Conrad Border Olympics 2000Scott Philips El Diablo Intercollegiate 2001Ryan Morgan Colbert Intercollegiate 2001Parker LaBarge The Battle on the Bend 2005

teaM tournaMent chaMPions (since 1985)

Frank Scott Invitational 1989Falcon Invitational 1990Columbia Lakes Invitational 1990Falcon Invitational 1995Columbia Lakes Invitational 1995Columbia Lakes Invitational 1996Sacramento State Invitational 1998

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Sept. 8-9 Olympic Club Collegiate Invitational Lake Course Daly City, Calif. Hosted by University of San Francisco The Olympic Club

Sept. 15-16 Kansas Men’s Invitational Alvamar Country Club Lawrence, Kan. Hosted by University of Kansas

Oct. 6-7 Memphis Intercollegiate South Course Cordova, Tenn. Hosted by University of Memphis Colonial Country Club

Oct. 13-14 The Prestige at PGA West Greg Norman Course La Quinta, Calif. Hosted by Stanford and UC Davis The Club at PGA West

Nov. 3-5 Pacific Invitational Brookside Country Club Stockton, Calif. Hosted by University of the Pacific

Feb. 2-3 Arizona Intercollegiate Arizona National Golf Club Tucson, Ariz. Hosted by University of Arizona

Feb. 16-17 Rice Intercollegiate presented by Srixon Westwood Golf Club Houston Hosted by Rice University

March 9-10 Louisiana Classics Oakbourne Country Club Lafayette, La. Hosted by University of La.-Lafayette

March 13-14 Border Olympics Laredo Country Club Laredo, Texas Hosted by University of Houston

March 30-31 Morris Williams Intercollegiate University of Texas Golf Club Austin, Texas Hosted by University of Texas

April 10-11 River Landing Intercollegiate River Course Wallace, N.C. Hosted by North Carolina State University River Landing

April 19-21 Conference USA Championship Red Tail Golf Club Sorrento, Fla. Hosted by University of Central Florida

May 14-16 NCAA Central Regional University of Texas Golf Club Austin, Texas Hosted by University of Texas

May 27-30 NCAA Championship Inverness Club Toledo, Ohio Hosted by University of Toledo