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2010-11 University of Connecticut Golf Roster

Name Cl. Hometown/High SchoolJeb Buchanan Jr. Loudonville, N.Y./ShakerMatt Carroll Jr. Heathrow, Fla./Lake Mary PrepChris DeLucia Sr. Norwich, Conn./Saint BernardMatt Dubrowski Sr. Bergenfield, N.J./BergenfieldMatt Dziubina Jr. Shelton, Conn./Shelton (Pace Univ.)Brian Hughes So. Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield PrepBrian Hwang Jr. Hauppauge, N.Y./HauppaugeMichael Smith So. West Hartford, Conn./HallJeremy Troy Sr. White Plains, N.Y./HastingsAdam Vaccari Jr. Winsted, Conn./The Gilbert School

Head Coach: Dave PezzinoVolunteer Assistant Coach: Carl Girasoli

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Dave Pezzino hascompleted four seasonsas the head coach ofmen’s golf at the Uni-versity of Connecticutand was named to theposition on August 24,2007.The Fall of 2009 saw

the Huskies capture theNew England Champi-onship, the first titleunder Pezzino. JebBuchanan also becamethe first individual med-

alist under Coach Pezzino when he won the Adams Cup ofNewport by shooting three successive scores of 69. He wasalso named the Golfweek Magazine National Player of theWeek. UConn finished sixth in the team competition against astandout field at the Adams Cup, despite having only fourplayers for the final two rounds due to injury.

The Pezzino era at UConn has been marked by a signifi-cant upgrade to the competition schedule, and the Spring of2010 will continue that trend. "I have tried to challenge ourteam with the schedule my first two years and I think it reallypaid off for us this fall", said coach Pezzino. "By playing toughcompetition and great layouts, our squad is learning how tocompete and, more importantly, learning how to win. Thisspring will be a continuation of that and will have us ready tobe a factor at New England's and at the BIG EAST."

Pezzino came to UConn after spending one year as anassistant coach at the University of Illinois and 11 previous seasons as ahead coach at the collegiate level.

Pezzino (pronounced Pezz-EENO) spent seven years, from August of1999 to May of 2006, at Florida International as the head coach of thewomen’s golf program. He led FIU to four tournament victories and tenindividual titles during his tenure and coached ten All-Sun Belt Conferenceselections, including 2001 NGCA All-American Michelle Simpson. He hadthree student-athletes earn Academic All-American recognition and fiveformer team members that are currently playing professionally.

During his time at Florida International, Pezzino also worked at theJim McLean Golf School at Doral Golf Resort, one of the premier golf teach-ing facilities in the world. He earned the status of master instructor, one offew instructors in the country to reach that level for McLean.

“Dave Pezzino did an outstanding job working for me at Doral,” saidMcLean. “He has a keen interest in the development of young people andwill do a great job for the University of Connecticut golf program.”

Pezzino played his collegiate golf at St. Thomas University in Miami,where he became a student-head coach during his senior year of 1996-97.Upon graduation, he continued to serve as the head men’s coach at St.Thomas until August of 1999. He led St. Thomas to consecutive NAIA Na-tional Championship appearances in 1998 and 1999, and was named FloridaSun Conference Coach of the Year in ’98, leading the squad to the confer-ence title. He coached six individuals to all-conference honors during histenure.

Pezzino has worked with three of Golf Digest’s Top 100 Instructors,and five of his former student-athletes are now golf professionals playingon various tours. His golf background also includes conducting junior golfclinics for Miami-Dade County and working for the South Florida PGA Sec-tion as a Rules Official.

Pezzino was born on 3/22/72 in North Haven, Conn. and spent sevenyears living in Connecticut during his adolescent years. He attended North-ern Highlands Regional High School in Allendale, N.J. while living in Mahwah,

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Carl Girasoli completed his sixth season as-sociated with the UConn golf program and hasbeen the volunteer assistant coach since Aprilof 2008.

Carl is a native of Norwich, Conn. andgraduated from Norwich Free Academy in1962. He served four years in the United StatesAir Force and then worked for 31 years with

the Connecticut Department of Transportation as a Senior Engineer be-fore retiring in 1997.

Carl has two sons, Anthony (Tony) and Brian and two grandsons fromTony, Gio and Nico. Tony and Brian are both alumni of the University ofConnecticut.

Carl has also worked as a shop clerk at Mohegan Sun Country Club @Pautipaug since April of 1998 and has been an active member at theUniversity Club of Connecticut (formerly Willimantic Country Club) since1992.

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VOLUNTEERASSISTANT COACH

CARL GIRASOLI

N.J.. He earned a bachelor’s degree in sports administration from St. Tho-mas in 1997.

Dave and his wife, Kristy were married in 1998. They are the parentsof two sets of twins; Joseph and Matthew, born 2/26/04, and Daniel andKaitlin, born 4/23/09.

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AT CONNECTICUT: Has been a regular competitor for the Huskies in hisfour seasons, seeing action in 31 tournaments, averaging a score of 77.13...Three-time BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

SPRING 2011: Participated in four tournaments with his best finish com-ing at the Caribbean Intercollegiate, where he finished tied for 10th andshot a season low 70 in the second round.

FALL 2010: Played in three tournaments with an average score of76.0…best finish was a tie for 4th at the Hartford Hawk Invitational, whichsaw him tie his low score for a single round with a 71.

SPRING 2010: Competed in four tournaments and finished the 2009-2010 season with a 76.10 average…best finish was tied for 15th at theMission Inn Spring Fling.

FALL 2009: Played in four tournaments with a low score of 71 and a 75.7average... His best finish was a tie for 26th at the McLaughlin, where hecompeted as an individual.

SPRING 2009: Did not see any action after a bout of appendicitis afterthe fall season.

FALL 2008: Appeared in four tournaments, coming away with an aver-age score of 79.36 for the Fall season... His best finish came at the HawksInvitational in late September, where he finished in a tie for 20th place outof 117 competitors, with 2-round scores of 74 (+2) - 73 (+1) for a 147total... The 1-over par 73 also counts for his best single round of theseason.

SPRING 2008: Competed in six events, averaging a score of 78.19...Tied for 10th against Florida Atlantic University with a score of 77... Tied for50th in the BIG EAST Championship with three round scores of 76 - 76 -84... His best round was a 73 at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational.

FALL 2007: Saw action in all six events for the Huskies, posting a scoringaverage of 76.9 and two Top 25 finishes... His best finish of the seasoncame at the ECAC Division I Championship where he shot a two-round totalof 151 and tied for 15th place... His best round came at The McLaughlin atBethpage Red, shooting an opening round 71... He tied for 25th at the BIGEAST/MAC Challenge, shooting a three-round total of 226.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Saint Bernard High School inUncasville, Conn... 2007 Connecticut State Golf Association Tournament ofChampions runner-up... Two Time High School All State Selection 2006 and2007... Four Year First Team All Conference Selection Eastern ConnecticutConference (ECC) (2007, 2006, 2005, 2004)... Three-Time Selection Nor-wich Bulletin All-Area Team (2007, 2006, 2005)... Three-Time Selection NewLondon Day All-Area Team (2007, 2006, 2005)... Four-Time Most ValuablePlayer Award at Saint Bernard's... Competed for a spot in the 2005 UnitedStates Junior Amateur, Connecticut section and was the first alternate andqualifier runner-up... ECC Conference Individual Tournament Champion...Team Captain as a senior... Norwich Golf Club Champion 2007.

PERSONAL: Christopher Paul DeLucia... Born September 16, 1988... Sonof Paul and Cynthia DeLucia... Chris' home course is Norwich Golf Club inNorwich, Conn.

CHRIS DeLUCIASenior

Norwich, Conn.Saint Bernard H.S.Norwich Golf Club

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MATT DUBROWSKISenior

Bergenfield, N.J.Bergenfield H.S.

White Beeches Golf and Country Club

AT CONNECTICUT: Has seen action in 36 events for the Huskies, emerg-ing as one of the best performers on the team, averaging 76.35 in 96 careerrounds.

SPRING 2011: Played in three tournaments…had his best finish (T-45th)at the Big East Men's Golf Championship.

FALL 2010: Had an excellent junior season that saw him earn All-NewEngland honors and a spot on the All-Northeast Region squad. Averaged acareer low 74.11 per round…best finish was tied for 6th.

SUMMER 2010: Competed in the New Jersey State Open Championship,finishing in a tie for 19th place overall and 6th among the amateurs in the field.

SPRING 2010: Played in five tournaments and finished the 2009-2010season with a 74.11 average with a low score of 68.

FALL 2009: Averaged 73.1 in his six events (14 rounds) and earned topten finishes in two tournaments, the Connecticut Cup and the NEIGA Champi-onship, earning All-New England honors... Shot his low score of the fall in theopening round of the MacDonald Cup, firing a 68... Only finished out of the top25 in one event, a tie for 26th at the McLaughlin... Went 2-1 at The Match Play.

SPRING 2009: Competed in five events in the spring, notching his bestfinish in the BIG EAST Championship, a tie for 24th, including a one-under 71in the second round.

FALL 2008: Competed in all five events on the fall schedule, averaging77.62... His low round was a 72 on October 3 at the MacDonald Cup, helpinghim to his best finish of the season in a tie for 12th place out of 79 participantswith a 3-round total of 219... Also highlighting his season was a 15th placefinish in a field of 211 at the 74th Annual NEIGA Championship... His 19birdies on the season tied him for most on the team.

SUMMER 2008: Appeared in the 53rd Metropolitan Golf Association IkeStroke Play Championship in West Caldwell, New Jersey, finishing in 31st placewith three round scores of 75-78-74.

SPRING 2008: Competed in six events, averaging 76.63, with a low roundof 68 at the Palmas Del Mar Intercollegiate Tournament... Finished in a tie for25th place at the BIG EAST Championship with a final score of 225, good for 9-over par.

FALL 2007: Competed in two events in his first semester in the program,averaging 77.8, with a low round of 72... Finished in a tie for 18th place at theNew England Intercollegiate Golf Association Championship with a two-roundtotal of 153... Also competed in the BIG EAST/MAC Challenge, finishing in 48thplace with a three round total of 236, shooting a 72 in the second round.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in the sport of golf at BergenfieldHigh School... Three-time All-Conference honoree and also earned All-Countyand All-North Jersey honors as a senior... Also lettered two years in basketball,earning second team All-Conference honors as a senior.

PERSONAL: Matthew Robert Dubrowski... Born September 7, 1989... Sonof Robert and Marge Dubrowski... Matt's home course is White Beeches Golfand Country Club in Haworth, N.J..

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AT CONNECTICUT: Joined the teamas a sophomore in fall 2008... Has com-peted in 13 events, averaging 76.69...Named a 2008-09 BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

SPRING 2011: Competed in 3 eventsfor the Huskies…top performance was tiedfor 12th at the New England D-1 Champi-onships. Averaged a per round score of75.74 for the entire 2010-2011 season.

FALL 2010: Competed in six tourna-ments averaging 75.73 per round. Had acareer best finish of tied for second at theTurning Stone Tiger Intercoll.

SPRING 2010: Competed in twoevents and finished the 2009-2010 seasonwith a 77.43 average in 7 total rounds. Bestfinish was tied for 18th at the Mission InnSpring Fling.

FALL 2009: Saw action in the Con-necticut Cup, finishing in a tie for 36thplace... Went 1-2 at The Match Play.

SPRING 2009: Did not see any tour-nament action.

FALL 2008: Appeared in one event…Finished with 2-round scores of 89 - 81 foran average of 85.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinnerin the sport of golf at Hastings High Schoolin Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.... Three-timeAll-Conference honoree and team MVP...Two-time All-Section performer... Also atwo-time letterwinner as a swimmer.

PERSONAL: Jeremy Brett Troy... BornJuly 8, 1989... Son of Mitch and SherriTroy... Home course is Sunningdale Coun-try Club in Scarsdale, N.Y.

JEREMY TROYSenior

White Plains, N.Y.Hastings H.S.

Sunningdale Country Club

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AT CONNECTICUT: Has appeared in 27 tourna-ments as a Husky, averaging 75.86 in 72 rounds andcapturing one tournament title... Named a 2008-09 and2009-10 BIG EAST Academic All-Star... Named All-BigEast, All-Northeast Region and All-New England duringthe 2009-2010 season.

SPRING 2011: Played in three tournaments, bestfinish was at the Big East Men's Golf Championshipwhere he finished 42nd…averaged a per round scoreof 75.81 for the entire 2010-2011 season.

FALL 2010: Competed in five tournaments, aver-aging a score of 74.5…Finished 2nd at The ConnecticutCup.

SUMMER 2010: Tied for 20th at the prestigiousMonroe Invitational in Pittsford, New York, including athird round 68.

SPRING 2010: Played in four tournaments and fin-ished the 2009-2010 season with a 74.08 average in26 total rounds.

FALL 2009: Averaged 72.4 in six events (14rounds)... Captured individual medalist honors at theAdams Cup of Newport, shooting three straight 69's...Named the Golfweek Magazine National Player of theWeek... Also earned top ten finishes at the ConnecticutCup (T9th) and at the NEIGA Championship (T10th)...Shot a low round of 67 at the McLaughlin... Went 1-0-2 at The Match Play.

SPRING 2009: Competed in six events (17 rounds),with his best finish coming at the Rice Intercollegiate(T36th).

FALL 2008: Competed in three events for the Hus-kies, finishing with an average score of 79... His sea-son was highlighted by a low round of 73 in the secondround of the 74th Annual NEIGA Championship on Oc-tober 20, where he finished in a tie for 30th place outof 211 competitors.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner at ShakerHigh School in Latham, N.Y.... Attended the DavidLeadbetter Golf Academy in Bradenton, Fla. in 2006-07... Named All-State as a senior and was the No. 1-ranked golfer in New York State for several monthsduring 2008, according to the Golfweek/SagarinRankings... Earned three Top 20 AJGA finishes.

PERSONAL: James E. Buchanan... Born July 19,1990... Son of Mark and Loretta Buchanan.. Homecourse is Olde Kinderhook Golf Club in Kinderhook, N.Y.

JEB BUCHANANJunior

Loudonville, N.Y.Shaker H.S.

Olde Kinderhook Golf Club

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AT CONNECTICUT: Has participated innineteen tournaments in three years and av-eraged 77.36.

SPRING 2011: Played in four tourna-ments, with a best finish of tied for 35th atthe Caribbean Intercollegiate and the NewEngland D-1 Championships. Finished the2010-2011 season with a per round aver-age of 76.75 in 20 total rounds.

FALL 2010: Appeared in four tourna-ments, finishing nine rounds with an aver-age score of 75.89. Best finish was tied fortwelfth at The Connecticut Cup.

SPRING 2010: Competed in three tour-naments, finishing three rounds. Averageda 77.20 score for the entire 2009-2010 sea-son.

FALL 2009: Started two tournaments,the McLaughlin and the Adams Cup of New-port, but injured his knee at the Adams Cupand missed the rest of the season... Aver-aged 74.8 in his four full rounds, with a lowround of 72 to open the McLaughlin.

SPRING 2009: Played in three events(nine rounds), with his best finish a tie for54th at the Linger Longer Invitational.

FALL 2008: Competed in three tourna-ments and a total of eight rounds with anaverage score of 77.88... Had a strong de-but tournament at the MacDonald Cup, fin-ishing in 29th place out of 79... TheMacDonald Cup was also the location of histwo best rounds, where he had scores of 73and 74 in the first and third rounds, respec-tively.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinnerin the sport of golf at Lake Mary Prep forcoach Randy Parks... Named Team MVP andhelped the squad to two District titles and aregional runner-up finish... He was ranked14th in the state as a senior and finished28th at the 2008 Florida State Champion-ship.

PERSONAL: Matthew J. Carroll... BornNovember 7, 1989... Son of Michael andTheresa Carroll... Home course is HeathrowCountry Club in Heathrow, Fla.

MATT CARROLLJunior

Heathrow, Fla.Lake Mary Prep

Heathrow Country Club

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AT CONNECTICUT: Has competed in13 events with an average score of 77.53and two Top 20 finishes.

SPRING 2011: Competed in two tour-naments, with his best finish (T-26th) com-ing at the New England D-1Championships…finished the 2010-2011season with a per round average of 78.50in 8 rounds.

FALL 2010: Played in one tournament,The Connecticut Cup, finishing tied for32nd… He averaged a 77.67 for the threerounds.

SPRING 2010: Did not participate inany tournaments.

FALL 2009: Competed in three eventsand earned two Top 20 finishes, tied for15th at the Connecticut Cup and tied for19th at the NEIGA Championship... Shot ascore of 72 in the final round of the NEIGA,helping the Huskies to the team title... Went2-1 at The Match Play.

SPRING 2009: Saw action in fiveevents (14 rounds), with his best finish atie for 39th at the BIG EAST Champion-ship.

FALL 2008: Participated in two eventsfor a total of five rounds of play in his rookiefall season... Had an average score of78.40, highlighted by a low round of 72 atthe Columbia University Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinnerin the sport of golf at Hauppauge HighSchool... Three-time All-State and All-County selection for coach JimStelgarwald... Also a four-time All-Confer-ence pick, 2008 Conference Champion and2007 Suffolk County Champion... Three-time Metropolitan Junior Player of the Year.

PERSONAL: Brian Hwang... Born Sep-tember 9, 1990... Home course is HamletWillow Creek Golf Club.

BRIAN HWANGJunior

Hauppauge, N.Y.Hauppauge H.S.

Hamlet Willow Creek Golf Club

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AT CONNECTICUT: Has competed in 25events as a Husky and has a career averagescore of 77.55.

SPRING 2011: Played in four events forthe Huskies…best finish was T-36 at the BigEast Men's Golf Championship. Finished the2010-2011 season with a per round averageof 77 in 24 total rounds.

FALL 2010: Competed in five tourna-ments finishing with an average score of75.92…finishing tied for first at the 76th An-nual NEIGA Championship where he shot acareer low round of 68.

SPRING 2010: Played in five events…Lostthe New England Championship in aplayoff…finished one shot out of a playoff inthe Big East Championship…Earned All-North-east, All-New England, and All-Big East hon-ors.

FALL 2009: Played in four events, aver-aging a 74.8 in eight rounds... His best finishwas a tie for 15th at the Connecticut Cup...Went 2-1 at The Match Play.

SPRING 2009: Played in three events,with his best finish a 59th place standing atthe BIG EAST Championship.

FALL 2008: Participated in four events,averaging 79.73... Had a low round of 75 atthe MacDonald Cup... Recorded 19 birdiesas a freshman in his debut season, tying himfor most on the squad.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time letterwinner atThe Gilbert School for his coach and mother,MaryEllen Vaccari... Four-time All-BerkshireLeague selection... Captured the 2008 Divi-sion IV State Championship at Fairview Farmsin Harwinton, Conn., shooting a 70... All-Stateselection in 2008 and was the 2006 Connecti-cut PGA Junior Player of the Year.

PERSONAL: Adam L. Vaccari... BornMarch 12, 1990... Son of Leo and MaryEllenVaccari... Home courses are GreenwoodsCountry Club in Winsted, Conn. and TorringtonCountry Club in Torrington, Conn.

ADAM VACCARIJunior

Winsted, Conn.The Gilbert School

Greenwoods Country ClubTorrington Country Club

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MATT DZIUBINAJunior

Shelton, ConnShelton

Racebrook Country Club

AT CONNECTICUT: Transferred to UConnfrom Pace University and joined the team inthe Fall of 2009. Has competed in 15 tourna-ments as a Husky with an average of 75.23.

SPRING 2011: Played in four tourna-ments for the Huskies…had a top-5 finish atthe Caribbean Intercollegiate and a top-10finish at the New England D-1 Championships.Finished the 2010-2011 season with a perround average of 74.94 in 17 total rounds.

FALL 2010: Competed in two tourna-ments averaging 77.17 in six rounds…best fin-ish was tied for 16th at The Connecticut Cup.

SUMMER 2010: Finished tied for sixth atthe Palmer Cup and tied for 13th at The Con-necticut Open.

SPRING 2010: Competed in four tourna-ments and finished the entire 2009-2010 sea-son averaging 75.43 in 23 rounds.

FALL 2009: Appeared in all five eventsin the fall and averaged 74.4 for 14 rounds...His best finish was a tie for 8th at the NEIGAChampionship, earning his All-New Englandhonors... Shot a low round of 71 twice, at theMcLaughlin and the MacDonald Cup.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time letterwinnerat Shelton High for coach LaPorta... 2007 All-State selection and two-time New HavenCounty All-Area pick... Team captain and two-time Team MVP... Also lettered three seasonsin basketball.

PERSONAL: Matthew Ryan Dzuibina...Born July 13, 1989... Son of Pierre and CherylDziubina... Home course is Racebrook Coun-try Club in Orange, Conn.

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BRIAN HUGHESSophomore

Fairfield, Conn.Fairfield Prep

H. Smith Richardson Golf Club

AT CONNECTICUT: Has seen action in 13events as a Husky averaging 76.15 in 34 ca-reer rounds.

SPRING 2011: Appeared in three eventsfor the Huskies…best finish was T-24th at theWexford Plantation Intercollegiate…finished the2010-2011 season with a per round averageof 75.71 in 24 total rounds.

FALL 2010: Competed in six tournamentsaveraging a 75.27 in 15 rounds…had four Top-15 finishes…best finish was seventh at the 76thAnnual NEIGA Championship.

SPRING 2010: Played in two events, witha top finish of tied for 17th…finished first sea-son with UConn averaging 77.20 in 10 roundsof play.

FALL 2009: Played in the Connecticut Cupin the fall, shooting a low round of 75 and fin-ishing tied for 45th... Went 1-1-1 at The MatchPlay.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time letterwinner atFairfield Prep for head coach Robert Bernier...All-State, All-Area and All-Conference selec-tion... Shot a 70 to earn individual medalisthonors in Division I High School State Champi-onship in 2009 at Fairview Farms in Harwinton,Conn.... Also lettered two seasons in swimming.

PERSONAL: Brian J. Hughes... Born May14, 1991... Son of Alan and Laurel... Homecourse is H. Smith Richardson Golf Club inFairfield, Conn.

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MICHAEL SMITHSophomore

West Hartford, Conn.Hall

Wampanoag Country Club

AT CONNECTICUT: Has seen action in twoevents as a Husky.

SPRING 2011: Did not compete in anytournaments.

FALL 2010: Competed in oneevent…finishing tied for 32nd at The Connecti-cut Cup, shooting a low round of 72

SPRING 2010: Did not compete in anytournaments.

FALL 2009: Played in the Connecticut Cupin the fall, shooting a low round of 75 andfinishing tied for 54th.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time letterwinner atHall High for head coach Chuck Claffey... Two-time All-State and three-time All-Conferenceselection... Two-time team captain and four-time Academic All-Conference... Also letteredtwo seasons in ice hockey.

PERSONAL: Michael Paul Smith... BornDecember 21, 1990... Son of Mark and EileenSmith... Home course is Wampanoag CountryClub in West Hartford, Conn.

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2009-10Jeb Buchanan

Christopher DeLucia

2008-09Jeb Buchanan

Christopher DeLuciaL.J. ToschesJeremy Troy

2007-08Christopher DeLucia

A.J. SiekierskiBret SiekierskiBrian TravaljaL.J. Tosches

2006-07Bret SiekierskiA.J. SiekierskiDaniel White

Ryan DandeneauL.J. Tosches

2005-06Jonathan KleinA.J. Siekierski

Tim StroutL.J. ToschesDaniel White

2004-05Daniel White

Michael Murphy

2003-04Jonathan KleinMichael Murphy

Daniel White

2002-03Jordan Burke

Nathan ThomsenAnthony Hrenko

1999-2000James Poist

1998-1999Michael EshooSeth Hoenig

1997-1998Josh BittnerSeth Hoenig

Gregory MetroPeter Sagnella

1996-1997Seth GoodallGreg Metro

Peter Sagnella

1995-1996David Hufner

Christopher McKnettGregory MetroPeter Sagnella

1992-1993Ross Bielak

1987-1988Peter Vescovi

1985-1986Mark Capece

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COUNSELING PROGRAMFOR INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETES

The University of Connecticut is committed to each golfer, and all of its student-athletes, and theirholistic development during their undergraduate career. Participation in athletics is important, but itrepresents only one aspect of the players college experience. At the University of Connecticut, aca-demic achievement is the primary concern. Impressively, for the past five years the Connecticut stu-dent-athlete retention rate has been 99.0 percent.The University's commitment to the student-athlete is a dual one. Participation in athletics is notviewed as an obstacle to the attainment of one's educational goals, rather it is seen as a complemen-tary activity. Each supports the other. Athletic excellence is stressed, but academic achievement isnever compromised - indeed, it is given the utmost priority.The University realizes that the golf team and all student-athletes, due to their academic involvement,

are required to commit a large percentage of their personal time to University sponsored athletic activities. For this reason, theUniversity recognizes the need for a support program for its intercollegiate athletes. The Counseling Program for Intercolle-giate Athletes (CPIA) constantly assists all student-athletes in achieving their academic goals. The CPIA staff serves as aliaison to the academic faculty, the Division of Athletics, and the student-athlete.

In serving as a liaison between the Connecticut student-athletes and University faculty and staff, the CPIA counselors alsoprovide assistance in securing appropriate support services available with the University. These include orientation for student-athletes, supervised study halls, individual tutors and tutorial centers (an English/Writing Center, Math Center and ReadingCenter), and learning skills seminars.

With the advent of ever changing technology, all of the CPIA computer labs were updated with new equipment in thesummer of 2008 and allow students to access the world wide web as well as the Homer Babbidge library database thatconnects them to literally millions of the most recent scholarly research journals available.

Becky TaylorCPIA Counselor



The 2010-11 season marked year four of a new era for the UConnGolf program under Dave Pezzino. Pezzino brought over a decade ofcoaching and teaching excellence to the program and the results ofthat expertise showed immediately in the fall of 2007 with threeteam top five finishes, including a second place finish at the NewEngland Championship.

The Fall of 2009 saw the Huskies capture the New England Cham-pionship, the first title under Pezzino. Jeb Buchanan also becamethe first individual medalist under Coach Pezzino when he won theAdams Cup of Newport by shooting three successive scores of 69.

He was also named the Golfweek Magazine National Player of theWeek. UConn finished sixth in the team competition against astandout field at the Adams Cup, despite having only four playersfor the final two rounds due to injury.

The Pezzino era has also been marked by an ambitious nationalschedule, giving the Huskies the opportunity to play on some of thebest courses in the country and against the top collegiate competi-tion in Division I.

Pezzino took over the reins of the the Husky golf program fromRon Dubois, who had been the coach since August of 2002. Theformer U.S. Army colonel continued the excellence that has markedConnecticut golf for more than a half a century. The Huskies cap-tured team titles in three of his five seasons, including the 2004 fallNew England Championship. Under the tutelage of Dubois, JasonParajeckas left his mark as one of the top golfers in Husky history.His career scoring average of 74.1 is a full stroke lower than anyHusky golfer in the last 12 years. He was the No. 1 ranked golfer inthe New England region and among the top 80 golfers nationally.For his career, Jason was a five-time individual champion, includingmedalist honors at the 2005 Fall New England Championship. Heappeared in 38 career events and recorded top ten finishes in 18 ofthose 38 events. He was a three-time New England IntercollegiateGolf Association First Team selection, a two-time New England Divi-sion I First Team honoree and is also a two-time honoree by the GolfCoaches Association of America.

Many of the great accomplishments of the program, includingNew England and BIG EAST Championships, came under the tute-lage of Joe Giannelli, who earned several Coach of the Year honorsin his 20 years as head coach from 1981-2000. After retiring in thesummer of 2000, Giannelli remained with the team as Coach Emeri-tus until his death on December 9, 2002 after a valiant fight withcancer. Giannelli was a great loss to the university, the sport of golfand the program’s continuous commitment to excellence in all en-deavors. A World War II veteran, Giannelli also served as a footballand lacrosse coach at UConn and was the President of the NewEngland Intercollegiate Golf Association. The UConn Athletic Devel-

opment Officemaintains a JoeGiannell i GolfFund in hismemory to helpsustain the legacyof golfing excel-lence that he es-tablished at theuniversity. TheHuskies capturedthe 1994 BIGEAST title, pacedby captain GregYeomans, an All-New England se-lection in 1994.

UConn men'sgolf has devel-oped into one ofthe top programsin New England since its beginning as a varsity sport in 1941. Forthe first four decades, Connecticut participated as a member ofthe Yankee Conference, winning 12 championships. The Huskiesthen joined the powerful BIG EAST Conference as a charter memberin 1979. In the 1999-2000 academic year, the BIG EAST Champion-ship, traditionally held in the fall, moved to the spring season.

The Huskies' proud tradition of golf success has been highlightedby both team and individual honors. The 1992-93, 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99 UConn squads competed in the NCAA East RegionalChampionships. The 1980 UConn golf team won the New Englandtitle and participated in the NCAA Championship tournament whilethe 1982, 1993, 1994 and 1997 squads won New England Intercol-legiate Golf Championships. Individual Husky stars who have quali-fied for the NCAA Championship event include: Mike Caprio (1984),Tim Heaney (1987), Rich Pepin (1992). Caprio also received Aca-demic All-American honors in his senior year while Greg Metro (1998)joined him as an Academic All-American.

In the past decade and ahalf, Connecticut has beenamong the top schools in re-gional and conference play.In 1998-99, the Huskies wereranked second in the regionthroughout the year aftercapturing two team titles andfour runner-up titles over thecourse of both seasons. Inthe spring of 1993, UConncaptured the New Englandtitle. In the fall of 1993, theHuskies were crowned theECAC Champions. UConn fol-lowed this title with its first-ever BIG EAST ConferenceGolf Championship in Sep-tember of 1994 and UConnalso shared the 1994 New En-gland Championship.

JASON PARAJECKAS

GREG YEOMANS

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT GOLF

The UConn Golf team was honored at halftime of a men’s basketball game forcapturing the 2009 New England title and for Jeb Buchanan’s Adams Cup title.


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2010-112nd Place, New England Championship (fall)

3rd Place, The Connecticut Cup (fall)3rd Place, Hartford Hawks Invitational (fall)

2009-101st Place, New England Championship (fall)

3rd Place, The Match Play (fall)


2005-062nd Place, Quinnipiac Bobcat Invitiational (fall)3rd Place, ECAC Division I Championship (fall)3rd Place, New England Championship (fall)

1st Place, Hawks Invitational (fall)

2004-052nd Place, Yale Spring Open (spring)

2nd Place, New England Championship (spring)1st Place, New England Championship (fall)

1st Place, Quinnipiac Bobcat Invit. (fall)

2003-042nd Place, New England Championship (spring)

3rd Place, New England Championship (fall)

2002-031st Place, Yale Invitational (spring)

2001-022nd Place, Yale Invitational (fall)

2nd Place, URI Invitational (spring)

2000-012nd Place, URI Invitational (spring)

3rd Place, NEIGA (fall)3rd Place, Robert Morris Tournament (fall)

1999-20001st Place, vs. Quinnipiac (fall)

3rd Place, BIG FIVE Invitational (spring)

1998-991st Place, Army Invitational (fall)

1st Place, Hartford, Quinnipiac Tri-Meet (fall)2nd Place, New England Championship (spring)

2nd Place, Yale Invitational (spring)2nd Place, URI Invitational (spring)

2nd Place, BIG FIVE Invitational (spring)21st Place, NCAA Div. I East Regional (spring)

1997-983rd Place, New England Championship (spring)23rd Place, NCAA Div. I East Regional (spring)

3rd Place, BIG EAST Championship (fall)

1996-971st Place, New England Championship (spring)1st Place, Rhode Island Invitational (spring)

23rd place, NCAA Div. I East Regional (spring)

1995-963rd Place, New England Championship (fall)

1st Place, Dartmouth Invitational (fall)1st Place, ECAC Southern NE Qualifier (fall)2nd place, BIG EAST Championship (fall)

1994-953rd Place, New England Championship (spring)

1st Place, URI Invitational (spring)1st Place, BIG EAST Championship (fall)1st Place, UConn Golf Invitational (fall)

1st Place, ECAC Southern NE Qualifier (fall)1st place (tie), New England Championship(fall)

1993-941st Place, URI Invitational (spring)

3rd Place, New England Championship (spring)1st Place, ECAC Championship (fall)

2nd Place, UConn Golf Invitational (fall)

1992-9322nd Place, NCAA East Regional (spring)

1st Place, New England Championship (spring)1st Place, URI Invitational (spring)

1st Place, Big Four Invitational (spring)1st Place, UConn Golf Invitational (fall)

2nd Place, BIG EAST Championship (fall)


1988-893rd Place, BIG EAST Championship (fall)

1984-852nd Place, BIG EAST Championship (fall)

1983-843rd Place, BIG EAST Championship (fall)

1982-832nd Place, BIG EAST Championship (fall)

1st Place, New England Championship (fall)

1981-823rd Place, New England Playoffs (spring)2nd Place, BIG EAST Championship (fall)

UConn Golf Top Finishes Through the Years

UConn Division of AthleticsQUICK FACTS

Location: Storrs, CT 06269-3078Founded: 1881Switchboard Phone: (860) 486-2000Enrollment: 28,083Colors: National Flag Blue (PMS 289) and WhiteNicknames: Huskies, UConnConference: BIG EASTPresident: Dr. Michael HoganDirector of Athletics: Jeffrey HathawayHead Coach: Dave PezzinoOffice Phone: (860) 486-6058EMail: [email protected] Web Site: UConnHuskies.com

2010 Fall Golf Results

9/5-6 Turning Stone Intercollegiate 4th PlaceAtunyote GC, Verona, N.Y.

9/20-21 Adams Cup of Newport T4th PlaceNewport National GC, Newport, R.I.

9/27-28 Hartford Hawks Invitational 3rd PlaceBull's Bridge GC, South Kent, Conn.

10/11-12 The Connecticut Cup 3rd PlaceEllington Ridge, CC, Ellington, Conn.

10/16-17 The Classic at Shelter Harbor 7th PlaceShelter Harbor GC, Westerly, R.I.

10/18-19 NEIGA Championship 2nd PlaceThe Captains GC, Brewster, Mass.

2011 Spring Golf Results

2/11-12 The Match Play 1-2-1TPC of Tampa Bay, Tampa, Fla.

2/21-22 Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate 13th PlaceWexford Plantation G.C., Hilton Head, S.C.

3/7-9 Caribbean Intercollegiate T7th PlaceCosta Caribe Resort, Puerto Rico

3/25-27 FAU Spring Break Championship 14th PlaceGleneagles CC, Delray Beach, Fla.

4/9-10 New England D-1 Championships T4th PlaceNewport National CC, Newport, R.I.

4/17-19 BIG EAST Men's Golf Championship 10th PlaceInnisbrook Resort & G.C., Innisbrook, Fla.



THE DAVID MARKS AND DR. ANN SAGALYN-MARKSGOLF PRACTICE AND TEACHING CENTER

UConn golfers have total access to their redesigned indoor facilities on the Storrs campus. The David Marks and Dr. AnnSagalyn-Marks Golf Practice and Teaching Center in Gampel Pavilion features a 30-foot pitching area, a putting surface withmultiple hole locations which facilitates various putting drills, a swing development booth with video swing analysis,individual lockers for each member of the team and a lounge and study area for the team with a 50” plasma television. TheFull Swing Golf Simulator in the facility is the leading golf simulator on the market. Full Swing’s dual infrared ball trackingsytem has revolutionized the way golf simulators are measured. With a variety of simulated fairway, rough and sand lies atnumerous golf courses around the world, the combination of ball speed, launch angle and real-time continuous visual ballflight makes the Full Swing experience a vital practice tool.

Long time donor David Marks and his wifeAnn Sagalyn-Marks have establishedthemselves as leaders in the support of theUConn's men's golf program. They are bothavid golfers and their affection for the sportdates back many years. Their generosity hasassisted the golf program in enhancingopportunities provided to its student-athletes.

The Marks family has actively supportedUConn Athletics for more than 25 years. Inaddition to the ongoing support for golf, thefamily has also shown its commitment toeducation through contributions to The MarksFamily Scholarship Fund, which benefitsstudent-athletes in the women’s basketballprogram. As annual season ticket holders formen’s and women’s basketball, David and Annare frequently seen at games cheering on theHuskies.

David received hisBachelor of Arts degree in1969 and his Master ofBusiness Administration in1971 from the Universityof Connecticut. Hisoutstanding career hasfeatured a number ofprestigious positionswithin the investmentindustry. David wasnamed to the UConnSchool of Business Hall ofFame in 1994.

This namingopportunity is a fittingreflection of David andAnn’s continuingcommitment to thestudent-athletes whorepresent our University,in particular those whoparticipate in the men’sgolf program.

Documents

2010-11 UConn Golf Media Guide