Profiles
J.D. Bentheimer
Returnee
Senior
Centennial, Colo. (Littleton-Heritage)
2009: Played only in the Sept. 30 Carthage Classic and shot an 86.
2008: Attended Carthage but did not participate in golf.
2007: Played only in the Sept. 19, 2006 Carthage Fall Invitational and shot an 86.
High School: Coached by Tom Steffenhagen…played basketball his sophomore year.
Personal: Accounting major…born March 26, 1988.
Matt Carr
Returnee
Graduated Senior
Galesburg, Ill.
2009: Earned All-CCIW honors with a third-place finished at the CCIW Men’s Golf Championship and a score of 70-70-76-76-292…his two rounds of 70 at the conference championship were his career bests…averaged 74.9…had five top-10 finishes going into the conference championship.
2008: Earned All-CCIW honors with a fifth-place finish at the CCIW Men’s Golf Championship and a score of 74-70-81-78-303…averaged 76.9 and matched his career-best round of 72 at the April 22 Carthage “Spring Invitational”…had six top-five tournament finishes.
2007: Finished 86th at the NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championship with an 85-79-80-78-322…finished fifth at the CCIW Men’s Golf Championship with a 75-79-74-83-311 and named All-CCIW…averaged 77.6 and matched his career-best round of 72 to tie for second place at the April 22 Carroll (Wis.) Invitational…finished in the top-five at seven tournaments.
2006: Finished 24th at the CCIW Men’s Golf Championship with an 82-79-161…averaged 78.2 with a career-best round of 72 at the April 23 Carroll (Wis.) Invitational where he finished third…finished fifth at the Oct. 9-10 Milwaukee School of Engineering Fall Tournament and fourth at the April 14-15 Ripon Invitational.
High School: A two-year qualifier for the Illinois High School Association state championship and named all-state his senior year…named All-Western Big Six Conference both his junior and senior years…coached by Steve Cheesman…four-year member of the baseball team…Western Big Six Conference all-academic and honor student.
Personal: Business administration major…named to the fall 2008 Carthage deans’ list and a two-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Jan. 14, 1987.
Dan Dembkowski
Returnee
Graduated Senior
Mount Prospect, Ill. (Arlington Heights-Hersey)
2009: Did not play.
2008: Played in two tournaments and averaged 82.5…shot a career-best round of 78 on the first day of the Sept. 16-17 Edgewood “Culver’s Fall Classic.”2007: Played in two tournaments and averaged 87.0.
2006: Played on the junior varsity team and averaged 82.3 over six tournaments…shot a season-bet round of 73 at the Sept. 8 Madison Area Technical College Invitational.
High School: Named All-Mid-Suburban League East in both 2003 and 2004 and all-area in 2004…his junior-year team won a conference title en route to a fifth-place finish at the Illinois High School Association state championship…coached by Dan Caporusso…two-year shot putter on the track and field team…National Honor Society member and honor student.
Personal: Biology major…named to the Carthage dean’s list four times and a four-semester member of the Carthage athletic director's honor roll…born June 23, 1987.
Tim Gannon
Returnee
Graduated Senior
Darien, Ill. (Lombard-Montini Catholic)
2009: Earned All-CCIW honors by tying for sixth place at the CCIW Men’s Golf Championship at 72-69-76-78…his round of 69 on the second day of the championship was his career best…averaged 75.3 with four top-10 tournament finishes going into the conference tournament.
2008: Tied for 19th place at the CCIW Men’s Golf Championship with an 80-76-81-82-319…averaged 78.5 with a season-best round of 73 at the April 26 Lawrence “Viking Invitational, where he was the medalist…also won the April 20-21 Carroll (Wis.) Invitational.
2007: Tied for 94th place at the NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championship with a 79-86-83-77-325…tied for ninth place at the CCIW Men’s Golf Championship with an 82-72-82-81-317 and named All-CCIW…averaged 79.2, and his score of 72 on the second day of the CCIW championship was a career-best round…finished in the top-five at four tournaments.
2006: Played on the junior varsity team and averaged 78.4 over nine tournaments…shot a season-best round of 74 at the Sept. 8 Madison Area Technical College Invitational and on the first day of the Sept. 18-18 Edgewood Invitational.
High School: Named All-Suburban Catholic Conference his senior year, finished second in the regional, fifth in the sectional and tied for 32nd place at the Illinois High School Association state championship…coached by Mike Kosky…also a member of the basketball team.
Personal: Business administration major…born Nov. 21, 1986.
Jared Hallam
Returnee
Graduated Senior
Galesburg, Ill.
2009: Played in the fall season only and averaged 81.0 over three tournaments.
2008: Played in six tournaments and led the junior varsity players with a 78.3 season average…shot a season-best round of 74 on the first day of the April 20-21 Carroll (Wis.) Invitational.
2007: Played in two fall 2006 tournaments and averaged 84.0…did not play during the spring 2007 portion of the season.
2006: Played on the junior varsity team and averaged 78.6 over eight tournaments…shot a season-best round of 72 on the first day of the April 21-22 Illinois Wesleyan Invitational.
High School: A three-time All-Western Big 6 Conference honoree…regional medalist his junior year and finished seventh at the Illinois High School Association Class AA state championship, with his team taking fourth place…his senior-year team won Western Big 6 Conference and sectional titles…coached by Steve Cheesman…in swimming, a three-year state qualifier in both the 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly and earned all-state honors his senior year with an eighth-place finish in the 100 butterfly at the Illinois High School Association state championship.
Personal: Exercise and sport science major…member of the 2006 Carthage men’s swimming team, earned All-CCIW honors and named College Swimming Coaches Association of America All-America in three relay events…born May 30, 1987.
Joey Johnston
Returnee
Sophomore
Elk Grove Village, Ill. (Guerin Prep)
2009: Played only in the Sept. 30 Carthage Classic and shot a 78.
High School: A three-time All-Chicago Catholic League honoree…coached by Tom Jaworski…honor student.
Personal: Double major in business administration and marketing…born Sept. 1, 1990.
Brendon Jones
Returnee
Sophomore
St. Charles, Ill. (West Chicago)
2009: Averaged 81.3 over five tournaments…shot a season-best round of 75 against Wisconsin-Parkside on March 17.
High School: Named All-DuPage Valley Conference his senior year and qualified for the sectionals…all-conference his junior year and finished second in the league tournament…coached by Eric Lasky …four-year member of the volleyball team and earned all-conference honors as a senior…a two-year DuPage Valley Conference all-academic pick and high honors student.
Personal: Double major in business administration and marketing…his father, Mike Jones, played soccer at Southeast Missouri State University and was later an assistant coach at Washington University (Mo.)…his mother, Anne, played volleyball at Canisius College, and his brother, Chris, is on the golf team and Lindenwood University…born April 12, 1990.
Drew Lockerby
Returnee
Graduated Senior
Waukesha, Wis. (North)
2009: Did not play.
2008: Played in two tournaments and averaged 84.5…matched his career-best round of 84 at the April 22 Carthage “Spring Invitational.”
2007: Played in the Sept. 19 Carthage Fall Invitational and shot a 95.
2006: Played on the junior varsity team and averaged 88.8 over three tournaments…shot a season-best round of 84 on the first day of the Sept. 18-19 Edgewood Invitational.
High School: Coached by Chris Issacs four-year member of the football team National Honor Society member and honor student.
Personal: Double major in accounting and business administration; named to the Carthage dean’s list six-straight semesters and a four-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Oct. 15, 1986.
Andrew McCarty
Returnee
Junior
Geneva, Ill.
2009: Averaged 80.8 over four tournaments…shot a career-best round of 77 to tie for seventh place at the Sept. 30 Carthage Classic.
2008: Played in four events and averaged 86.8…shot a season-best round of 84 on the first day of the Sept. 16-17 Edgewood “Culver’s Fall Classic.”
High School: A sectional qualifier his senior year and named Daily Herald all-area with a fourth-place finish in the regionals…named All-Western Suburban Conference as a junior with a ninth-place conference finish…lettered twice in baseball…also a member of the basketball team.
Personal: Business administration major…born Sept. 6, 1988.
Craig Mertes
Returnee
Graduated Senior
McHenry, Ill.
2009: Played only in the Sept. 30 Carthage Classic and shot an 81.
2008: Played in two tournament and averaged 92.0.
2007: Averaged 87.0 in two tournaments…shot a career-best round of 80 in the April 24 Carthage Invitational.
2006: Played on the junior varsity team and averaged 88.8 over two tournaments…shot a 94 at the April 24 Wisconsin-Parkside “Ranger Invitational.”
High School: Named honorable mention All-Fox Valley Association his senior year…coached by Mickey Gilbert…four-year member of the football and basketball teams…National Honor Society member.
Personal: Double major in exercise and sport science and special education…member of the 2007 Carthage men’s basketball team…named to the fall 2005 Carthage dean’s list and a two-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Feb. 27, 1987.
Anthony Milano
Returnee
Senior
Geneva, Ill.
2009: Played in six tournaments and averaged 80.6…shot a season-best round of 73 on the second day of the Sept. 27-28 Wisconsin Lutheran Invitational.
2008: Tied for 14th place at the CCIW Men’s Golf Championship with a 78-74-83-81-316…averaged 80.1 with a career-best round of 72 on the first day of the Sept. 29-30 Wisconsin Lutheran “Fall Invitational.”
2007: Tied for 62nd place at the NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championship with an 82-77-81-76-316…tied for 12th place at the CCIW Men’s Golf Championship with a 75-82-76-86-319…averaged 80.3 with a season-best round of 73 on the second day of the Sept. 17-18 Edgewood “Fall Classic,” where he tied for third place.
High School: A state qualifier his junior year…a three-time sectional qualifier and named Daily Herald all-area in 2003, 2004 and 2005…named All-Suburban Prairie Conference in 2003 and 2005 and conference “player of the year” in 2005…named Geneva Republican “player of the year as a junior and Kane Country Chronicle all-area his sophomore year… …coached by Bill Koehn…named Suburban Prairie Conference all-academic.
Personal: Accounting major…named to the Carthage dean’s list five times and a four-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born April 30, 1988.
David Niemiec
Returnee
Sophomore
Chicago, Ill. (Lane Tech)
2009: Played only in the Sept. 20-21 Millikin "Big Blue Fall Classic" and shot a 74 on the first day.
High School: A state qualifier his senior year and a top-10 finisher in nine tournaments…coached by Tim Escodier…member of the basketball team his sophomore and junior years…National Honor Society member and honor student.
Personal: Undecided on major…named to the spring 2009 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born April 23, 1990.
Bobby O'Neill
Returnee
Junior
Mokena, Ill. (Frankfort--Lincoln-Way East)
2009: Tied for 15th place at the CCIW Men’s Golf Championship with a 75-76-76-81-308…averaged 77.1 over 10 tournaments with a career-best round of 70 on the second day of the April 10-11 Augustana (Ill.) Invitational…collected five top-10 finishes going into the conference tournament.
2008: Played in 10 events and averaged 80.9…shot a season-best round of 73 on the second day of the March 28-29 Knox “Prairie Fire Classic,” where he finished sixth.
High School: Earned All-Southwest Inter-Conference Association honors his sophomore year and All-Southwest Suburban Conference honors as a senior…set a school season scoring-average mark his senior year on a team that reached the sectionals…coached by Ryan Pohlmann…honor student.
Personal: Double major in business administration and marketing…born March 4, 1989.
Dan Parks
Returnee
Sophomore
Mount Prospect, Ill. (Arlington Heights-Hersey)
2009: Played the final two rounds of the CCIW Men’s Golf Championship and shot a 77-79-156…averaged 78.3 over six tournaments with a season-best round of 72 against Wisconsin-Parkside on March 17.
High School: Named All-Mid-Suburban League his senior year…coached by Dan Caparusso…three-year member of the basketball team and played baseball his freshman year…honor student.
Personal: Marketing major…a two-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Feb. 16, 1990.
Garrett Petersen
Returnee
Sophomore
Woodstock, Ill.
2009: Played only in the Sept. 30 Carthage Classic and shot an 86.
High School: Named All-Fox Valley Conference both his junior and senior years and Northwest Herald all-area as a senior on a regional-championship team…coached by J.C. Wise.
Personal: Marketing major…born July 24, 1989.
Kenny Rudy
Returnee
Sophomore
Rockton, Ill. (Hononegah)
2009: Averaged 81.0 over four tournaments with a season-best round of 77 at the Sept. 30 Carthage Classic.
High School: Named All-Northern Illinois Conference 10 both his junior and senior years…coached by Harrison Hearne.
Personal: Exercise and sport science major…born Feb. 1, 1990.
Scott Shiple
Returnee
Sophomore
Frankfort, Ill. (Lincoln-Way East)
2009: Played the first two rounds of the CCIW Men’s Golf Championship and shot a 76-82-158…averaged 78.3 over nine tournaments with a season-best round of 74 on the first day of the Sept. 27-28 Wisconsin Lutheran Invitational.
High School: Named All-Southwest Suburban Conference both his sophomore and junior years…all-regional as a senior on a regional-championship team and won the individual sectional title…coached by Ryan Pohlmann.
Personal: Exercise and sport science major…born Feb. 20, 1990.
Billy Stone
Returnee
Sophomore
Libertyville, Ill.
2009: Averaged 79.5 over eight tournaments…shot season-best rounds of 74 on the first day of the Sept. 20-21 Millikin “Big Blue Fall Classic” and on March 17 versus Wisconsin-Parkside.
High School: Team MVP his senior year on a North Suburban League co-championship team…finished sixth at the league championship his junior year…coached by Sean Matthews…played baseball his freshman year.
Personal: Physics major…born June 25, 1990.
Joe Torcaso
Returnee
Junior
Kenosha, Wis. (Tremper)
2009: Played only in the Sept. 30 Carthage Classic and shot a 78.
2008: Played only in the Sept. 19 Carthage “Buffalo Wild Wings Fall Classic” and shot an 86.
High School: Finished fourth at the regional championship his senior year, and his team won the regional title…coached by Paul Fennema…National Honor Society member and honor student.
Personal: Political science major…named to the spring 2009 Carthage dean's list and a three-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Aug. 1, 1989.
Nick Vranes
Returnee
Junior
Greendale, Wis.
2009: Played in two fall events and averaged 81.5…shot a career-best round of 78 in the Sept. 30 Carthage Classic.
2008: Played in three events and averaged 85.0…shot a season-best round of 81 in the Sept. 15 Milwaukee Area Tech Tournament.
High School: Earned first-team All-Woodland Conference honors his senior year…coached by Lance Wagner…four-year high honors student.
Personal: Business administration major…born June 23, 1989.
Jon Wengel
Returnee
Sophomore
Fredonia, Wis. (Ozaukee)
2009: Played only in the Sept. 30 Carthage Classic and shot an 85.
High School: Qualified for the sectionals both his junior and senior years and named All-Central Lakeshore Conference as a senior…coached by Robert Chesney…four-year member of the football team and three years in basketball…honor student and graduated with honors.
Personal: Chemistry major…named to the fall 2008 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born April 13, 1990.
Andy Wojiechowski
Returnee
Junior
Racine, Wis. (Kenosha-Bradford)
2009: Averaged 79.6 over seven events with a career-best round of 72 on the second day of the Sept. 20-21 Millikin “Big Blue Fall Classic.”
2008: Played in six events and averaged 83.0…shot a season-best round of 77 and finished sixth at the April 22 Carthage “Spring Invitational.”
High School: Named first-team All-Southeast Conference and Kenosha News first-team All-Kenosha County his senior year…second-team all-conference and honorable mention all-county as a junior… both his junior and senior-year teams won league championships and qualified for the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association state championship…coached by Ron Lesjack member of the basketball team his senior year…National Honor Society member, Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association “scholar-athlete” and honor student.
Personal: Athletic training major…a two-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born March 26, 1989.
Tyler Wollberg
Returning Player
Graduated Senior
Mundelein, Ill.
2009: One of five individuals selected to play in the NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championship…was tied for 90th place after the first two rounds with a 76-79-155 and did not make the cut for the final two rounds…earned All-CCIW honors by tying for sixth place at the CCIW Men’s Golf Championship with a 71-73-75-76-295…compiled a team-leading 73.1 season average with a season-best round of 67 against Wisconsin-Parkside on March 17…broke his own 2008 season record by winning five tournaments.
2008: One of five individuals selected to play in the NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championship and finished in a four-way tie for 15th place with a 76-73-77-74-30…earned Golf Coaches Association of America/PING second-team All-American honors…earned All-CCIW honors and shared the lead at the CCIW Men’s Golf Championship with Illinois Wesleyan’s Chris Green but lost a four-hole, sudden-death playoff for medalist honors…shot a 74-69-75-76-294 at the CCIW championship…compiled a Carthage-record and team-leading 73.5 season average and set a Carthage record with a career-best round of 65 on the second day of the Sept. 29-30 Wisconsin Lutheran “Fall Invitational”…won a school-record four tournaments, while finishing second four times, fourth once and fifth once…set a Carthage record with a two-day score of 135 at the Sept. 29-30 Wisconsin Lutheran “Fall Invitational.”
2007: Named Golf Coaches Association of America second-team All-America by tying for 13th place at the NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championship with a 71-80-81-73-305… was in second place after the first day of the national championship with a 71, which matched his season-best round…finished second at the CCIW Men’s Golf Championship with a 76-79-73-80-308 and named All-CCIW…compiled a team-leading 75.5 season average…also matched his season-best round with a 71 on the first day of the Sept. 17-18 Edgewood “Fall Classic”…medalist at the Sept. 19 Carthage Fall Invitational…finished in the top-five at nine tournaments with five runner-up finishes.
2006: Earned All-CCIW honors and was the medalist at the CCIW Men’s Golf Championship with a 71-75-146…Carthage’s first conference medalist since Jason Langwell in 1996…averaged 75.5 with a season-best round of 71 on the first day of the March 24-25 Knox “Prairie Fire Invitational” and on the first day of the CCIW Men’s Golf Championship…finished third at the Sept. 22 Carthage Fall Invitational, won the March 24-25 Knox event, finished second at the April 7-8 Augustana (Ill.) Invitational and fifth at the April 18 Carthage Spring Invitational.
High School: Named All-North Suburban Conference and Pioneer Press first-team all-area both his junior and senior years…finished 20th at the Illinois High School Association state championship his junior year…all-conference as a sophomore…coached by Todd Parola…also a member of the soccer team.
Personal: Exercise and sport science major…a three-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Oct. 1, 1986.