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GENERAL INFORMATIONLocation ___________________________________ Kansas City, Mo.Founded ______________________________________________ 1933Enrollment ___________________________________________14,221Nickname _______________________________________ KangaroosMascot ____________________________________Kasey KangarooColors _______________________________________ Blue and GoldAffiliation __________________________________ NCAA Division IConference ____________________________The Summit LeagueChancellor ___________________________________ Leo E. MortonDirector of Athletics _______________________________ Tim HallSenior Associate AD/SWA _____________________ Carla WilsonFaculty Athletics Representative ______________ Ken FergusonAthletics Department Phone __________________ 816-235-1036

MEN’S GOLF INFORMATIONDirector of Golf/Head Coach _______________ J.W. VanDenBornAlma Mater, Yr. ________________________________ UMKC, 20022009 Summit League Review _________ 2nd of 10/869 strokesLetterwinners Returning/Lost __________________________ 4/3Newcomers ______________________________________________ 3

CREDITS

CREDITSThe 2010 UMKC men’s and women’s golf media guide was written, designed and edited by James Allan. The University section was written and designed by Brooke Orcutt. Editorial assistance was provided by Steve Stroud, Nik Busch and the men’s and women’s golf coaching staff. Photography was provided by Matthew S. Hicks Photography, UMKC Photo Services, Scott Indermauer, Bob Greenspan, Carla Wilson, John Roushkolb/UMKC Athletics, 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 orienta-tion, 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)

TABLE OF CONTENTSQuick Facts________________________________________1Golf Courses ___________________________________ 2-5‘Roos Play A National Schedule __________________ 6Roster _____________________________________________7Outlook_________________________________________ 8-9Head Coach J.W. VanDenBorn _________________ 10-11Senior Alex Hogben ___________________________12-13Senior Brett Iliff ______________________________ 14-15Junior Josh Taylor _______________________________ 16Sophomore Jens Harr ____________________________17Sophomore Will Robson _________________________ 18Freshman Korbin Kuehn _________________________ 19Freshman Viktor Mikaelsson ____________________ 20Freshman Park Ulrich ___________________________ 212008-09 Season Review _________________________ 22Summit League/Post Season Review ___________ 23UMKC Honor Roll ________________________________ 24UMKC Record Book ___________________________25-26Hall of Famer Robert Russell ____________________ 27The Evolution of the ‘Roo ________________________ 28Chancellor Leo E. Morton ________________________ 29Director of Athletics Tim Hall ____________________ 30Athletics Senior Staff ___________________________ 31Athletics Facilities ___________________________ 32-33Head Coaches/KASF ____________________________ 34The Summit League _____________________________ 35UMKC Academics_____________________________ 36-37Kansas City __________________________________38-39‘Roos In The Community ________________________ 40

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BLUE HILLS COUNTRY CLUB

Since 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 fea-tures 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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GOLF CLUB OF KANSASThe 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 Profes-sional 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 having 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.

LOCH LLOYD COUNTRY CLUBLoch Lloyd Country Club, which is located in the Village of Loch Lloyd, south of Kan-sas 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.

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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 Asso-ciation 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 quali-fiers 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 especially 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.

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Oakwood Country Club, which is located in Kansas City, Mo., is a private traditional style club that was founded in 1881. The golf course in use today was built by Tom Bendelow in 1912 and features tree-lined fairways and fast greens.

Many improvements to the golf course have been made over the life of the course. Bent grass greens and zoysia fairways help keep this course in wonderful shape during the spring, summer, and fall months. Scratch golfers find this a course that is challenging but fair. Many Kansas City residents believe Oakwood to be the prettiest course in town.

The Kangaroos have taken advantage of the facilities at Oakwood both as a practice and competition venue. UMKC hosted the Bill Ross Intercollegiate to honor former head coach Bill Ross from 2004-06. In 2008, the course also hosted the annual UMKC Athletics Golf Tournament.

Additionally, in 2009, Oakwood Country Club served as the host course to The Summit League Men’s Golf Championship.

OAKWOOD COUNTRY CLUB

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 Me-morial 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

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UMKC GOLF PLAYS A NATIONAL SCHEDULE...

Guadalajara, Mexico

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 regu-lar basis.

UMKC generally heads out west for one or two tournaments each spring, and the squad has played in 15 different states and in Guadalajara, Mexico, during Coach VanDenBorn’s six-year run as the head coach of the ‘Roos.

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2010 UMKC Men’s Golf Roster

Name Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School (Last School)Jens Harr 5-9 So. Oslo, Norway/Fagerborg Upper SecondaryAlex Hogben 6-3 Sr. Manchester, England/St. Bede’s CollegeBrett Iliff 6-2 RS Sr. Leawood, Kan./Blue Valley NorthKorbin Kuehn 6-1 RS Fr. Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley WestViktor Mikaelsson 5-9 Fr. Ystad, Sweden/OsterportskolanWill Robson 5-10 So. Hexham, U.K./Hayden BridgeJosh Taylor 6-2 RS Jr. Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley NorthwestPark Ulrich 5-6 RS Fr. Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley

Director of Golf/Head Coach - J.W. VanDenBorn, Seventh Season (UMKC, 2002)

2010 ‘Roos

Back Row (left to right): Brett Iliff, Jens Harr, Viktor Mikaelsson, Park Ulrich, Zach Sanders (no longer on team)Front Row (left to right): Head Coach J.W. VanDenBorn, Will Robson, Josh Taylor, Korbin Kuehn, Alex Hogben

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Coming off of back-to-back Sum-mit League runner-up finishes, head coach J.W. VanDenBorn has the pieces in place to try and get his squad over the final hurdle and bring a league title to Kansas City this spring. The seventh year head coach returns three of his top five golfers from a year ago and welcomes back a total of four let-terwinners.

“After a disappointing fall season, the team has really worked hard over the winter to correct our shortcomings and put ourselves in a better position to contend for tournament titles,” said VanDenBorn. “This spring, we will again be a strong contender to win the league title, but we need to continue to work and improve.”

“The fact that our young players have stepped forward, grown and played so well is what I believe will benefit us the most come April. Right now, we are solely focused on improving each and every week.”

The Kangaroos have a great deal of experience returning at the top of the line-up as three-year letterwinners Alex Hogben and Brett Iliff are back to anchor the squad. Both players will be counted on to lead the UMKC underclassmen.

Hogben has been a mainstay in the line-up since he arrived on campus from Manchester, England, three and a half years ago. Following the fall season, the senior has posted 10 top-10 and 19 top-20 finishes in his Kangaroo career.

“Alex has been a leader on the course since arriving on campus as a freshman and will go down as one of the best and most consis-tent players in program history,” said VanDen-Born. “He has shown that he can always be counted on when the team needs him to post a score.”

And post a score is what Hogben has done throughout his career in Blue and Gold, as his scoring averages from his freshman, sophomore and junior seasons all rank among the top-10 in school history. Overall, Hogben is third in the annals, with a 74.17 scoring clip over 98 rounds.

“Alex has always had a con-stant pursuit to improve his game and he continually challenges his teammates

to become better more rounded play-

ers,” said VanDenBorn. “After an atypical fall, I am looking for good things from Alex in his final semester.”

Iliff, meanwhile, is in his fifth sea-son competing for the ‘Roos,

where he’s logged 110 rounds to post a 75.83 scoring average. The Leawood, Kan., native has finished among the top-11 in each

of the past two Summit League Championships. As a

junior, Iliff tied for fourth place, which garnered him first team all-league honors.

“There is no substitute for the experience and leadership

that Brett brings to our team along with the talents of his game,” said VanDenBorn.

“He has always been a solid ball striker and has worked hard to refine that aspect of his game even further. As

the putts fall, he will be a strong performer for the team’s run

to a championship this spring.”

Redshirt junior Josh Taylor returns as the

third upperclassman on the UMKC roster, where he has posted a 76.51 scoring average over 65 career rounds. Despite his scoring average going up nearly two shots dur-ing his sophomore sea-son, the Overland Park, Kan., native performed at

the 2009 Summit League Championships, as he tied for 10th to garner second team all-league honors. The ‘Roos, however, hope to get Taylor back to his 2007-08

form, where he posted a 75.27 average over 30 rounds.

“Josh has the natural ability to be as good as any player on our roster,” said VanDenBorn. “This season, he has really committed himself to making some changes in his game and to his swing. As his level of comfort and confidence grows, so too will the num-ber of low scores he will shoot.”

Outside of the three upperclassmen, the ‘Roos will look for a pair of players from a group of five student-athletes to fill in the final two positions. This group includes two sophomores and a trio of freshmen.

After playing in just a pair of tourna-ments as a true freshman, Will Robson emerged as one of UMKC’s most im-proved players in the fall. The England native finished among the top-25 in half of the team’s tournaments, where he lowered his scoring average over

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three strokes (79.00 to 75.79). His

top showing came in his fall debut at the

Fairway Club Invitational,

where he tied for 20th place with a 219.

“All you have to

do is look at the numbers to see that Will has taken big steps for-

ward this year,” said VanDen-

Born. “He has taken advantage of his

limited experiences as a fresh-man to understand what he needed to improve upon to become a more con-sistent contributor for the team. His continued development and increas-ing confidence will be a big factor for the team as the season unfolds.”

Fellow sophomore Jens Harr is still ad-justing to collegiate golf, as the Oslo, Norway, native has appeared in just one tournament for the ‘Roos in one and a half years. Harr made his UMKC debut at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate in October, where he placed 74th.

“Jens has worked harder than anyone on the squad to try to get himself into the lineup,” said VanDenBorn. “He has really battled his way through some difficult swing changes that are starting to show dividends. He is an

extremely intelligent player who man-ages himself and his game well, which will serve him well in future tourna-ments.”

UMKC’s freshman class, meanwhile, is headlined by Sweden native Viktor Mikaelsson. After coming to Kansas City with a stellar amateur resume that included three Swedish Regional titles and an appearance on the 2008 Swed-ish National Team, Mikaelsson enjoyed a great amount of success during the fall campaign. He tallied three top-10 finishes in six tournaments and paced the squad with a 75.00 scoring aver-age over 16 rounds.

“We knew Viktor was a talent when we recruited him, but his consistency and desire to improve has exceeded all expectations, as he wasted no time in making a significant impact on our program,” said VanDenBorn. “With as good as he’s been, he’s also shown a great deal of improvement since August that has made him even that much more equipped to post lower scores. He has had a solid start to his young collegiate career, and he is only going to get better.”

Freshman Korbin Kuehn also stepped in and made a significant impact for the ‘Roos during the fall season, as the Overland Park, Kan., native played in five of the six competitions. Kuehn played his way into the top-five mid-way through the fall after tying for 10th place at the Kansas Invitational, while playing as an individual. During the tournament, Kuehn fired a round of 70, which was the low round for a ‘Roo golfer during the fall.

“Korbin has been gifted with a great deal of raw natural ability and power, but he is still working through trying to harness that power and refine his tal-ent,” said VanDenBorn. “He has shown

the ability to put good scores on the board and he will learn to do that more consistently as he gains more experi-ence.”

Park Ulrich rounds out the UMKC freshman trio, as he joined the squad from Blue Valley High School in Overland Park. During the fall, Ulrich appeared in one tournament – the Bill Ross Intercollegiate – where he tied for 27th place.

“No one has had a tougher road to get to this point than Park,” said Van-DenBorn. “As he has been hampered on and off by his health issues, Park has battled to regain his strength and confidence in his game. When he has been healthy enough to compete, he has shown flashes of the level and depths of his talent. I fully expect him to make an impact on the squad as he gains more collegiate experience.”

The Kangaroos will compete in seven tourna-

ments this spring,

which includes the 2010 Summit League Men’s Golf Championship on April 26-27 in St. George, Utah. The winner of the tourna-ment will then earn the league’s automatic berth into the NCAA Regional Championships.

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J.W. VANDENBORNDirector of Golf/Head CoachSeventh SeasonUMKC, 2002

Former UMKC men’s golf student-athlete J.W. VanDenBorn was named the Director 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 six seasons, where he’s guided the squad to five top-four fin-ishes. In both 2008 and 2009, he led the Kangaroos to runner-up showings at The Summit League Championship. The second place finishes was tied for the best team showing at the tourna-ment since UMKC joined the league in 1995.

Under his tutelage, Stephen Clark be-came the first Kangaroo player to win the Mid-Con Championship in 2006, as he earned medalist honors with a two-under par 214. Subsequently, Clark also became the first UMKC men’s golfer to earn Mid-Con Player of the Year honors.

VanDenBorn has led a student-athlete to first team all-league honors in each of his six seasons at the helm of the program. In four of his six seasons (2004, 2007, 2008, 2009), he had

one first team and one second team selection. 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 perfor-mances 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 recruit-ing trail, VanDenBorn has enjoyed a tremendous amount of success as well. Two of his recruiting classes were ranked among the top-25 in the coun-try according to GolfStat.

In the classroom, VanDenBorn has had 26 players named to the Aca-demic 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 un-der former coach Bill Ross. He was of-ficially 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 Confer-ence Golfer of the Week. He captured individual medalist honors by winning the Southeast Missouri State Invita-tional, 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 Kan-garoos 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, Van-

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DenBorn was the NJCAA Region III champion in 2000, while playing for Kansas City Kansas Com-munity 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 letter-winner at Henryetta (Okla.) High School.

VanDenBorn earned his bachelor’s degree in busi-ness administration from UMKC in 2002.

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

Mid-Con Player of the Year2006 Stephen Clark

Mid-Con Newcomer of the Year2005 Brian Donnelly (tri-New-comer)

First Team all-League2004 Alan Johnson2005 Alan Johnson2006 Stephen Clark2007 Stephen Clark2008 Brett Iliff2009 Michael Schnegelberger

Second Team all-League2004 Tim Helm2007 Michael Schnegelberger2008 Alex Hogben2009 Alex Hogben Josh Taylor Cleveland Golf/Srixon all-America Scholar2008 Michael Schnegelberger2009 Michael Schnegelberger

Academic all-LeagueAlex Carper, 2007Stephen Clark, 2006, 2008Martin Fernandez, 2005Trevor Hampton, 2008Jens Harr, 2009Tim Helm, 2004Alex Hogben, 2008Brett Iliff, 2006, 2007, 2009Alan Johnson, 2007Jordan Miller, 2007, 2008, 2009Kyle Mossfeldt, 2007, 2008Will Robson, 2009Michael Schnegelberger, 2007, 2008, 2009Jeff Stoppel, 2005Scott Swainston, 2008, 2009Josh Taylor, 2008, 2009

Commissioner’s List of Academic ExcellenceBrett Iliff, 2008, 2009Jordan Miller, 2008, 2009Kyle Mossfeldt, 2008Michael Schnegelberger, 2008, 2009Scott Swainston, 2008, 2009Josh Taylor, 2009

HONORS UNDER VANDENBORN

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ALEX HOGBEN6-3, SeniorManchester, EnglandSt. Bede’s College

• 2008 Second Team all-Summit League selection• 2009 Second Team all-Summit League selection

Fall 2009 -- Ranked second on the team in the fall with a 75.64 scoring average over 14 rounds... posted three top-20 finishes and had a team-best three rounds at or below par... tied

for 11th at the

Jim Col-bert Intercol-legiate with a 148 (75-73) and at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate with a 225 (76-77-72)... fired a 226 (74-76-76) to tie for 17th place at the D.A. Weibring Inter-collegiate... tied for 29th at the Fairway Club Invi-tational with a 222

(79-

72-72)... finished in a tie for 66th with a 238 (78-82-78) at the Kansas Invita-tional...

2008-09 -- Led the team with a 73.90 scoring average over 30 rounds... tal-lied three top-10 finishes and a total of six top-20 finishes on the year... also posted eight rounds at or below par... was UMKC’s top finisher in seven of 10 tournaments on the year... Second Team all-Summit League selection after tying for eighth place at The Summit League Championship with a 217 (69-74-74)... tied for fourth at the Jim Colbert Intercollegiate with a 219 (76-72-71)... tied for eighth place at the ASU Red Wolf Classic with a 216 (73-75-68)... carded a 224 (80-67-77) to tie for 11th at the ORU Shootout... the second round 67 was a career-low round... tied for 14th at the Wyoming Desert Classic with a 225 (75-76-74)... fired a 221 (75-70-76) to tie for 18th at the Colorado/Stevinson Ranch Invita-tional... tied for 22nd at the Braveheart Classic with a 223 (74-73-76)... carded a 220 (74-74-72) to tie for 26th place at the Louisiana Classics, which led to him being named The Summit League Golfer of the Week on March 12... finished in a tie for 28th at the Kansas Invitational with a 224 (73-74-77)...

closed out the fall in a tie for 32nd place at the UTA/Waterchase Invita-tional... recipient of the Sam Davidson Award, which is awarded annually to a student-athlete who best exemplifies the ideals of scholarship, sportsman-ship and goodwill.

2007-08 -- Finished with a 74.2 scor-ing average over 31 rounds on the year... finished with three top-10 and a total of seven top-15 finishes on the season... one of two golfers to play in every tournament on the season... Second Team all-Summit League selection after finishing in a tie for seventh place at The Summit League Championship... carded a 219 (72-74-73) in the 54-hole tournament... was the runner-up in the season-opener at the Missouri Intercollegiate with a 217 (75-71-71)... tied for fourth place at the SFA Bill Hall-Crown Classic after card-ing a 215 (71-71-73)... tied for 13th place at the Branson Creek Invitational with a 148 (76-72)... finished in a tie for 14th place at the UT-Arlington Fall Classic after firing a 219 (74-70-75)... tied for 15th place at the Battle on the Bend Golf Tournament with a 227 (72-79-76)... was named The Summit League Golfer of the Week on March 13 after finishing in a tie for 15th place at the

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2008 Louisiana Classics... finished the tournament with a 54-hole total of 220 (77-72-71)... tied for 16th place with a 227 (76-77-74) at the UALR/First Tee Intercollegiate... tied for 26th at the Colorado/Stevinson Ranch Invita-tional with a 226 (77-72-77)... tied for 50th place at the Kansas Invitational with a 230 (74-77-70)... finished in a tie for 65th place at the SUU/Pat Hicks Invitational with a 151 (75-76)... named to The Summit League Winter/Spring Academic all-League team.

2006-07 -- Led the team with a 73.7 scoring average over 23 rounds... low-round on the year was a 69... posted four top-10 finishes during the season... named the Mid-Con Golfer of the Week on Oct. 25... was the individ-ual medalist at the ORU Shootout with a 211 (71-71-69)... the 211 is the fourth lowest 54-hole total in UMKC history... finished fourth at the Hal Sutton Inter-collegiate with a 215 (71-74-70)...tied for seventh at the Kansas Invitational with a 218 (74-74-70)... placed 10th at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate with a 216 (71-69-76)... tied for 11th at the Ste-vinson Ranch Invitational with a 224 (75-76-73)...tied for 17th at the Mid-Con Championships with a 223 (76-71-76)... teamed with Alan Johnson to top Reid Mattson and Joe Schormack, 7&6, in a match play victory... also defeated Mattson in an individual match play, 5&4... tied for 28th at the GADO-North Texas Classic with a 232 (81-76-75)... tied for 51st at the Crown Classic with a two round total of 157 (81-76).

Summer of 2006 -- Shot rounds of 70-72-71-70 to finish in a tie for seventh at the Carris Trophy English Open Boys Stroke Play Championship.

High School -- Finished eighth in Car-ris Trophy English Under-18’s in stroke play in 2006... Cheshire Under-16

champion in 2004... represented Cheshire County on various occa-sions.

Personal -- Born on May 3, 1988... son of Richard and Diana Hogben... has two older sisters, Sara and Rosanna... majoring in business administration.

CAREER STATISTICS

YEAR Rds. Strokes Avg. Low Top-10 Top-202006-07 23 1694 73.65 69 4 62007-08 31 2299 74.16 70 3 82008-09 30 2217 73.90 67 3 62009-10 14 1059 75.64 72 - 3TOTALS 98 7269 74.17 67 10 23

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Fall 2009 -- Posted a 77.50 scoring average over 14 rounds... had a pair of rounds at or below par... tied for 23rd at the Fairway Club Invitational with a 221 (78-71-72) and at the Jim Colbert Intercollegiate with a 153 (81-72)... tied for 42nd, while playing as an indi-vidual, at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate with a 233 (80-78-75)... tied for 66th at the Kansas Invitational with a 238 (80-80-78)... carded a 240 (79-80-81) to tie for 75th at the D.A. Weibring Intercol-legiate.

2008-09 -- Finished with a 75.27 scor-ing average over 30 rounds... posted three top-20 finishes and a total of four rounds at or below par... tied for 11th at The Summit League Men’s Golf Championship with a 219 (69-77-73)... tied for 14th place at the UTA/Water-chase Invitational with a 226 (79-74-73)... tallied a 17th place finish at the Jim Colbert Intercollegiate with a 229 (75-75-79)... carded a 223 (69-77-77) to tie for 22nd place at the Kansas Invita-tional... finished in a tie for 24th at the ORU Shootout with a 230 (76-77-77)... fired a 226 (73-76-77) at the Wyo-ming Desert Intercollegiate to tie for 26th place... also tied for 26th at the Colorado/Stevinson Ranch Invitational with a 233 (82-73-78)... finished in a

tie for 38th at the Louisiana Classics with a 223 (74-75-74) and at the ASU Red Wolf Classic with a 226 (79-72-75)... tied for 63rd at the Braveheart Classic with a 233 (77-78-78)... named to The Summit League Winter/Spring Academic all-League team and to the Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2007-08 -- Posted a 75.5 scoring average over 31 rounds... one of two Kangaroo golfers to see action in every tournament... tallied a total of five top-20 finishes on the season... first team all-Summit League selection after finishing in a tie for fourth place at the Summit League Champion-ship... finished with a 54-hole total of 218 (75-72-71) at the tourna-ment... tied for 14th place at the SFA Bill Hall-Crown Classic with a 221 (71-78-72)... fired a 221 (74-71-76) to tie for 17th place at the 2008 Louisiana Classics... tied for 18th place at the Kansas Invitational after firing a 224 (74-78-72)... tied for 19th place at the UALR/First Tee Intercollegiate with a 229 (79-73-77)... placed 23rd at the Missouri Intercollegiate with a 232 (75-74-83)... finished in a tie for 28th place at the UT-Arlington Fall Classic with a

223 (78-71-74)... carded a 150 (76-74) to tie for 29th place at the Branson Creek Invitational... tied for 30th at the Battle on the Bend Golf Tournament with a 235 (77-74-84)... finished in a tie for 63rd place at the Colorado/Stevinson Ranch Invi-tational with a 236 (81-76-79)... tied

for 70th at

the SUU/Pat Hicks Invitational

with a 152 (77-75)... named to the Com-missioner’s List of Academic Excel-lence.

2006-07 -- Received a medical redshirt after missing the spring season due to a wrist injury... finished with a 74.9 scoring average over nine rounds... had a low round of 69 on the year... tied for 21st

BRETT ILIFF6-2, Redshirt SeniorLeawood, Kan.Blue Valley North

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place at the ORU Shootout with a 54-hole total of 224 (78-72-74)... finished 32nd at the Kansas Invitational with a 226 (76-74-76)... placed 34th at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate with a 224 (69-77-78)... named to the Mid-Con Winter/Spring Academic all-Conference team and to the Mid-Continent Conference Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

Summer of 2006 -- Qualified for the Kansas Amatuer Match Play Cham-pionships with rounds of 73-69=142... won his opening round in match play 6&5, before falling to Brad Boan, the eventual runner-up, in the second round 1-up.

2005-06 -- Ranked fourth on the team with a 76.3 scoring average in 26 rounds... had a team-low round of 68 at the Kansas Invitational during the fall season, where he tied for 22nd place (74-75-68=217)... the 68 is tied for the seventh lowest round in school history... finished 16th at the 2006 Mid-Con Championships with a 226 (77-74-75)... tied for 26th at the ORU Battle Creek Invitational with a three-round total of 231 (74-81-76)... tied for 28th at the Anteater Invitational with a 153 (77-76)... defeated North Dakota State’s Jeff Noeske 2&1 in match play competition... part of the UMKC fresh-men class that was ranked in the top-25 nationally by GolfStat... named to the Mid-Con Winter/Spring Academic all-Conference team.

High School -- Four year letterwinner in basketball and golf at Blue Valley North High School.... first team all-EKL

in golf and basketball as a senior... won the 2003 Kansas 6A State Cham-pionship as a sophomore... selected to the 2004 Collegiate Preview Team... selected to the 2005 Kansas Cup Team by virtue of finishing No. 2 in the season points standings.

Personal -- Born on Nov. 1, 1986... son of Jim and Linda Iliff... majoring in business administration with an emphasis in marketing.

CAREER STATISTICS

YEAR Rds. Strokes Avg. Low Top-10 Top-202005-06 26 1983 76.27 68 - 12006-07 9 674 74.89 69 - -2007-08 31 2341 75.52 71 1 52008-09 30 2258 75.27 69 - 32009-10 14 1085 77.50 71 - -TOTALS 110 8341 75.83 68 1 9

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Fall 2009 -- Posted a 78.07 scoring average over 14 rounds... tallied one top-20 finish during the fall when he tied for 14th place at the Jim Colbert Intercollegiate, firing a 149 (74-75)... tied for 51st at the Fairway Club Invitational with a 232 (78-75-79), tied for 54th at the Kansas Invitational with a 235 (84-74-77) and tied for 56th at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate with a 239 (80-79-80)... also tied for 69th with a 238 (79-80-79), while playing as an individual, at the D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate.

2008-09 -- Finished with a 77.23 scoring average over 21 rounds... tallied one top-10 and two top-20 finishes on the year... posted three rounds at or be-low par... earned Second Team all-Summit League honors after placing 10th at The Summit League Men’s Golf Championship with a 218 (72-75-71)... led the team with a 13th place finish at the UTA/Wa-terchase Invitational with a 224 (76-72-76)... tied for 21st at the Jim Colbert Intercollegiate with a 230 (80-77-73)... finished in a tie for 47th place at the ORU Shootout with a 239 (83-82-74)... finished 74th at the ASU Red Wolf Classic with a 237 (79-77-81)... tied for 75th at the Louisiana Classics with a 235 (76-81-78)... placed 83rd at the Colorado/Stevinson Ranch Invitational with a 239 (80-74-85)... named to The Summit League Winter/Spring Academic all-League team and to the Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.

2007-08 -- Posted a 75.27 scoring average over 30 rounds... tallied four top-20 finishes on the year... was selected as The Summit League Golfer of the Week on April 3 after finishing in a tie for third place at the Branson Creek Invitational with a 145

(73-72)... tied for eighth in his collegiate debut at the Missouri Intercollegiate with a 224 (72-73-79)...tied for 16th place at the SUU/Pat Hicks Invitational with a 143 (72-71)... the 143 is tied for the third low-est 36-hole total in school history... tied for 19th place at the UALR/First Tee Intercollegiate with a 229 (78-73-78)... finished in a tie for 24th place at the Battle on the Bend Golf Tournament with a 231 (78-78-74)... carded a 226 (77-70-79) to finish in a tie for 26th place at the Colorado/Stevinson Ranch Invitational... tied for 27th at the Kansas Invitational with a 226 (76-75-75)... tied for 34th place at the SFA Bill Hall-Crown Classic after firing a 226 (76-76-76)... finished in a tie for 42nd place at the UT-Arlington Fall Classic with a 54-hole total of 225 (71-75-79)... tied for 61st place at the 2008 Lou-isiana Classics with a 232 (82-79-71)... competed at The Summit League Championship, where he finished with a 150 (75-DQ-75) for the tournament... named to The Summit League Winter/Spring Academic all-League team.2006-07 -- Redshirted.

Summer of 2006 -- Qualified for the U.S. Amateur Championship by winning the Wichita, Kan., quali-fier in a playoff with rounds of 75-69... played in the Kansas Amateur afer shooting a qualifying score of 75-70=145... fell in his first round match in 20 holes... also played in the Kansas Junior Match Play, where he was the No. 3 seed... won a total of three matches in two days before fall-ing 2&1 in the final.

2006-07 -- Redshirted... did not see any tourna-ment action.

High School -- Four-year letterwinner... two-time selection of the all-East Kansas League... first team all-Metro and all-Johnson County honoree in 2004... also was a second team all-Johnson County selection as a freshman... three time all-Sun Country honoree... finished third at the Kansas Class 5A State Championship in 2006... holds the Blue Valley Northwest school record for the lowest round (67)... selected to the all-Collegiate Team as a part of the Collegiate Preview Series in 2004 and 2005... selected to the Kansas Cup Team three times (2003-05)... qualified for the Kansas Amateur Match Play Tournament three times (2003-05)... won the Kansas Junior Match Play Championship in 2004... had 11 prep victories in his career... finished the 2006 season with a 72.9 scoring average.

Personal -- Born on April 19, 1987... son of Tony and Beth Taylor... has two siblings, brother Alec and sister Jordan... majoring in business ad-

ministration.

JOSH TAYLOR6-2, Redshirt JuniorOverland Park, Kan.Blue Valley Northwest

• 2009 Second Team all-Summit League seletion

CAREER STATISTICS

YEAR Rds. Strokes Avg. Low Top-10 Top-202007-08 30 2258 75.27 70 2 42008-09 21 1622 77.23 71 1 2 2009-10 14 1093 78.07 74 - 1TOTALS 65 4973 76.51 70 3 7

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Fall 2009 -- Tallied a 90.33 scoring aver-age, while competing in one tournament... placed 74th, while playing as an individual, at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate... finished with a three-round total of 271 (92-89-90).

2008-09 -- Did not see any tournament action... UMKC Scholar Athlete honoree... named to The Summit League Winter/Spring Academic all-League team.

High School -- Qualified for the Nordic League and P4 Tour in 2007, which is the highest level of competition in Norway for an amateur... tallied four top-five finishes in 2007... won a private tournament in Hollywood, Fla... finished second at the Mjolkeod Junior Open and the Ama-Tour... placed third at the Mjolkeod Open... tied for 13th at the North-Dialogue Open, P4 Nordic League Tournament... finished 33rd at the Norwegian National Men’s Championship... tallied three top-five fin-ishes in 2006... tied for third place at both the Capgemeni Open and the Club Junior

Championship... finished fifth at the BDGF Qualifying Tournament and tied for 20th at the PayEx Masters, P4Nordic League Tour-

nament, where he was the best amateur with rounds

of 77-70-73.

Personal -- Born on Sept. 9, 1987 in Oslo, Norway... son of Christen and Nille Harr... spent one year as a foreign exchange student at Hollywood Hills High School in Hollywood, Fla... has two siblings, Mathias and Thorbjorn... also has competed in downhill/slalom skiing... majoring in busi-ness administration.

JENS HARR5-9, SophomoreOslo, NorwayFagerborg Upper Secondary

CAREER STATISTICS

YEAR Rds. Strokes Avg. Low Top-10 Top-202009-10 3 271 90.33 89 - -TOTALS 3 271 90.33 89 - -

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Fall 2009 -- Had the third-best scoring av-erage during the fall, finishing with a 75.79 clip over 14 rounds... tallied one top-20 finish and had one round at or below par... tied for 20th at the Fairway Club Invita-tional with a 219 (73-74-72) and tied for 22nd at the D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate with a 227 (75-80-72)... fired a 154 (77-77) to tie for 25th at the Jim Colbert Intercol-legiate... paced the team by tying for 35th place at the Kansas Invitational with a 230 (79-75-76)... tied for 37th at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate with a 231 (76-74-81).

2008-09 -- Posted a 79.00 scoring aver-age over six rounds... tied for 63rd at the UTA/Waterchase Invitational with a 238 (77-80-81)... tied for 72nd in his first col-legiate tournament with a 236 (80-80-76) at the Kansas Invitational... named to The Summit League Winter/Spring Academic all-League team.

High School -- Named the “Young Sports-man of the Year” for the Tynedale area... selected as Northumberland U-18 Player of the Year in 2007... won the Northum-berland and Durham U21 stroke play title (71)... claimed the medalist honors at the

North East Junior Champion of Champi-ons (69)... won the Bellingham Men’s Club Championship (72-72)... finished second after falling in a playoff at the Men’s Champion of Champions event north of England (71)... was the runner-up in the U-18 Northumberland stroke play event (73-71)... placed third in the U-21 Northum-berland stroke play event (73-72).

Personal -- Born on May 31, 1990... son of Billy Robson and Liz Guppy... majoring in geography.

WILL ROBSON5-10, SophomoreHexham, U.K.Hayden Bridge

CAREER STATISTICS

YEAR Rds. Strokes Avg. Low Top-10 Top-202008-09 6 474 79.00 76 - - 2009-10 14 1059 75.64 72 - 3TOTALS 20 1533 76.65 72 - 3

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Fall 2009 -- Finished with a 77.82 scoring average over 11 rounds... tallied one top-10 finish and his low round of 70 was a team low for the fall... tied for 10th, while playing as an individual, at the Kansas Invita-tional, firing a 221 (76-70-75)... finished with a 230 (76-76-78) at the D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate to tie for 39th place... tied for 51st in his collegiate debut at the Jim Colbert Intercollegiate with a 168 (83-85)... closed out the fall by tying for 52nd place at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate with a 237 (81-81-75).

High School -- Two-time First Team all-Sun selection... First team Kansas City all-Metro and First Team All-Star Johnson County as a junior when he won the 6A Regional Championship with a score of 67... also received Second Team All-Star Johnson County and honorable mention all-Metro honors as a senior... received honorable mention all-conference honors as a sophomore... led team two three straight EKL League titles from 2006-08... team placed in the top-three at state all four years... was the runner-up in Class 6A in 2007 and 2008... claimed the 5A state title in 2006 after finishing third in 2005

during his freshman season... posted a 73.22 scoring average with four wins as a junior... posted a low round of 67 (-4)... named to the honor roll all four years... high school coach was Kevin Bandy.

Personal -- Born on May 21, 1990, in Overland Park, Kan... son of Kris and Kim Kuehn... has two younger sisters, Kailee and Kelsey... majoring in business.

KORBIN KUEHN6-1, 165, Redshirt FreshmanOverland Park, Kan.Blue Valley West

CAREER STATISTICS

YEAR Rds. Strokes Avg. Low Top-10 Top-202009-10 11 856 77.82 70 1 1TOTALS 11 856 77.82 70 1 1

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Fall 2009 -- Led the team with a 75.00 scoring average over 14 rounds... posted three top-10 finishes and had two rounds at or below par... tied for 10th in his col-legiate debut at the Fairway Club Invita-tional with a 217 (72-73-72)... tied for 10th at the D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate with a 222 (76-72-74)... closed out the fall by placing 10th at the Bill Ross Intercolle-giate with a 224 (78-73-73)... finished 28th at the Jim Colbert Intercollegiate with a 155 (76-79)... tied for 47th at the Kansas Invititional with a 232 (77-76-79).

Before UMKC -- Won the Swedish Region-als three times from 2006-08... finished ninth in the SAS Masters on the Swedish Tour, while competing as an amateur... member of the Swedish National Team in 2008... tallied eight top-10 finishes from 2007-09 on the Swedish Skandia Tour, including victories in 2007 Stroke & Match Play Championships... won the Order of Merit for Skandia Tour in 2007... fell in the semifinals of 2009 Swedish Match Play Championship... played on club team that has claimed the Swedish Team Championship in 2009 after finishing as the runner-up in 2008... posted a 75.5

scoring average over 35 rounds in 2007 with a low round of 67; had a 74.1 scoring average over 30 rounds in 2008 with a low round of 67; had a 74.5 scoring clip over 28 rounds in 2008 with a low round of 70... club coach was Jonas Edlund.

Personal -- Born on Jan. 27, 1990, in Stockholm, Sweden... son of Per and Lena Mikaelsson... has one older sister, Sara... majoring in business.

VICTOR MIKAELSSON5-9, FreshmanYstad, SwedenOsterportskolan

CAREER STATISTICS

YEAR Rds. Strokes Avg. Low Top-10 Top-202009-10 14 1050 75.00 72 3 3TOTALS 14 1050 75.00 72 3 3

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Fall 2009 -- Had a 76.33 scoring average over three rounds... tied for 27th in his lone tournament appearance of the fall at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate... fired a three-round total of 229 (76-80-73), while playing as an individual.

High School -- Won the KJGA Sectional with an eight under 64 during his junior season... posted seven consecutive rounds under par... also claimed the Big T State Tournament and finished 19th at the national event... additionally, he tied for 19th at the Kansas City Amateur and was a part of the Kansas Cup Team... posted a 74.5 scoring average as a junior with a low round of 70... medaled at the state meet as a senior despite missing a majority of the season due to illness... helped the team to the 5A State title as a freshman, where the team won the tournament by 13 strokes... also was an EKL all-conference selection as a freshman... member of the Principal’s Honor Roll and was an EKL Scholar Athlete all four years... high school coaches were Steve Rampus and Andy Milikan.

Personal -- Born in Seoul, South Korea...

son of Mitchell and Suzanne Ulrich... fin-ished high school with a 3.989 grade point average... majoring in business.

PARK ULRICH5-6, Redshirt FreshmanOverland Park, Kan.Blue Valley

CAREER STATISTICS

YEAR Rds. Strokes Avg. Low Top-10 Top-202009-10 3 229 76.33 73 - -TOTALS 3 229 76.33 73 - -

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2008-09 Scoring Averages Rds. AtName Rds. Strokes Avg. Low Rd. Top-10’s Top-20’s Or Below ParAlex Hogben 30 2217 73.90 67 3 6 8Brett Iliff 30 2258 75.27 69 - 3 4Michael Schnegelberger 30 2268 75.60 65 1 3 5Jordan Miller 27 2085 77.22 70 - 1 1Josh Taylor 21 1622 77.23 71 1 2 3Trevor Hampton 12 930 77.50 72 - - 1Will Robson 6 474 79.00 76 - - -Scott Swainston 3 241 80.33 78 - - -Team 30 9000 300.00 281

2008-09 Tournament ResultsFALL RESULTS

Kansas InvitationalSept. 15-16, 2008 - Lawrence, Kan.Alvamar Golf Course12th of 16 teams/905 strokes(298-304-303)

t22. Brett Iliff 69-77-77=223t28. Alex Hogben 73-74-77=224t39. Jordan Miller 77-76-74=227t61. Trevor Hampton 79-77-76=232t72. Will Robson 80-80-76=236Individualt56. Michael Schnegelberger 80-77-74=231

Jim Colbert IntercollegiateSept. 22-23, 2008 - Manhattan, Kan.Colbert Hills Golf Course2nd of 9 teams/900 strokes(308-294-298)

t4. Alex Hogben 76-72-71=219t13. Jordan Miller 77-70-80=227t17. Brett Iliff 75-75-79=229t21. Josh Taylor 80-77-73=230t30. Michael Schnegelberger 80-80-75=235Individualt17. Trevor Hampton 80-77-72=229

ORU ShootoutSept. 29-30, 2008 - Broken Arrow, Okla. Golf Club of Oklahoma5th of 12 teams/911 strokes(310-299-302)

t11. Alex Hogben 80-67-77=224t19. Michael Schnegelberger 74-80-74=228t24. Brett Iliff 76-77-77=230t27. Jordan Miller 80-75-77=232t47. Josh Taylor 83-82-74=239

Wyoming Desert IntercollegiateOct. 4-5, 2008 - Palm Desert, Calif.Classic Clubt6th of 19 teams/898 strokes(301-301-296)

t14. Alex Hogben 76-74-72=222t24. Michael Schnegelberger 75-76-74=225t26. Brett Iliff 73-76-77=226t42. Jordan Miller 77-75-78=230t56. Trevor Hampton 80-80-73=233

UTA/Waterchase InvitationalOct. 27-28, 2008 - Fort Worth, Texas Water Chase Golf Clubt7th of 16 teams/909 strokes(300-306-303)

13. Josh Taylor 76-72-76=224t14. Brett Iliff 79-74-73=226t27. Michael Schnegelberger 71-80-79=230t32. Alex Hogben 76-80-75=231t63. Will Robson 77-80-81=238

SPRING RESULTS

Braveheart ClassicMarch 2-3, 2009 - Beaumont, Calif.Oak Valley Golf Clubt12th of 18 teams/918 strokes(309-300-309)

t22. Alex Hogben 74-73-76=223t36. Michael Schnegelberger 79-71-76=226t63. Brett Iliff 77-78-78=233t75. Trevor Hampton 79-78-79=23697. Jordan Miller 83-80-84=247

2009 Louisiana ClassicsMarch 9-10, 2009 - Lafayette, La.Oakbourne Country Clubt11th of 15 teams/894 strokes(298-301-295)

t26. Alex Hogben 74-74-72=220t38. Brett Iliff 74-75-74=223t47. Michael Schnegelberger 74-77-74=225t57. Jordan Miller 77-75-75=227t75. Josh Taylor 76-81-78=235

Colorado/Stevinson Ranch InvitationalApril 6-7, 2009 - Stevinson, Calif.Stevinson Ranch Golf Course13th of 15 teams/904 strokes(304-292-308)

t18. Alex Hogben 75-70-76=221t26. Brett Iliff 72-75-77=223t70. Michael Schnegelberger 82-73-78=233t80. Jordan Miller 77-82-78=23783. Josh Taylor 80-74-85=239

ASU Red Wolf ClassicApril 13-14, 2009 - Jonesboro, Ark.RidgePointe Country Club10th of 14 teams/892 strokes(307-298-287)

t8. Alex Hogben 73-75-68=216t19. Michael Schnegelberger 79-76-65=220t38. Brett Iliff 79-72-75=226t59. Jordan Miller 76-75-79=23074. Josh Taylor 79-77-81=237Individual77. Scott Swainston 83-78-80=241

2009 Summit League Men’s Golf ChampionshipApril 27-28, 2009 - Kansas City, Mo.Oakwood Country Club2nd of 10 teams/869 strokes(281-299-289)

t4. Michael Schnegelberger 71-73-71=215t8. Alex Hogben 69-74-74=21710. Josh Taylor 72-75-71=218t11. Brett Iliff 69-77-73=219t32. Jordan Miller 74-79-75=228

First Team all-Summit LeagueMichael Schnegelberger

Second Team all-Summit LeagueAlex HogbenJosh Taylor

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2009 Summit League Championship Team Rd. 1 Rd. 2 Rd. 3 Total1. Oral Roberts 287 293 280 8602 UMKC 281 299 289 869t3. South Dakota State 296 292 282 870t3. Western Illinois 296 293 281 8705. Southern Utah 299 305 284 8886. IUPUI 299 299 298 8967. Oakland 310 294 298 9028. North Dakota State 309 304 291 9049. Centenary 295 308 305 90810. IPFW 303 309 304 916

2009 Summit League ChampionshipFirst Team all-LeagueScott Stiles, Oral RobertsTrent Peterson, South Dakota StateKyle Peterman, Western IllinoisMichael Schnegelberger, UMKCTerence Begnel, Oral RobertsGeoff Mead, South Dakota StateFrank McAuliffe, Oakland

Second Team all-LeagueAlex Hogben, UMKCBen Moster, IUPUIJosh Taylor, UMKC

Championship Most Valuable PlayerScott Stiles, Oral Roberts

Golfer of the YearTrent Peterson, South Dakota State

Newcomer of the YearJake Weeber, Western Illinois

Coach of the YearLance Watson, Oral Roberts

2009 Postseason ResultsNCAA Regionals (Stillwater, Okla.)Oral Roberts 13th of 13 teams/969

IndividualsNate Page, Southern Utah 227Trent Peterson, South Dakota State 226

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Year ....................... Place ........................................ Strokes1995 ..........................4th (7) ............................ 945 (324-302-319)1996 .........................2nd (7) ......................................612 (301-311)1997 ......................... 3rd (6) ....................................612 (305-307)1998 .........................4th (7) .................................... 621 (305-316)1999 ..........................3rd (7) .............................914 (301-298-315)2000 ....................... 3rd (8) ...........................894 (299-298-297)2001 .........................4th (7) ........................... 935 (327-305-303)2002 ........................2nd (6) ............................874 (284-297-293)

Year ....................... Place ........................................ Strokes2003 ........................ 4th (6) ........................... 907 (298-302-307)2004 .........................4th (7) ............................ 924 (305-311-308)2005 ........................ 4th (8) ...........................907 (302-300-305)2006 ........................ 5th (8) .............................897 (298-297-302)2007 .........................4th (7) ........................... 875 (294-294-287)2008 ......................2nd (10) .......................... 880 (289-298-293)2009 ......................2nd (10) ............................ 869 (281-299-289)

The Summit League Year-by-Year Review

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)

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)

League Player of the Year2006........ Stephen Clark

League Newcomer of the Year1996 ........ Robert Russell1998 ........ Jon Hunt2001 ........ Mike Tanner (co-Newcomer)2002........ Chris Ichelson (co-Newcomer)2003 ....... Ryan Alsleben2005 ....... Brian Donnelly

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

NCAA Regional Qualifiers1996 ........ Robert Russell t24th - 220 (75-69-76)1997 ......... Robert Russell t11th - 214 (71-73-70)

ACADEMIC HONORS

Cleveland Golf/Srixon all-America Scholar2002........ J.W. VanDenBorn2003 ....... Tony Olson2008 ....... Michael Schnegelberger2009........ Michael Schnegelberger

CoSIDA Academic All-District VII

First Team2002........ J.W. VanDenBorn2003 ....... Tony Olson

Academic all-League1997 ......... 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 Taylor

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 Taylor

Stephen Clark became the first UMKC men’s golfer to win the medalist honor and earn the Player of the Year accolade at the 2006 Mid-Con Championship.

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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 Intercollegiate

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 Tournament

Single Season Scoring Average Leaders (Minimum 12 Rds.) Name Year Rds. Strokes Avg.1. Robert Russell 1996-97 35 2534 72.402. Robert Russell 1995-96 30 2208 73.603. Alex Hogben 2006-07 23 1684 73.654. Stephen Clark 2007-08 22 1624 73.81 5. Alex Hogben 2008-09 30 2217 73.906. Stephen Clark 2005-06 13 962 74.00 7. Michael Schnegelberger 2006-07 23 1705 74.13 8. Alex Hogben 2007-08 31 2299 74.169. Adam Blue 2006-07 20 1490 74.5010. Neil Horsley 2007-08 15 1118 74.53

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Career Scoring Average Leaders (Minimum 40 Rds.) Name Years Rds. Strokes Avg.1. Robert Russell 1995-97 65 4742 72.952. Stephen Clark 2005-08 49 3631 74.103. Alex Hogben 2006-pres. 98 7269 74.174. Michael Schnegelberger 2006-09 72 5397 74.965. Matt Willmott 2000-02 62 4684 75.546. Brett Iliff 2005-pres. 110 8341 75.837. Kevin Van Trump 1987-89 57 4323 75.848. Tim Helm 2002-04 68 5164 75.949. Brad Gershon 2006-08 41 3114 75.9510. Ryan Alsleben 2002-04 62 4714 76.0311. Josh Taylor 2007-pres. 65 4973 76.5112. Alan Johnson 2004-07 82 6279 76.5713. Jeff Stoppel 2003-05 46 3523 76.5914. Tony Olson 1999-2003 112 8588 76.6815. Charlie Mahon 2001-03 52 4000 76.92

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Team Records Top-10 Single Round Team Scores1. 280 SEMO/Harris Invitational 9/12/042. 281 The Summit League Championship 4/27/093. 282 SEMO/Harris Invitational 9/12/044 283 Kansas City Intercollegiate 4/9/075. 284 Mid-Con Championships 4/22/02 284 Bill Ross Intercollegiate 10/2/067. 285 SEMO Golf Classic 3/25/02 285 Missouri Intercollegiate 9/5/069. 286 ORU Shootout 10/23/06 286 SEMO/Harris Invitational 9/13/04

Top-10 36-Hole Tournament Scores1. 570 Kansas City Intercollegiate 4/9-10/072. 593 Crown Classic 10/9-10/063. 599 EIU Ironhorse Intercollegiate 10/15-16/01 599 Jim Colbert Intercollegiate 9/21/095. 606 Ark. Tech. Burris Inc. Classic 3/26-27/016. 607 Jackson St. Pizza Hut Intercollegiate 2/22-23/96 607 SEMO/Union Planters Classic 9/9/968. 608 Arkansas Tech Burris Inc. Classic 3/27-28/009. 610 Jackson State Pizza Hut Intercollegiate 2/16-17/9710. 611 UT-Martin Tri-State Classic 3/4-5/02 611 Anteater Invitational 2/27-28/06

Top-10 54-Hole Tournament Scores1. 848 SEMO/Harris Invitational 9/12-13/042. 866 Bill Ross Intercollegiate 10/2-3/063. 867 SEMO/Harris Invitational 9/10-11/024. 869 The Summit League Championship 4/27-28/095. 873 SEMO/Drury Inn Intercollegiate 9/13-14/99 873 Illinois State Weibring Intercollegiate 9/14-15/037. 874 Mid-Con Championship 4/22-23/028. 875 Mid-Con Championship 4/23-24/079. 879 Fairway Club Invitational 9/14-15/0910. 883 Missouri Intercollegiate 9/5-6/06

Individual RecordsTop-10 Single Round Individual Scores1. 64 Alan Johnson SEMO/Harris Invitational 9/12/042. 65 Michael Schnegelberger ASU Red Wolf Classic 4/14/093. 66 J.W. VanDenBorn SEMO Classic 3/25/02 66 Tony Olson SEMO Four-Ball 3/31/03 66 Alex Carper Kansas City Intercollegiate 4/10/076. 67 Robert Russell Bradley Classic 10/13/96 67 Corne Maritz SEMO/Harris Invitational 9/12/04 67 Jeff Stoppel St. Louis Billiken Invitational 4/11/05 67 Alex Hogben ORU Shootout 9/29/0810. 68 Robert Russell Mark Bender Memorial 9/18/95 68 Trevor Taylor Drury Invitational 9/13/99 68 Jon Hunt Drury Invitational 9/13/99 68 Matt Willmott Mid-Con Championship 4/22/02 68 Tim Helm SEMO/Harris Invitational 9/9/02 68 Ryan Alsleben Billiken Invitational 4/14/03 68 Brett Iliff Kansas Invitational 9/20/05

Top-10 36-Hole Tournament Individual Scores1. 141 Robert Russell SEMO/Union Planters Classic 9/8-9/96 141 Robert Russell Jackson St. Pizza Hut Classic 2/16-17/973. 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 4/10/077. 144 Robert Russell Mid-Con Championship 5/3-4/97 144 Matt Willmont New Orleans Intercollegiate 3/18-19/02 144 Brett Gallinger New Orleans Intercollegiate 3/24/0310. 145 Alan Johnson New Orleans Intercollegiate 3/22-23/04

Top-10 54-Hole Tournament Individual Scores1. 205 Alan Johnson SEMO/Harris Invitational 9/12/042. 208 Robert Russell Bradley Fall Classic 10/8-9/953. 209 Jeff Stoppel Billiken Invitational 4/11-12/044. 210 Corne Maritz SEMO/Harris Invitational 9/12/045. 211 Alex Hogben ORU Shootout 10/23-24/066. 213 Peter McLachlan Kansas Invitational 9/19-20/05 213 Tim Helm SEMO/Harris Invitational 9/9-10/02 213 Michael Schnegelberger Bill Ross Intercollegiate 10/2-3/069. 214 Robert Russell NCAA Central Regional 5/15-17/97 214 Trevor Taylor Drury Intercollegiate 9/13-14/99 214 Chris Ichelson Mid-Con Championship 4/22-23/02 214 Stephen Clark Mid-Con Championship 4/24-25/06 214 Michael Schnegelberger Missouri Intercollegiate 9/5-6/06

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Current UMK head coach J.W. VanDenBorn along with former head coach Bill Ross prior to the Bill Ross Intercollegiate at Oakwood Country Club in 2006.

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ROBERTRUSSELL

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 Championship as an individual after tying for 11th at the NCAA Regionals. By making an appear-ance 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 Association 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 ath-letic achievement when he was inducted into the inaugural class of the

UMKC Athletics Hall of Fame.

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 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.

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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 Manage-ment. He was named senior vice president in 1996 with responsibility for re-engineer-ing, 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 chancel-lor. 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 Cen-ter 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 Coun-cil, the Starlight Theatre, the independent advisory commission on racial profiling for the Overland Park Police Department, the Iron-horse Golf committee and as a commissioner for the Local Invest-ment 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 engage-

ment 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 performing arts; to develop a professional workforce and collaborate

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 Tim Hall

tiM haLLDirector of Athletics

Tim Hall was named the UMKC Director of Athletics on Feb. 14, 2007. In this role, he serves as a member of the Chancellor’s executive cabinet, and is responsible for leading the strategic direction in growing the university’s intercollegiate athletics program.

In Hall’s first two-and-a-half years in Kansas City, UMKC has enjoyed a record amount of success on the fields of competition, in the class-room, and in the Kansas City community. These successes were reinforced by the nCAA in 2009, as UMKC Athletics received full nCAA certification without condition. The certification showed that the University is operating its athletics program in substantial conformity with operating principles adopted by the nCAA Division I membership and is valid for the next 10 years.

From an athletics standpoint, Hall led the ‘Roos to their most successful year since 2000 in 2008-09. UMKC claimed a pair of Summit League titles in men’s soccer and men’s tennis, while also earning the runner-up nod in both men’s and women’s golf. These successes led to a record 2009 finish in the annual Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup. In Hall’s short time at UMKC, head coaches have been either hired or promoted for 13 of UMKC’s 16 sports. UMKC’s 16th sport, women’s soccer, begins play in the 2009 season.

In the classroom, the department posted a 3.09 cumulative grade point as of the spring 2009 semester. Ten of the 16 programs finished with at least a 3.0 GPA. Additionally, UMKC finished with a 964.5 APR average and two of the teams – women’s tennis and volleyball – were recognized for its academic achievement.

Internally, Hall has been hard at work to align the department with peer institutions and the nCAA. He restructured the rules compliance office to be more in line with nCAA rules and the Student-Athlete Support Services Office to better assist and prepare Kangaroo student-athletes. He also continues to work with new UMKC Chancellor Leo Morton to craft the athletics’ strategic plan in

concert with the University’s new strategic goals.

From a fund raising standpoint, Kangaroo Athletics have never been better. In 2008, UMKC received a $5 million pledge from the Stanley H. Durwood Foundation, the largest gift in Athletics’ history and the fourth-largest gift in University history. The resulting Stanley H. Durwood Soccer Stadium and Recreational Field opened in August 2009 and is among the premier soccer facilities in the Midwest region. Additional facility improvements include revamped locker rooms and lounges for men’s basketball, women’s basketball, and volleyball, and the an-ticipated completion of the Old Swinney basketball practice facility in 2010. On an annual basis, the Kangaroo Athletics Scholarship Fund, which was rebranded prior to the 2007-2008 school year, has posted back-to-back years of 50 percent growth, while donor participation is up over 200 percent. He also increased the department’s corporate sales figures by over percent and the new athletics’ alumni association has reconnected with over 150 former Kangaroos.

Hall has also been out in the community in an effort to get more community leaders involved in the Athletics Department. Hall restruc-tured the Athletics Foundation Board by adding representatives from a number of Kansas City-based businesses such as Cerner, Kansas City Southern Railways, Lathrop Gage LLC, and Mark One Electric. new partnerships have come quickly to Kangaroo Athletics, including television (Metro Sports) and radio (810 WHB) agreements that ensure a continued presence within the Kansas City region. Renowned local advertising firm Bernstein-Rein produced a redesigned athletics logo and graphics set, while additional contractual agreements have also been signed with adidas, Truman Medical Centers, Pepsi, JumpTV, and nACDA Consulting to better serve the department’s student-athletes.

Hall continues to bring leadership to UMKC and The Summit League. In addition to his role on the Chancellor’s Executive Cabinet, he chairs The Summit League Volleyball Coaches Committee, serves on The Summit League Joint Council lead-ership committee and sits on the Summit League men’s bas-ketball scheduling committee. Additionally, Hall was recently named to a three-year term to the nACDA Division 1-AAA Ex-ecutive Committee.

Hall came to Kansas City after serving as the Associate Athletics Director for Development at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, from 2003-07. While at KSU, he was a member of the athlet-ics senior administrative staff, working in all phases of depart-mental management including game and personnel contracts, scheduling, budget, policy and strategic planning.

In this role, Hall created and implemented a comprehensive restructuring of the athletic advancement unit, resulting in the creation of the Office of Athletic Advancement. He increased fundraising by more than 33 percent, helped secure the larg-est gift to date in the history of KSU athletics, a $1.53 million gift for the baseball stadium renovation, and raised more than $16.1 million.

Prior to moving back to Ohio, Hall worked at Eastern Kentucky University from 2000-03. Hall began work as the collegiate Di-rector for Development in 2000 before being promoted to the Director of Major Gifts and Special Projects in 2001. In this capacity, he raised over $4.6 million for the university, including $1.3 million for athletics.

Hall also served as the Assistant Director of Development at Saint Xavier University in Chicago from September 1999 through October 2000. At Saint Xavier, Hall managed fundraising efforts for a $13 million Athletic and Convention Center. He also managed the President’s Club, and developed and implemented the Cougar Club, an athletics affinity group.

Before moving to Chicago, Hall worked at Youngstown State University as an Assistant Director of Athletic Development from 1997-99. In this role, he helped the university complete its successful $26 million capital campaign. Hall also began his collegiate career at YSU, serv-ing in the school’s athletic marketing and promotions office.

Hall earned his bachelor’s degree in sports administration from the University of Toledo in 1994. He then received his master’s degree in sports administration from Kent State University in 1998.

Hall and his wife, Beth, have four children, Aidan, Aislin, Donovan and Landon, and they reside in Kansas City, Mo.


Senior Administrative Staff

CarLa WiLsonSenior Associate Athletics Director for Business and Finance/Senior Woman Administrator

A 12-year veteran of UMKC Athletics, Wilson is responsible for the human resources and business operations of the department, as well as day-to-day operations in the absence of the Director of Athletics. She is responsible for the preparation and supervision of the budgets for each of UMKC’s 16 sports and nine administrative areas and serves as the sports supervisor for men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s track and field & cross country and softball.

Wilson is an active member of the national Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators, the College Athletic Business Management Association and the Minority Opportunities Athletic Association. Wilson is a 2009 nACWAA HERS East graduate, as well as a member of the 2009-10 nCAA Fellows Leadership Development Program class. The 18-month nCAA Fellows 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. From 2004-2007, she served on the Division I nCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Committee.

Wilson earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting from UMKC in 1988. She and her husband Kevin reside in Olathe, KS. They have four children - Shae, Tristan, Kevin Jr., and Kylan.

janet justusSenior Associate Athletics Director for Administration and Compliance

A former senior staffer for the nCAA, with 23 years of experience in sports law and higher education, Justus joined UMKC in August 2007 as Interim Assistant Athletics Director for Internal Operations and was hired in her current capacity in April 2008. She came to UMKC after an eight-year tenure at Verrill Dana LLP, where she practiced law and consulted in the areas of Title IX compliance, litigation, nCAA rules compliance and student-athlete eligibility appeals, athletics risk manage-ment and sexual harassment education. Prior to joining Verrill Dana, Justus oversaw the development and growth of several key programs for the nCAA, including the CHAMPS/Life Skills program, Title IX education, the national Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and the nCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Conference.

A native of Kansas City, Mo., Justus graduated with honors from the University of Kansas in 1978 with a bachelor of arts in sociology, and earned her juris doctorate from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1981.

ursuLa gurneyAssociate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Services

Gurney joined the UMKC Athletics staff in August 2008, following a highly successful six-year tenure at The Ohio State University, where she worked in the Student-Athlete Support Services Office. At UMKC, Gurney is currently overseeing the athletics academic unit with a combined GPA of 3.09, a graduation success rate of 83 percent and a comprehensive academic progress rate of 966, which is the highest in The Summit League.

For the Buckeyes, she assisted in the academic support of 949 student-athletes in 36 varsity sports, specializing in preparing football student-athletes to meet educa-tional requirements and traveling with the team to the 2008 BCS national Championship game to monitor academic development. Alongside her work in the athletics department at OSU, she has also served as an undergraduate instructor in the history department and assisted in the organization of several international conferences for the Mershon Center for International Security Studies from 2005-08.

Gurney, who swam competitively on the national level in Canada, earned her bachelor of arts degree in history from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Colum-bia, in 2000. She also earned her master’s degree in history at SFU in 2002 and is a candidate for a doctorate in history from Ohio State. She and her husband reside in Kansas City, Mo.

steve stroudAssociate Athletics Director for Advancement

Since joining UMKC in September 2007, Stroud has worked closely with Director of Athletics Tim Hall to lead UMKC Athletics to new heights in fundraising, totaling record amounts in each of the past two years. The Kangaroo Athletics Scholarship Fund, the annual giving program for athletics, was recreated and has proven to be a major success, increasing by 50 percent in each of the last two years and attracting more donors than ever before. In addition, he worked with Hall to secure the largest-ever single gift to UMKC Athletics, a $5 million pledge by the Stanley H. Durwood Foundation to build the Stanley H. Durwood Soccer Stadium and Recre-ational Field, opening in August 2009. Prior to arriving at UMKC, Stroud served as the Assistant Athletics Director for Annual Giving at the University of Memphis and as the Assistant Director of Development at the University of Miami.

Stroud received a bachelor of business degree from the University of Georgia in May 2000 and earned his master’s of science in sports administration from St. Thomas University in December 2001. He and his wife Deirdre have two sons - Carter and Dashel - and they reside in Kansas City, Mo.

jessiCa diCksonAssistant Athletics Director for External Relations

Dickson joined UMKC in August 2006 following a successful tenure at Time Warner Cable/Metro Sports, and was named to her current position in July 2007. She oversees all of the marketing, promotions and ticketing efforts for UMKC, also serving as the sport supervisor for women’s soccer. While at TWC, she was responsible for educating Time Warner sales departments nationwide on network programming as well as creating promotional material and advertising packages for TWC’s client networks. Ad-ditionally, she coordinated the highly successful www.beepbeep.com, an automotive marketplace website in Kansas City that averaged 30 participating dealerships under her oversight. Dickson has also served in a volunteer capacity for the Kansas City Sports Commission and WIn for KC since 2005.

Dickson earned a bachelor of science degree in public relations with a minor in photography from Central Missouri State University in May 2002 and was a four-year let-terwinner for the women’s soccer team. She and her husband Ryan reside in Kansas City, Mo.

ron auLetAssistant Athletics Director for Operations/Facilities

Aulet, who began his duties at UMKC in May 2007, oversees game operations for each of UMKC’s 16 intercollegiate sports and serves as point person for con-struction of new athletic facilities for the Kangaroos. Additionally, he serves as the coordinator for the strength and conditioning departments, and is the sports supervisor for men’s soccer and volleyball. Prior to his tenure at UMKC, he served as equipment manager at the University of Kansas, where he was responsible for maintenance and inventory of all equipment for KU’s Olympic sports programs. He was also the departmental contact for Coca-Cola and served as the chair of the KUAC Staff Advisory Committee during the 2003-04 school year.

Aulet received his bachelor of arts degree in management from Hiram College in 1995, earning a master of arts degree with a sports administration concentration from Kent State University in 1999. He and his wife Kerrianne have two daughters - Danielle and Samantha - and reside in Lawrence, Kan.


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 pri-oritizes prevention, treatment and rehabilitiation 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 task-force 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.

For the 2009-10 season, the UMKC Athletics Department is teaming up with the UMKC School of Medicine Sports Medicine Fellowship Program, under the direction of Dr. Russell D. White. The Fellowship Program will provide health care for the student-athletes by staffing the train-ing room 3-4 days per week and will also be available to see student-athletes in need of urgent care. Members of the Sports Medicine Fellowship Program will also be present at all major home sporting events and tournaments, in addition to providing assistance with any specific athletic events. Dr. George D. Harris, Dr. Meg Gibson, Dr. Billy Irons, Dr. Matt John and Dr. Emily Lott will all be serving the needs of UMKC student-athletes.

Dr. Dan Gurley, meanwhile, is entering is eighth year as the Kangaroos primary orthopedic sur-geon and Dr. Grant Smith serves as the team dentist for the Kangaroos.

Durwood Soccer Stadium and Recreational Field will serve 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 Summit League and the Midwest. The $9 million dollar addition adds to the growing residential feel of the UMKC campus.

The gift from the Durwood Foundation and its trustees to construct this stadium 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.

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Municipal auditoriumMunicipal Auditorium - affectionately known as “The Muni” - is one of the most historic venues in all of college basketball. The arena has hosted more nCAA Final Fours than any other building in the country, as nine nCAA Championship games have been contested at Municipal.

Adding to its rich and storied history, Municipal recently underwent a series of upgrades to improve the overall experience. More than $3.5 million was invested in new arena lighting, new seating and enhanced locker rooms for players and officials. Additionally, the court was replaced prior to the 2006-07 season.

Municipal is home to the UMKC men’s basketball team, also hosting several doubleheaders with the UMKC women throughout the season.

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

Led by Director of Strength, Conditioning and Sports En-hancement Trumain Carroll, the Brookfield Center is de-signed to help enhance UMKC student-athletes’ levels of performance while significantly reducing the chances for injuries. The benefit of performing 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 lat-est 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.

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 and select men’s basketball contests during the winter. It is also the main practice venue for the men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball teams.

Kangaroo student-athletes enjoy some of the finest locker room facilities in The Summit League 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.

swinney recreation Center

dutton Brookfield strength and Conditioning Center


UMKC Head Coaches & the Kangaroo Athletics Scholarship Fund

Donor Level

Minimum Donation Benefits

Boxing Roo $100 Tax Deduction, Membership Decal, Recognition Opportunities, Priority Status for season tickets and post-season tickets, and invitations to special events

Young Alumni

$35 A special introductory level for recent UMKC grads. If you’ve earned an undergraduate degree from UMKC within the past five years, get all the benefits of the Boxing Roo donor level for a reduced price.

Blue Kangaroo

$250 Access for two to the “Kangaroo Club” hospitality room at men’s basketball games plus all above benefits

Gold Kangaroo

$500 Complimentary men’s and women’s basketball media guides and special UMKC gift plus all above benefits

Swope Circle $1,000 Access for two additional guests in the “Kangaroo Club” hospitality room plus all above benefits

Captain’s Circle

$1,500 Complementary Parking for men’s basketball plus all above benefits

All-American Circle

$2,500 Premium UMKC gift, invitation to a special basketball reception plus all above benefits

Kangaroo Champions

$5,000 Invitation to the Champions’ Reception with coaches and student-athletes plus all above benefits

Director’s Circle

$10,000 Annual men’s basketball trip - including team travel and tickets - plus all above benefits

riCk BenBenMen’s Soccer

j.W. vandenBornDirector of Golf/Men’s Golf

anita rodriguezWomen’s Soccer

Matt BroWnMen’s Basketball

kendeLL haLeMen’s & Women’s Tennis

Brianna BroderiCkWomen’s Golf

Meredith sMithSoftball

geno FrugoLiVolleyball

CandaCe WhitakerWomen’s Basketball

shaMeika MCFieLdTrack and Field/Cross Country

Kangaroo Head Coaches The Kangaroo Athletics Scholarship Fund (KASF)

supports the student-athletes of UMKC through the offset-ting of expenses such as scholarships, travel, recruiting, and equipment. As costs continue to rise, support for our student-athletes through the KASF becomes more crucial as we continue to build an elite Summit League athletics department.

For the 2009-2010 academic year, student-athlete scholarship expenses are expected to include: •Tuition(out-of-state):$17,226 •RoomandBoard:$10,467 •Tuition(in-state):$6,876 •BooksandFees:$1,280

In addition, over the past year it has become extremely difficult for budgets to keep pace with rising travel and food costs. While athletics must be vigilant in cost containment, we must continue to provide for the best possible student-athlete experience. That is where the KASF donors can play such a tremendous role.

Donors to the KASF enjoy a number of benefits based on their donor level, including Priority Seating, access to the pre-game Kangaroo Club hospitality parties at men’s basketball games, in-vitations to a number of events, complimentary media guides and gifts, and exclusive opportunities to meet the student-athletes, staff, coaches, and University leadership.

For more information on the Kangaroo Athletics Scholarship Fund, please contact Cassie Corker, Assistant Director of Advancement, at 816-235-6170.


The Summit League


Student-Athlete Academic Support Services Office

2008-09 ACADEMIC YEAR- As a department, UMKC finished the 2008-09 academic year with a 3.09 grade point average.- More than half (9) of UMKC’s athletics teams finished with at least a 3.0 grade point average.- The men’s golf and volleyball programs posted the highest GPA for the year at 3.31.- Along with men’s golf and vol-leyball, the women’s soccer (3.39), women’s cross country (3.29), women’s tennis (3.25), softball (3.24), men’s tennis (3.18) and women’s golf (3.17) and men’s soccer (3.01) teams all posted a GPA above 3.0.- The Kangaroos also have a pair of student-athletes that currently boast a perfect 4.0 cumulative grade point average.

FALL SEMESTER- Eight programs finished with grade point averages above 3.0. - The women’s cross country team posted the highest team GPA with a 3.39 average, while volleyball was second with a 3.31 GPA.- The nine women’s teams posted a 3.23 cumulative GPA, while the seven men’s teams had a 2.97 GPA.- A total of nine student-athletes posted perfect 4.0 GPAs during the fall semester.

SPRInG SEMESTER- 10 of the 16 teams finished with a 3.0 or better grade point average for the spring semester.- The women’s cross country team had the top GPA among the teams with a 3.40 average.- The nine women’s squads had a 3.16 GPA, while the seven men’s programs had a 2.86 grade point average.- A total of 16 student-athletes had a perfect 4.0 grade point average during the spring semester.

Top-5 Percents of Majors Among

UMKC Student-Athletes

15% - Liberal Arts BA

12% - Pre-Business

10% - Business Administration BBA

9% - Criminal Justice BA

8% - nursing BSn

MEn’S BASKETBALL• Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Semifinalist

Dane Brumagin• 4 Academic all-League• 1 Commissioner’s List of

Academic Excellence• 2 UMKC Scholar Athletes

WOMEn’S BASKETBALL• 7 Academic all-League• 2 Commissioner’s List of

Academic Excellence

CHEER/DAnCE• 9 UMKC Scholar Athletes

CROSS COUnTRY•9 Academic all-League• 5 Commissioner’s List of

Academic Excellence• 1 UMKC Scholar Athlete

MEn’S GOLF• Cleveland Golf all-America Scholar

Michael Schnegelberger• 7 Academic all-League• 5 Commissioner’s List of

Academic Excellence• 1 UMKC Scholar Athlete

WOMEn’S GOLF• national Golf Association

all-American Scholar Chelsea Cadwell Kelsey Kipp

•4 Academic all-League• 1 Commissioner’s List of


MEn’S SOCCER • ESPn/CoSIDA Third Team

Academic all-America SelectionGarret Guthrie

• nSCAA College Scholar all-AmericanBrian Harris

• Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award FinalistGarret Guthrie

• nSCAA north/Central Region Academic Selections

Brian Harris Garret Guthrie• CoSIDA District 7 Academic all-American Garret Guthrie Matt Kopsky

Brian Harris• 12 Academic all-League•6 Commissioner’s List of


WOMEn’S SOCCER• 1 UMKC Scholar Athlete

SOFTBALL• 13 Academic all-League• 6 Commissioner’s List of


MEn’S TEnnIS•ITAScholarAthlete

Dennis Schwarz• 6 Academic all-League• 4 Commissioner’s List of


WOMEn’S TEnnIS•ITAAll-AcademicTeam•ITAScholarAthlete

Caitlin BurkeJillian Yakominich

• 5 Academic all-League• 3 Commissioner’s List of


TRACK AnD FIELD• ESPn The Magazine Third Team

Academic all-AmericanSara Hiller

• CoSIDA District 7 Academic all-AmericanSara Hiller

•17 Academic all-League• 10 Commissioner’s List of


VOLLEYBALL• Recipient of the AVCA Team

Academic Award• 10 Academic all-League• 6 Commissioner’s List of


(Academic all-league selections must have a 3.0 GPA in the semester in which they compete and be

a letterwinner.)

(Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence must have a cumulative 3.0 grade point average at the end of the school year and be a letterwinner.)

(UMKC Scholar Athletes must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5 during the

calendar year.)

2008-09 UMKC Student-Athlete Award RecipientsThe Student-Athlete Academic Support Services Office (SASSO) pro-vides a variety of support services to ensure student-athletes ac-

quire the tools to meet their academic, professional and personal goals. SASSO integrates its services within the mission of the University of Missouri–Kansas City and the Athletics Department to promote the over-all development of the student-athletes. To foster the positive develop-ment of student-athletes, SASSO provides a comprehensive support unit which includes: academic counseling, degree progress monitoring, assessment, tutoring, computer access, academic and individual skill development, mentoring, individualized study plans and knowledge of on-campus resources.

The Student-Athlete Support Services Office was founded in 1987 in con-junction with the UMKC Center for Academic Development (CAD). The Center for Academic Development oversees the Student-Athlete Aca-demic Services Office, and has dual reporting responsibility to both the Divisions of Student and Academic Affairs.

Located in the Swinney Recreation Center, SASSO was renovated and ex-panded in 2005 and updated in 2008. The academic unit includes a study and computer room, quiet tutor spaces and several offices for person-nel.

Ursula Gurney (pictured center), Associate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Services/Director of CHAMPS/Life Skills, pictured with her staff Sarah McWilliams (left), Learning Services Coordinator, and graduate assistant Kim Singer (right).

SASSO is committed to providing student-athletes with a well rounded and diverse education.


About UMKC

For 76 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 NumbersEnrollment: 14,462 (Fall 2007) undergraduate

graduate & professional students

Enrollment breakdown: 62% undergraduate38% graduate &

professional students

Enrollment diversity:1% American Indian/Alaskan native 3% Hispanic 5% non-resident International 6% Asian/Pacific Islander 11% Black, non-Hispanic 14% not available 60% White

Where students come from:50 states and 62 countries

number of international students:785 (2007 data)

Where students live:865 students on-campus

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 classroom discus-sion 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 located 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 approximately 10 minutes away by automobile (or bus).

LIVInG AT UMKC Residential Life at UMKC is excited to offer three different living experiences for our students. Students can choose to live in the suite style gender-wing specific residence hall (Johnson Hall), a suite style residence hall (Oak Hall), or our newly opened Oak Place Apartments. Each location offers programs by Residential Life geared to assist each student to achieve their goals at UMKC.

Why choose UMKC?

Health Sciences Building

Haag Hall

Oak Street Residence Hall


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 and Community America Ballpark.

The Kansas Speedway hosts major league racing events like nA-SCAR’s nextel and Busch series and Indy Racing League. Community America Ballpark is home to the Kansas City T-Bones and serves as

the temporary site for the Kansas City Wizards.

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 sea-

son. 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


The UMKC men’s basketball team plays its home games at Municipal Auditorium. The historic

venue has hosted more nCAA Tournament games and more Final Fours than any other venue in the

country.

The negro Leagues Baseball Museum chronicles the his-tory 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 devel-opment project in the Midwest. Just steps from the Convention Center and a short drive from the Volker Campus, the Power & Light District features eight blocks of dining, nightlife and enter-tainment 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. The Kangaroo men’s and women’s basketball teams will kick-off the 2009-10 season with their first practice on Oct. 16.

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 for the 2009 season. Kauffman Stadium’s unique features include a 322-foot-wide water spectacular. The water spectacular is the largest privately funded fountain in the world. Both teams play at the Truman Sports

Complex.

Kansas City


As a member of the Kansas City community, the UMKC Athletics Department takes great pride in giving back to its neighbors and

friends. The Kangaroos outdid themselves during the 2008-09 school year by hosting a plethora of successful events and volunteering their time. Here is a short list of the community service projects that UMKC teams and student-athletes took part in:

► The UMKC Athletics Department assisted students by helping them move their personal belongings into their new homes as a part of Student Move-In Day 2008. Student-athletes, coaches and administrators from all 16 athletics teams battled rainy conditions to help their fellow students move into the Oak Street Residence Hall.

► Launched by UMKC softball head coach Meredith Smith, Trunk-or-Treat offers youngsters from the neighborhoods surrounding UMKC the opportunity to participate in a safe and fun trick-or-treat environment. UMKC student-athletes and coaches dress up and hand out candy and other items from the trunks of their cars, participating in Halloween-themed games as well. Along with the Activities and Programming Council, Trunk-or-Treat was a success in just its third year.

► UMKC men’s basketball head coach Matt Brown coached barefoot against north Dakota State back in January in an effort to collect shoes for the non-profit organization Samaritan’s Feet. UMKC supporters brought in 115 pairs of kid shoes for the cause. Coach Brown joined 300 basketball coaches from across the country teaming up to support this initiative.

► UMKC teamed up with The Summit League during the 2008-09 season and participated in The Summit League’s Students Team Up To Fight Hunger (STUFH). The league designated 20 “Food Fight” games during the basketball season as part of a league-wide food drive initiative. The Kangaroos hosted “Black Out” night where fans donned black t-shirts and donated over 900 pounds of food!

► The UMKC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) supported the Planet Aid Clothing Drive and placed two bins on campus. The drive was held from April 3 to May 8 and they collected clothes for development programs around the world.

► The volleyball, women’s basketball and softball teams all participated in Think Pink events to raise breast cancer awareness. The volleyball

team wore pink shoelaces, while the women’s basketball joined over 700 other institutions

in taking part in the WBCA “Think Pink” week. Softball paired up with Summit League foe South Dakota State in their ongoing tradition,

donning commemorative pink uniforms for the final game of the league series between the

teams.

► In addition to their summer camps, designed for the elite player, several UMKC teams also took

time out to give clinics to the community at large. Men’s soccer continued its 11-year tradition this spring, working with the Kansas

City Department of Parks and Recreation to offer clinics and coaching assistance to youngsters at Swope Park, while softball, women’s basketball and women’s soccer all took leadership roles in WIn for KC’s Camp WIn, teaching young girls from the Kansas City area both sport and life skills.

Other events during the 2008-09 year:► After school program at James Elementary (Women’s Soccer)

► Christmas Wish Lists for Temporary Lodging for Children (Track and Field)

► Field Day at Ozanam (Track and Field)

► Friends for Brandon: Walk-a-thon and Wiffle Ball Tournament (Softball)

► Go Red For Women (Men’s and Women’s Basketball)

► Kids Fit n Fun Day (Women’s Basketball)

► Sports Day at Spectrum Station (Women’s Basketball and Women’s Soccer)

► UMKC’s Hispanic Youth Day (Men’s and Women’s Soccer)

Kangaroos Out In The Community


ONCE A KANGAROO, ALWAYS A KANGAROO.

UNIVERSITY of MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY

KANGAROO FORMER STUDENT-ATHLETE ASSOCIATION

ESTABLISHED 2008

The Former Student-Athlete Association serves a key role in uniting

the Kangaroos of past and present. All former Kangaroo student-

athletes, coaches, cheerleaders and dance squad members, team

managers and trainers and administrators are eligible to participate

in the Former Student-Athlete Association. Membership within the

Former Student-Athlete Association is free and provides each member

with complimentary tickets, emailed updates and newsletters, gifts,

and, most importantly, the easy ability to reconnect with your former

teammates through different reunion events. It’s the least we can do

for all of those who have worn the Blue and Gold and represented the

Kangaroos! For details on the Former Student-Athlete Association or

to sign up, just call Steve Stroud at 815-235-6018.

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