University of Minnesota Athletics
GGF: Golden Gopher Fund Summer Golf Outings Announced
5/26/2005 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
The Albert Lea outing will be played at the Albert Lea Golf Club with a 1 p.m. tee time and a dinner and program following at 5:30 p.m. The featured administrator and coaches scheduled to be in attendance are athletics director Joel Maturi, basketball coaches Pam Borton and Dan Monson, men’s track coach Phil Lundin and men’s gymnastics coach Mike Burns. The Gopher student-athletes will be represented by women’s basketball player Shannon Schonrock (Winnebago). For further information on the Albert Lea event, please contact Stan Thompson at 507-369-1208
The Perham outing will be held at the Lakeside Country Club. A lunch and program at 12 noon precedes the 1 p.m. tee time. Baseball coach John Anderson and volleyball coach Mike Hebert will attend, as will men’s gymnast Kevin Green (Edina), wrestler Matt Nagel (Frazee) and baseball player Tom Steidl (Alexandria). For further information on the Perham event, please contact Nick Anderson at 218-346-6070.
The Somerby Golf and Country Club will play host to the Rochester outing. A 1 p.m. tee time will be followed by a dinner and program at 6:15 p.m. Football coach Glen Mason and women’s hockey coach Laura Hallorson join Joel Maturi, John Anderson and Pam Borton at the event from the Gopher staff. Several local Gopher student-athletes will also attend including women’s basketball player Hannah Garry (Stewartville), football player Mike Sherels (Rochester); along with Aaron Buzard (Rochester), Karl Erickson (Zumbro Falls) and Pete Miller (Pine Island) from the men’s track team. For additional information on the Rochester event, please contact Ed Rauen at 507-288-7044.
The Coleraine outing will be once again played at the Eagle Ridge Golf Course with a 12 noon lunch and program preceding a 1:15 p.m. tee time. Gopher men’s hockey coach Don Lucia and fellow Iron Range native John Anderson will by joined by volleyball coach Mike Hebert at the event. Men’s hockey players Alex Golingoski (Grand Rapids), Gino Guyer (Coleraine) and Andy Sertich (Coleraine) and trackster Adam Brace (Grand Rapids) will represent the Gopher student-athletes. The contact for further information on the Coleraine event is Mike Barle at 218-245-1299.
The GOLDEN GOPHER FUND golf outing of the summer will be held at The Legacy at Cragun’s in Brainerd. A clinic and lunch kick off the festivities at 11 a.m. with a 12 noon tee time following. Men’s golf coach Brad James and men’s gymnastics coach Mike Burns will attend. Student-athletes scheduled to participate are softball player Megan Arns (Merrifield), swimmer Shaun Kennedy (Deerwood), track athlete Parker Robinson (Crosby) and tennis player Megan Steiger (Brainerd). For further information on the Brainerd event, please contact Greg Henderson at 218-825-2735.
With the joining of the Minnesota women’s and men’s athletics departments in 2002, a comprehensive review of fundraising efforts was undertaken to ensure that the development operation supported the culture of a unified program. At the same time, fundraising communication was evaluated to ensure maximum impact and recognition among both current and prospective donors. After a lengthy process of research and consultation, Intercollegiate Athletics decided to bring its fundraising efforts together under a new, unified name…the GOLDEN GOPHER FUND. For further information on the GOLDEN GOPHER FUND, please contact the Athletic Development Office at 612-625-1001.
