Induction Ceremony - April 26, 2014
Bobbie Jo Bivens | Women's Golf (1999-2001)
Coach Cindy Corn remembers one of program’s first-year recruits as “fiery,” someone “who always had a look of determination,” “definitely a competitor.”
⭐ The record book defines this Hall-of-Famer as a “winner.” “She wanted to win,” agreed Corn, and she did.
⭐ The Petersburg Porta H.S. product is the only two-time Region XXIV Medalist in the first 15 years RLC competed. Bivens was team’s No. 1 player in four of five events leading up to Region crown as a freshman. That included the individual title in the four-team RLC Mary M. O’Neal Classic; her 81-77–158 was 15 strokes better than runner-up and enabled Lady Warriors to eke out a one-shot victory.
⭐ Spearheaded RLC charge in three of five events in spring, with 82-82–164 second-place effort leading team to five-team McKendree Invite crown.
⭐ Overcame poor start en route to first Region title – winning by two with 91-79–170 – then returned as soph to repeat with 80-84–164 and Lady Warriors prevailed by one stroke in a contentious championship rerun over Logan.
⭐ Earlier in Fall 2000, she carded 76-72–148 to win 21-team Illinois Wesleyan Classic and squad claimed second. RLC first in S. Indiana Invite, tied for first at Brescia Invite (second on scorecard playoff).
⭐ Helped team to sixth- and seventh-place in NJCAA Finals, but windy Oklahoma course not well-suited to her high-off-the-tee game – 30th overall (tied for second on team) with 72-hole 365 first try, 35th in Year Two at 361.
⭐ Played last two years for Arkansas Tech.
Region XXIV Women's Golf Championship Team (2004-2005)
Lady Warrior golfers dreamed big in 2004-05 after RLC captured a third Region XXIV title and finished a best-ever fifth-in-the-nation the previous year. Four returning players hoped to improve on their freshman achievements.
⭐ A tall order? Apparently not too tall for 5-foot-3 Third-Team All-American Danielle Kaufman, 5-3 Casey Biddinger, 5-4 Nicole Adams, 5-4 newcomer Surita Risseeuw and, certainly not, for 5-9 Ashley Hemann and 5-6 Meredith Mosel. Coach Cindy Corn & Family took care of business in the fall by setting a Region record by 17 strokes and routing Logan by 46 with 324-321–645 credentials. South African Risseeuw (Pretoria) and Kaufman (Nashville) were 1-2 at 77-80–157 and 80-79–159, respectively, followed by All-Region honorees Biddinger (Lafayette, IN / McCutcheon H.S.) in fourth at 82-84–166 and Mosel (DeSoto / Carbondale H.S.) in fifth at 85-82–167 and Hemann (Highland), sixth, at 88-80–168.
⭐ That spring, the determined Midwesterners moved up a notch to No. 4 in the nation thanks to a 315-stroke second round which matched the day’s best by host and eventual NJCAA champion Daytona Beach (FL). Risseeuw tied for fifth but was relegated to Second-Team All-America status due to a scorecard playoff with her 77-74-80-81–312. Hemann improved one spot in a year’s time, from 19th to 18th, and was All-Tournament with a 91-81-81-80–333. Kaufman, 12th overall as a freshman at 328 but undermined by a leg injury, and Adams, who earned a top-five position during spring, tied for 20th with rounds of 81-84-87-83–335 and 87-76-86-86–335. Biddinger’s 95-86-86-82–349 put her 30th and counted toward the team total two days. Two-time defending champ Daytona Beach won with its 1,249, ahead of traditional powers McLennan (TX) at 1,282, Redlands (OK) at 1,289 and the Rend Lakers at 336-315-333-326–1,310.
⭐ RLC defended its championship in the seven-team McKendree Invite, setting 18- and 36-hole team records at 319-313–632, and won the SIUE Invite with 342-340–682, headed by playoff-winning medalists Hemann (156) and Risseeuw (167), respectively.
⭐ Risseeuw won the 14-team S. Indiana Classic with a team record 74-71–145 and was third in a 20-team field at Illinois Wesleyan.
⭐ Kaufman and Biddinger both carded holes-in-one as freshmen.
⭐ PICTURED (L-R): Assistant Coach Elizabeth Kasey, Hemann, Adams, Biddinger, Mosel, Kaufman, Risseeuw and Corn. Not shown: Courtney Doughty.