2011-12 Women’s Golf Guide

This is IU East

Indiana University East grew out of an extension established at Earlham College that was operated by Earlham and Indiana University. In 1967, the arrangement was expanded to include Purdue and Ball State universities and the extension became the Eastern Indiana Center of Earlham College.

In 1969, reflecting the community’s response to this opportunity to take state university courses at home, Richmond citizens formed an association known as Eastern Indiana Community College, Inc., to raise funds for the construction of a new campus. Following a successful campaign in which they raised over $1 million, members of the community col-lege organization, with the consent of the four education institutions involved in the center, requested Indiana University to establish a regional campus in Richmond to assume responsibility for the operation.

The Indiana General Assembly approved this plan, and on July 1, 1971, the East-ern Indiana Center for Earlham College became Indiana University East, the sixth campus in the Indiana University regional system. On October 3, 1972, ground was broken at the new campus site north of Richmond. The first building, an all-purpose academic facility named Whitewater Hall, was completed in late 1974 and dedicated February 23, 1975.

Ground was broken for a new library/classroom build-ing on August 8, 1990. It was dedicated as the Brice E. Hayes Hall on June 12, 1992.

The third classroom building on the IU East campus was completed in May 1995. The building, which was dedicated as Middlefork Hall on June 12, 1996, houses the fine arts program and classrooms and

laboratories for the School of Education and the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. In 2009, the building was renamed Tom Raper Hall in recogni-tion of the largest gift in IU East’s history.

The fourth building, dedicated as Springwood Hall in November 1999, houses the Graf Recreation Center, University College, the Chancellor’s and Campus Life offices, as well as general and spe-cialty classrooms. Additionally, the IU East Henry County Danielson Learning Center was dedicated in May 1999 to serve the citizens of Henry County. IU

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East offers degree programs off-campus at the Ivy Tech Community College in Lawrenceburg River-

front Campus and in Con-nersville.

Indiana University East is both a traditional campus that excels in innovative learning options and a virtual campus with select online degree completion programs.

In the fall 2007, Indiana University East joined

the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and became the Red Wolves in 2008. Indiana University East student-athletes participate in five men’s and five women’s varsity sports.

Since awarding its first bachelor’s degrees in 1977, Indiana University East has expanded its academic portfolio to include 60 bachelor’s degree options and selected master’s degrees. As the fastest growing uni-versity campus in Indiana, IU East leads the region as the premier four-year and master’s public institu-tion in eastern Indiana and western Ohio.

All About Indiana University East Founded: 1971Enrollment: 2,769Nickname: Red WolvesChancellor: Nasser PaydarAthletic Director: Mark HesterColors: Crimson, silver and blackAddress: 2325 Chester BoulevardRichmond, IN 47374Main telephone: (765) 973-8200 or (800) 959-3278Athletics telephone: (765) 973-8316University Web site: www.iue.eduAthletics Web site: www.iueredwolves.comAffiliation: National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)Conference: Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC)

Mark Hester Director of Athletics

Table of Contents This is IU East 2

Pack Attack 4

Red Wolves Roster 5

Red Wolves Facilities 6

2012 Season Preview 7

Meet the Red Wolves 9

2011 Season Review 12

Red Wolves Opponents 13

Red Wolves Record Book 13

Red Wolves Sports Information 14

... This is IU East, continued from Page 2

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Red Wolves Roster

Alphabetical

Name Ht. Class Hometown Previous SchoolAsia Mathis 5-4 Redshirt Freshman Indianapolis, Ind. North Central High School

Megan Price 5-1 Freshman Centerville, Ind. Centerville High School

Kristin Smith 5-7 Freshman Richmond, Ind. Centerville High School

Chelsea Waggamon 5-10 Freshman Eaton, Ohio Eaton High School

By Class

Name Ht. Class Hometown Previous SchoolAsia Mathis 5-4 Redshirt Freshman Indianapolis, Ind. North Central High School

Megan Price 5-1 Freshman Centerville, Ind. Centerville High School

Kristin Smith 5-7 Freshman Richmond, Ind. Centerville High School

Chelsea Waggamon 5-10 Freshman Eaton, Ohio Eaton High School

Head Coach: Von Ebeling (3rd season)

AsiaMathis

MeganPrice

KristinSmith

ChelseaWaggamon

VonEbeling

Red Wolves Facilities

Highland LakeGolf CourseThe Indiana Univer-

sity East golf teams

practice and play their

home meets at High-

land Lake Golf Course

in Richmond.

Highland Lake became

the home course for

IU East’s men’s and

women’s golf teams in

the spring of 2010.

The course is located

at 1972 Highland

Road just east of the

intersection of Inter-

state 70 and U.S.

Highway 27. The

course is just north of the IU East

campus. A good golfer could hit

a drive from IU East’s property

across Interstate 70 to Highland

Lake.

Highland Lake Golf Course opened

in 1972. The course was designed

by John Budzale. The wide open

course is built on relatively flat

terrain.

Large greens are the challenge at

Highland Lake. Par is 72 and the

course yardage is 6,981 from the

back tees. The course rating is

71.5 and the slope rating is 118.

The facility includes

an on-site driving

range and three prac-

tice greens.

Highland Lake Golf

Course is the mu-

nicipal golf course for

the City of Richmond

Parks and Recreation

Department.

IU East golf teams pre-

viously played at Lib-

erty Country Club and

the Elks Country Club.

Athletics SuiteThe Indiana University

East athletic depart-

ment is housed in a

10-room suite in Springwood Hall

on the IU East campus.

The athletics suite opened in Feb-

ruary of 2010. The space includes

offices for all coaches, a study hall/

team meeting room, storage, laun-

dry facilities and a training room.

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The Indiana University East golf teams practice and play home meets at Highland Lake Golf Course in Richmond.

The Red Wolves’ best is yet to come.

The Indiana University East women’s golf program

tees off its third season with a roster full of fresh

faces and a fresh outlook.

“They ultimately have not carded their best scores

yet,” said Red Wolves coach Von Ebeling, whose

team opens the 2012 spring season March 23 at the

Brescia University Bearcat Spring Shootout on March

23. “With a lot of hard work this spring combined

with having a good attitude, these players could be-

come the building block for the program’s future.”

The Red Wolves have struggled with low numbers

on the roster and big numbers on the scoreboard in

recent seasons, but Ebeling says the players who

remain are tournament-tough and ready to lead a

turnaround.

“Our players come in with potential,” Ebeling said.

“They struggled some in the fall, but they persevered

by having a stick-to-it attitude. They learned how

to manage their emotions, play under pressure and

become tougher-minded.”

The rosterThe Red Wolves will hit the links with an all-newcom-

er lineup.

“We are a very young team,” Ebeling said. “All of our

players are in their first year of college competition.

The players possess the correct etiquette and proper

standards required by the game of golf, but this will

be a learning and growing year.”

Redshirt freshman Asia Mathis (Indianapolis, Ind./

North Central High School) is the elder stateswoman

of the group with a year of practice experience plus

six fall meets.

Freshmen Chelsea Waggamon (Eaton, Ohio/Eaton

High School) and Megan Price (Centerville, Ind./Cen-

terville High School) should be back at full strength

after both battled knee injuries during the fall sea-

son.

Freshman Kristin Smith (Centerville, Ind./Centerville

High School), Price’s high school teammate, joined

the program for the spring semester to help IU East

field a full team.

“We are in the early stages of building this team,”

Ebeling said. “With our numbers low, we need to

stay healthy.”

The scheduleThe Red Wolves will compete in four regular season

tournaments in preparation for a possible appear-

ance at an NAIA National Championship qualifying

event.

The season tees off March 23 at the Brescia Univer-

sity Bearcat Spring Shootout.

IU East will make its first appearances in the Col-

lege of Mount Saint Joseph Spring Invitational in

Lawrenceburg, Ind., and at the Franklin College Lady

Grizzly Invitational.

Season PreviewFresh faces, fresh outlook for women’s golf in 2012

Continued on Page 8

The Red Wolves will make a return trip to Wabash,

Ind., for the Manchester College Spring Invitational.

IU East competed in Manchester’s fall event each of

the past three years.

“We must learn to play under pressure, and we must

find the ability to remain focused and manage our

tension,” Ebeling said. “If we continue to build the

traits of maturity and self-sufficiency, then we should

be fine.”

The goalsEbeling simply looks for the Red Wolves to move up

the leaderboard at each event.

How high can IU East climb?

This much is certain: The best is yet to come.

“If we can shave some strokes off around the greens,

then we will see improvements in our overall scores

for the spring season,” Ebeling said. “I’m looking for

this team to take the next step and become much

more competitive.”

2012 Schedule

3/23 Brescia Spring Shootout at My Old Kentucky Home Golf Course, Bardstown, Ky

4/2 College of Mount Saint Joseph Spring Invitational at Hidden Valley Golf Club Lawrenceburg, Ind.

4/7 College of Wooster Invitational at Wooster Country Club Wooster, Ohio

4/14 Manchester College Spring Invitational at Honeywell Golf Course Wabash, Ind.

4/21-22 Franklin College Lady Grizzly Invitational at Hillview County Club Franklin, Ind.

Season Preview... Preview, continued from Page 7

He’s leading one team

on its drive for another

conference title, and he’s

helping another get into

the swing of intercolle-

giate competition.

Von Ebeling was named

head coach of the Indi-

ana University East men’s

and women’s golf teams

before the 2009-10 school

year.

“Von is very passionate about coaching and working

with young people,” IU East athletic director Mark

Hester said. “He is an extremely hard worker and is a

welcome part of the coaching staff.”

Ebeling led the IU East men’s golf team to a second-

place finish in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic

Conference during his first season. He also coached

the IU East women’s golf team in its first intercolle-

giate competitions.

Ebeling’s first two IU East golf teams produced an

four all-Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

golfers, five academic all-conference honorees and

a Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete. The IU East golf

programs also won the national Buffalo Funds Five

Star Champions of Character Award for the 2010-11

school year.

“I joined the athletic department at IU East to help

create a framework that integrates a set of core val-

ues,” Ebeling says.

“I am here to further develop a vision which focuses

on the athletes and systematically teaches them

life skills and character. I’m focused on continuing

to work in an integrity-based program which helps

student-athletes return, academically eligible, each

and every season until graduating.”

Ebeling is a Ball State University graduate and cur-

rently resides in Darke County. He taught math to

special education students in an area school prior to

coming to IU East.

Ebeling traces his athletic roots to age 6, when he

started hanging around the local high school’s cross

country team. He swam competitively as a youngster.

He played football, basketball and baseball at Union

City Community High School.

Ebeling has served as an assistant football coach at

Union City and Mississinawa Valley (Ohio) and as a

basketball coach at multiple levels.

All About VonFull name: George Von Ebeling

Hometown: Union City, Ind.

College: Ball State University

Why Von coaches at IU East: I am here to further

develop a vision which focuses on the athletes and

systematically teaches them life skills and character

Meet the Red WolvesVon Ebeling • Head Coach • 3rd season

Von Ebeling

Meet the Red Wolves

2010-11• Redshirted during

2010-11 season.

High School • Finished her senior

season as the No. 3

player in the varsity

lineup for the Indianapo-

lis North Central High School girls golf team.

• Earned medal honors at one of the Panthers’ meets.

• Volunteers her time to teach golf to youngsters at

Douglas Park in Indianapolis.

Coach Ebeling’s Scouting Report“After redshirting her freshman year, Asia now has a

few fall events from which she can draw experience.

She has systematically grown as a college student

academically and is a promising new addition to our

lineup.”

All About Asia• Full name: Asia Chanel Mathis

• Height: 5’4”

• Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.

• High School: North Central High School

• Area of study: Culinary arts

• Parents: Donna and Michael Mathis

• Why Asia chose IU East: The girls golf program

Asia Mathis • Redshirt Freshman

High School • Indiana regional quali-

fier as a senior.

• Two-time all-confer-

ence honoree.

• Posted career best

scores of 84 for 18

holes and 36 for nine

holes.

• Helped Centerville qualify for the Indiana regional

as a team and establish a new school record for best

18 hole team score during junior year.

Coach Ebeling’s Scouting Report“Megan is enthusiastic about the sport of golf. She

is consistently searching for new knowledge and

increasing her talent. She was resilient during the

fall season after battling back from a knee injury she

suffered during the month of August.”

All About Megan• Full name: Megan Renea Price

• Height: 5’1”

• Hometown: Centerville, Ind.

• High School: Centerville High School

• Area of study: Elementary education

• Parents: Ada and Dave Price

• Why Megan chose IU East: To stay close to home

Megan Price • Freshman

Asia Mathis

Megan Price

Meet the Red Wolves

High School • Participated in golf,

basketball and softball at

Centerville High School.

• Academic-All State

honoree in girls basket-

ball.

Coach Ebeling’s Scouting Report“Kristin displayed her school spirit by joining the

team for the spring season. She played golf in high

school and will help us compete as a full team. She

brings a strong academic background. She has been

a valuable asset to the athletic department.”

All About Kristin• Full name: Kristin Michelle Smith

• Height: 5’7”

• Hometown: Richmond, Ind.

• High School: Centerville High School

• Area of study: Nursing

• Parents: Mike and Kathy Smith

• Why Kristin chose IU East: It is close to home and

the nursing program is one of the best around

Kristin Smith • Freshman

High School • Top golfer for the first

Eaton (Ohio) High School

girls golf team as a se-

nior.

• Eaton High School

scholar-athlete.

• Co-chair of the Eaton

High School homecom-

ing committee.

• Posted career-low scores of 54 for 9 holes and 122

for 18 holes.

Coach Ebeling’s Scouting Report“Chelsea sat out the fall season to heal a knee in-

jury suffered while participating in high school track,

so it may be difficult for her to card her best scores

starting out. She has proven herself to be a leader on

campus academically.”

All About Chelsea• Full name: Chelsea J Waggamon

• Height: 5’10”

• Hometown: Eaton, Ohio

• High School: Eaton High School

• Area of study: Early education

• Parents: Beth and Jon Waggamon

• Why Chelsea chose IU East: Close to home and a

good school

Chelsea Waggamon • Freshman

Kristin Smith

Chelsea Waggamon

A day-by-day look back at the 2011 Indiana Univer-

sity East women’s golf season. The Red Wolves pro-

duced a pair of all-Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic

Conference performers.

April 3 - Taking the fifthThe Indiana University East women’s golf team tied

for fifth place out of nine teams in the Defiance Col-

lege Yellow Jacket Spring Invitational. This was the

2011 spring opener for the Red Wolves, and the first

time IU East was able to field a full team for a spring

regular season tournament. Sophomore Courtney

Barlage and redshirt freshman Jordyn Sparks tied for

17th in the 49-player field with scores of 97 on the

par-71, 5,946-yard course at the Kettenring Country

Club. Despite cold and windy weather conditions, the

ladies “hung tough,” according to coach Von Ebeling.

April 8 - Close at homeIU East finished fourth in its own Indiana University

East Red Wolves Spring Invitational. Competition

remained close throughout the day, with the women’s

title decided by just seven strokes, and the top three

women’s players separated by only two shots. IU East

was able to take 10 strokes off of their previous team

score, but the other teams in the women’s field also

shot some of their best scores of the spring. Courtney

Barlage and freshman Holly Miller tied for 7th place,

each shooting scores of 95.

April 19 - All-tourney finishThe Red Wolves left the women’s Kentucky Intercol-

legiate Athletic Conference meet with two all-tourna-

ment team members: Holly Miller and Jordyn Sparks.

Miller finished fifth with a two-day score of 204 on

the par 72, 6,248-yard Golf Club of the Bluegrass

women’s course. Sparks finished with a two-day

score of 220. “The team shot consistent scores for

the two rounds…I’m proud of the way they chal-

lenged this course and picked up valuable experi-

ence helping our women’s golf program forward,”

said coach Von Ebeling.

Season ReviewAll-conference honors highlighted 2011 season

2011 results4/2 Defiance Invitational 5th of 9

Score: 425

4/8 IU East Invitational 4th of 4

Score: 415

4/18-19 KIAC Championships INC

Score: NTS

2011 statisticsPlayer Low 18 Low 36 Avg

Courtney Barlage 95 N/A 96.0

Meredith Craig 113 241 118.8

Holly Miller 95 204 102.3

Jordyn Sparks 97 220 107.3

IU EAST 415 N/A 420.0

Red Wolves OpponentsWomen’s Golf Travel Guide

TRAVEL GUIDEBrescia UniversitySpring ShootoutDates: March 23

Host School: Brescia Univer-

sity

Course: My Old Kentucky

Home Golf Course

Address: 668 Loretto Road

Bardstown, KY 40004

Web Site: www.brescia-

bearcats.com

Mount St. JosephSpring InvitationalDates: April 2

Host School: College of Mount

Saint Joseph

Course: Hidden Valley Golf

Club

Address: 19775 Alpine Drive

Lawrenceburg, IN 47025

Web Site: http://www.msjs-

ports.com/

Manchester CollegeSpring InvitationalDates: April 14

Host School: Manchester Col-

lege

Course: Honeywell Golf Course

Address: 3360 West Division

Road Wabash, IN 46992

Web Site: http://www.man-

chester.edu/athletics/

College of WoosterSpring InvitationalDates: April 17

Host School: College of

Wooster

Course: Wooster Country Club

Address: 1251 Oak Hill Rd

Wooster, OH 44691

Web Site: http://www.wooster-

athletics.com

Franklin CollegeLady Grizzly InvitationalDates: April 21-22

Host School: Franklin College

Course: Hillview County Club

Address: 1800 East King

Street Franklin, IN 46131

Web Site: http://www.franklin-

grizzlies.com/

Red Wolves Record BookAll-time Results • Honors • Records

ALL-TIME RESULTS20103/19 Brescia Shootout INC

4/2 Heidelberg Invitational INC

4/6 IU East/J.C. Penney Classic INC

20114/2 Defiance Invitational 5th of 9

4/8 IU East Invitational 4th of 4

4/19 KIAC Championships INC

ALL-TIME HONORS2010Courtney Barlage

• Brescia Bearcat Shootout all-tournament

team

• Academic All-Kentucky Intercollegiate

Athletic Conference

2011Holly Miller

• All-Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic

Conference

• Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Confer-

ence Women’s Golfer of the Week (weeks of

April 11 and April 25)

Jordyn Sparks

• All-Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic

Conference

• Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Confer-

ence Women’s Golfer of the Week (week of

April 4)

Courtney Barlage

• Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Confer-

ence Women’s Golfer of the Week (weeks of

April 4 and April 11)

• Academic All-KIAC

Indiana University East

• Buffalo Funds Five Star Champions of

Character Award winner for NAIA women’s

golf

SCHOOL RECORDSTeam records

Single competition

Lowest 18-hole score: 415 (April 8, 2011,

at IU East Invitational)

Highest 18-hole score: 425 (April 2, 2011,

at Defiance College Invitational )

Single season

Lowest 18-hole average: 420.0 (2011)

Highest 18-hole average: 420.0 (2011)

Individual records

Single competition

Lowest 18-hole score: 82 (Courtney Bar-

lage, March 19, 2010 at Brescia Bearcat

Shootout)

Lowest 36-hole score: 204 (Holly Miller,

April 18-19, 2011, at Kentucky Intercol-

legiate Athletic Conference meet)

Single season

Lowest 18-hole average: 92.0 (Courtney

Barlage, 2010)

Career

Most rounds played: 4 (Courtney Barlage,

2010-11)

Lowest 18-hole average: 94.0 (Courtney

Barlage, 2010-11)

IU East athletes travel in style on this bus.

Media InformationIndiana University East Sports Information

IU EastSports InformationKyle Wright is Indiana

University East’s Sports

Information Director. All

IU East golf media re-

quests should be direct-

ed to Kyle.

Phone: 765-973-8567

Cell: 317-258-6903

E-mail: wrightkj@iue.edu

Fax: 765-973-8568

Media ServicesIU East Sports Informa-

tion provides final results

for media in attendance

at IU East golf meets.

Meet recaps and statis-

tics and weekly updates

on individual golfers are

available by e-mail upon

request.

Interview requestsIU East’s golfers and

coaches should be al-

lowed a brief recovery

time after finishing a

competitive round. Golf-

ers and coaches are

available for post-round

interviews following suf-

ficient recovery time. IU

East golfers and coaches

are available for inter-

views on practice days.

Please contact IU East

Sports Information to

confirm practice times

and locations.

www.iueredwolves.comVisit www.iueredwolves.

com for previews, recaps

and final results for all IU

East golf meets.

Text updatesIU East fans now can get

score updates sent to

their cell phone. Just text

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Red WolvesSports NetworkThe IU East golf program

is featured on the new

Red Wolves Sports Net-

work.

IU East golf coaches

and athletes will appear

on the “Inside IU East

Sports” television show.

The show is broadcast

weekly on Whitewater

Community Television

(WCTV), Comcast Chan-

nel 20, and on the

Hometown Sports Net-

work, Comcast Channel

81.

The show will be broad-

cast to more than

500,000 homes across

Indiana.

IU East student Adam

Derengowski hosts the

show, featuring inter-

views with Red Wolves

coaches and athletes and

information about the

school.