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Scott Bohlender was named head coach of the Drake golf program in the spring of

1999 and has wasted little time in guiding the Bulldog for-tunes to the top of the Missouri Valley Conference.

During his time at Drake, Bohlender has guided his teams to top three finishes in the MVC Championships five times and coached five All-American Scholar-Athlete recipients, as well as numerous All-MVC Scholar-Athletes, league players of the week and all-league team selections. Bohlender has coached six former athletes who have gone on to pursue their dream of competing on the PGA Tour.

Along with assistant coach Leanne Smith, Bohlender un-dertook a start up program in women’s golf in 2006. In four years, they have scored six All-American Scholars in Olivia Lansing (2008, 2009), Michelle Mathwick (2008, 2009) and Elena Vukmir (2008, 2009). Lansing also garnered All-MVC medalist honors in 2008 as well as earning all-league rec-ognition. She has also been tabbed the MVC Player of the Week on five occasions. In addition, Kelly Godwin collected All-MVC laurels in 2009.

A native of Norwalk, Iowa, Bohlender served as an assis-tant golf professional at the Des Moines Golf and Country Club from 1994-96. He was head varsity golf coach at Carl-isle High School from 1997-98 before serving as a teaching professional at the Pointe Hilton Golf Resort on South Moun-tain in Phoenix, Ariz.

During his stay in Arizona, Bohlender served as a site co-ordinator and assistant instructor for the Nicklaus/Flick Golf Schools at Desert Mountain in Carefree, Ariz. He worked alongside such names as Jim Flick, Martin Hall and Mike Malaska - three of the top 100 golf instructors in the country as rated by Golf Magazine.

Bohlender is a 1993 graduate of Drake where he received a bachelor of science degree in business management. He established himself as one of the top amateurs in the state of Iowa before turning professional in the spring of 1994. He recorded top 10 finishes in the 1993 Iowa State Amateur Match Play Championships; the 1994 Iowa Section Assis-tants Match Play Championship; the 1994 Bob Clark Memo-rial Pro-Am; the 1995 U.S. Open Qualifying; and the 1996 Williamsburg Pro-Am.

Scott and his wife, Meghan, have a son, AJ, born April 7, 2007.

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Leanne Smith was named assistant Drake golf coach in August of 2006.

Along with head coach Scott Bohlender, Smith undertook a start up program in women’s golf in 2006. In four years, they have scored six All-American Scholars in Olivia Lansing (2008, 2009), Michelle Mathwick (2008, 2009) and Elena Vukmir (2008, 2009). Lansing also garnered All-MVC medal-ist honors in 2008 as well as earning all-league recognition. She has also been tabbed the MVC Player of the Week on five occasions. In addition, Kelly Godwin collected All-MVC laurels in 2009.

The Creston, Iowa, native was a four-year letterwinner at Iowa State, earning Big 12 Academic All-Conference honors in 2002 and 2003. She earned a bachelor of science degree in marketing, with a coaching minor, in 2004.

Smith played in the U.S. Amateur in 2001 and 2004 as well as the 2004 U.S. Women’s Publinks Championship. She won the Des Moines Women’s City Tournament in 2002 and 2004 and finished runner-up in the 2009 Iowa Women’s Amateur Championship.

Smith turned pro in November of 2005 and played in the Futures Tour for two years. She placed fourth in the 2006 Michigan Open and 14th at the Illinois Open. She was a USGA P.J. Boatwright intern for the Special Olympics and ran the National Invitational Tournament hosted in Ames.

Leanne and her husband, Russ, have a daughter, Adelaide Joy, born Aug. 13, 2008.

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2010 DRAKE WOMEN’S GOLF ROSTER

NAME YR. EXP. HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL)Chelsey Gannon Sr. 2VL Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie)Kelly Godwin Sr. 2VL Centerville, Minn. (Centennial/Concordia-Minn.)Olivia Lansing Sr. 3VL Dellwood, Minn. (Mounds Park Academy)Michelle Mathwick Jr. 2VL Greenfield, Wis. (Whitnall)Kaitlyn Mauk Jr. 2VL West Des Moines, Iowa (Valley/Northern Iowa)Paige Menze So. SQ Oxbow, N.D. (Shanley)Amanda Vogt Sr. 3VL Melbourne, Iowa (Marshalltown)Elena Vukmir Sr. 3VL Wauwatosa, Wis. (Divine Savior Holy Angels)Christy Wittmer So. HS Hampton, Iowa (Hampton-Dumont)

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2010 DRAKE MEN’S GOLF ROSTER

NAME YR. EXP. HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL)Connor Elekes Sr. 2VL Calgary, Alberta, Canada (The Edge School)Ben Freeman Jr. 2VL Fargo, N.D.( South)Jared Gustafson Fr. HS Omaha,Neb. (Gretna)Luke Joy Sr. 3VL Dorset, England (Corfe Hills)Ben Lyons Fr. HS Centenial, Colo. (Regis Jesuit) Brad Reierson Jr. 2VL Chaska, Minn. (Chaska)Cody Schweinefus Jr. 2VL Decorah, Iowa (Decorah)Nick Shimon Sr. 3VL Peoria, Ariz (Brophy College Prepatory)

DRAKE MEN’S GOLF HONORSMISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

1997, 1998

NCAA TOURNAMENT APPERANCES1996, 1997 (23rd place), 1998

ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE SELECTIONSJon Johnson: 1976

Robb Pomerantz: 1976,1977Eric Boehlert: 1995

Ben Pettitt: 1996, 1997, 1998Ben Poehling: 1997

Cory Braunschweig: 1997, 1998David Bartels: 2000Neil Johnson: 2000

Kane Hanson: 2003, 2004, 2006Derek Butts: 2003

Jeffrey Berkshire: 2004, 2005Ross Hamann: 2005, 2007

Ryan Smith: 2006Luke Joy, 2008

MVC GOLFER OF WEEK RECIPIENTSBen Pettitt, 9

Ben Poehling, 5Zach Johnson, 5Kane Hanson, 4Jeff Berkshire, 3Ross Hamann, 3Derek Butts, 2Matt Brooks, 2

Larry Pearson, 1Matt Rensink, 1Neil Johnson, 1

Ryan Hartman, 1Wes Pantling 1

Ben Freeman, 1Brad Reierson, 1

MVC TOURNAMENT MEDALISTSBen Pettitt: 1997, 1998

MVC ALL-CENTENNIAL TEAMBen Pettitt, Drake

Zach Johnson, Drake

MVC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE SELECTIONSBrett Lalor: 1993

Eric Boehlert: 1994, 1995, 1996Ben Pettitt: 1996, 1997, 1998

Ben Poehling: 1996, 1997, 1998David Buckley: 2000, 2001, 2002Derek Butts: 2000, 2002, 2003

Michael Foster: 2003Matt Brooks: 2005

Kane Hanson: 2006

NATIONAL GOLF COACHES ASSOCIATION ALL-AMERICAN SCHOLAR ATHLETE

Eric Boehlert: 1995, 1996Ben Pettitt: 1997, 1998

Ben Poehling: 1997Derek Butts: 2003

Kane Hanson: 2006

MVC COACH OF YEARJamie Bermel: 1995, 1996, 1997

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DRAKE WOMEN’S GOLF HONORSALL-MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE SELECTIONS

Olivia Lansing, 2008, 2009Kelly Godwin, 2009

MVC GOLFER OF WEEKOlivia Lansing, Oct. 8; Oct. 15; Oct. 22, 2008

Olvia Lansing, Feb. 25; April 8, 2009

MVC TOURNAMENT MEDALISTSOlivia Lansing, 2008

MVC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE SELECTIONSOlivia Lansing, 2008, 2009

NATIONAL GOLF COACHES ASSOCIATIONALL-AMERICAN SCHOLAR ATHLETES

Olivia Lansing, 2008, 2009Michelle Mathwick, 2008, 2009

Elena Vukmir, 2008, 2009

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DRAKE GOLF ALUM ZACH JOHNSON ENJOYS BEST YEAR ON PGA TOUR

Former Drake golfer Zach Johnson enjoyed the best sea-son of his six-year PGA Tour, ranking fourth on the 2009 PGA Tour in earnings ($4.7 million) and scoring average (69.60) and tied for fourth in top 10 finishes (nine). All were career bests.

Johnson helped the United States win the Presidents Cup in October and would like to play in the Ryder Cup this fall in Wales. He made his Ryder Cup debut in Ireland in 2006.

In 2007, Johnson held off the world’s best golfer in Tiger Woods, to win the coveted Masters in Augusta, Ga.

Johnson led Drake to berths in the 1996, 1997 and 1998 NCAA Regionals and received a degree in management from Drake in 1998.

Drake head golf coach Scott Bohlender and former Bull-dog standout Zach Johnson.

Drake head golf coach Scott Bohlender and Bulldog se-nior Olivia Lansing.

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MEN’S GOLF | 2010 SCHEDULEFEB. 6 Big Four Invitational Scottsdale, Ariz.FEB. 13 DRAKE ALUMNI OUTING Santee, Calif.FEB. 15-16 CARLTON OAKS INVITATIONAL Santee, Calif.MAR. 15-16 Jackrabbit Classic Primm, Nev.MAR. 19 North Dakota State Dual Monterey, Calif.APR. 5-6 Wichita State Invitational Wichita, Kan.APR. 17-18 Iowa Invitational Iowa City, IowaAPR. 26-27 State Farm MVC Championship Hutchinson, Kan.

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WOMEN’S GOLF | 2010 SCHEDULEFEB. 21-23 Kiawah Island Invitational Kiawah Island, S.C.MAR. 15-16 Jackrabbit Classic Primm, Nev.MAR. 18-20 MONTEREY INVITATIONAL Monterey, Calif.MAR. 28-29 Southern Illinois Invitational Carbondale, Ill.APR. 5-6 Bradley Invitational Peoria, Ill.APR. 19-20 State Farm MVC Championships Evansville, Ind.

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UNIVERSITYDrake University is a national, coeducational, independent and private university founded in 1881. The University is comprised of six colleges and schools that offer more than 70 majors. The College of Arts and Sciences offers numerous undergraduate majors in its four divisions and supports the programs of the other colleges and schools. The College of Business and Public Administration, School of Education, School of Journalism and Mass Communication support extensive undergraduate and graduate programming. The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, School of Education, and Law School provide profes-sional doctorates.

More than 3,000 full-time undergraduate students from 45 states and 56 countries attend Drake University. Total enrollment with part-time, law and graduate students is more than 5,600. The University’s student/faculty ratio of 15:1 offers a high-quality, personalized ex-perience with ample opportunity for personal interaction. Nearly all Drake graduates (92 percent in 2008) find career employment or enter graduate school within six months after receiving their degrees. Nearly 80 percent of Drake students graduate having had one or more internships.

Approximately 98 percent of Drake full-time undergraduate students receive financial aid, including both merit- and need-based assistance. Drake awards more than 5,000 schol-arships each year and more than $65 million in financial assistance is provided to Drake undergraduate students.

For the ninth consecutive year, Drake University is listed in the “Great Schools, Great Pric-es” category for Midwest master’s universities in the annual college rankings published by U.S.News & World Report magazine. Drake ranked fifth in the overall rankings of 141 Midwest universities that provide a full range of undergraduate and master’s programs, and maintained its No. 2 position in reputation for academic quality (peer assessment).

COMMUNITY Drake combines the benefits of a safe and friendly “small town” campus with the advantag-es of a capital city. The Des Moines metro area, with a population of more than 500,000, of-fers a variety of easily accessible cultural, entertainment and career-building experiences.

The capital city of Iowa and a center for insurance, government, publishing, business and more, Des Moines is a great place to land internships or start a career, enjoy modern art or classic architecture, experience metropolitan amenities or explore scenic bicycle trails.

The city’s diverse offerings include the antiques shops and one-of-a-kind boutiques of his-toric Valley Junction; downtown’s lively East Village and Court Avenue districts; a zoo, sci-ence center and art museum; and the annual Des Moines Arts Festival, which is ranked among the top fine arts festivals in the country.

But don’t just take our word for it. In its July 2008 issue, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance maga-zine named Des Moines one of the top ten best cities in the country to live, work and play.