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UK QUICK FACTS
School: University of Kentucky
Location: Lexington, KY
Enrollment: 26,439
Colors: Blue and White
Mascot: Wildcats
President: Dr. Lee T. Todd Jr.
Athletics Director: Mitch Barnhart
Conference: Southeastern
Web site: www.ukathletics.com
Table of Contents
Recruiting Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Quick Facts/Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Roster/Schedule/SID Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
University of Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5
University Club of Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-7
Big Blue Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-9
Wildcat Fall Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Practice Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
CATS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Lee T. Todd/Mitch Barnhart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
William T. Young Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
The 2006-07 Wildcats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Meet the Squad
2006-07 Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16-17
Katie Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Marissa Muir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Elizabeth Dotson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Beth Felts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Jessica Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Stephanie Barker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24-25
Jenny Throgmorton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Bettie Lou Evans/Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Cats in the Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
2005-06 Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Season in Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30-31
Tournament Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32-35
Final Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
History and Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Timeline/All-Time Letterwinners . . . . . . . . . . . .38-39
Wildcats on Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
UK at NCAA Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
All-Time Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
All-Time Honors and Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
CATSPYs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Athletics Department
Information
Athletics Director: Mitch Barnhart
Deputy Director of Athletics: Rob Mullens
Sr. Associate ADs: Sandy Bell, Mark Coyle
Associate ADs: Bob Bradley, John Cropp, Russ Pear,
Lisa Peterson, Scott Stricklin, Rick Thompson
Assistant ADs: John Butler, Candice Chaffin, Angela
O’Neal, Jason Schlafer, Joe Sharpe, Leon Smith, Rodney
Stiles
Team Facts
Head Coach: Stephanie Barker
Alma Mater: Oklahoma State University (’94)
Years at UK: Sixth Season
Years coaching overall: Eighth year,
two at California State Northridge
Assistant Coach: Jenny Throgmorton
Administrative Support Associate:
Sandee Woodworth
Returnees: Elizabeth Dotson, Beth Felts,
Katie Johnson, Marissa Muir
Losses: Emily Culbertson, Erin Faulkner,
Chapin Hoskins, Ali Kicklighter
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 4/5
Home Course: University Club of Kentucky
Big Blue Course – (par 72, 6,150 yds.)
Home Tournament: Wildcat Fall Invitational
Date - September 30 - October 1
Directory
UK Athletics Department: (859) 257-8000
Media Relations: (859) 257-3838
Media Relations Fax: (859) 323-4310
Golf Office Phone: (859) 257-4861
Golf Office Fax: (859) 323-4754
Web site: www.ukathletics.com
Mailing Address
Media Relations Department
Room 23, Memorial Coliseum
Lexington, KY 40506-0019
GUIDE CREDITS
The 2006-07 University
of Kentucky women’s golf
media guide was written,
compiled and edited by
Deb Moore and Sean
Cartell, Media Relations
Student Assistant.
Layout and Design: Kim Troxall
Photos: David Coyle & Jenny Throgmorton
Printing: Welch Printing
MEDIA SERVICES
To the Media
The 2006-07 Kentucky
women’s golf media guide is
intended to answer any questions
you might have about the
upcoming season and assist you
in your coverage of the team
throughout the year. Questions
Deb Moore
Golf Contact
about the 2006-07 UK
women’s golf team should be
directed to Deb Moore in the
Kentucky Media Relations
office at (859) 257-3838. We look forward to assisting
you in your coverage of our program.
Interviews
All media interviews with student-athletes and
coaches at the University of Kentucky MUST BE coordinated
through the media relations office. Please make
all requests for interviews at least 24 hours before the
desired interview time to Deb Moore. Please allow
two-days notice for any telephone interview.
The best time to reach the UK women’s golf
coaching staff for media interviews is in the mornings
from 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Please contact the media relations
office FIRST to confirm their availability.
The best time to interview players is in the afternoons
at practice. Team practices generally run from
2-4 p.m. each afternoon. Interviews must take place
at least 30 minutes before the team’s practice or
immediately following the conclusion of practice.
Contact Information
Golf Contact: Deb Moore
Office Phone: (859) 257-3838
Cellular Phone: (859) 559-5781
FAX: (859) 323-4310
E-Mail: Deb.Moore@uky.edu
Media Relations Staff
Associate AD: Scott Stricklin
Director/Football: Tony Neely
Associate Director: Susan Lax
Assistant Directors: Amy Ratliff, John Hayden,
Scott Dean, Matt Steinke
Media Relations Assistants: Brent Ingram,
Deb Moore
Publications Staff
Director of Publications: Craig Hornberger
Creative Director: Kim Troxall
Publications Assistant: Dave Roberts
2 Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the true gold of competition. Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust. - Jesse Owens

2006-07 KENTUCKY WILDCATS
Elizabeth Dotson
5-10 Junior
White Bluff, Tenn.
Creek Wood HS
Beth Felts
5-2 Junior
Chattanooga, Tenn.
The Baylor School
Katie Johnson
5-7 Senior
Lexington, Ky.
Paul Dunbar HS
Marissa Muir
5-6 Senior
Tucson, Ariz.
Canyon Del Oro HS
Jessica Smith
5-10 Freshman
Louisville, Ky.
Assumption HS
Erica Still
5-2 Freshman
Waycross, Ga.
Ware County HS
Stephanie Barker
Head Coach
Jenny Throgmorton
Assistant Coach
Fall 2006
2006-07 KENTUCKY GOLF SCHEDULE
Date Event Location Host Institution
Sept. 11-12 Cougar Classic Charleston, S.C. College of Charleston
Sept. 18-19 Napa River Grill Cardinal Cup Simpsonville, Ky. University of Louisville
Sept. 30-Oct. 1 Wildcat Fall Invitational Lexington, Ky. University of Kentucky
Oct. 6-8 Lady Tar Heel Invitational Chapel Hill, N.C . University of North Carolina
Oct. 30-Oct. 31 Ross Resorts Invitational Southern Pines, N.C. Rollins College (N.C.)
Spring 2007
Date Event Location Host School
Feb. 5-6 Baja Invitational Enccenada, Mexico U. of Louisville/Southern Miss
Feb 24-26 Chrysler Challenge Destin, Fla. Florida State
March 16-18 LSU Cleveland Classic Baton Rouge, La. Louisiana State University
March 26-27 Lady Seahawk Invitational Wallace, N.C. UNC-Wilmington
April 9-10 Indiana Invitational Carmel, In. Indiana University
April 20-22 SEC Championships West Point, Miss. Mississippi State University
May 10-11 NCAA East Regional Championships Baton Rouge, La. Louisiana State University
May 22-25 NCAA Championships Dayton Beach, Fla. University of Central Florida
Remember, the game is simple. The ball doesn't move. It simply sits and waits. - From the motion picture Bagger Vance 3

Through education, cultural stimulation and
economic development, the University of
Kentucky’s impact can be felt across all 120 Kentucky
counties. Blending creative teaching and
THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
instruction methods with innovative research,
medical care and community service, it is no
wonder that UK is The University of Kentucky.
History
Founded in 1865 as a land-grant institution
adjacent to downtown Lexington, UK is nestled in
the scenic heart of the unique Bluegrass region of
Kentucky. From its early beginnings, with only
190 students and 10 professors, UK’s campus now
covers more than 716 acres and is home to over
26,000 students and nearly 11,000 employees.
Mission
Since the mid-1990s, UK has pursued an
ambitious goal set by the State Legislature to
become a top-20 public research university by
2020. UK President Lee T. Todd Jr. has
embraced this goal in a way that promises an
impact on every Kentucky resident.
“As the state’s flagship institution, the university
is mindful of its responsibility to help all
Kentuckians,” Todd says. “Our land-grant mission
calls on us to make a positive impact across
the state. We need to be an educational leader,
while remaining accessible to all Kentuckians.
We need to be a cultural leader, sharing new
ideas and opportunities across the state. And we
need to be leading Kentucky’s charge into the
new economy. We are the catalyst for a new
Commonwealth.”
Students
UK’s diverse student population represents
117 countries, every state in the nation, and
every Kentucky county. The average ACT score
for its first-year students is four points above the
national average. UK students compete successfully
for the most prestigious scholarships and
awards, such as the Fulbright, Truman, Goldwater
and Marshall. UK was selected as one of only
13 universities nationwide to participate in the
Beckman Foundation Scholarship program in
2002 and the grant was renewed in 2005. This
prominent program allows UK to award grants
of $17,600 to students to support their own
research projects. UK also was recognized as a
Harry S. Truman Foundation Honor Institution
for exemplary participation in the program. To
date, UK boasts 12 Truman Scholars.
Outreach
The university is committed to strong public
service, reaching out to communities across the
Commonwealth, sharing knowledge and making a
difference in the towns, cities and lives of all Kentuckians.
An example is Health Education through
Extension Leadership, an ever-expanding Cooperative
Extension Service initiative to enhance extension
agents’ capacity to deliver research conducted
on campus throughout the state.
In 2000, officials launched The Campaign
for the University of Kentucky, a $600 million
fund-raising effort – the largest in state history –
to enhance facilities, academic programs, public
service and scholarships. After soaring past that
goal, UK set a new mark of $1 billion. UK is
well on our way, having brought in more than
$900 million.
Programs
Students can choose from some 200 majors
and degree programs in 17 academic and professional
colleges: Agriculture, Arts and Sciences,
Business and Economics, Communications and
Information Studies, Dentistry, Design, Education,
Engineering, Fine Arts, Health Sciences,
Law, Libraries, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy,
Public Health, and Social Work.
4 The future belongs to those who prepare for it. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Research
The university is working aggressively to
achieve its top-20 research goal. During fiscal
year 2005, UK faculty received a record-breaking
total of $274 million in extramural funding for
grants and contracts. The achievement marked
the fourth year in a row UK exceeded the $200
million level in sponsored project awards. In
federal expenditures, UK is ranked 28th among
all public universities.
Research at UK is a dynamic enterprise
encompassing both traditional scholarship and
emerging technologies. In April 2005 the university
opened the $74 million Biomedical Biological
Sciences Research Building, affectionately
known as the BBSRB. The BBSRB – UK’s
largest research facility – features an “open-format”
design that encourages collaborative
research across disciplines.
Medical Center
The UK Chandler Medical Center, opened
in 1960, is considered one of the nation’s finest
academic medical centers. The faculty, students
and staff of our young, dynamic Medical Center
take pride in achieving excellence in education,
patient care, research, and community service.
As one of two Level 1 Trauma Centers in Kentucky,
UK cares for the most critically injured
and ill patients in the region. The 473-bed UK
Chandler Hospital and Kentucky Children’s
Hospital are supported by more than 500 faculty
physicians and dentists, 400 resident physicians,
and a staff of 3,200 health professionals committed
to high-quality patient care.
UK HealthCare recently announced construction
of a new $450 million UK Chandler
Hospital. The new hospital, a 1-million square
foot facility that will be completed in 2010, is
the cornerstone of a 20-year, $2.5 billion plan to
construct the Commonwealth Medical Campus
of the Future. The medical campus will include
a new $120 million pharmacy building, additional
research buildings, a new shared Health
Sciences Learning Center and additional buildings
to house programs for the colleges of Medicine,
Nursing, Health Sciences, Dentistry and
Public Health.
General Information
Location: Lexington, KY
Founded: 1865
Enrollment: 26,439
President: Dr. Lee T. Todd Jr.
Provost: Kumble R. Subbaswamy
Executive Vice President for Finance and
Administration: Frank Butler
Executive Vice President for Health
Affairs: Dr. Michael Karpf
Library
With its well-manicured landscape and landmark
buildings, UK’s campus offers great facilities
that advance the scholarship of its students
and the research endeavors of its faculty. The
William T. Young Library is among the world’s
leading research libraries; its book endowment is
the largest among public universities. Its broad
scope of technology offers students, faculty and
Kentucky residents access to the most up-to-date
information from online journals, government
publications, and private studies, as well as more
traditional materials.
Agenda
UK’s agenda is simple. It is to accelerate the
movement toward academic excellence and to
become known worldwide for the quality of its academic
programs, its commitment to undergraduates,
its success in building a diverse community, and its
engagement with the larger society. That is what the
University of Kentucky is all about.
The harder you work, the harder it is to lose. -Vince Lombardi 5

UNIVERSITY CLUB OF KENTUCKY
The University Club will
play host to the Wildcat Fall
Invitational in 2006.
The golf program at the University of Kentucky
enters its fifth season at the University
Club of Kentucky. The University Club is a members-only
club privately licensed by UK. The
course is the official home of the men’s
and women’s golf teams and will
host all of the University of
Kentucky’s tournaments.
Internationally
renowned golf course
architect Arthur Hills
designed the renovations
to the 36-hole Championship course.
Each 18-hole course is approximately 7,000
yards in length and stretches across 300 acres
of rolling terrain. A dozen lakes and ponds
complement the scenic courses.
“This club is a great asset for the University
of Kentucky,” Director of Golf Operations
Bettie Lou Evans said. “Having a facility like
this to call our own should make a tremendous
difference. The University Club helps
boost recruiting and give us more practice
time. All these things give our golfers great
opportunities to succeed.”
University Courses are currently in place at
other Southeastern Conference schools such as
Alabama, Auburn, Florida and South Carolina..
However, this club boasts many special features
that makes it one of the premier University
Clubs in the nation. Accompanying the beauty
of the course is a state-of-the-art practice facilitiy
exclusively for UK’s men and women’s golf
teams. The club house includes a grill, locker
rooms and a fully stocked pro shop.
The “U-Club” is the venue of the Wildcat
Fall Invitational and other significant events
this season. The clubhouse is filled with UK
memorabilia and contains private meeting
rooms that will serve as host to a variety of
University related conferences, events and
meetings.
6 Victory belongs to the most persevering. - Napoleon

Achievement is largely the product of steadily raising one’s levels of aspiration and expectation. -Jack Nicklaus 7

KENTUCKY’S BIG BLUE COURSE
1 Par 4 361 Yards 2 Par 4 383 Yards 3 Par 3 148 Yards
A good drive to this generous fairway
will set up a short iron approach
to a large, rather flat green. This hole
offers a good scoring opportunity!
An accurate drive is required to
hit this narrow fairway. Second shots
play slightly downhill.
This medium length par three
plays downhill, but you must hit
enough club to carry the deep front
bunker. Par is a good score here.
4 Par 4 353 Yards 5 Par 5 436 Yards 6 Par 4 352 Yards
A well-struck tee short down the
left side of the fairway will set up a
middle iron approach. Take your time
reading the subtle breaks on this
green.
This hole is a big hitter's dream.
Aim down the left side and let it loose!
With a well-struck tee shot you can go at
the green in two. However, if a lay up is
necessary, avoid the cross bunker guarding
the front of the green at all costs.
Going with a fairway wood or
long iron is usually the prudent play
off the tee. A good drive sets up a
middle to short iron approach to a
very undulating green. Do not be
short!
7 Par 5 487 Yards 8 Par 3 129 Yards 9 Par 4 326 Yards
After safely playing a tee shot to
the right of the water hazard, the lay
up second shot must avoid the fairway
bunkers down the right side, leaving a
wedge for your approach shot and a
chance for birdie.
This tee shot is the scariest one on
the course! This short par 3 plays considerably
downhill, but gives you no
margin for error. Aim for the middle
of the green and hope that the wind is
not blowing when you get here.
Long hitters can cut the corner and
get very close to this deep green. However,
a tee shot played into one of the bunkers
on the left is nearly impossible to put on
the green. Instead, go with an iron to the
fairway, leaving a wedge approach shot.
8 Shoot for the moon... Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars. -Seneca

10 Par 4 344 Yards 11 Par 4 342 Yards 12 Par 3 151 Yards
Drives must be played between
the fairway bunkers. The blind second
shot plays slightly uphill. Stay beneath
the hole here!
This par four offers one of the few
scoring opportunities on the back
nine. An accurate tee shot will leave a
short iron approach.
Club selection is critical here. Take
enough club to carry the water on this
long par three, but do not be careless.
A very tricky pitch shot awaits if you
make a mistake long.
13 Par 5 464 Yards 14 Par 4 327 Yards 15 Par 4 384 Yards
Another scoring chance! Avoid the
fairway bunker off the tee and this
hole will offer a good opportunity for
birdie.
A fairway wood from the tee to an
ample landing area will set up a short
approach to this sloping green.
Two good shots are required here.
Keep the ball down the left side off the
tee to shorten the second shot. An
approach shot towards the front left
side of the green is the smart play. Par
is a great score.
16 Par 5 475 Yards 17 Par 3 170 Yards 18 Par 4 371 Yards
This is a three-shot par five. The
tee shot must avoid the fairway
bunkers on the right. Lay up your second
shot to a good wedge yardage.
Shots short or long of this small, undulating
green will yield bogey or worse.
This is the longest of the par three
holes. A well-struck long iron or fairway
wood is required to reach the
large, flat green.
What a finish! A strong accurate
tee shot will leave a middle iron to
this small, tricky green. The green is
extremely fast from back to front.
Keep the ball beneath the hole for a
good putting opportunity.
It took me 17 years to get 3,000 hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course. - Hank Aaron 9

The Wildcat Fall Invitational has become an
annual tradition at the University of Kentucky.
The Cats hosted the tournament, then
called the Lady Kat Invitational, every year from
1979-97, before a four-year hiatus. UK opened the
University Club of Kentucky in 2001 and resumed
the tournament beginning in Fall 2002. The tournament’s
early beginnings can be traced back to
1976, when Kentucky hosted a predecessor of the
event for two seasons before women’s golf was a
varsity sport at the University. Tulsa claimed both
the 1976 and 1977 tournament titles.
The Wildcats have captured the Wildcat Fall
Invitational title 10 times in the modern tournament’s
23-year history, including six consecutive
crowns from 1983-88. Kentucky has had six
individual medalists in the event’s history.
Year in and year out, the Wildcat Fall Invitational
has played host to some of the nation’s
best collegiate golf teams. One-third of the
teams that participated in the 2005 Wildcat Fall
Invitational were selected for NCAA Regional
2005 WILDCAT FALL
INVITATIONAL RESULTS
FINAL TEAM RESULTS
1.) Florida (296-288-297--881) +17
2.) North Carolina (302-288-301--891) +27
3.) Miami (300-299-294--893) +29
4.) Kentucky (291-299-304--894) +30
5.) Miss. State (303-303-290--896) +32
6.) East Carolina (301-302-299--902) +38
7.) Memphis (311-293-308--912) +48
8.) Birmingham So. (311-307-299--917) +53
9.) Richmond (304-310-311--925) +61
10.) UNC-Greensboro (311-305-312--930) +66
11.) Ball State (313-316-304--933) +69
12.) Southern Miss. (324-309-314--947) +83
13.) Eastern Kentucky (320-320-312--952) +88
14.) Murray State (331-335-320--986) +122
15.) UAB (330-344-320--994) +130
KENTUCKY INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
T7.) Beth Felts (70-74-77--221) +5
T10.) Erin Faulkner (74-71-78-223) +7
T28.) Elizabeth Dotson (70-86-74--230) +14
T33.) Ali Kicklighter (77-76-78--231) +15
T33.) Katie Johnson (80-77-74--231) +15*
T43.) Emily Culbertson (82-78-75--235) +19
T50.) Marissa Muir (75-78-84--237) +21*
T65.) Chapin Hoskins (87-75-82--244) +28*
T67.) Laura Clemmons (81-87-77--245) +29*
* - Competing as an individual
WILDCAT FALL INVITATIONAL
YEARLY CHAMPIONS
1979 - North Carolina - 626
1980 - Alabama - 317
1981 - Georgia - 908
- North Carolina - 908
1982 - Ohio State - 921
1983 - KENTUCKY - 597
1984 - KENTUCKY - 899
1985 - KENTUCKY - 905
1986 - KENTUCKY - 912
1987 - KENTUCKY - 903
1988 - KENTUCKY - 927
1989 - Auburn - 920
1990 - KENTUCKY - 608
1991 - KENTUCKY - 902
1992 - Oklahoma State - 912
1993 - Florida - 925
1994 - Wake Forest - 900
1995 - Michigan - 904
1996 - KENTUCKY - 904
1997 - KENTUCKY - 912
2002 -Tennessee - 604
2003 - Vanderbilt - 926
2004 - Mississippi State - 898
2005 - Florida - 881
play. Wildcat Fall Invitational winner Florida
advanced to the NCAA Championships in
Columbus, Ohio, in the spring of 2006.
Last season, Kentucky finished fourth in its
home event with a three-round total of 894
(291-299-304) and was led by sophomore Beth
Felts, who finished in seventh place individually
after carding a 5-over-par 221 (70-74-77) over
the three-day event.
Beth Felts led UK to a
fourth-place finish in 2005.
YEARLY INDIVIDUAL
MEDALISTS
1979 - Stephanie Korneger (UNC) - 151
1980 - Mary McNabb (Missouri) - 77
1981 - Peggy Kirsch (Alabama) - 218
1982 - Kathy Kingston (Ole Miss) - 220
1983 - Paula Davis (UK) - 140
- Leslie Ritter (UK) - 140
1984 - Kathy Kingston (Ole Miss) - 220
1985 - Kandi Kessler (UNC) - 222 *
- Mary Fetching (IU) - 222
1986 - Tracy Chapman (IU) - 222
1987 - Kate Rogerson (UK) - 219
1988 - Margaret Platt (Auburn) - 224
1989 - Joal Rieder (Auburn) - 224 *
- Jayne Lohr (UK) - 224
1990 - Tonya Gill (UK) - 148
1991- Stephanie Neill (Wake Forest) - 221
1992 - Renee Heiken (Illinois) - 221
1993 - Stephanie Neill (Wake Forest) - 224
- Shelley Kinder (Wake Forest) - 224
1994 - Erika Wicoff (IU) - 220
1995- Shannon McDonald (Michigan) - 217
1996 - Lauri Berles (UK) - 219
1997 - Kasey Gant (Mich. State) - 222
2002 - Violeta Retamoza (UT) - 144
2003 - Meghan Little (Lou) - 227 *
- Chris Brady (Vandy) - 227
2004 - Amanda Mathis (Miss. State) - 219
2005 - Mallory Blackwelder (UF) - 212
* - Won in sudden-death playoff.
10 Good golf is easier to play and far more pleasant than bad golf. -Babe Didrikson Zaharias

The University Club of Kentucky provides
the UK golf program two championship
courses, as well as a private practice facility
specifically designed for the UK men’s and
women’s golf teams.
It is the first practice facility to be used exclusively
by the Cats and is another illustration of
UK’s commitment to championship golf. The
facility includes:
PRACTICE FACILITIES
• A full driving range
• Three greens surrounded by bunkers, fairways
and deep grass
• Undulating greens for putting preparation
“We are extremely excited to have such a
terrific practice facility to call our own,”
Director of Golf Operations Bettie Lou
Evans said. “We can take these resources and
use them as we see fit to improve all facets of
our game. Something like this will undoubtedly
lead to lower scores while increasing our
competitiveness.”
The state-of-the-art practice facility is just
one of the many valuable features of the University
Club’s inception. The Club also will be
a future venue for many collegiate tournaments,
including the Wildcat Fall Invitational
which will be held in the Fall of 2006.
The Nutter Field House (below) is a good practice arena regardless of the weather.
With computerized netting systems, the facility is ideal for helping UK golfers build
consistency in their game. The $8.5 million facility has a 72-feet high ceiling, perfect
for any swing from a sand wedge to a driver.
Nutter Field House
University Club
Man-O-War Golf Learning Center
Memorial
Coliseum
11 A goal without a plan is just a wish. -Antoine de Saint-Exunery

Ohio Casualty Center for Academic & Tutorial Services
The University of Kentucky has made a commitment
to put the student-athlete at the
heart of the program.
The cornerstone of that commitment lies in
the academic success of the University’s studentathletes.
And at UK, that success stems from the
resources within the Ohio Casualty Group’s
Center for Academic and Tutorial Services
(CATS).
UK opened CATS in 1981, the nation’s first
academic center dedicated exclusively to studentathletes.
Over the years, as the services offered by
CATS have grown, so did the need for additional
space.
As a result, UK built a new facility - the Ohio
Casualty Center for Academic and Tutorial Services,
thanks to a one-million dollar grant from
the Ohio Casualty Insurance Group. The Ohio
Casualty Center opened in 1998 at a total cost of
$2.4 million.
Much of the credit for UK’s academic success
goes to the Athletics Association’s academic support
system - the Center for Academic and Tutorial
Services, or simply, “CATS.”
CATS, constructed in Memorial Coliseum,
includes:
• 20,000 square feet of space - more than double
the size of the former CATS facility;
• a computer room housing 35 computers;
• a study area which accommodates 90-100
people;
• 24 tutoring rooms;
• a career development and life skills resource
center;
• a community outreach office; and
• offices for the staff.
Certainly, a facility is a good start, but any
program - especially in academics - is only as
good as the people who run it. And UK is fortunate
to have outstanding leaders in its academics
support system.
Bob Bradley, Associate Athletics Director for
Student Services, oversees the CATS program.
Bradley was named National Academic Advisor
of the Year in 1989 and 1992. In 2000 he was
selected as the CHAMPS Life Skills Coordinator
of the Year by the NCAA Division I-A Athletic
Directors Association.
CATS has a full-time staff of 11. In addition
to Bradley, they are:
• Barb Deniston,
Director of Academic Services;
• Mike Haley,
Director of Advising Services;
• Michael Stone,
Senior Academic Counselor
• Amy Craiglow, Dan Childs,
Jon Ross and Katrina Sally,
Academic Counselors;
• Martina Martin, Lifeskills Coordinator;
• D’Ann Blankenship and Dustin Lewis, Staff
Assistants.
CATS also employs seven graduate assistants
and numerous tutors, both from the University
and the surrounding community. UK has budgeted
more than $1,000,000 for the operation of
CATS in the coming year.
“We are extremely proud of what we have
accomplished in the academic arena,” Bradley
says. “The CATS program is focused on winning
in the classroom. We look at each student-athlete’s
individual needs, set goals, and develop
strategies to attain those goals. Our center provides
our student-athletes with a definite advantage
over student-athletes at many other institutions.
Our goal is to show that we care about the
student as well as the athlete.”
For the CATS staff, showing you care means
more than helping athletes maintain eligibility,
graduate, or win awards. The academics staff
also prepares student-athletes for life after college
with the Wildcat Career Development Program.
The Career Development Program helps student-athletes
look to the future through a stepby-step
process which includes:
• Mentoring and internships, which help
determine career interests;
• career counseling;
• resume writing; and
• forming a career plan.
The Wildcat Career Development Program
works closely with the University’s Career Planning
and Placement Center in order to provide
additional assistance when needed.
Bob Bradley
Associate
Athletics Director
Mike Haley
Director of
Advising Services
Katrina Sally
Academic
Counselor
Dan Childs
Academic
Counselor
CATS STAFF
D’Ann Blankenship
Staff Support
Associate
Barbara Deniston
Director of
Academic Services
Amy Craiglow
Academic
Counselor
Jon Ross
Academic
Counselor
Michael Stone
Senior Academic
Counselor
Martina Martin
Career and Personal
Development Coordinator
12 The journey of a million miles, begins with one step. -From the motion picture Coach Carter

Lee T. Todd Jr. became the 11th
president of the University of
Kentucky on July 1, 2001. He is a
native of Earlington, Ky. and a graduate
of UK and the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. President
Todd is the fourth UK alumnus to
hold the presidency and the first to
earn an undergraduate degree from
UK. He is a former UK engineering professor;
a successful businessman who launched two
worldwide technology companies, both based
in Kentucky; and a public advocate for
research, technology and an entrepreneurial
economy in the Commonwealth.
President Todd is noted as an outstanding
leader who emphasizes students, strategic planning,
and accountability. In July 2003, he developed,
and the UK Board of Trustees approved,
the University of Kentucky’s three-year strategic
plan, “The Dream & the Challenge,” designed
to focus the efforts of administrators, faculty and
staff on meeting student needs while advancing
UK’s mission to become a top-20 public university
by 2020. The plan’s success in improving the
quality of life across the state of Kentucky relies
on the active participation of all university units.
The plan lays out six goals: Reach for National
PRESIDENT, DR. LEE T. TODD, JR.
Prominence; Attract and Graduate
Outstanding Students; Attract, Develop
and Retain a Distinguished Faculty;
Discover, Share and Apply Knowledge;
Nurture Diversity of Thought,
Gender and Ethnicity; and Elevate
the Quality of Life for Kentuckians.
President Todd chairs the Southeastern
Conference Committee
on Academic Initiatives, serves on the American
Council of Education Commission on Women
in Higher Education, is involved with the Business
Higher Education Forum, and is a member
of the Council on Competitiveness. He represents
the National Association of State Universities
and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC) on
the American Council on Education’s (ACE)
Board of Directors, and is also a member of the
Science and Mathematics Education Task Force,
a national committee that reports to the Secretary
of Energy. He is a member National Science
Foundation (NSF) Education and Human
Resources Committee.
Dr. Todd is married to the former Patricia
Brantley, a UK graduate who earned her master’s
degree from Simmons College in Boston. They
have two grown children, Troy and Kathryn,
both graduates of UK.
UK BOARD OF TRUSTEES
AND ATHLETICS BOARD
Board of Trustees
James F. Hardymon,
Chair
JoEtta Y. Wickliffe,
Vice Chair
Mira S. Ball
Stephen P. Branscum
Jonah Brown
Penelope A. Brown
Dermontti F. Dawson
Jeffrey B. Dembo
Ann Brand Haney
Pamela Robinette May
Billy Joe Miles
Sandy Patterson
Phillip R. Patton
Erwin Roberts
C. Frank Shoop
Myra Leigh Tobin
Billy B. Wilcoxson
Russ Williams
Ernest J. Yanarella
Barbara Smith Young
Barbara W. Jones,
Assistant Secretary
Athletic Board
Frank Butler
Charles Cassis
Luther Deaton
Alan DeSantis
Bill Gatton
Steve Hricenak
Linda McDaniel
Raynor Mullins
Frank Shoop
Gerald Smith
William B. Sturgill
Kumble Subbaswamy
Patricia Terrell
Lee T. Todd, Jr.
Emeritus Member
S. T. Roach
Director of Athletics, Mitch Barnhart
Mitch Barnhart is in his fifth
year as Director of Athletics
for the University of Kentucky, having
set a clear course for making
Kentucky one of the top athletics
programs in the country.
Hired July 15, 2002, Barnhart has
made the desire for overall excellence
the cornerstone of Wildcat Athletics.
His decision to fully fund all 22 varsity sports
has produced a wave of firsts in a number of
programs, while also allowing UK to achieve its
highest NACDA Directors’ Cup finish (33rd in
2005-06) in eight years.
Numerous sports have reached never-before
seen levels of success. Baseball won the school’s
first ever Southeastern Conference title in 2006,
following in the SEC championship footsteps of
women’s tennis, men’s golf and men’s basketball
from 2005. Four Wildcat coaches earned SEC
Coach of the Year honors in 2005-06, including
women’s basketball’s Mickie DeMoss, volleyball’s
Craig Skinner, diving’s Mike Lyden and baseball’s
John Cohen.
Barnhart instructed his staff to seek
out new revenue streams, and that
resulted in a record $80 million multimedia
rights agreement with Host
Communications. The additional
resources allow UK to continue its
commitment to its student-athletes, a
commitment Barnhart takes personally.
Athletics spends $1.5 million annually on its
nationally-renowned CATS Academic Center
and each spring hosts the CATSPYs, an awards
program designed to recognize the very best in
UK Athletics.
Other initiatives begun under Barnhart’s leadership
include the Big Blue Caravan, which connects
UK to its vast fan base each spring, the UK
Athletics Hall of Fame, which honors past greats
across all sports, a revamping of UK’s donor program
that has resulted in record K Fund dollars,
and a 10-year, $10-million commitment to help
fund the University’s general scholarship program.
UK is also nearing completion on a $30
million expansion of Memorial Coliseum that
includes new practice and office space for a variety
of sports, basketball chief among them.
Barnhart’s connection to UK’s student-athlete
is evident by his personal interaction and commitment
to provide all support services necessary
to meet the needs of these students.
Barnhart came to Kentucky from Oregon State,
where he served four successful years (1998-2002)
as athletics director. Before his tenure at OSU, he
worked at Tennessee for 12 years (1986-98);
served as assistant executive director of the SMU
Mustang Club (1983-86); regional director for
the Duck Athletic Fund at Oregon (1983); and
was an intern for the Aztec Athletic Foundation at
San Diego State (1982-1983).
Barnhart, 46, is a native of Kansas City, Kan.
He received his bachelor degree from Ottawa
University (Kansas) in 1981 and a masters in
sports administration from Ohio University in
1982. He and his wife, the former Connie
Brown, have three children, Kirby, 18, Blaire,
15, and Scott, 12.
Teamwork is the fuel that allows common people to produce uncommon results. - Unknown 13

In addition to providing the finest in athletic
facilities, the University of Kentucky also provides
student-athletes with the best in academic
facilities. One of the most recent additions to
the educational landscape at UK is the $58 million
William T. Young Library.
• Size: The library covers 365,350 square feet
more than six football fields. The building is five
stories high, plus a basement.
• Shelf capacity: If laid end-to-end, the bookshelf
space would stretch 198,828 linear feet -
that’s more than 37 miles of shelf space. The
shelves will house 1.2 million books.
WILLIAM T. YOUNG LIBRARY
One of many study rooms in the library. The library can accommodate approximately 4,000 students
at any time.
The interior of the library has an airy,
open feel.
• Seating capacity: The library can seat more
than 4,000 patrons at one time, a 355 percent
increase over the old library. The seating on the
fifth floor of the new library equals the capacity
of the former library.
• Computer connections: Every study table
and study carrel in the library has an electrical
outlet and a computer jack connected to the
university’s computer system. Virtually the entire
library has wireless coverage.
• Flexibility: The library has a state-of-the-art
electronic infrastructure that will enable UK to take
full advantage of current and emerging technology.
In addition, the five floors and basement of the
structure are designed as open, flexible spaces,
enabling the library to adapt its services and facilities
to the future changes in needs of UK students.
• Endowment: The UK Library has the
nation’s largest book endowment among public
universities and ranks second only to Harvard.
14 Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. -William Jennings Bryan