2015 Kansas City Men's Golf Media Guide

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Front Cover...................................... 1

The ‘Roos .......................................... 2

Table of Contents ........................... 3

Quick Facts ....................................... 3

Credits ............................................... 3

SEASON PREVIEW ...........4-7

Season Preview ................................ 5

Schedule ............................................ 6

Roster ................................................ 7

THE COURSES ................8-13

Blue Hills Country Club ................ 9

Creekmoor Golf Course .............. 9

Golf Club of Kansas ......................10

Loch Lloyd Country Club ...........10

Meadowbrook Golf & Country Club .11

Milburn Golf & Country Club ....11

Nicklaus Golf Course at Lionsgate .12

Swope Memorial Golf Course ...12

Shoal Creek Golf Course ............13

Where They’ve Played ..................13

COACHES & STAFF ......14-16

Head Coach J.W. VanDenBorn ...15

GA Coach Rick Hairgrove ..........16

VA Coach Andy Smith ..................16

PLAYER PROFILES........17-27

Mitch Tucker ...................................18

Antoine Rozner .............................19

Cameron Wiltse ............................20

Jackson Foth ...................................21

Matthew DePalma .........................22

Thibault Vieilledent .......................23

Nick Auer ........................................24

Jack Hermeston .............................25

Matthew Sieg ..................................26

2014 REVIEW .................27-29

Season Recap .................................28

Season Stats & Results .................29

WAC Results ..................................29

All-Time Conference & NCAA Results ........ 30

HISTORY .........................31-35

Honors ............................................32

Records ...........................................33

Hall of Famer Robert Russell .....34

Hall of Famer Bill Ross .................35

Follow the ‘Roos ............................36

Kansas City Athletics Website ....36

ABOUT UMKC ..............38-57

Chancellor Leo E. Morton ..........38

Director of Athletics Carla Wilson .39

Senior Administrative Staff ..........40

Head Coaches ................................41

Training Staff ...................................42

Strength & Conditioning ..............43

Athletics Facilities ...................45-47

SASSO .......................................48-49

About the WAC ......................50-51

About UMKC ...........................52-53

Kansas City ...............................54-55

Evolution of the Kangaroo ..........56

Roo Club Athletic Fund ...............57

UMKC Athletics ............................58

GENERAL INFORMATION

Location .......................................Kansas City, Mo.

Founded ..................................................................... 1933

Enrollment ..............................................................14,221

Nickname ........................................................Kangaroos

Mascot ................................................... Kasey Kangaroo

Colors ......................................................... Blue and Gold

Affiliation ............................................... NCAA Division I

Conference.......................................... Western Athletic

Chancellor .................................................Leo E. Morton

Director of Athletics ..................................Carla Wilson

Faculty Athletics Representative.......Ken Ferguson

Athletics Department Phone .............816-235-1036

MEN’S GOLF INFORMATION

Director of Golf/Head Coach ........J.W. VanDenBorn

Alma Mater, Yr. ............................................ UMKC, 2002

2014 Conference Review ....4th of 8/890 strokes. +26

Letterwinners Returning/Lost.................................5/4

Newcomers ........................................................................4

Last NCAA Tourney .........2013, 12th of 14/924 strokes

CREDITSThe 2015 Kansas City Men’s Golf media guide was written, designed and edited by Nik Busch. and edited by Sports Information Director Rob McCutcheon and Sports Information Graduate Assistnat Kolby Paxton The front cover includes photos of the Antoine Rozner and Mitch Tucker and was designed by Kolby Paxton . Photography was provided by Matthew S. Hicks Photography, UMKC Photo Services, Scott Indermauer, Bob Greenspan, Carla Wilson, Matt Potter/ OnGoal, LLC., Place Properties, Google Maps and the Kansas City Convention and Visitors Association.

UMKC NONDISRIMINATION STATEMENTThe Board of Curators and UMKC are committed to the policy of no discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or Vietnam era veteran status. The Affirmative Action Office, 354 Administrative Center, 5115 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo., is responsible for all relevant programs. Call 816-235-1323 for information. People with speech or hearing impairments may contact the University by using Relay Missouri, 800-735-2966 (TT) or 800-735-2466 (voice).

NCAA PRINCIPLE OF SPORTSMANSHIP AND ETHICAL CONDUCTFor intercollegiate athletics to promote the character development of participants, to enhance the integrity of higher education and to promote civility in society, student-athletes, coaches and all others associated with these athletics programs and events should adhere to such fundamental values as respect, fairness, civility, honesty and responsibility. These values should be manifest not only in athletics participation, but also in the broad spectrum of activities affecting the athletics program. It is the responsibility of each institution to: (revised: 1/9/96) (a) establish policies for sportsmanship and ethical conduct in intercollegiate athletics consistent with the educational mission and goals of the institution and (adopted: 1/9/96) (b) educate, on a continuing basis, all constituencies about the policies in Constitution 2.4-(a). (adopted: 1/9/96)

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SEASON PREVIEW

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After finishing fourth in their inaugu-ral WAC Championship appearance last season, the Missouri-Kansas City men’s golf team will look to take the title in 2015, as the ‘Roos enter the spring as the conference’s second highest rated team.

“Certainly our goals are always going to be winning a WAC Championship and qualifying for the NCAA Tourna-ment,” Head Coach J.W. VanDenBorn said. “After a solid fall season, I think the guys understand where we stand and what it will take for us to be suc-cessful in that pursuit. We have cer-tainly shown that we will compete for the WAC title in April. To be where we want to be at the end of year, we have to solidify to bottom of our lineup. We have a group of guys who are fully capable of the task. It should be a fun spring.”

The Kangaroos have reason for op-timism after a successful fall finale at the Price’s “Give ‘Em 5” Invitational that saw them break several school records and finish second, just one shot shy of the WAC’s top rated team New Mexico State.

“We have had the opportunity to see many of the teams in the WAC over the last two seasons and understand the level of competition within the WAC,” VanDenBorn added. “We cer-tainly can’t play mediocre golf and get away with it, not in the WAC. I think the consistency with which we have to play is a big factor in this league. We have to play well and consistently well throughout the season and into the WAC Championships to give our-selves an opportunity to win.

Leading the charge for the ‘Roos will be one of the squad’s two three year members, Antoine Rozner. As the UMKC record holder for lowest 54-hole tournament score and co-record holder for lowest round, the French-man will once again anchor the Kansas City lineup.

“Antoine certainly had a great fall season,” VanDenBorn said. “You don’t do some of the things he did in the fall without having control of your game. I think he and Mitch (Tucker) have really built off of one another. He has always been an extremely talented player. As he has matured and be-come better mentally on the course, we have seen him have greater and greater success.

Joining Rozner at the top of the UMKC lineup is the team’s lone senior and second year ‘Roo, Mitch Tucker. After mixed results during his debut campaign, Tucker has stepped his game this season, as his current season aver-age trails only Rozner’s numbers from this season, while his score of 201 is the third best in school history. His two rounds of 65, meanwhile, are tied for the fourth lowest in school history.

“Mitch has really blossomed this year,” VanDenBorn said of his senior. “Last year was a bit of an adjustment for him at the D1 level. He has worked extremely hard and been a significant part of our success to this point in the year. I expect Mitch to continue building on his fall season and have a great spring.”

The ‘Roos second three year member, Cameron Wiltse, has become a staple for the ‘Roos, as the Chanute, Kan., native has appeared in each of the Kangaroos’ tournaments this season.

“Cameron did a solid job for us in the fall,” VanDenBorn said. “He has really had to work hard not to over analyze his game or competitive situations. We have really worked to try to give him some more freedom and I think you will see good things from him. He just has to be himself and play his game.”

Entering his second spring season with the ‘Roos, sophomore Thibault Vieill-edent will be heavily relied upon to put up low scores on the course for UMKC.

“Thibault is our spark plug that makes everything go,” VanDenBorn men-tioned. “He is a guy we have to have in our lineup every week because he makes everyone around him better. He is a tremendous teammate and has an unbelievable passion for this team. He has become more comfortable with some adjustments we made to his game in the fall. As a result, I see a more confident and capable player and believe he will have a successful spring because of it.”

Rounding out the UMKC lineup this season will be a pair of younger ‘Roos in second-year man Matt DePalma and freshman Jack Hermeston.

“Matt has seen limited action to this point, but will be a key player in our ability to continue to improve the strength and depth of our lineup,” VanDenBorn added. “He has earned opportunity to compete and you will see him play more this spring.”

“Jack has made a nice level of im-provement since the fall,” VanDenBorn said of the Brit. “I have been encour-aged by what I have seen to this point in practices. It has been a bigger adjustment than I believe he expected. He has just simply become more com-fortable with his game and abilities. Jack is a very capable player and will be a large part of that group that will determine our success this spring.”

Filling out the UMKC roster are a pair of first year ‘Roos in Nick Auer and Matthew Sieg who will look to make their marks for UMKC in future seasons.

With a strong top and solid depth one through five, look for the ‘Roos to make some noise on Apr. 20-22 when they head to Wigwam Golf Club in Li-tchfield Park, Ariz., for the 2015 WAC Championship.


2014-15 Kansas City Men’s Golf ScheduleGene Miranda Flacon Invitational

Colorado Springs, Colo. (Eisenhower Golf Club)Hosted by Air Force - Sep. 6-7

t7th of 16 teams (873, +9)

Mark Simpson InvitationalErie, Colo. (Colorado National Golf Club)

Hosted by Colorado - Sep. 29-304th of 17 teams (574, -2)

Bill Ross IntercollegiateKansas City, Mo. (Milburn Country Club)

Hosted by Kansas City - Oct. 13-144th of 16 teams (610, +34)

Herb Wimberly InvitationalLas Cruces, N.M. (NMSU Golf Course)

Hosted by New Mexico State - Oct. 20-215th of 13 teams (856, +45)

Neville Kovacs Group IntercollegiateGoodyear, Ariz. (Palm Valley Golf Club)

Hosted by Loyola (Md.) - Feb. 22-24

Bandon Dunes ChampionshipBandon, Ore. (Pacific Dunes Course at the Bandon Dunes Resort)

Hosted by Gonzaga - Mar. 9-11

Desert ShootoutGoodyear, Ariz (Palm Valley Golf Club)

Hosted by Denver- Mar. 19-21

Redhawk InvitationalUniversity Place, Wash. (Chambers Bay Golf Club)

Hosted by Seattle - Apr. 6-7

WAC ChampionshipLitchfield Park, Ariz. (Wigwam Golf Club)

Hosted by WAC - Apr. 20-22

NCAA Division I RegionalTBD (TBD)

Hosted by TBD - May 157-18

NCAA Division I ChampionshipBradenton, Fla. (Concession Golf Club)

Hosted by South Florida - May 29 - June 3

Price’s “Give ‘em 5” InvitationalEl Paso, Texas (Butterfield Trail Golf Club)

Hosted by UTEP - Oct. 24-262nd of 13 teams (819, -45)


2014-15 Kansas City Men’s Golf Roster

Name Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School (Previous College)

Nick Auer 6-5 Fr. Wichita, Kan./Kapaun Mt. Carmel

Matthew DePalma 5-10 So. San Clemente, Calif./San Clemente

Jackson Foth 6-6 Jr. Shawnee, Kan./Shawnee Mission Northwest (Kansas)

Jack Hermeston 6-1 Fr. Newcastle, England/St. Cuthbert’s

Antoine Rozner 6-0 Jr. Paris, France/Jean de la Fontaine

Matthew Sieg 6-2 Fr. Osseio, Wis./Osseo-Fairchild

Mitch Tucker 5-11 Sr. Oskaloosa, Iowa/Oskaloosa (Indian Hills CC)

Thibault Vieilledent 5-7 So. Cannes, France/Stanislas Cannes

Cameron Wiltse 5-11 Jr. Chanute, Kan./St. Thomas Aquinas

Head Coach: J.W. VanDenBorn Graduate Assistant Coach: Rick Hairgrove

Volunteer Assistant Coach: Andy Smith

The Kangaroos

By Class: By State/Country:Senior (1): Tucker California (1): DePalmaJunior (3): Rozner, Wiltse, Foth England (1): HermestonSophomore (2): DePalma, Vieilledent France (2): Rozner, VieilledentFreshman (3): Auer, Hermeston, Sieg Iowa (1): Tucker Kansas (3): Auer, Foth, Wiltse Wisconsin (1): Sieg


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COURSES

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BLUE HILLS COUNTRY CLUBSince 1912, Blue Hills Country Club continues to be the finest championship golf course in the Kansas City area. With the completion of a green renovation in the spring of 2005, Blue Hills now has A-4 bent grass putting surface that is second to none. The Robert Dunning 7,250-yard layout has hosted many state and USGA events along with several future U.S. Open and local and sectional qualifiers. Blue Hills also hosted the 2006 Men’s Missouri Amateur Championship.

Everyone in the golfing community knows Blue Hills for its relationship with Tom Watson and the Children’s Mercy Hospital Golf Classic, which ended a 25-year run in 2004. In 2002, Watson hosted four of the games greatest players – Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Lee Trevino. Blue Hills is the only facility in the world where these five golfing giants have played together in the same group.

Along with the championship 18-hole course, Blue Hills practice facilities include a driving range, a 7,000 square foot putting and chipping green, a pitching and bunker facility with a tee box 60 yards from the green and a private secluded teaching tee.

Creekmoor Golf Course is located south of Kansas City in the Raymore, Mo. The 18-hole layout features 7,400 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. The course features zoysia fairways and 65 sand bunkers.

Designed by Thomas E. Clark, ASGCA, the Creekmoor Golf Course opened in 2007.

CREEKMOOR GOLF COURSE

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The Golf Club of Kansas, which is located in Lenexa, Kan., opened in October 2007 and features dramatic playing characteristics designed by acclaimed South Carolina Golf Course architect Tom Jackson and Project Founder and PGA Professional Tom Kelly.

The course, which is quickly being recognized as one of the finest 18-hole courses in the Midwest, runs through what was once a 50-acre open pit quarry with 60-foot sheer rock walls. The rest of the 7,019-yard, par 71 layout stretches across 130 rolling acres next to the Kansas Sports Center and the Lenexa City Center. It features wide zoysia fairways, A1/A4 bent grass greens and a fescue-bluegrass combination in the rough.

The Golf Club of Kansas was named the “#6 Best New Private Course in America” by Golfweek Magazine and “Kansas City’s Must Play Course” in Travel & Leisure Golf Magazine. It also received recognition for hav-ing the “Best Greens in the Midwest”.

In addition, The Golf Club of Kansas hosted the Championship Round of the Kansas City Amateur and a KCGA Stateline Tour event in its first season.

GOLF CLUB OF KANSAS

LOCH LLOYD COUNTRY CLUBLoch Lloyd Country Club, which is located in the Village of Loch Lloyd, south of Kansas City is an 18-hole layout featuring 6,664 yards from the longest tees for a par of 70. The country club is opening a new Tom Watson designed nine-hole layout in July 2010, which will bring the total to 27 holes.

Loch Lloyd was designed by Donald Sechrest, and the “Loch Lloyd 18” opened in 1990. The course was also the host to a PGA Senior Tour event in Kansas City for nine years in the 1990’s.


MEADOWBROOK GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB

MILBURN GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB

Meadowbrook Golf & Country Club, which is located in Prairie Village, Kan., is recognized as one of the best conditioned, most challenging golf courses in the Metro.

Along with numerous Kansas City Golf Association and Kansas Golf Association events, Meadowbrook has hosted numerous events for the United State Golf Association such as the 2004 U.S. Mid-Amateur Qualifier, 2007 U. S. Amateur Qualifer and the 2008 U. S. Senior Amateur Qualifier.

In the summer of 2009, Meadowbook hosted the 2009 U.S. Amateur Qualifier.

The course has also hosted competitive junior golf on a national scale. Several American Junior Golf Association qualifiers and the 2006 Kansas City/Lockton AJGA Championship have been held at the venue.

The Milburn Golf & Country Club began as a dream that two men, Charles Babb and Max Phel, had shared in the fall of 1916. The original course featured a nine-hole layout with a small stone station used as the pro shop, clubhouse and snack bar. Soon after opening day the Board brought in William Boyce Langford, the noted golf architect of Chicago, to get his ideas on a full 18-hole course.

In 1926, the Milburn’s members decided they wanted a true “championship golf course” and hired the firm, Smith and Harrison. They installed 18 new bent grass greens, new tee boxes, and 85 sand traps.

Harry Robb, Sr., the club’s first professional, worked hard during his time at Milburn to make Kansas City and espe-cially Milburn a regular stop on the PGA Tour, and in 1949, the Kansas City Open became a reality.

In addition to the Kansas City Open, Milburn has hosted many other high profile tournaments, such as the Missouri Men’s Senior Tournament, Missouri State Amateur, Kansas State Amateur, The Tom Watson Challenge, and the course is one of the most often used venues for local U.S. Open qualifying, and is on the alternate year schedule for the final sectional U.S. Open Qualifier.


The Nicklaus Golf Club at Lionsgate is a Jack Nicklaus Signature Designed Golf Course that opened for play in 2001.

The course is consistently ranked among the top courses in the Kansas City area as well as the entire state of Kansas. The Club has played host to the Champions Tour and is currently the host to the Nationwide Tour’s Midwest Classic in August.

The great Jack Nicklaus’ last competitive round in the U.S. was played at the Nicklaus GC during the Senior Tour’s Bayer Advantage Classic in June of 2005.

NICKLAUS GOLF CLUB AT LIONSGATE

Designed in 1934 by legendary architect A.W. Tillinghast, Swope Memorial Golf Course features rolling fairways, beautiful mature trees and small undulating greens.

Once the home of the PGA Tour’s Kansas City Open during the 1940’s, Swope Memorial is the only public course in the Kansas City area to have hosted a PGA Tour event. The venue also served as the host course to the 2005 USGA Women’s Public Links Championships.

Swope Memorial has been challenged by some golfing legends, as Ben Hogan and Sam Snead have played on this historic layout.

SWOPE MEMORIAL GOLF COURSE


Shoal Creek Golf Course, which opened in the fall of 2001, has quickly become the number one public course in the Kansas City area. This 6,950 yard par 71 golf property was sculpted by golf course architect Steve Wolfard, and offers a truly unique golfing experience for players of varying skill levels. Every year since 2006, it has been ranked #2 on Golfweek Magazine’s “Best Courses You Can Play in Missouri” list and been bestowed a “4 Stars” ranking by Golf Digest. Shoal Creek has hosted the Kansas City Amateur in 2006-2008 and 2010-2012. It has also hosted US. Amateur Qualifying in 2006 and will again do so in 2012. This extraordinary design features breathtaking elevation changes and expansive landing areas that meander through some of the most picturesque terrain in the Northland.

SHOAL CREEK GOLF COURSE

Guadalajara, Mexico

‘Roos Play Courses All Over the Nation...

The Kangaroos have routinely played a national schedule year-in-and-year-out during Head Coach J.W. VanDenBorn’s tenure in Kansas City. UMKC doesn’t shy away from playing top flight programs, as the squad faces the likes of Big 12, Big Ten and Pac-10 schools on a regular basis. UMKC generally heads out west for one or two tournaments each spring, and the squad has played in 23 different states and in Guadalajara, Mexico, during Coach VanDenBorn’s 11-year run as the head coach of the ‘Roos.


COACHES & STAFF



Kansas City Mens Golf Media Guide J.W. VanDenbornFormer UMKC men’s golf student-athlete J.W. VanDen-Born was named the Direc-tor of Golf at his alma mater in June 2007. In this capacity, he oversees both the men’s and women’s golf programs for the Kangaroos.

Overall, VanDenBorn has been the head coach for the men’s program for the past 11 seasons. In five of the past seven seasons (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013), VanDenBorn guided the ‘Roos to at least a second place showing at The Summit League Championship with his 2011 squad winning the first tournament title in school history and the 2013 squad winning the second.

He has led the ‘Roos to top-four finishes in the league championship tournament eight times.

Last season, he guided the ‘Roos to a fourth place finish in their first ever appearance in the WAC Championship, while helping Nathan Hughes and Antoine Rozner to Second Team All-WAC Recognition, with Hughes capturing the individual title at the Desert Shootout to highlight the season. Academically, Hughes, Cole Chelle and Jack Fiscus were each honored as Academic All-WAC selctions, as well as GCAA All-American Scholars.

During the 2012-13 season, VanDenBorn was named Summit League Coach fo the Year after guiding the ‘Roos to their second trip to the NCAA Tournament in school history. Under his guidance, Korbin Kuehn, Hughes and Rozner were named to the First Team All-Summit League and Chelle and Fiscus were named to the Second Team All-Summit League, while Kuehn was named Summit League Golfer of the Year and Golfer of the Tournament after claiming his second individual Summit League title and Antoine Rozner was named Newcomer fo the Championship.

Academically, Hughes was named to the Summit League Academic All-League Team, while six individuals were named to the Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence and seven were named to the 2012-13 Summit League Winter/Spring Academic Honor Roll, including three as Distinguished Scholars.

In the 2010-11 season, he led UMKC to its first ever NCAA Regional team appearance, and earned Summit League Coach of the Year honors after leading the ‘Roos to the Sum-mit League title. He coached two second-team All-Summit League picks in Korbin Kuehn and Viktor Mikaelsson as well. The ‘Roos won two tournaments during the season, and placed third or better in seven tournaments.

During the 2009-10 season, VanDenBorn coached three student-athletes to individual tournament titles, which were the most individual victories since the 2000-01 season. Senior Brett Iliff won the ReBath Snowman Getaway for his first career victory, Alex Hogben was crowned champion at the Hawkeye-TaylorMade/adidas Invitational in April, where he fired a final round 64, which tied the school record, and Korbin Kuehn claimed the medalist honor at the 2010 Summit League Men’s Golf Championship on the first hole of a sudden victory playoff.

Following the win, Kuehn was named The Summit League Championship MVP and Co-Newcomer of the Championship, as well as being named to the all-Tournament team. Kuehn also advanced to participate in the NCAA Regional Championship in Atlanta, becoming just the second ‘Roo golfer to compete in the NCAA Championship.

Kuehn was the second UMKC student-athlete to win the individual league tournament title under VanDenBorn’s tutelage. Stephen Clark was the first student-athlete to win the Mid-Con Championship in 2006, as he earned medalist honors with a two-under par 214. Subsequently, Clark also was the first UMKC men’s golfer to earn Mid-Con Player of the Year honor.

During his tenure in Kansas City, VanDenBorn has coached a student-athlete to first team all-league honors in each of his seven seasons at the helm of the program. In five of his seven seasons, he had multiple student-athletes recognized, which included two first team and one second team honoree in 2010. During the 2005 campaign, VanDenBorn guided Brian Donnelly to Mid-Con Tri-Newcomer of the Year honors.

VanDenBorn has also coached the team to the top single round performances in school history. His squad posted single round records of 280 in a pair of rounds as the 2004 SEMO/Harris Invitational, where they finished with a 54-hole tournament record of 848. During that same event, he led Alan Johnson to a school record 54-hole total of 203 and the top single round performance (64) in school history.

Off the course and on the recruiting trail, VanDenBorn has enjoyed a tremendous amount of success as well. Two of his recruiting classes were ranked among the top-25 in the country according to GolfStat. VanDenBorn’s recruiting efforts have produced some of the top players in UMKC men’s golf history, as Alex Hogben, Stephen Clark, Michael Schnegelberger and Brett Iliff all closed out their careers among the top-six in career scoring averages.

In the classroom, VanDenBorn has had 26 players named to the Academic all-League team and 18 to the Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence. He also coached Michael Schnegelberger to Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar honors in both 2008 and 2009.

Prior to becoming the head coach, VanDenBorn spent two seasons as a player and another campaign as an assistant coach for the Kangaroos under former coach Bill Ross. He was officially introduced as the head coach for the program on July 1, 2003.

As a student-athlete, VanDenBorn was a two-year letterwinner for the Kangaroos. As a senior co-captain in 2001-02, VanDenBorn recorded a 75.4 stroke average in 25.5 rounds and was twice named Mid-Continent Conference Golfer of the Week. He captured individual medalist honors by winning the Southeast Missouri State Invitational, where he matched the then school record with a five-under par 66 in the opening round of the event.

As a junior in 2000-01, VanDenBorn quickly established himself as one of UMKC’s top players. He led the Kangaroos in four tournaments and was named Mid-Con Golfer of the Week (11-1-01) after finishing sixth with a two-over par score of 218 at the SMS Pepsi Challenge.

Before transferring to UMKC, VanDenBorn was the NJCAA Region III champion in 2000, while playing for Kansas City Kansas Community College (KCKCC). He captured the Jayhawk Conference individual championship and was an all-conference pick in 2000, which led to him being named the KCKCC Male Athlete of the Year.

Academically, VanDen-Born earned Verizon Academic All-District honors and Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar accolades. He also was the recipient of UMKC’s Stan Durwood Award, which is given annually to the UMKC student-athlete with the highest grade point average with a minimum of 100 hours passed.

As a prep, VanDenBorn was a four-year football, golf and basketball let-terwinner at Henryetta (Okla.) High School.

VanDenBorn earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from UMKC in 2002. He then received his master’s degree in busi-ness administration with an emphasis in marketing and management from UMKC in May 2009.

He and his wife, Stepha-nie, were married in June 2008, and they reside in Lee’s Summit, Mo.

Director of Golf/Head Coach UMKC, 2002


rick HairgroveGraduate Assistant Coach

Andy SmithVolunteer Assistant Coach


PLAYER PROFILES



Mitch tucker

Fall 2014 -- Finished with a 70.77 average (cur-rently second lowest in school history) over 13 rounds and 920 strokes with a low round of 65... recorded three top-10 and four top-20 finishes and eight rounds at or below par... opened the season tying for 23rd at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invita-tional (75-70-72=217) and tying for a Fall low third at the Mark Simpson Invitational (65-74=139), re-cording the fourth lowest round in school history and the lowest 36-hole tournament score... tied for a team-low sixth at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate (74-75=149)... closed out the fall tying for 20th at the Herb Wimberly Invitational (69-74-71=214) and finishing sixth at the Price’s “Give ‘Em 5” Invita-tional (65-68-68-201) with his round of 65 ranking as the fourth lowest round in school history and his score of 201 ranking as the third lowest score in school history.

2013-14 -- Finished with a 75.50 stroke average over 26 rounds and 1963 strokes with a low round of 70 and seven rounds at or below par… opened up the fall tying for 59th at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational (77-71-79=227) on 9/8-9… tied for 64th at the Mark Simpson Invitational (76-80-77=233) on 9/23-24… closed out his fall season on 9/29-10/1 at the Badger Invitational (75-77-80=232) tying for 56th… opened up the spring tying for 27th at the Snowman Getaway (74-70-71) on 2/24-25 and tying for 55th at the Bandon Dunes Championship (73-77-78=228) on 3/9-11… tied

for 15th at the Desert Shootout (70-70-70=210) on 3/20-22… finished 69th at the Memphis Inter-collegiate (78-80-81=239) on 3/31-4/1 and 51st at the Ole Miss Intercollegiate (81-76=157) on 4/14-15… closed out the year at the WAC Champion-ship (70-77-75=22) in 16th on 5/2-4.

At Indian Hills -- Helped squad to the National Championship as a freshman, while being named an All-District Six selection... was a Second Team All-American as a sophomore, winning the Iowa-Kansas Championship Clash... won the 2013 Iowa Masters Championship.

High School -- Named All-State all four years, while winning the 2011 3A State Player of the Year... tied for first at the Iowa 3A State Championship, falling in the playoff... led team to conference titles from 2009-2011, as a sophomore, junior and se-nior... was inducted in to the Oskaloosa HS Hall of Fame.

Personal -- Born June 11, 1992 in Oskaloosa, Iowa... son of Steve and Lisa Tucker... dad is the golf coach at William Penn... has seven siblings, Stepha-nie, Grant, Alex, Megan, Laura, Clay and Spencer... Clay golfs at Kirkwood Community College and Grant and Alex golfed at William Penn... majoring in Business.

5-11 senior Oskaloosa, Iowa/Oskaloosa HS (Indian Hills CC)

CAREER STATISTICS

Yr. Rds. Strk. Avg. Low T-10’s T-20’s13-14 26 1963 75.50 70 - 214-15 13 920 70.77 65 3 4Totals 39 2883 73.92 65 3 6


Antoine rozner

Fall 2014 -- Finished with a 70.46 average (currently lowest in school history) over 13 rounds and 916 strokes with a low round of 64... recorded two top-10 and four top-20 finishes and 10 rounds at or below par... currently holds the second lowest career average in school hsitory at 73.02... opened the season with a team-low fourth place finish at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational (68-70-71=209)... tied for 22nd at the Mark Simpson Invitational (70-74=144)... tied for 18th at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate (74-79=153)... finished a team-low tied for 12th at the Herb Wimberly Invitational (70-71-71=212)... tied for the tournament title at the Price’s “Give ‘Em 5” Invitational (67-64-67=198) with his round of 64 tying for the lowest round in school history and is 198 ranking as the lowest score in school history.

2013-14 – Finished with a 73.56 stroke average (fourth best in school history) over 32 rounds and 2354 strokes with a low round of 68 and 10 rounds at or below par… currently holds the second best scoring average in UMKC history at 73.51 (68 rds., 4999 strks)… finished a team-best third at the Herb Wimberly Invita-tional (70-70-70=210) on Oct. 21-22… opened up the season tying for 21st at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational (71-75-72=215) on 9/8-9/9 and tying for 36th at the Mark Simpson Invitational (76-77-74=227) on 9/23-24… tied for 33rd at the Badger Invitational (77-73-76=226) on 9/29-10/1 and tied for 23rd at the Bill Ross In-tercollegiate on 10/14-15… opened up the spring tying for 38th at the Snowman Getaway (76-70-76=218) om 2/24-25 and leading the team at the Bandon Dunes Championship (72-76-74=222), tying for 27th on 3/9-11… tied for 18th at the Ole Miss Intercollegiate (77-79=156) on 4/14-15… recorded three top-20 finishes at the Desert Shootout (72-70-68=210), tying for 15th on 3/20-22, at the Memphis Intercollegiate (73-73-78=224), tying for 18th on 3/31-4/1 and at the WAC Championship (71-74-76=221), tying for 14th on 5/2-4... named Second Team All-WAC.

2012-13 -- Averaged a 73.47 over 36 rounds with a low round of 69 once at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate, once at the Memphis Intercollegiate and once at The Summit League Championship... shot 16 rounds at or below par with four top-10’s and six top-20’s… named All-Summit League First Team… named to The Summit League Championship All-Tournament Team… named Summit League Newcomer of the Championship… recorded two

top five finishes, including fifth at the Golfweek Program Challenge (71-71-70-212) and tied for fifth at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate (69-71-77=217)... 73.47 season average ranks third all-time in school history... helped the ‘Roos to the tournament title at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate, the first team title since the ReBath Snowman Getaway in 2012 and the first Bill Ross Intercollegiate title since 2005... helped ‘Roos to fourth (280) and eighth (282) lowest rounds in school history at the Mark Simpson Invitational... finished tied for 43rd (73-71-76=220) at the Mark Simpson Invitational and tied for 23rd (72-73-77=222) at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate… recorded back-to-back top-20 finishes to open the spring, tying for seventh at the Rice Intercollegiate (70-74-71=215) and tying for 17th at the ReBath Snowman Getaway (75-71-71=217)… finished in the 20’s in three straight events, tying for 24th at the Bandon Dunes Cham-pionship (71-76-73=220), tying for 27th at the Memphis Intercol-legiate (76-85-69=230) and tying for 22nd at the Bancorp South Intercollegiate (75-75-71=221)… tied for 12th at the Wallace Jones Invitational with a 227 (73-75-79)… helped the ‘Roos to the team title at The Summit League Championship, placing second with a 217 (69-75-73)… tied for 32nd at the NCAA Fayetteville Regional with a 227 (72-76-79).

High School -- Averaged a 74.1 with a low round of 64 as a senior and a 74.9 with a low round of 68 as a junior... fell in the quarterfinals of the Under 17 French Championships as a fresh-man... recorded two top-five finishes as a sophomore, three as a junior and seven as a senior... helped team to the Under 17 French Championhsip in 2006 and a runner-up finish in 2009... led team woth the Division 1 French Championship in 2012... faced Spain in match play event as part of the Under 18 French National Team, recording one win and two halves, while participating in the Boy’s Quadrangular agianst Italy, Scotland and Sweden, registering three wins and a halve... finished 3rd at the 2011 Doral Publix Champion-ship at Doral CC (77,68,73), one of the largest international junior events in the U.S.

Personal -- Born Feb. 12, 1993... son of Claude and Laurence Ro-zner... has one sibling, Olivier... majoring in business.

6-0 junior Paris, France/Lycee Jean de la Fontaine

CAREER STATISTICS

Yr. Rds. Strk. Avg. Low T-10’s T-20’s12-13 36 2645 73.47 69 4 613-14 32 2354 72.56 68 1 414-15 13 916 70.46 64 2 4

Totals 81 5915 73.02 64 7 14


Cameron Wiltse

Fall 2014 -- Finished with a 73.31 average over 13 rounds and 979 strokes with a low round of 70... five rounds at or below par... opened the fall tying for 83rd at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational (80-79-80=239) and tying for 58th at the Mark Simpson Invi-tational (79-72=151)... tied for 39th at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate (80-77=157)... closed out the fall tying for 43rd at the Herb Wimberly Invitational (77-73-70=220) and tying for 31st at the Price’s “Give ‘Em 5” Invitational (71-72-69=212).

2013-14 – Finished with a 79.09 stroke aver-age over 11 rounds and 870 strokes with a low round of 74… played in his first event at the Mark Simpson Invitational (80-77-80=237) tying for 76th on 9/23-24… tied for 58th at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate (76-82-74=232) on 10/14-15… closed out the fall tying for 90th at the Herb Wimberly Invita-tional (82-78-80=240) on 10/21-22… finished 65th at the Ole Miss Invitational (79-82=161) on 4/14-15.

2012-13 -- Averaged a round of 77.00 over six rounds with a low round of 75 twice at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate... fired a 226 (75-75-76) to finish in a tie for 35th at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate, his first collegiate event… tied for 41st at the Wallace Jones Invitational with a 236 (83-77-76).

High School -- Helped the Saints to Kansas 5A State Boys Golf Tournament Champion-ship as a junior, finishing third as an individual and a second place finish in the tournament as a senior and freshman... finished top-10 in the Kansas State Tournament indivually in final three seasons, including tying for third as a junior and sixth as a senior.

Personal -- Born Feb. 12, 1994...son of Jenni-fer Wiltse and grandson of Ron and Marlene Wiltse... has three siblings, Jenna, Haley and Dani... relatives Tray (JCCC) and Jeff (New Mexico State) golfed in college... majoring in business.

5-11 junior Chanute, Kan./St. Thomas Aquinas HS

CAREER STATISTICS

Yr. Rds. Strk. Avg. Low T-10’s T-20’s12-13 6 462 77.00 75 - -13-14 11 870 79.09 74 - -14-15 13 979 75.31 70 - -Totals 30 2311 77.03 70 - -


jackson foth

Fall 2014 -- Finished with a 73.85 average over 13 rounds and 960 strokes with a low round of 66... recorded one top-20 finish and six rounds at or below par... tied for 45th at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational to open the fall... tied for 15th at the Mark Simpson Invitational (71-72=143), tying for the fifth lowest 36 hole score in school history... tied for 50th at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate (82-77=159) and tied for 39th at the Herb Wimberly Invitational (74-75-70=219).. closed out the fall tying for 50th at the Price’s “Give ‘Em 5” Invitational (72-66-79=217) with his 66 tying for the eighth lowest round in school history.

2013-14 at Kansas -- Recorded a stroke av-erage of 74.7 over 18 rounds and 1,345 strokes in six events with a low round of 70.. recorded a best finish of 10th at the Badger Invitational (73-72-75=220) on 9/29-10/1 and a low 54 hole score of 218 at the Ram Master Invitation-al (70-75-73=218) on 9/16-17 to place tied for 27th with three rounds at or below par.

2012-13 at Kansas -- Recorded a stroke average of 76.2 over 15 rounds and 1,143 strokes in five events with a low round of 70... recorded a best finish of tied for 15th at the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate (71-70-73-214)

on 10/22-23.

High School -- Winner of the 2012 Kenneth Smith Award, presented to the top male golfer in the Kansas City area based on performance, academics, leadership and community service... A three-time Sunflower League golf champion at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School... Closed his prep career with a runner-up finish at the 2012 KSHSAA Class 6A State Champi-onship after winning three consecutive tour-naments as part of nine top-10 finishes in 10 events... Named to the Kansas City Star’s All-Metro First Team in 2012 after earning honor-able mention honors from the publication as a junior... Finished third at the 2011 KSHSAA Class 6A State Championship as a junior... School record holder for most career medals won... Also started on the Cougars’ basketball team for two years, served as team captain and was named team MVP after his senior cam-paign... Four year member of the SMNW honor roll.

Personal -- Born Nov. 3, 1993... son of Neil and Julie Foth... has one sister, Summer

6-6 Junior Shawnee, Kan./Shawnee Mission Northwest HS (kansas)

CAREER STATISTICS

Yr. Rds. Strk. Avg. Low T-10’s T-20’s

14-15 13 960 73.85 66 - 1

Totals 13 960 73.85 66 - 1


Matthew DePalma

Fall 2014 -- Finished with an 82.00 average

over one rounds at the Bill Ross Intercolle-

giate with a low round of 82 to place 82nd.

2013-14 -- Holds an 82.00 stroke average

over three rounds and 246 strokes with a low

round of 79… finished tied for 56th at the

Bill Ross Intercollegiate (79-81-86=246) on

10/14-15.

High School -- Was a First Team All-League

selection as a senior after being named to the

Second Team as a freshman, sophomore and

junior... was the team’s most improved golfer

as a sophomore, going from fifth to first

position... received the Most inSPEARational

Award and finished second in league play and

45th in the state as a senior... improved his

nine-hole scoring average each year, finishing

with at 40.2 as a freshman, 38.6 as a sopho-

more, 38.2 as a junior and 37.4 as a senior.

Personal -- Born Oct. 24, 1994 in San Cle-

mente, Calif. ... son of Robert and Roxanne

DePalma... sister Anna golf at Iowa... majoring

in Business.

5-10 sophomore San Clemente, Calif./San Clemente HS

CAREER STATISTICS


13-14 3 246 82.00 79 - -

14-15 1 83 83.00 83 - -

Totals 4 329 82.25 79 - -


thibault vieilledent

Fall 2014 -- Finished with a 73.82 average over 11 rounds and 812 strokes with a low round of 68... recorded one top-20 finish and four rounds at or below par... tied for 54th in the season opening Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational (72-77-76=225)... finished a fall low tied for 18th at the Bill Ross Intercol-legiate (74-79=153)... closed out the fall tying for 28th at the Herb Wimberly Intercolle-giate (68-76-72=216) and tying for 52nd at the Price’s “Give ‘Em 5) Invitational (75-73-70=218.

2013-14 -- Joined the ‘Roos in the spring se-mester and finished with a 75.47 average over 17 rounds and 1283 strokes… carded a low round of 68 and three total rounds at or be-low par including two in his collegiate debut where he finished tied for 31st at the Snow-man Getaway (72-70-70=216) on 2/24-25… tied for 67th at the Bandon Dunes Champi-onships (75-79-79=233) on 3/9-11 and for

51st at the Desert Shootout (76-75-68=219) on 3/20-22… tied for 32nd at the Memphis Intercollegiate (77-76-75=228) on 3/31-4/1… led the team at the Ole Miss Intercollegiate (75-79=154) tying for 41st on 4/14-15… closed out the season at the WAC Champi-onship (75-79-77=231), placing 31st on 5/2-4.

High School -- Advanced to the semifinal of the French Championship... finished sixth at the French Under-20 Stroke Play Champion-ship in 2013... finished eighth at the French Under-20 Championship in 2012... placed seventh at and won the pre-qualification with a course record 61 at the French Under-17 stroke Play Championship.

Personal -- Born June 29, 1995...son of Thi-erry Vieilledent and Diane Verdier... has one sibling, Erwan... father is a professional surfer and brother golfs at Memphis... majoring in law.

5-7 Freshman Cannes, France/Stanislas Cannes

CAREER STATISTICS


13-14 17 1283 75.47 68 - -

14-15 11 812 73.82 68 - 1

Totals 28 2095 74.82 68 - 1


nick auer

Fall 2014 -- Did not compete.

High School -- Helped the Crusaders to

back-to-back-toback Kansas 5A State Cham-

pionships in 2012, 2013 and 2014 and four

straight conference and regional champion-

ships from 2011-14... in 2012 he received

all-state honors, while being named to the

Greater Wichita Athletic League All-Confer-

ence Team from 2011-13... as a junior, was

Co-Medalist at the Kansas State Regional

where he shot a 72.

Personal -- Born on Nov. 17. 1995...son

of Joe and Kay Auer... dad played baseball at

Iowa... has a brother, David, who golfs at Kan-

sas... majoring in accounting.

6-5 freshman wichita, kan. kapaun mt./carmel HS


jack hermeston

Fall 2014 --Finished with a 76.00 average

over two rounds at the Mark Simpson Invita-

tional with two rounds of 76 to place tied for

64th.

High School -- Was a member of the Eng-

land Boy’s National Team... in 2013 he was a

low stroke-play qualifier at the British Boy’s

Amateur Championship with a -1, while

claiming the McGregor Trophy at the Eng-

lish Boy’s Championship in 2011... In 2012,

he finished as runner-up at the Italian Boy’s

International, after finishing as the runner-up

at the 2011 Scottish Boy’s Stroke play.

Personal -- Born Jan. 23, 1996.

6-1 Freshman newcastle, england st./cuthbert's hs

CAREER STATISTICS


14-15 2 152 76.00 76 - -

Totals 2 152 76.00 76 - -


matthew sieg

Fall 2014 -- Did not compete.

High School -- Led the Thunder to the 2013

Wisconsin Division 3 Boys State Champion-

ship in 2013, while finishing as the runner-up

finish in 2012 and 2014 and a fourth in 2011...

individually, he finished third in 2012 and

2014, fourth in 2013 and ninth in 2011, while

being selected all-conference in each of his

four seasons, Second Team All-State in 2013,

Third Team All-State in 2014 and Honorable

Mention All-State in 2012.

Personal -- Born July 5, 1995... son of Dan

and Carla Sieg... has a brother, Ben... majoring

in business.

6-2 Freshman osseo, wis./osseo-fairchild hs


2014 YEAR IN REVIEW



Kansas City Claims Desert Shootout Title In Record Setting Fash-ionThe Kansas City men’s golf team brought home the team title at the Desert Shootout, downing BYU in a one-hole playoff after breaking the school record for the second straight day with a third round 274, -14 at the Palm Valley Country Club in Phoenix, Ariz. Overall, the ‘Roos carded a three round score of 833, -31, setting a new UMKC record, eclipsing the previous mark by 13 strokes. Individually, senior Nathan Hughes continued to roll in the third round, claiming individual medalist honors with a school record total of 200, -16 after shooting a final round 68 that gave him a three shot victory. Sophomore Antoine Rozner climbed into a tie for 15th on the final day with a career-low round of 68, while junior Mitch Tucker fired his third straight round of 70 to also tie for 15th at -6. Senior Jack Fiscus finished with the ‘Roos next lowest score at +2 in a tie for 46th after a final round 73, while freshman Thibault Vieilledent carded a career-low 68 in the final round to jump into a tie for 51st at +3.

Hughes Named WAC Men’s Golfer Of The WeekKansas City senior men’s golf Nathan Hughes was named the Western Athletic Conference Golfer of the Week for his performance last week at the Desert Shootout. Hughes, a senior from Bartlesville, Okla. (Bartlesville HS), won Kansas City’s 23rd individual title in team history, helping his team win the 17th team title in school history. Hughes beat out 90 competitors at the Desert Shootout in Phoenix, Ariz., shooting a 16-under par 200 (67-65-68) to win medalist honors. His 16-under par 200 is the lowest individual score in school history, while his second-round seven-under par 65 is a career low and ties him for the third lowest round in Kansas City history. The ‘Roos won the team title with a 31-under par 833, beating BYU in a one-hole playoff.

Men’s Golf Finishes Fourth In Inaugural WAC ChampionshipThe Kansas City men’s golf team closed out their inaugural trip to the WAC Championship with a fourth place finish at the Stallion Moun-tain Golf Club in Las Vegas, Nev., finishing at +26, one shot back of Utah Valley for third spot. Junior Mitch Tucker led the ‘Roos on the final day of play with a 75, carding three birdies and the ‘Roos lone eagle of the tournament on the par-5 2nd to finish in 16th at +6, while sophomore Antoine Rozner finished at +5 in a tie for 14th after a 76 in round three that featured all three of his birdies on the front nine. In his last event as a ‘Roo, senior Nathan Hughes notched a 77 to tie for a team high ninth at +3, carding three birdies in his final round. For their effort on the year, Rozner and Hughes both garnered Second Team All-WAC accolades. Senior Cole Chelle and freshman Thibault Vieilledent, meanwhile, also finished with 77’s in round three, helping Chelle to a tie for 25th at +12 and Vieilledent to a 31st place finish at +15. Each player finished with a pair of birdies on the day.

Tucker And Rozner Represent ‘Roos In Top EventsUMKC men’s linksters Antoine Rozner and Mitch Tucker each had successful weekends on the course as both locked down runner-ups results in their respective events. Playing in the World University Golf Championship in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, Rozner led the French team to a second place result with a -1, 863, shooting a team low -3 (72-73-71-69=285) to finish in a tie for seventh place. Tucker, meanwhile, advanced to the final match of the 26th IGA Match Play Championship at the Amana Colonies Golf Course in Amana, Iowa, where he fell 3 and 2. Tucker opened the event as the No. 4 seed where he won his first round match 2 up. The next three rounds, Tucker advanced winning 2 and 1, before moving on to the finals with wins on the 20th hole in both the quarterfinals and the semifinals.

Trio Of ‘Roos Named Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America ScholarsCleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars for Divisions I, II and the NAIA have been announced by the GCAA. A total of 207 players in Division I earned the honor, including Missouri – Kansas City’s Nathan Hughes, Jack Fiscus and Cole Chelle. All three were also garnered Academic All-WAC honors this season.

To be eligible for Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar status an individual must be a junior or senior academically, compete in at least three full years at the collegiate level, participate in 50-percent of his team’s competitive rounds, have a stroke-average under 76.0 and maintain a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.2. A recipient must also be of high moral character and be in good stand-ing at his college or university.

Rozner Named WAC Golfer Of The MonthMissouri-Kansas City senior Antoine Rozner was named the Western Athletic Conference Golfer of the Month for Sepember the league announced today after his performances at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational and the Mark Simpson Invitational. Rozner, a junior from Paris, France (Lycee Jean de la Fontaine), had the best scoring average by any WAC player during the month of September (70.60). Rozner had a fourth place finish at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invi-tational at the Air Force Academy, Sept. 6-7. He shot a 7-under par 209 (68-70-71) to finish just three strokes behind the medalist. Last week, Rozner posted his fourth consecutive round below par to start the season in the first round of the Mark Simpson Invitational in Erie, Colo., and finished the tournament with an even par 144 (70-74). He helped the ‘Roos to their second lowest 36-hole tournament score in school history (574).

UMKC Tallies A Fourth Place Result In Annual Bill Ross Intercol-legiateThe Missouri-Kansas City men’s golf team notched a fourth place fin-ish in the rain-shortened 36-hole Bill Ross Intercollegiate after a final round 308 at the Millburn Country Club in Overland Park, Kan. Mitch Tucker led the ‘Roos on the second day of play with a final round 75 that included five birdies, with four coming on par-fours, to tie for sixth, while Antoine Rozner and Thibault Vieilledent each tal-lied 79’s to tie for 18th. Rozner’s 79 was highlighted by birdies on the par-three 7th and the par-five 17th and Vieilledent’s included a trio of birdies, with all three coming in the first six holes. Cameron Wiltse climbed to 39th on day two, finishing strong with two birdies over the final four holes, while Jackson Foth matched the 77 to finish 50th.

Kangaroos Come Up Just Short At Price’s “Give ‘Em 5” InvitationalDespite a school record 54-hole tournament score of 819, -45 the Missouri-Kansas City men’s golf team fell just short of the tournament title at the Price’s “Give ‘Em 5” Invitational, trailing winner and WAC rival New Mexico State by just one shot in the final standings from the Butterfield Trail Golf Club in El Paso, Texas. Antoine Rozner led the ‘Roos individually, as the ‘Roo junior broke the school record with a 198, -18 to finish as the Co-Champion in the event along with San Jose State’s Cody Blick, the No. 40 player in the country. Playing a clean final round, the Paris, France, native opened the day with a birdie on the par-4 1st and followed it with an eagle on the par-5 2nd. Rozner would go on to par the next 11 holes, before birdieing the par-5’s of 14 and 18 en route to a final round 67. Mitch Tucker, meanwhile, also tallied three rounds in the 60’s after a final round 68 that placed him in sixth overall with the third lowest score in school history, a -15, 201. On the day Tucker carded two birdies on the front nine, and, after his lone bogey of the day on the 11th, closed out the round with three birdies over the final five holes. Carding the ‘Roos third lowest score of the day was Cameron Wiltse, whose career-low 69 helped him climb to a tie for 31st in the stand-ings. In the round, Wiltse fired back-to-back birdies on the second and third holes and added two more on the back nine, while carding just one bogey on the day. Jackson Foth closed out the event in a tie for 50th at +1, notching a pair of birdies in the final round, while Thibault Vieilledent rounded out the UMKC lineup one shot back at +2 in a tie for 52nd after a final round 70 that featured four birdies, including three on the front nine. Overall in the event, UMKC registered the first, second and fourth lowest rounds in school history and the lowest team score in school history, while Rozner finished with the lowest individual tournament score and the lowest round, Tucker recorded the third lowest tourna-ment score and the fourth lowest round and Foth notched the ninth lowest round.


Kansas CityMen’s Golf

2013-14 Kansas City Men’s Golf Results2013-14 STROKE AVERAGES

Name Rounds Strokes Average Low Round Top-10’s Top-20’s Rounds at or Below ParAntoine Rozner 32 2354 73.56 68 1 4 10Nathan Hughes 32 2378 74.31 65 4 4 8Jack Fiscus 27 2024 74.96 68 - 2 5Thibault Vieilledent 17 1283 75.47 68 - - 3Mitch Tucker 26 1963 75.50 70 - 2 7Cole Chelle 24 1821 75.88 70 - 2 6Nicholas Scrymgeour 6 474 79.00 74 - - -Cameron Wiltse 11 870 79.09 74 - - -Matthew DePalma 3 246 82.00 79 - - -Team 32 9489 296.53 274 7 11 7

FALL RESULTSGene Miranda Falcon Invitational

Colorado Springs, Colo. (Air Force)Sep. 8-9, 2013 - Eisenhower Golf Club

t9th of 16 teams/(295-295-295=885, +21)

t21. Antoine Rozner 71-75-72=218t34. Nathan Hughes 73-76-71=220t45. Jack Fiscus 77-73-73=223t59. Mitch Tucker 77-71-79=227t78. Nicholas Scrymgeour 74-78-80=232

Mark Simpson InvitationalErie, Colo. (Colorado)

Sep. 23-24, 2013 - Colorado National Golf Club13th of 16 teams/(310-307-296=913, +49)

t30. Jack Fiscus 79-75-72=226t36. Antoine Rozner 76-77-74=227t54. Nathan Hughes 79-78-73=230t64. Mitch Tucker 76-80-77=233t76. Cameron Wiltse 80-77-80=237

Badger InvitationalMadison, Wisc. (Wisconsin)

Sep. 29-Oct. 1, 2013 - University Ridge Golf Club8th of 14 teams/(287-297-310=894, +30)

t10. Nathan Hughes 71-73-76=220t18. Cole Chelle 70-74-78=222t33. Antoine Rozner 77-73-76=226t44. Jack Fiscus 71-77-80=228t56. Mitch Tucker 75-77-80=232

Bill Ross IntercollegiateOverland Park, Kan. (Kansas City)

Oct. 14-15, 2013 - Milburn Country Club6th of 15 teams/(299-298-294=891, +27)

t12. Cole Chelle 72-76-72=220t17. Jack Fiscus 74-74-74=222 t23. Antoine Rozner 77-73-74=224t48. Nathan Hughes 78-75-75=228 t58. Cameron Wiltse 76-82-74=232

Individualst44. Nicholas Scrymgeour 83-77-82=242t56. Matthew DePalma 79-81-86=246

Herb Wimberly InvitationalLas Cruces, N.M. (New Mexico State)Oct. 21-22, 2013 - NMSU Golf Course

15th of 17 teams/(300-302-295=897, +45)

3. Antoine Rozner 70-70-70=210t56. Jack Fiscus 74-78-75=227 t67. Cole Chelle 78-76-75=229t77. Nathan Hughes 78-81-75=234 t90. Cameron Wiltse 82-78-80=240

SPRING RESULTSSnowman Getaway

Phoenix, Ariz. (Loyola (Md.))Feb. 24-25, 2014 - Palm Valley Golf Club7th of 17 teams/(285-282-294=861, -3)

t15. Jack Fiscus 68-71-73=212 t31. Thibault Vieilledent 72-70-70=216t38. Antoine Rozner 76-70-76=218t42. Nathan Hughes 73-71-75=219 t83. Cole Chelle 72-80-76=228

Individualst27. Mitch Tucker 74-70-71=215

Bandon Dunes ChampionshipBandon, Ore. (Gonzaga)

Mar. 9-11, 2014 - Pacific Dunes Course at the Bandon Dunes Resort12th of 15 teams/(297-304-303=904, +52)

t27. Antoine Rozner 72-76-74=222t47. Nathan Hughes 81-72-74=227 t55. Mitch Tucker 73-77-78=228 t67. Thibault Vieilledent 75-79-79=233 t69. Jack Fiscus 77-80-77=234

Individualst59. Cole Chelle 75-78-77=230

Desert ShootoutPhoenix, Ariz. (Kansas State)

Mar. 20-22, 2014 - Palm Valley Golf Club1st of 15 teams/(284-275-274=833, -31)

1. Nathan Hughes 67-65-68=200 t15. Antoine Rozner 72-70-68=210 t15. Mitch Tucker 70-70-70=210 t46. Jack Fiscus 75-70-73=218 t51. Thibault Vieilledent 76-75-68=219


Memphis IntercollegiateCordova, Tenn. (Memphis)

Mar. 31-Apr. 1, 2014 - Colonial Country Club9th of 15 teams/(300-300-307=907, +43)

t9. Nathan Hughes 73-75-73=221 t18. Antoine Rozner 73-73-78=224 t32. Thibault Vieilledent 77-76-75=228 t53. Jack Fiscus 77-76-81=234 69. Mitch Tucker 78-80-81=239


Ole Miss IntercollegiateMadison, Miss. (Mississippi)

Apr. 14-15, 2014- Reunion Country Club14th of 15 teams/(310-313=623, +45)

t41. Thibault Vieilledent 75-79=154 t48. Antoine Rozner 77-79=156 51. Mitch Tucker 81-76=157 t52. Nathan Hughes 79-79=158 65. Cameron Wiltse 79-82=161

WAC ChampionshipsLas Vegas, Nev. (WAC)

May 2-4, 2014 - Stallion Mountain Golf Club4th of 8 teams/(283-302-305=890, +26)

t9. Nathan Hughes 70-72-77=219t14. Antoine Rozner 71-74-76=221 16. Mitch Tucker 70-77-75=222 t25. Cole Chelle 72-79-77=228 31. Thibault Vieilledent 75-79-77=231

Tournament Results


2014 WAC Championship Team Rd. 1 Rd. 2 Rd. 3 Total 1. New Mexico State 272 285 299 856, -8 2. Idaho 274 298 294 866, +2 3. Utah Valley 284 305 300 889, +25 4. Kansas City 283 302 305 890, +26 5. Seattle 298 302 312 912, +48 6. Texas-Pan American 297 299 319 915, +51 7. Chicago State 302 305 333 940, +76 8. Bakersfield 307 312 331 950, +86

2014 WAC AwardsFirst Team All-WAC

Mark Geddes, Grand CanyonJared du Toit, Idaho

Aaron Cockerill, IdahoPat Beyhan, New Mexico State

Kenneth Fadke, New Mexico State

Second Team All-WACRylee Iacolucci, Idaho

Antoine Rozner, Kansas CityNathan Hughes, Kansas CityBrett Walker, New Mexico State

Brayden Eriksen, Utah Valley

Player of the Year: Kenneth Fadke, New Mexico State

Freshman of the Year: Jared du Toit, Idaho

Coach of the Year: Mike Dirks, New Mexico State

Year .... Place ........ Strokes ........................Conference

1995 ......4th (7) .......... 945 (324-302-319) ... Mid-Continent

1996 ......2nd (7) ........612 (301-311) ............. Mid-Continent

1997 ......3rd (6) .........612 (305-307) ............. Mid-Continent

1998 ......4th (7) .........621 (305-316) ............. Mid-Continent

1999 ......3rd (7) .........914 (301-298-315) .... Mid-Continent

2000 ......3rd (8) .........894 (299-298-297) .... Mid-Continent

2001 ......4th (7) .........935 (327-305-303) .... Mid-Continent

2002 ......2nd (6) ........874 (284-297-293) .... Mid-Continent

2003 ......4th (6) .........907 (298-302-307) .... Mid-Continent

2004 ......4th (7) .........924 (305-311-308) .... Mid-Continent

2005 ......4th (8) .........907 (302-300-305) .... Mid-Continent

2006 ......5th (8) ..........897 (298-297-302) .... Mid-Continent

2007 ......4th (7) .........875 (294-294-287) .... Mid-Continent

2008 .......2nd (10) ....... 880 (289-298-293) ................. Summit

2009 .......2nd (10) .......869 (281-299-289) .................. Summit

2010 .......2nd (10) .......886 (291-300-295) .................. Summit

2011 .......1st (10) .........860 (303-280-277) .................. Summit

2012 .......7th (10) ........881 (293-298-290) .................. Summit

2013 .......1st (9) ...........880 (295-298-287) .................. Summit

2014 .......4th (8) ..........890 (283-302-305) ........................ WAC

Conference Year-by-Year Review

Year ....................... Place .........................................Strokes2011 ............................13 (14) ................................907 (312-300-295)2013 ............................12 (14) ................................924 (303-318-303)

NCAA Tournament Appearance Year-by-Year Review


HISTORY



ATHLETIC HONORS

First Team all-LeagueYear ...Individual . Place (Strokes)1996 .....Robert Russell .........2nd (149) ..............Joe Martaliaro ....... t5th (153)1997 ....Robert Russell ........2nd (144)1998 ....Jon Hunt ...................4th (150)2001 ....Mike Tanner ........... t4th (230)2002 ....Chris Ichelson ...... t2nd (214)2004 ....Alan Johnson ........ t3rd (227)2005 ....Alan Johnson ..........5th (223)2006 ....Stephen Clark ..........1st (214)2007 ....Stephen Clark ....... t5th (216)2008 .....Brett Iliff ................... t4th (218)2009 .....Michael Schnegelberger t4th (215)Selection changed to be based on entire season2010 .....Alex Hogben...............Viktor Mikaelsson2012 .....Korbin Kuehn2013 .....Nathan Hughes...............Korbin Kuehn...............Antoine Rozner

Second Team all-LeagueYear ...Individual . Place (Strokes)1995 .....Eric Reisner ..............6th (227)1996 ....Steven Hastert ...... t8th (155)1999 ....Steven Robertson ..8th (225)...............Jon Hunt .................. t9th (227)2000 ....Jon Hunt ...................7th (221)2001 ....Matt Willmott ........ t9th (232)2002 ....Matt Willmott ........ t7th (217)2003 ....Ryan Alsleben ....... t7th (225)2003 .....Tim Helm ............... t10th (227)2004 ....Tim Helm ................ t9th (230)2007 ....Michael Schnegelberger t9th (219)2008 .....Alex Hogben .......... t7th (219)2009 .....Alex Hogben ............t8th (217...............Josh Taylor ...............10th (218)Selection changed to be based on entire season2010 .....Will Robson2011 .....Korbin Kuehn...............Viktor Mikaelsson2012 .....Cole Chelle2013 .....Cole Chelle...............Jack Fiscus2014 .....Antoine Rozner...............Nathan Hughes

Player of the Week1999 ........... Trevor Taylor (3/24)..................... Tyler Armstrong (4/9)2002 ........... Charlie Mahon (10/10)..................... Matt Willmott (10/17)..................... J.W. VanDenBorn (10/31)..................... Matt Willmott (3/20)..................... J.W. VanDenBorn (3/27)2003 ........... Tim Helm (9/18)..................... Tony Olson (4/2)..................... Ryan Alsleben (4/16)2004 ........... Alan Johnson (3/24)2005 ........... Alan Johnson (9/15)2006 ........... Stephen Clark (3/1)..................... Brian Donnelly (3/15)..................... Stephen Clark (4/26)2007 ........... Alex Hogben (10/25)2008 ........... Alex Hogben (3/12)..................... Josh Taylor (4/2)2009 ........... Alex Hogben (3/11)2010 ........... Brett Iliff (2/24)

..................... Will Robson (4/14)

..................... Alex Hogben (4/21)2011 ........... Korbin Kuehn (3/16).................Jack Fiscus (4/6)2012 ........... Korbin Kuehn (3/14)..................... Korbin Kuehn (3/21)..................... Korbin Kuehn (4/4)..................... Korbin Kuehn (4/18)2013 ........... Korbin Kuehn (Sep)..................... Nathan Hughes (3/13)..................... Korbin Kuehn (2/27)2014 ........... Nathan Hughes (3/25)2015 ........... Antoine Rozner (Sep.)

League Player of the Year2006 ........... Stephen Clark2013 ........... Korbin Kuehn

MVP of The Championships2010 ........... Korbin Kuehn2013 ........... Korbin Kuehn

League Newcomer of the Year (1993-2009)1996 ........... Robert Russell1998 ........... Jon Hunt2001 ........... Mike Tanner (co)2002 ........... Chris Ichelson (co)2003 ........... Ryan Alsleben2005 ........... Brian Donnelly

Newcomer of the Championship(2010-Present)2010 ........... Korbin Kuehn (co)2011 ........... Cole Chelle2013 ........... Antoine Rozner

League Coach of the Year2011 ........... J.W. VanDenBorn2013 ........... J.W. VanDenBorn

All-Championship Team2010 ........... Korbin Kuehn2011 ........... Viktor Mikaelsson..................... Will Robson2013 ........... Nathan Hughes..................... Korbin Kuehn..................... Antoine Rozner

Individual NCAA Championship Qualifiers1997 ........... Robert Russell MC - 154 (77-77)

Individual NCAA Regional Qualifiers1996 ........... Robert Russell t24th - 220 (75-69-76)1997 ........... Robert Russell t11th - 214 (71-73-70) 2010 Korbin Kuehn t45th - 220 (78-70-72)

Team NCAA Regional Appearances2011 - NCAA Central - Indiana Regional -13th of 14, 907 (312-300-295, +55) -Will Robson, Cole Chelle, Viktor Mikaelsson, Korbin Kuehn, Jack Fiscus

2013 - NCAA Fayetteville Regional - 12th of 14, 924 (303-318-303, +60) - Korbin Kuehn, Antoine Rozner, Nathan Hughes, Cole Chelle, Viktor

Mikaelsson

ACADEMIC HONORS

Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar2002 ........... J.W. VanDenBorn2003 ........... Tony Olson2008 ........... Michael Schnegelberger2009 ........... Michael Schnegelberger2014 ........... Nathan Hughes..................... Jack Fiscus..................... Cole Chelle

CoSIDA Academic All-District VIIFirst Team2002 ........... J.W. VanDenBorn2003 ........... Tony Olson

Summit League Academic All-League2013 ..............Nathan Hughes

Conference Academic Honor Roll1997 ........... Justin Allen..................... Robert Verbeck1998 ........... Chris Allen..................... Rob Verbeck1999 ........... Ryan Apgar2000 ........... Steven Robertson..................... Rodney Wray2001 ........... Tony Olson2002 ........... Joe Anderson..................... Tony Olson..................... J.W. VanDenBorn2003 ........... Joe Anderson..................... Sean Dyer..................... Tony Olson2004 ........... Tim Helm2005 ........... Martin Fernandez..................... Jeff Stoppel2006 ........... Stephen Clark..................... Brett Iliff2007 ........... Alex Carper..................... Brett Iliff..................... Alan Johnson..................... Jordan Miller..................... Kyle Mossfeldt..................... Michael Schnegelberger2008 ........... Stephen Clark..................... Trevor Hampton..................... Alex Hogben..................... Jordan Miller..................... Kyle Mossfeldt..................... Michael Schnegelberger..................... Scott Swainston..................... Josh Taylor2009 ........... Jens Harr..................... Brett Iliff..................... Jordan Miller..................... Will Robson..................... Michael Schnegelberger..................... Scott Swainston..................... Josh Taylor2010 ........... Jens Harr*..................... Alex Hogben..................... Brett Iliff..................... Korbin Kuehn..................... Viktor Mikaelsson..................... Will Robson*..................... Park Ulrich*2011 ........... Cole Chelle.................Jack Fiscus..................... Jens Harr*

..................... Trevor Johanson

..................... Korbin Kuehn

..................... Viktor Mikaelsson

..................... Will Robson*

..................... Josh Taylor

..................... Park Ulrich*

..................... Franco Valencia-Zapata2012 ........... Jack Fiscus*..................... Jens Harr*..................... Nathan Hughes*..................... Trevor Johanson*..................... Korbin Kuehn*..................... Viktor Mikaelsson*..................... Park Ulrich*2013 ........... Jack Fiscus*..................... Nathan Hughes..................... Korbin Kuehn..................... Viktor Mikaelsson*..................... Antoine Rozner..................... Park Ulrich*..................... Cameron Wiltse*2014 ........... Nathan Hughes..................... Cole Chelle..................... Jack Fiscus

* - Distinguished Scholar

Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence2006 ........... Brian Donnelly..................... Kyle Mossfeldt2007 ........... Stephen Clark..................... Brett Iliff..................... Jordan Miller..................... Kyle Mossfeldt..................... Michael Schnegelberger2008 ........... Stephen Clark..................... Brett Iliff..................... Jordan Miller..................... Kyle Mossfeldt..................... Michael Schnegelberger..................... Scott Swainston2009 ........... Brett Iliff..................... Jordan Miller..................... Michael Schnegelberger..................... Scott Swainston..................... Josh Taylor2010 ........... Jens Harr..................... Brett Iliff..................... Will Robson..................... Josh Taylor2011 ........... Jens Harr..................... Korbin Kuehn..................... Viktor Mikaelsson..................... Will Robson..................... Josh Taylor..................... Park Ulrich2012 ........... Cole Chelle.................Jack Fiscus..................... Jens Harr..................... Trevor Johanson..................... Korbin Kuehn..................... Viktor Mikaelsson..................... Will Robson..................... Park Ulrich2013 ........... Cole Chelle..................... Jack Fiscus..................... Nathan Hughes..................... Korbin Kuehn..................... Viktor Mikaelsson..................... Park Ulrich

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Single Season Scoring Average Leaders (Minimum 12 Rds.) Name Year Rds. Strokes Avg.1. Antoine Rozner 2014-15 13 916 70.462. Mitch Tucker 2014-15 13 920 70.773. Robert Russell 1996-97 35 2534 72.404. Korbin Kuehn 2011-12 32 2327 72.725. Antoine Rozner 2012-13 36 2645 73.476. Antoine Rozner 2013-14 32 2354 73.567. Robert Russell 1995-96 30 2208 73.608. Alex Hogben 2006-07 23 1684 73.659. Stephen Clark 2007-08 22 1624 73.8110. Jackson Foth 2014-15 13 960 73.8511. Nathan Hughes 2012-13 36 2660 73.8912. Korbin Kuehn 2012-13 36 2663 73.9713. Alex Hogben 2008-09 30 2217 73.9014. Stephen Clark 2005-06 13 962 74.0015. Michael Schnegelberger 2006-07 23 1705 74.1316. Alex Hogben 2007-08 31 2299 74.1617. Alex Hogben 2009-10 34 2523 74.2118. Cole Chelle 2011-12 32 2375 74.2219. Viktor Mikaelsson 2010-11 34 2525 74.2620. Will Robson 2010-11 34 2525 74.2621. Nathan Hughes 2013-14 32 2378 74.31

Career Scoring Average Leaders (Minimum 40 Rds.) Name Years Rds. Strokes Avg.1. Robert Russell 1995-97 65 4742 72.952. Antoine Rozner 2012-p 75 5505 73.023. Alex Hogben 2006-10 118 8733 74.014. Stephen Clark 2005-08 49 3631 74.105. Korbin Kuehn 2009-13 133 9880 74.296. Nathan Hughes 2011-14 88 6545 74.387. Michael Schnegelberger 2006-09 72 5397 74.968. Viktor Mikaelsson 2009-13 124 9344 75.359. Cole Chelle 2010-14 126 9495 75.3610. Jack Fiscus 2010-14 101 7620 75.4511. Matt Willmott 2000-02 62 4684 75.5412. Brett Iliff 2005-10 130 9841 75.7013. Kevin Van Trump 1987-89 57 4323 75.8414. Tim Helm 2002-04 68 5164 75.9415. Brad Gershon 2006-08 41 3114 75.9516. Ryan Alsleben 2002-04 62 4714 76.0317. Alan Johnson 2004-07 82 6279 76.5718. Jeff Stoppel 2003-05 46 3523 76.5919. Tony Olson 1999-03 112 8588 76.6820. Josh Taylor 2007-11 70 5383 77.19

Team First Place Finishes (Since 1994-95)1995-96 ......................................................................Mark Bender Memorial Tournament.......................................................................................Bradley Fall Golf Classic1996-97 ......................................................................Nation’s Bank Billiken Intercollegiate2001-02 ......................................................................Ironhorse Intercollegiate.......................................................................................SEMO Invitational2004-05 ......................................................................SEMO/Morton B. Harris Invitational2005-06 ......................................................................Bill Ross Intercollegiate2006-07 ......................................................................Missouri Intercollegiate.......................................................................................Kansas City Intercollegiate2007-08 ......................................................................Missouri Intercollegiate2010-11 ......................................................................Fairway Club Invitational (U of Nebraska).......................................................................................Summit League Championships2011-12 ......................................................................Kansas Invitational.......................................................................................ReBath WSU Snowman Getaway2012-13 ......................................................................Bill Ross Intercollegiate.......................................................................................Summit League Championship2013-14 ......................................................................Desert Shootout

Individual Medalist Honors (Since 1994-95) 1995-96 ..............Robert Russell ...........................Mark Bender Memorial Tournament...............................Robert Russell ...........................Bradley Fall Golf Classic...............................Robert Russell ...........................Drake Relays Golf Classic1996-97 ..............Robert Russell ...........................1996 Union Planters Classic...............................Robert Russell ...........................SMS Smitty’s Invitational...............................Robert Russell ...........................Nation’s Bank Billiken Intercollegiate...............................Robert Russell ...........................Diet Pepsi/Shocker Classic2000-01 ..............Matt Willmott ............................Bradley Spring Invitational...............................Matt Willmott ............................Ironhorse Intercollegiate...............................J.W. VanDenBorn ......................SEMO Invitational2002-03 ..............Tony Olson .................................Morton B. Harris SEMO Four-Ball...............................Tony Olson .................................Harry Mussato Beau Classic2003-04 ..............Alan Johnson ............................Methodist Sportscare/B. Brown Invitational2004-05 ..............Alan Johnson ............................SEMO/Morton B. Harris Invitational2005-06 ..............Stephen Clark ...........................Mid-Con Championship2006-07 ..............Alex Hogben .............................ORU Shootout2007-08 ..............Stephen Clark ...........................Battle on the Bend Golf Tournament2009-10 ..............Brett Iliff ......................................ReBath Snowman Getaway...............................Alex Hogben .............................Hawkeye - TaylorMade/adidas Invitational

...............................Korbin Kuehn ............................The Summit League Men’s Golf Championship2010-11 ..............Korbin Kuehn ............................Jackrabbit Invitational2012-13 ..............Korbin Kuehn ............................Summit League Championship2013-14 ..............Nathan Hughes ........................Desert Shootout2014-15.......... Antoine Rozner .................Price’s “Give ‘Em 5” Invitational

Team Records Top-10 Single Round Team Scores1. 270 Price’s “Give ‘Em 5” Invitational 10/25/142. 274 Desert Shootout 3/22/14 274 Price’s “Give ‘Em 5” Invitational 10/26/144. 275 Desert Shootout 3/21/14 275 Price’s “Give ‘Em 5” Invitational 10/24/146. 277 Summit League Championships 4/19/117. 278 Jackrabbit Invitational 3/13/128. 279 Jackrabbit Invitational 3/14/119. 280 SEMO/Harris Invitational 9/12/04 280 Summit League Championships 4/18/11 280 Mark Simpson Invitational 9/24/12

Top-10 36-Hole Tournament Scores1. 570 Kansas City Intercollegiate 4/9-10/072. 574 Mark Simpson Invitational 9/29-30/143. 576 Fairway Club Invitational 9/13-14/104. 580 Ole Miss Bancorp South Intercollegiate 4/2-3/125. 584 Pat Hicks Thunderbird Invitational 2/8-9/106. 592 ASU Red Wolf Intercollegiate 4/11-12/117. 593 Crown Classic 10/9-10/068. 599 EIU Ironhorse Intercollegiate 10/15-16/01 599 Jim Colbert Intercollegiate 9/21/0910. 606 Arkansas Tech. Burris Inc. Classic 3/26-27/01

Top-10 54-Hole Tournament Scores1. 819 Price’s “Give ‘Em 5” Invitational 10/24-26/142. 833 Desert Shootout 3/20-22/143. 846 Jackrabbit Invitational 3/14-15/114. 848 SEMO/Harris Invitational 9/12-13/045. 853 Jackrabbit Invitational 3/12-13/126. 854 Mark Simpson Invitational 9/24-25/127. 860 Summit League Championships 4/18-19/118. 861 Snowman Getaway 2/24-25/149. 866 Bill Ross Intercollegiate 10/2-3/0610. 867 SEMO/Harris Invitational 9/10-11/02

Individual RecordsTop-10 Single Round Individual Scores1. 64 Alex Hogben Hawkeye-Taylor Made/Addidas Invitational 4/18/10 64 Alan Johnson SEMO/Harris Invitational 9/12/04 64 Antoine Rozner Price’s “Give ‘Em 5” Invitational 10/25/144. 65 Michael Schnegelberger ASU Red Wolf Classic 4/14/09 65 Nathan Hughes Desert Shootout 3/21/14 65 Mitch Tucker Mark Simpson Invite 9/29/14 65 Mitch Tucker Price’s “Give ‘Em 5” Invitational 10/24/148. 66 J.W. VanDenBorn SEMO Classic 3/25/02 66 Tony Olson SEMO Four-Ball 3/31/03 66 Alex Carper Kansas City Intercollegiate 4/10/07 66 Jackson Foth Price’s “Give ‘Em 5” Invitational 10/25/14

Top-10 36-Hole Tournament Individual Scores1. 139 Mitch Tucker Mark Simpson Invite 9/29-30/142. 141 Robert Russell SEMO/Union Planters Classic 9/8-9/96 141 Robert Russell Jackson State Pizza Hut Classic 2/16-17/974. 142 Korbin Kuehn Mississippi Bancorp South Intercollegiate 4/2-3/125. 143 Stephen Clark Anteater Invitational 2/27-28/06 143 Alex Carper Kansas City Intercollegiate 4/10/07 143 Adam Blue Kansas City Intercollegiate 4/10/07 143 Jordan Miller Kansas City Intercollegiate 4/10/07 143 Viktor Mikaelsson Pat Hicks T-bird Invitational 2/8-9/10 143 Will Robson Fairway Club Invitational 9/13-14/10 143 Jackson Foth Mark Simpson Invitational 9/29-30/14

Top-10 54-Hole Tournament Individual Scores1. 198 Antoine Rozner Price’s “Give ‘Em 5” Invitational 10/24-26/142. 200 Nathan Hughes Desert Shootout 3/20-22/143. 201 Mitch Tucker Price’s “Give ‘Em 5” Invitational 10/24-26/144. 205 Alan Johnson SEMO/Harris Invitational 9/12/04 205 Korbin Kuehn Jackrabbit Invitational 3/12-13/126. 208 Robert Russell Bradley Fall Classic 10/8-9/95 208 Korbin Kuehn Jackrabbit Invitational 3/14-15/11 208 Nathan Hughes Mark Simpson Invitational 9/24-25/129. 209 Jeff Stoppel Billiken Invitational 4/11-12/04 209 Alex Hogben Hawkeye-Taylor Made/Adidas Invitational 4/17-18/10 209 Will Robson Summit League Championship 4/18-19/11 209 Korbin Kuehn Hawkeye Invitational 4/14-15/12 209 Korbin Kuehn Mark Simpson Invitational 9/24-25/12

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UMKC Athletics Hall of Fame InducteeInaugural Class - 2008Former UMKC men’s golfer Robert Russell wrote the UMKC record books during his two year stint in Kansas City. Russell was the first student-athlete to participate in an NCAA Championship event, and he was the first men’s

golfer to earn all-America honors in school history. Russell came to UMKC following a two-year stint at Kansas City (Kan.) Community College,

where he was the 1995 Junior College National Champion. After moving across the city to UMKC, Russell won a total of seven tournaments, including

three straight in the spring of 1997. He was a two-time first team all-Mid-Con selection after tallying a pair of runner-up finishes at the Mid-Con Championship and in 1996, he was

selected as the Mid-Con Newcomer of the Year. As a junior, Russell posted a 73.68 scoring average over 30 rounds. He tied for

24th at the NCAA Central Regional Championship, narrowly missing the cut to advance to the national tournament.

The following season, Russell advanced to the 1997 NCAA Champion-ship as an individual after tying for 11th at the NCAA Regionals. By making an appearance in the 100th NCAA Championship, Russell became the first Kangaroo

to play in a Championship event. He posted a 72.40 scoring average over 35 rounds to finish his career with a 72.95 stroke average in 65 rounds. Russell ended his career by receiving Golf Coaches of Associa-tion of America honorable mention all-America honors in 1997. By

receiving the nod, he became the first golfer and the second UMKC student-athlete to be recognized as an honorable mention all-America selection in the NCAA Division I era, joining volleyball player

Catalina Suarez (1989). Only one other UMKC golfer has been awarded all-America honors, as Dan Key earned NAIA all-America accolades in

1986. The Joplin, Mo., native followed his collegiate career with a suc-

cessful professional career on the Buy.com and Hooters Tours. In 1999, Russell advanced to one of the biggest stages in professional golf,

when he qualified and played at the U.S. Open Championship in Pinehurst, N.C.

In December 2008, Russell was recognized for his outstanding athletic achievement when he was inducted into the inaugural

class of the UMKC Athletics Hall of Fame.

Hall of Fame

Bill Ross Former UMKC Coach

In his 35 year career, tournament namesake Bill Ross was an instrumental figure in the history of UMKC Athletics. After beginning the men’s basketball program as its first head coach in the 1969-70 season, he served as the first head coach for the women’s basketball program in its inaugural season in 1980-81. He served as the only coach in the history of the men’s golf program until 2003. In his time with the menIn his time with the men’s golf program, Ross led the Roos to a pair of Mid-Continent Conference runner-up finishes, including the 2001-02 season, in which he coached current UMKC Director of Golf J.W. VanDenBorn. Ross also landed NJCAA National Individual Champion Robert Russell and guided him to an NCAA Championship appearance and All-American honors in 1997. After 35 years at the helm, Ross retired in 2003. He has since been inducted After 35 years at the helm, Ross retired in 2003. He has since been inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2007 and was a member of the 2009 class of inductees into the UMKC Athletics Hall of Fame. The Bill Ross Intercollegiate was started in his honor in 2005.

"It really was a great time... one that would be hard to top," said Ross. "You know I'm not a long-winded guy when it comes to these things, but if I started thanking people individually... it would go on for quite a while."


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Chancellor Leo E. Morton

Leo E. Morton was named Chancellor of the University of

Missouri-Kansas City on December 15, 2008. Prior to assuming the Chancellorship, Leo was employed by Aquila, Inc, joining the firm in January 1994 as vice president, performance management. He was named senior vice president in 1996 with responsibility for re-engineering, corporate procurement and environmental services. Morton assumed additional duties for the management of human resources in 1997 and information technology in 1998. He was named senior vice president and chief administrative officer in 2000 as he also assumed responsibility for additional corporate services.

Prior to joining Aquila, Morton’s management career spanned 26 years in a wide range of engineering and manufacturing positions with AT&T Microelectronics, Bell Laboratories, General Motors, Rust Engineering Company and Corning Glass.

Morton has been a University of Missouri-Kansas City trustee since 2000 and was in his third year as chairman of the Board of Trustees when he stepped down to serve as the university’s interim chancellor. Previously, he was a member on UMKC’s Center for the City board and chaired the community relations committee of the Trustees.

He is chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Menorah Medical Center and chairman of the advisory board of Prep-KC, a major regional youth educational development organization. Morton also serves as 2nd vice chairman of the board of Swope Community Enterprises. In addition, he serves on the Board of Trustees for MRI, the Economic Development Corporation, the Kansas City Area Development Council, the Starlight Theatre, the independent advisory commission on racial profiling for the Overland Park Police Department, the Ironhorse Golf committee and as a commissioner for the Local Investment Commission.

Morton has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Tuskegee University, and a master’s degree in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

LEO E. MORTONChancellor

UMKC VISION STATEMENT

UMKC will become a model urban research university

characterized by signature graduate and professional

programs, a dynamic undergraduate population, a

highly diverse faculty, staff and student body, and active

engagement with its city and region.

UMKC MISSION STATEMENT

UMKC’s mission is to lead in life and health sciences; to

deepen and expand strength in the visual and perform-

ing arts; to develop a professional workforce and col-

laborate in urban issues and education; and to create a

vibrant learning and campus life experience.

GOALS

- Strengthen resource base and financial capacity

- Strengthen core academic mission

- Increase student success

- Improve the racial climate and increase campus diversity

Director of Athletics Carla Wilson

CARLA WILSONDirector of Athletics

Carla Wilson was named the fourth Director of Athletics in the Division I era, made official on Monday, December 2, 2013 with a public announcement at the Sprint Center in downtown Kansas City. She held the position in an interim role the previous five months.

Wilson leads the Athletics Department as it competes in the Western Athletic Conference. Wilson’s leadership in the department has touched many facets – budget, human resources, facilities, sport administration and student-athlete welfare and development.

Wilson became the only female athletics director in the Western Athletic Conference, and the first ever female leader of intercollegiate athletics at UMKC. She is one of a few minority women serving as an athletics director at the NCAA’s 351 Division I institutions. At the time of her hire, less than 9 percent of Division I athletics directors were women; less than 4 percent were minority women. She was also the only African-American woman athletics director in Division I not at a historically black college or university.

“Carla is a nationally recognized leader in college athletics, and was an easy and natural choice for this position,” said Leo E. Morton, Chancellor of UMKC. “While we are promoting from within, we are also choosing the best candidate for this important position. Carla has the experience, the dedication and the vision to be an exemplary leader.”

In 2012, she was named the Division I Administrator of the Year by the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators. A member of the WAC AD’s council, Wilson’s 17 years of experience in athletics is vital as she works with the WAC on strategic planning and branding initiatives. Well rounded in sport administration, she has been the sport administrator for 14 of the 16 sports sponsored by UMKC throughout her career – men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s cross country, and men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field.

Prior to the AD appointment, she served as the Senior Associate Athletics Director for Business and Administration and Senior Woman Administrator since 2007. In this role, Wilson was responsible for the human resources and business operations of the department, as well as all day-to-day operations in the absence of the Director of Athletics, and served as a member of the Director of Athletics senior staff. Wilson was responsible for the preparation, development and maintenance of the budgets for all 16 sports and nine administrative areas of the department. She also served as the sport administrator for women’s basketball, men’s soccer, and men’s and women’s tennis. Wilson also served as the Assistant Athletics Director for Business Operations for nine years prior to her time as Senior Associate Athletics Director.

As Senior Woman Administrator, Wilson is the highest ranking female involved with the management of UMKC’s Intercollegiate Athletics program, and represents UMKC in dealings with the conference office and the NCAA. She also partakes in program-wide administrative responsibilities, including decision making at the institutional, conference and national levels. She collaboratively addresses departmental goals, supports women’s interests and supports and helps manage diversity, gender equity and Title IX matters.

Wilson, who is an active member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators, the College Athletic Business Management Association and the Minority Opportunities Athletic Association, is a 2010 graduate of the NCAA Fellows Leadership Development Program. The 18-month program was developed with the specific goal of enhancing the employment and leadership opportunities for racial/ethnic minorities and women at the senior management level of intercollegiate athletics administration. She is also a 2009 NACWAA HERS East graduate. Wilson is also a member of the MOAA Educational and Professional Development Committee and the Program Committee, which is responsible for programming of the MOAA Symposium held at the annual NACDA Convention. Wilson is also a frequent presenter at CABMA Conventions, and serves on the Membership and Program committees for the organization.

Wilson has also been active on NCAA committees during her time at UMKC. In 2010, Wilson began a four-year term on the NCAA Division I Women’s Softball Committee, and serves as the chair of the committee for 2013-14. From 2004-07, she also served on the Division I NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Committee. Both committees are responsible for selecting the teams that compete for the opportunity to play for a national championship. Since 1999, Wilson has also served on the NCAA Region V Post Graduate Scholarship Committee.

A 25-year career Kangaroo, prior to athletics Wilson served UMKC as a budget specialist in the University’s administrative affairs office for four years, where she was responsible for assisting in the preparation of the University’s $159 million budget. From 1988-93, she also served in the accounting department as a senior accountant.

Wilson graduated from UMKC in 1988 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. She and her husband Kevin, who reside in Olathe, KS, are parents to four adult children, Shae, Tristan, Kevin Jr., and Kaylan.

Senior Administrative Staff

Jessica Dickson was named the Associate Athletics Director for Facilities, Operations and Championships in October 2014. Prior to her appointment, she served as Assistant Athletics Director for External Relations for five years. Dickson joined the UMKC staff as the Director of Marketing and Promotions in August of 2006.

In her current role, Dickson’s areas of responsibility include: event management, television and radio production, marketing and promotions, licensing and sponsorship execution. In addition, she serves as the sport administrator for women’s soccer, softball and spirit squads.

Dickson is an active member of National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA) and National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Ad-ministrators (NACWAA) and has presented on multiple occasions at the NACMA national convention. Dickson is a graduate of the 2011 NCAA/NACWAA Institute for Administrative Advancement (IAA).

Special assignments at UMKC have included the 2012 NACWAA National Convention Local Organizing Committee, serving as championship manager for The 2012 Summit League Men’s and Women’s Tennis Championships and 2010 NCAA Division I Volleyball National Championship host liaison to the NCAA.

Dickson has been a volunteer at the Kansas City Sports Commission and Foundations/WIN for KC since 2005 and an active member of the Downtown Council of Kansas City and genKC.

Prior to joining the UMKC team, Dickson spent 4 years at Time Warner Cable/Metro Sports in Kansas City. While with TWC, Dickson created promotional materials and advertising packages for sporting events, movies, specials and cable networks. Her duties with Metro Sports included serving as a communications and promotions liaison between Metro Sports and the media sales office.

Dickson graduated from Central Missouri in May 2002 with a degree in public relations and a minor in photography. At Central, she was a four-year letterwinner on the women’s soccer team.

Dickson, her husband Ryan and their daughter Morgan reside in Kansas City, Mo.

Jessica DicksonAssociate Athletics Director for Facilities, Operations and Championships

Ursula Gurney was named the Senior Woman Administrator in May of 2014 as well as being promoted to the Senior Associate Athletics Director for Internal Operations. Prior to her appointment, she was the Senior Associate AD for Academics and Strategic Initiatives.

In her current role, Gurney oversees the areas of academics, sports medicine, sports performance (strength and conditioning), and is the primary liaison with the admissions and registration offices. In her new role, Gurney will also oversee the area of compliance, and have liaison duties with campus residential housing. She will continue to serve as the sport administrator for men’s and women’s golf while furthering her sport supervision responsibilities to include women’s volleyball. She will represent UMKC as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Administrative Council and serve as a member of the Director of Athletics Senior Staff.

As Senior Woman Administrator (SWA), Gurney provides administrative leadership in the management and governance of UMKC’s Intercollegiate Athletics pro-gram, and is heavily involved in key decision making at the institutional, conference, and national levels. Gurney collaborates to address strategic initiatives and departmental goals, serve as a resource to all student-athletes and coaches, support gender equity and title IX issues, and evaluate performance of departmental employees. Gurney is charged to help foster a culture that embraces diversity and advocates for student-athlete welfare.

Under Gurney and her staff, UMKC has built a tradition of academic success. The current cumulative department GPA is 3.24. Currently 15 of UMKC’s 16 teams have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or better. UMKC’s Graduation Success Rate (GSR) remains steady at 87%, while its current cumulative Academic Progress Rate (APR) is 966.

Gurney is an active member of the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics (N4A) and the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators (NACWAA). Gurney is individually certified by the N4A, and has presented multiple times at N4A’s national and regional conventions. She is a current member of the N4A’s Board of Directors, serves on the N4A’s Strategic Planning Committee as the Chair-Elect, and is also a member of the NCAA Division I Recruiting and Athletics Personnel Issues Cabinet. She is a graduate of NACWAA’s 2012 Leadership Enhancement Institute (LEI), the 2010 NACWAA West Institute for Administrative Advancement (IAA), and a 2009 graduate of the N4A’s Professional Development Institute (PDI) Leader/Man-ager Track.

Previously, Gurney spent seven years in various roles in academic athletic support at The Ohio State University. At Ohio State, Gurney served as an academic specialist in the Student-Athlete Support Services Office. She assisted in the academic support of over 900 student-athletes in 36 varsity sports. She specialized in preparing football student-athletes to meet education require-ments, and traveled with the football team to the 2008 BCS National Championship game in New Orleans, La., to monitor academic development.

In addition to her advising role, Gurney served as an undergraduate instructor in the history department at Ohio State from 2002-2008.

Athletically, Gurney swam competitively at the national level in Canada participating in several National Championships, Olympic and Commonwealth Games Trials.

Gurney earned her bachelor of arts degree in history from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 2000. She then went on to earn her master’s degree in history from SFU in 2002. She is currently a PhD. candidate in history at The Ohio State University and resides in Kansas City with her husband Andrew and son Jackson.

Ursula GurneySenior Associate Athletics Director for Internal Operations/SWA

Brian Morris joined UMKC in September of 2014 as the Senior Associate Athletics Director for External Operations.

Morris served as the Associate Athletic Director for External Operations at Oklahoma Baptist University previously, and has served in several collegiate athletics development and corporate sponsorship roles at institutions such as Oklahoma State, Wichita State, Arkansas State and Oklahoma.

While at OBU, he assisted in securing a $1.5 million split gift for OBU and the OBU athletics department. Morris also increased the athletics department sponsor-ship and ticket revenues by 900 percent from $40,000 to $400,000 in less than two years.

Prior to OBU he was the senior account executive for Oklahoma State Cowboy Sports Properties (Learfield Sports), generating $115,000 in new sponsorship revenue.

Morris also served as the Associate Athletic Director for Development at Wichita State University. While at WSU, he led the athletics development staff and served as a member of the athletic director’s senior management team. He secured a $1.2 million naming-rights gift for the Bombardier Learjet Indoor Practice Facility

and maintained oversight of the $3.4 million annual fund for the Shocker Athletic Scholarship Organization. He also secured half of the private funds for the $3.7 million Building Excellence for the Student-Athlete Campaign.

Morris also worked as the Assistant Athletic Director for Development at Arkansas State University, where he led the development staff in setting a record breaking level for athletics annual fund giving. He also secured $250,000 in major gifts for renovation of their baseball stadium.

As the Assistant Director of Athletics Development at the University of Oklahoma, he raised $850,000 in major gifts during the stadium renovation campaign, while assisting in the record-setting annual fundraising drive.

Morris also served as a representative of the Missouri Valley Conference for the National Association of Athletic Development Directors.

Morris earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communications from Kansas State University in 2003 and a master’s degree in sport management from Wichita State University in 2013.

Brian MorrisSenior Associate Athletics Director for External Operations

UMKC Head Coaches

Rick Benben Men’s Soccer

Christi PoseyVolleyball

Shameika McFieldCross Country/Track & Field

Marsha FreseWomen’s Basketball

Chris CissellWomen’s Soccer

Kareem RichardsonMen’s Basketball

Kendell HaleMen’s & Women’s Tennis

Brianna BroderickWomen’s Golf

Meredith SmithSoftball

J.W. VanDenBornMen’s Golf

Kansas City Athletic Training Staff and Team Doctors

Shelby Brown Head Athletic Trainer

Dr. Meg GibsonHead Sports Medicine Physician Margaret “Meg” Gibson MD is board certified

in family medicine and has a certificate of added

qualification in sports medicine. She works at

Truman Medical Center Lakewood Hospital. She

participated in collegiate athletics at Washington

University in St. Louis. She completed her medical

training including sports medicine fellowship

in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvannia at the Unversity

of Pittsburgh Medical Center. She has worked

with athletes of all levels, from high school to

professional. She spent additional time training in

concussion management and is a Certified ImPACT

Consultant.

Dr. Jon SchultzTeam Sports Medicine PhysicianJon Schultz attended the University of Georgia

and received his medical degree from the Medical

College of Georgia in 1991. He did his residency

at Self Memorial Hospital Family Practice, in

Greenwood, S.C., before completing a Primary Care

Sports Medicine Fellowship at the University of

Oklahoma at Tulsa in 1999. He is Board Certified by

the American Board of Family Practice, with added

qualification in sports medicine.

Dr. Drew GloverIntern Sports Medicine physician

Dr. Chris JenksIntern Sports Medicine physician

Dr. Dan Gurley Team Orthopeadic physicianDr. Dan Gurley attended Texas Christian University

and received his medical degree from the University

of Kansas School of Medicine. He did his residency

in Wichita. He was a member of the Mississippi

Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center, in Jackson,

Miss. He is Board Certified by the American Board

of Orthopedic Surgery (ABOS). Gurley specializes

in Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy and Orthopedic

Surgery; specializing in shoulder, elbow, and knee

injuries

Dr. Grant Smith Team DentistDr. D. Grant Smith is a comprehensive family dentist

providing cosmetic, restorative and general family

dentistry. Dr. Smith graduated from the UMKC

School of Dentistry. Following graduation Dr.

Smith decided to complete a Residency program in

Advanced Education in General Dentistry at UMKC.

Dr. Smith received a Bachelor degree in Biology

from Missouri State University in Springfield, Mo.

He is a member of the Academy of Sports Dentistry,

the American Dental Association, the Missouri

Dental Association, the Greater Kansas City Dental

Society, the Academy of General Dentistry, and the

Kansas City University Dental Study Club.

Becca McConville DieticianRebecca McConville, MS, RD, LD, is the UMKC

registered and licensed dietitian. She is a member of

the Kansas City Dietetic Association, the American

Dietetic Association (ADA), and the ADA’s SCAN

(Sports, Cardiovascular, and Wellness Nutrition)

group. She attended the University of Kansas

Medical School and earned her bachelor’s degree

from the University of Central Missouri. She

currently works at Cass Regional Medical Center in

Harrisonville, Mo.

Kansas City Training Staff

UMKC Sports Medicine Fellowship/Team Doctors

Jessica Lloyd Associate Athletic Trainer

Ashley Riggs Assistant Athletic Trainer

Scott McGinn Assistant Athletic Trainer

Dylan Wilson Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer

Melanie Ellsworth Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer

Paul ArndorferDirector of Strength & Conditioning

Clint DominickAssistant Director of Strength & Conditioning

Sam MitchellStrength & ConditioningGraduate Assistant

Victor F. Swyden Athletics Training FacilityThe Victor F. Swyden Athletics Training Facility continues UMKC’s commitment to the total care of each student-athlete. Under the guidance of Head Athletics Trainer Ted Ferris, the UMKC Sports Medicine staff prioritizes prevention, treatment and rehabili-tiation in working with Kangaroo student-athletes.

Built in 1999, the Swyden Athletics Training Facility honors the memory of former Kansas City councilman and longtime UMKC Athletics supporter Victor F. Swyden, who headed the taskforce that guided the Kangaroos from NAIA to NCAA Division I. A lifetime resident of Kansas City and a graduate of Paseo High School, Swyden was honored in 1993 with the Golden Torch Award, one of the highest honors bestowed by UMKC upon an individual.

Durwood Soccer Stadium and Recreational Field serves as the official home of the Kangaroos and will provide student-athletes, students and community groups with one of the top soccer facilities in the WAC and the Midwest. The $9 million addition adds to the growing residential feel of the UMKC campus. The gift from the Durwood Foundation and its trustees to construct this sta-dium is another in their long history of supporting a variety of UMKC initiatives.Durwood will provide seating for 850 fans and a separate addition will host locker rooms, offices and concession areas. Stanley H. Durwood was one of the University’s and the athletic program’s most ardent supporters. His affiliation with UMKC began when NCAA Division I participation was a pipe dream. Durwood also helped establish an endowed scholarship for UMKC student-athletes.

Durwood Soccer Stadium and Recreational Field

UMKC Athletic Facilities & Departments

The home of UMKC Athletics, Swinney Recreation Center is also one of the finest fitness centers in all of Kansas City. Created through a $14.5 million addition to the old Swinney Gymnasium, the center includes five basketball courts, four racquet ball courts, a 25-meter indoor/outdoor pool and three exercise rooms - two weight rooms and a cardio room.

The competition court serves as the home venue for UMKC volleyball in the fall, UMKC women’s basketball contests during the winter.

Kangaroo student-athletes enjoy some of the finest locker room facilities in the WAC courtesy of a major renovation undertaken prior to the 2007-08 school year. Along with providing each student-athlete their own individual locker space, the facility also features a player’s lounge that includes leather couches and a big screen television. In addition, the lounge is equipped with a computer workstation with a high-speed internet connection.

Original Old Swinney Gymnasium, affectionately known as “Old Swinney”, which is part of the Swinney Recreation Center received a face lift in the summer of 2010. The renovation transforms the Old Swinney Gymnasium into a modern, collegiate practice facility that will better serve the student body, faculty and staff members and community members, as well as provide outstanding training opportunities for ‘Roo student-athletes.

The $500,000 renovation plan included new basketball/volleyball court flooring and basketball standards and volleyball nets to be installed in the existing facility. The current skylights in the building were also altered, which allows for modified lighting to be put into place. The entire Old Swinney interior will be updated and scoreboards will be installed.


The Dutton Brookfield Strength and Conditioning Center at UMKC’s Swinney Recreation Center was officially dedicated on Sept. 22, 2004.

The Brookfield Center is designed to help enhance UMKC student-athletes’ levels of performance while significantly reducing the chances for injuries. The benefit of per-forming structured strength and power training throughout the entire year will give student-athletes the opportunity to reach new levels of physical development.

The center contains free weights, plus platforms, benches and machines and the latest cardiovascular equipment. In the summer of 2006, the area purchased the latest Sports Motion system to give student-athletes the video analysis needed to improve their techniques.

Dutton Brookfield Strength and Conditioning Center

Old Swinney

Swinney Recreation Center

Missouri 3&2 Complex

UMKC reached an agreement with the city in the fall of 2011 to play its softball games at the Missouri 3&2 Complex. Since its first season there in the spring of 2012, UMKC has added a new scoreboard and re-furbished the fences around the game field.

In its first season, UMKC softball hosted the Missouri Coaches Versus Cancer Classic, and the Summit League Championships.

Municipal Auditorium, a building that many fans believe is the best arena in which to watch basketball, is the home of UMKC men’s basketball. The venue, which has a rich and storied basketball tradition, is now in its eighth decade in Kansas City.

Municipal, which was opened in 1936, has hosted nearly every type of event - from U.S. presidential campaigns to NCAA Final Four Championships. In fact, the auditorium has hosted a total of nine NCAA Championships, which are the most of any other building in the country. The facility is also the home to the NAIA National Tournament and the MIAA Tournament.

A facility upgrade included $3.5 million in renovations, encompassing new arena lighting, new seating and enhanced locker rooms for players and of-ficials.

Municipal Auditorium is located in the heart of downtown Kansas City and steps from the Kansas City Power & Light District.

Municipal Auditorium comfortably seats 10,700 people, including 7,300 permanent upholstered seats.

The Arena is one of four self-contained venues in the Municipal Audito-rium, and has its own lighted marquee, box office, show office, coat check,

restrooms and concessions. It is accessible from the south side of 13th Street, where visitors enter through the splendid Grand Foyer.

The arena is also connected by covered walkways to the Convention Center, Con-ference Center, and the Auditorium Plaza Garage.

Municipal Auditorium


The UMKC men’s and women’s tennis teams practice and compete at the Plaza Tennis Center, which is located just minutes away from the UMKC campus.

The Plaza Tennis Center sits next to the Country Club Plaza, the Midwest’s oldest outdoor shopping area featuring a number of unique shops, restaurants, boutiques and Spanish architecture. The facility includes 14 outdoor lighted courts, a pro shop and locker rooms. The exhibition court, adjacent to the clubhouse, features permanent and bleacher seating for about 300 spectators.

The center has hosted many events, including three Big 12 and the final Big Eight Championships, NCAA Division II Nationals, the Missouri Valley’s National Qualifier Sweet 16, a USTA professional men’s satellite tournament, USA Tournament Tennis sanctioned play, USTA leagues and instructional programs.

The facilty has received local, regional and national awards since its grand opening in 1996. In 1998, the United States Tennis Association named the center a USTA National Outstanding Public Tennis Facility. In 2005, it was named PTR Public Facility of the Year by the United States Professional Tennis Registry.

In 2007, the Plaza Tennis Center was recognized as one of the top 50 Tennis Welcome Centers in the country. UMKC Hosted the Summit League Men’s and Women’s Championships there in 2012.


It is the mission of the Student-Athlete Support Services Office (SASSO) to provide a variety of educational support to ensure student-athletes acquire the tools to meet their academic, professional and personal goals. SASSO provides a comprehensive support unit which includes, but is not limited to the following services: academic counseling, academic mentoring, degree and NCAA eligibility monitoring, assessment, tutoring, computer access, academic and individual skill development, individualized study plans, a comprehensive Summer Bridge Program, academic workshops, knowledge of on-campus resources and Life Skill development.

SASSO offers a comprehensive tutoring program available to all student-athletes. SASSO employs undergraduate and graduate student tutors to provide assistance in a variety of academic areas. The mission of the tutoring program is to provide subject-specific support and assistance to any student-athlete with equal access for all sports. All SASSO tutoring takes place in study hall, SRC 251.

Most tutoring sessions are a one-on-one meeting with a tutor and student-athlete; however, group tutoring sessions are also available. The SASSO tutoring program serves as an additional support for course material but does not supplement for class at-tendance. The primary focus of tutoring is the teaching of skills and strategies that support independent learning. SASSO Tutor-ing services are a privilege and may be revoked if abused.

Student-Athlete Support Services Office

St. Teresa’s Academy

Plaza Tennis Center

Student-Athlete Support Services OfficeSASSO OVERVIEW:

The Student-Athlete Support Services Office (SASSO) provides a variety of educational support to ensure student-athletes acquire the tools to meet their academic, professional and personal goals. With a six person staff, SASSO integrates its services within the mission of UMKC and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics to promote the overall develop-ment of the student-athletes. To foster the positive growth of student-athletes, SASSO provides a comprehensive support unit which includes, but is not limited to: academic counseling, academic mentoring, degree and NCAA eligibility monitoring, assessment, tutoring, computer ac-cess, academic and individual skill development, individualized study plans, a comprehensive Summer Bridge Program, academic workshops, knowledge of on-campus resources and Life Skill development.

SASSO MISSION:The Student-Athlete Support Services Office (SASSO) is committed to providing student-athletes with a well rounded and diverse education. The support unit has been designed to enhance the experience of the student-athlete in the university setting by fostering independence, edu-cational and personal values and leadership skills. The SASSO staff will continue to be innovative in meeting the education, personal and pro-fessional needs of our student-athletes while upholding the academic in-tegrity of the university and maintaining compliance with NCAA and UMKC regulations

SASSO GOALS:The goals of the Student-Athlete Support Services Office are to:

• Maintain the highest level of integrity in our dedication to the acdemic, personal and professional development of student-ath-letes.

• Ensure compliance with NCAA, WAC, and UMKC academic eligibility requirements, policies and procedures.

• Inform student-athletes of the resources available to them on the UMKC campus in order to better assist them in their academic pursuits.

• Provide an environment which supports the goal of graduation for all student-athletes.

• Develop values which emphasize leadership, accountability, integrity, communication and inter-personal skills.

• Enhance the experience of the student-athlete by providing oppor-tunities to be involved in the University, Athletic Department and the greater Kansas City community.

• Promote respect for diversity and gender equity.• Encourage the development of well-balanced life styles.• Support student-athlete initiatives through our dedication to Life

Skills and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

• The Athletic Department boosted a cumu-lative GPA of 3.22 for 2013-14.

• 15 of 16 teams finished the 2013-14 with a cumulative GPA above 3.0. The top three were Women’s Cross Country at 3.65, Women’s Golf at 3.63 and Men’s Golf at 3.56.

• A total of 57 student-athletes were named WAC Academic All-League, including a total of 26 in the fall and 31 in the spring.

• 81 student-athletes were awarded the dis-tinction of UMKC Scholar-Athlete for 2013. This distinction is awarded to those

with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 and higher at the end of each year.

• During the Division I era 8 student-ath-letes have been named Academic All-Americans. Most recently, women’s basketball’s Eilise O’Connor earned First Team honors in 2014, while also garner-ing the WAC’s Stan Bates Award and being named its Woman of the Year and receiv-ing postgraduate scholarships from Divi-sion I-AAA ADA and the NCAA.

• 35 current student-athletes received their degrees from UMKC in 2012-’13.

• The Graduation Success Rate (GSR) is 84%, above the 81% Division I average.

• The student-athletes logged hundreds of hours of community service - participating in service with Harvesters, Morning Glory Café, Center Middle School, and Habitat for Humanity.

• For 2012-2015 UMKC Athletics will re-ceive the NCAA CHOICES Grant, a $25,000 grant to fund campus wide alco-hol education.

ATHLETIC ACADEMIC POINTS OF PRIDE:

Senior Associate Athletics Director for Academics and Strategic Initiatives/Senior Women’s Administrator

Learning Services Coordinator

UMKC Campus Move-In DayUMKC Women’s Center Walk-A-Mile in Her Shoes

Thanksgiving Can Collection for HarvestersUMKC Winter Warm-Up

UMKC Career Services Etiquette DinnerRelay for Life

Blue and Gold Games

‘Roo Life Skills ChallengeToys for Tots Toy Collection

First Downs for Down SyndromeGo Red With the ROOS & the American Heart Association

Samaritans Feet Shoe CollectionWBCA Pink ZoneBoys & Girls Club

UMKC’s Hispanic Youth DayAnimal Haven

Center Middle SchoolSpecial Olympics

Habitat for HumanityMorning Glory Cafe

STUDENT-ATHLETES IN THE COMMUNITY The UMKC Athletics Department takes great pride in giving back to its neighbors and friends. During the 2012-13 school year, the ‘Roos outdid

themselves by hosting and participating in a plethora of successful events. Service projects included:

Student-Athlete Support Services Office

The Roo Life Skills Program is designed to sup-port the development of a well-balanced life-style for UMKC’s student-athletes, encouraging holistic well-being, personal and academic growth, mature decision making skills, and a commitment to the campus and surrounding community. The Life Skills program strives to support student-athlete development in five ar-eas: academics, athletics, personal development, career development and community service.

Life Skills Programming:

Performance Team - The Performance Team Programming gives student-athletes and coaches the opportunity to gather informa-tion to support a healthy lifestyle and achieve optimum athletic performance.

Career Development - Partnerships with UMKC’s Career Services and Career Athletes have been developed to best prepare current student-athletes for life after college.

Community Service Partnerships - Commu-nity service is strongly encouraged, and UMKC Athletics feels strongly in the value of giving

back to Kansas City and the UMKC campus. SASSO has formed several partnerships in the community and encourages teams and indi-viduals to get involved.

Student-Athlete Advisory Committee - UMKC’s SAAC representatives serve as leaders within the athletic department, and on campus. The group of 27 representatives meets monthly to encourage team, department and school unity, while promoting excellence and a commitment to community and campus service.

‘ROO LIFE SKILLS

UMKC Student-Athlete Support Services Office

UMKCSASSO

UMKC SASSO

FACTSAfter completing its 51st year of intercollegiate competition, the Western Athletic Conference continues to evolve and feature some of the nation’s best programs. One thing that remains unchanged is the persistent nature of the schools in the WAC to ad-vance their programs to contend at the top levels of the NCAA.

The WAC provides its student-athletes the chance to travel to scenic destinations and gain exposure in some of the nation’s most diverse markets and largest metropolitan cities. In addition, the WAC’s student-athletes work to achieve the highest levels of suc-cess with the academic support of their respective institutions.

The WAC has experienced tremendous success over the years. In men’s basketball, the WAC has sent at least two teams to the NCAA Tournament in 24 of the past 29 seasons. In baseball, the WAC has boasted two national champions since 2003. In women’s basketball, the conference has had at least two teams qualify for the NCAA Tournament 10 times in 22 seasons, with a record five teams in 1998. The WAC also sent teams to three BCS football bowl games since 2006.

In 2013-14, the WAC will create a new digital network to give fans streaming internet access to many of its regular season games and postseason championships including volleyball, soccer, swimming and diving, basketball, softball and baseball.

The WAC is the sixth oldest among the nation’s 11 Division I-A conferences. Its history traces back to July 27, 1962, when the origi-nal six-team league of Arizona, Arizona State, Brigham Young, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming began competition.

The first championship was held in November 1962, when Arizona won the men’s cross country title and New Mexico followed with the first WAC football title. Arizona finished second in the NCAA College World Series and, less than three years later, Arizona State claimed the league’s first NCAA title when the Sun Devils won the College World Series trophy. Fresno State was the last WAC school to earn an NCAA team title when it won the College World Series in 2008.

Since 1962, several changes have occurred. UTEP and Colorado State became members in September 1967, while Arizona and Arizona State withdrew on June 30, 1978. The WAC then added San Diego State (1978), Hawai‘i (1979) and Air Force (1980). Before 1990, the WAC sponsored championships only in men’s sports. However, a merger with the High Country Athletic Conference formed a single conference under one administrative structure, and the 1990-91 athletic year was the first in which both men and women competed under the WAC name. Fresno State was added in 1992, and then in 1996, the women’s programs from Air Force and Hawai‘i along with six new schools (UNLV, Rice, San Jose State, SMU, TCU and Tulsa) came into the WAC. Air Force, Brigham Young, Colorado State, UNLV, New Mexico, San Diego State, Utah and Wyoming withdrew on June 30, 1999. Nevada (2000), Boise State (2001) and Louisiana Tech (2001) were added while TCU withdrew following the 2000-01 season. In 2005, Idaho, New Mexico State and Utah State joined the WAC after Rice, SMU, UTEP and Tulsa withdrew. Boise State withdrew prior to the 2011-12 season. In 2012, the WAC added Denver, Seattle U, UT Arlington, UTSA and Texas State. The current membership began on July 1, 2013 when the WAC added Bakersfield, Chicago State, Grand Canyon, Kansas City, UTPA and Utah Valley to join Idaho, New Mexico State and Seattle U. The new institutions replace withdrawing members, Denver, Louisiana Tech, San Jose State, Utah State, UT Arling-ton, UTSA and Texas State.

The WAC has had just six commissioners in its history. Paul Brechler was named the first leader of the conference and held the position from 1962-1968. He was followed by Wiles Hallock (1968-71), Stan Bates (1971-80), Dr. Joe Kearney (1980-94), Karl Benson (1994-2012) and current commissioner Jeff Hurd (2012-present).

Presently, the WAC crowns team and individual champions in 19 sports – nine men’s and 10 women’s. For the men, there are championships in baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor track and field and outdoor track and field. Championships for women are held in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field and volleyball.

The WAC office has been located in the Denver area since the conference’s inception with the exception of a two-year stay in Phoe-nix from 1964-66. Debra

July 1, 2005 - Idaho, New Mexico State and Utah State become official members of the WAC.

November 24, 2005 - The WAC streams its first sporting event (the opening match of the volleyball tournament) via the internet using WAC.TV.

September 3, 2008 - The WAC announces a contract extension with ESPN that guarantees more than 300 regular-season and 45 championship events will be aired on the ESPN networks through the spring of 2017.

August 27, 2010 - The WAC and Learfield Sports announce the creation of the WAC Sports Network to enhance the coverage of football and basketball in the WAC’s media markets.

July 1, 2012 – Denver, Seattle, UT Arlington, UTSA and Texas State become official members of the WAC.

October 9, 2012 - The WAC Board of Directors extend invitations for membership to CSU Bakersfield and Utah Valley, effective July 1, 2013.

November 27, 2012 - The WAC Board of Directors extend an invitation for membership to Grand Canyon, effective July 1, 2013.

December 5, 2012 – Chicago State becomes a member of the WAC, effective July 1, 2013.

December 19, 2012 – Texas-Pan American accepts an invitation to become the eighth member of the conference for the 2013-14 season.

January 9, 2013 – The WAC reinstates men’s soccer.

February 7, 2013 – The University of Missouri-Kansas City accepted an invitation for membership to join the conference effective July 1, 2013.

June 11, 2013 – Jeff Hurd is named the sixth commissioner in league history.

June 11, 2013 – WAC Board of Directors determined that the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will return to Las Vegas and the Orleans Arena March 12-15, 2014. The Board also committed to the development of a strategic plan to facilitate conference growth that includes both a digital network and a new marketing/branding campaign.

July 1, 2013 – CSU Bakersfield, Chicago State, Grand Canyon, UMKC, UT-Pan American and Utah Valley become official members of the WAC.

A decade on the move...

About UMKC

For 82 years, the University and Kansas City have been partners and neighbors, a relationship that has enhanced the growth of both.

A part of Kansas City’s thriving urban core, UMKC brings together its students and the city it calls home. The University offers an amazing education experience with top-notch faculty and skills that go directly from the classroom to the real world.

With 125 academic programs in 13 schools, UMKC is bound to have the one thing (or more than one thing) you want to continue learning about. Whether you have an idea of what you want to study or not, UMKC is a great place to explore your potential, putting different classes together to define what you know and who you are.

► Location ► Study What You Want ► Research Right Now ► Internships and Job Opportunities ► Diversity ► First-rate Faculty ► Campus Life ► National Recognition ► Affordability ► Home Away From Home

UMKC By The Numbers

Enrollment: 15,746 (Fall 2013) undergraduate

graduate & professional students

Enrollment breakdown: 55% undergraduate35% graduate 10% dual enrolled high school

Enrollment diversity:2% Multi-Ethnic5% Hispanic /Latino7% Non-Resident International 7% Asian13% Black/African-American1% Not Identified 65% White

Where students come from:50 states and 73 countries

Number of online stu-dents:870 (Fall 2013)

RESIDENTIAL LIFE AT UMKCStudent housing at UMKC is about more than just offering you a place to eat and sleep - it’s about your total educational experience. Whether it’s continuing a class-room discussion over pizza, or attending a discussion with faculty outside of class, we know that having a home away from home is important. Residence Life offers you a place where you can hang out with friends, learn about others and most importantly, learn about yourself.

That’s why all housing is conveniently lo-cated on the west side of campus, near the University Center (and cafeteria), Swinney Recreation Center, and within easy walking distance to all other Volker campus build-ings. Nearby are the Country Club Plaza and museums, and other local attractions. Downtown Kansas City, Mo., is approxi-mately 10 minutes away by automobile (or bus).

THE NEW STUDENT UNION UMKC opened a new 109,000-square-foot Student Union in August 2010. The new Union offers a bird’s eye view of Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza, a new 329-seat theater, a two-story bookstore, new restaurants (Chick-fil-A Express, Baja Fresh Mexican Grill, SubConnection and Jazzman’s Café & Bakery) and 10,000 square-feet of space dedicated to student organizations. Located near UMKC’s residential halls at 51st and Cherry Streets, the $38.3 million Student Union features a green roof terrace and wide floor-to-ceiling windows with views of the Plaza, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and UMKC’s Stanley H. Dur-wood Soccer Stadium and Recreational Field.

Why choose UMKC?

Miller-Nichols Library

Haag Hall

Henry W. Bloch Building

The Legends at Village West boasts 1.1 million square feet of retail space and is home to more than 100 shops and restaurants. This northern shopping mecca is also located by the Kansas Speedway, Sporting Park and Community America Ballpark.

The Kansas Speedway hosts major league racing events like NASCAR’s Sprint and Nationwide series. Sporting Park is home to the MLS’s Sporting KC, while Community America Ballpark is home to the Kansas City T-Bones.

Located within a short walk from the Volker Campus, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art includes works of art from some of the great masters. The lawn of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art resembles a badminton court with 18-ft.-tall sculptures, titled “Shuttlecocks.”

The Country Club Plaza offers 14 blocks of shopping amid beautiful

Spanish architecture, fountains and statues.

More than 80 miles of lights outline every building, dome and tower on the Country Club Plaza each holiday

season. The Plaza is within a short walking distance from the Volker

Campus.

Kansas City is known as the City of Fountains with more than 200 foun-tains on the Plaza and in downtown

KC.

Cowtown ShmowtownAlthough Kansas City’s reputation outside the Midwest may be that of an agricultural cowtown, its residents know the truth. UMKC is in the middle of it all, with history, culture and entertainment options on all sides and within just a short walk or drive.

Here’s just a few of the options that students at UMKC have at their disposal.

Kansas City

Municipal Auditorium has hosted more NCAA Tournament games and more Final Fours than

any other venue in the country. The UMKC men’s basketball team will play the majority of its

games at this historical venue during the 2014-15 season.

The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum chronicles the history and heroes of the Negro Leagues from their founding after the Civil War to their demise in the 1960s. The first professional Negro Leagues were founded in Kansas City in 1920, just two blocks from the museum.

The $850 million Power & Light District is the largest new de-velopment project in the Midwest. Just steps from the Conven-tion Center and a short drive from the Volker Campus, the Power & Light District features eight blocks of dining, nightlife and entertainment venues.

Located next to the Power & Light District, the Sprint Center opened in downtown Kansas City in October 2007. The Sprint Center is a state-of-the-art, 18,500-seat arena offering marquee concerts and sporting events.

Located in the Sprint Center, the College Basketball Experience celebrates college basketball by placing visitors in electrifying, game-like situations. Home to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame as well, UMKC had the honor of opening the CBE and held its first practice of the 2007-08 season.

Arrowhead Stadium, home of the Kansas City Chiefs, seats more than 79,000 on game day.

The Kansas City Royals play in Kauffman Stadium, which just wrapped up a $250 million renovation.

Kauffman Stadium’s unique features include a 322-foot-wide water spectacular. The water spec-tacular is the largest privately funded fountain in the world. Both teams play at the Truman Sports

Complex.

Kansas City

The Evolution of the Kangaroo

When choosing a mascot, the discussion usually starts with three main categories - predatory animals, historical or regional figures, or humans that

represent power and strength - and ends with a collection of the usual suspects. Thanks to Walt Disney, The Kansas City Star and the Kansas City Zoo, UMKC has a very unique mascot, but how exactly does the Kangaroo fit? As it turns out, quite well.

In 1936, the issue of a mascot was first brought up by the editors of The University - the campus newspaper for Kansas City University. Although there were no organized intercollegiate athletics teams at the time, the newspaper staff felt that KCU’s debate team - and more importantly the school itself - deserved a unique identity. During that same year, the Kansas City Zoo purchased a pair of baby Kangaroos, and The Kansas City Star lit the fire with an article titled “Kangaroo May Go To KCU ... Student Editors Believe University Should Have A Symbol.”

Others on campus were not as enthusiastic. The editors of The Crataegus - the University’s yearbook - thought that a Kangaroo was not an appropriate symbol for KCU. A proposed feature page in the 1936-37 yearbook for the Kangaroo emblem was deleted, sparking a tremendous amount of debate.

As the debate wore on, interest from the campus community began to wane. It looked as if KCU would not adopt a mascot after all. But in 1937, two events would combine to indelibly link the Kangaroo with the University and give the mascot a name.

During the student government elections in the spring semester, the CO-OP Party adopted the Kangaroo as its official mascot, naming him Kasey. With a landslide victory in April behind the slogan “Kasey fits KC”, the first part of the foundation was laid. During the same month the first issue of KCU’s humor magazine - The Kangaroo - was published, with a kangaroo gracing the cover. Six months later, a kangaroo made another appearance on the cover of The Kangaroo, and although it wasn’t a solo appearance, it put a quick end to the debate over whether a kangaroo was an appropriate mascot for KCU.

Missouri native and famed cartoonist Walt Disney provided the artwork for the cover illustration, which featured Mickey Mouse shaking hands with Kasey Kangaroo. In a matter of a few years, The Kangaroo thrived while The Crataegus floundered, with the latter eventually folding. The Kangaroo became the University’s yearbook and the Kangaroo became the official mascot of Kansas City University.

Kasey has undergone several changes over the years, with the most recent metamorphosis led by former UMKC Director of Athletics Tim Hall. With the help of local advertising agency Bernstein-Rein, UMKC developed a set of new athletics marks in the spring of 2008. After a community vote, the new Kangaroo logo was unveiled in May. With its aggressive snarl, the new Kangaroo capitalizes on UMKC’s mission to be an outstanding urban university while keeping mindful of the traditions established in 1937.

The first incarnation

of Kasey Kangaroo

was inked by Marceline, Mo., native

Walt Disney, and featured

the KCU mascot

alongside a somewhat

more famous rodent.

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