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		<title>Golf News Releases | Athletics at Union University</title>
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	<title>Union men&apos;s golf makes 10th national tourney, third straight</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2589</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Union University men&apos;s golf team is returning to the &quot;http://www.naia.org//SportSelect.dbml?&amp;&amp;DB_OEM_ID=27900&amp;SPID=100397&amp;SPSID=646851&quot;&amp;rt;NAIA Men&apos;s Golf National Championships for the third straight season and 10th time in program history. This year&apos;s tournament will be played at Creekside Country Club in Salem, Ore.

Union finished 19th last season and missed the cut by just six shots. Union&apos;s best finish in the golf nationals as a team was 10th place in 1998.

Union earned the TranSouth Conference&apos;s automatic bid by claiming the conference title for the third straight season and fifth time in last seven years. 

Union will play a practice round Monday, May 21 before the event starts Tuesday, May 22. Union will tee off at 2:00 p.m. central time Tuesday and 10:40 a.m. central time Wednesday. All teams will play a third round on Thursday with their currently place determining their tee times. A cut will be made after the third round Thursday and then the final round will be played Friday.

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		<author>saldridg@uu.edu (Athletics at Union University)</author>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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	<title>Union springs sports put 25 players on TranSouth Scholar team</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2577</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Union University spring sports including baseball, softball and men&apos;s golf placed a combined 25 players on the 2012 TranSouth Conference Scholar Athlete list. To be considered for the TranSouth Scholar Athlete award, a student-athlete must have a 3.0 GPA and must be at least a sophomore academically. 

The baseball team had 11 players to make the grade. Jim Martin, Wacey Russell, Hunter Smith, Jared Davis, Benjie Fesmire, David Leisey, Cole McAdams, Danny Grimm, Kian Jost, Jeremey Stack and Derek Roof each qualified for the award.

Nine softball players made the grade. Ali Bozza, Katie Davis, Katie Beth Fesmire, Sam Geisler, Caroline George, Toby Joy, Keaton Kirk, Stephanie Saunders and Brooke Thomas earned the honor.

The men&apos;s golf team had five players to qualify. Charlie Pittman, Brett Barry, Kyle Long, Ryan Mantooth and Ben Waits each made the grade.

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		<author>saldridg@uu.edu (Athletics at Union University)</author>
		<guid>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2577</guid>        
        <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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	<title>Union golf claims third straight TranSouth title, Barry player of the year</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2567</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Union University golf team led start-to-finish in &quot;http://www.transouth.org/article/1339.php&quot;&amp;rt;2012 TranSouth Conference Men&apos;s Golf Championships to claim their third straight title. It was the fifth title in the past seven years for Union. Union&apos;s Brett Barry was the medalist winner and was voted as the TranSouth Golfer of the Year for the second straight season. 

The team victory for Union earns the Bulldogs the automatic bid to the NAIA National Tournament in Salem, Ore. May 22-25. 

Union shot a first round 302 and led by four shots over Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.). Union fired a second round 301, but saw their lead shrink to one shot over the Trojans after two rounds. However, in the third and final round Tuesday at Canebreak Golf Club in Athens, Ala., Union pulled away from all competition with their best round of 298. Union (901) finished 16 shots ahead of Trevecca Nazarene (917). Blue Mountain (Miss.) finished third (923), Cumberland (Tenn.) finished fourth (932), Bethel (Tenn.) finished fifth (953), Martin Methodist (Tenn.) finished sixth (961), Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) finished seventh (1014), and Lyon (Ark.) finished eighth (1054).

Barry shot a 3-round 213 which was tied with Trevecca Nazarene&apos;s Joey Bradley. Kyle Long of Union finished third (224), Ben Waits finished tied for 10th (234), Charlie Pittman finished tied for 12th (235) and Steven Coffelt finished tied for 14th (236).

Barry and Long were named to the TranSouth All-Conference team.

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		<author>saldridg@uu.edu (Athletics at Union University)</author>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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	<title>Union men&apos;s golf in first place after second round in TranSouth Tourney</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2565</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Union University men&apos;s golf team holds the lead in the 2012 TranSouth Conference Golf Championships through two-of-three rounds. The final round will be played Tuesday morning at Canebreak Golf Club in Athens, Ala.

Union shot a first round 302 to jump out to a lead after the first round. Union fired a 301 in the second round and hold on to their lead after two rounds with a score of 603. Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) was four shots back after round one, and then shot a second round 298 to pull to with one shot of Union, with a team score of 604. However, Trevecca Nazarene is not eligible for the championship. Union holds a 16 shot lead over the third place team, Blue Mountain (Miss.) who has a team score of 619 after two rounds. Cumberland (Tenn.) is fourth at 622, Bethel (Tenn.) is fifth at 641, Martin Methodist (Tenn.) is sixth at 643, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) is seventh at 669, and Lyon (Ark.) is eighth at 707.

Union&apos;s Brett Barry is currently in second place with a score of 143. Trevecca Nazarene&apos;s Joey Bradley is first with a 138. Union&apos;s Kyle Long and Blue Mountain&apos;s Michael Collie are tied for third with a 150. 

Other Union golfers are Steven Coffelt tied for 11 (155), Charlie Pitman tied for 11 (155) and Ben Waits tied for 19 (160).

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		<author>saldridg@uu.edu (Athletics at Union University)</author>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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	<title>Union coaches, Rushing and Dudley, get hall of fame inductions</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2560</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Two members of the Union University coaching staff recent were inducted into their respective local halls of fame. Former baseball coach and current men&apos;s and women&apos;s golf coach, Andy Rushing was inducted Thursday night into the Jackson Madison County Sports Hall of Fame. Women&apos;s basketball assistant coach and former player Kaitlin Dudley was inducted into the Gibson County Sports Hall of Fame April 13. 

Rushing received his honor in front of numerous family, friends and former players in the audience. A group of 10 former players gathered at the event and spent time with Coach Rushing and his family at a reception afterwards to commemorate the special day for Rushing. Countless other former players sent emails, made phone calls and sent text messages to Rushing, but could not attend. They were doing what he had prepared them to so do well earlier in their lives, they were coaching baseball teams. Rushing was quoted in his acceptance speech, saying &quot;I had everything a young person needed to be successful. What I have learned is that it&apos;s not for me, but for Him (Jesus Christ).&quot;

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Dudley was inducted into her hometown sports hall of fame after very successful playing careers at Gibson County High School and then at Union University. Union head women&apos;s coach, Mark Campbell was in attendance to see Dudley be inducted. &quot;Kaitlin was the best all-around scorer I have coached&quot;, Campbell said. &quot;The Gibson County Hall of Fame is a great accomplishment and she is very deserving of the award. She has been effective at every level and  will continue to be. I am most proud of the person she is becoming. I am thankful to the Lord for her, her efforts on the floor and in classroom and mostly for her to commitment to Lady Bulldog Basketball. I consider her a friend.&quot; Dudley helped Union win four conference titles, two NAIA National Titles, and left Union as the all-time leading scorer in school history. Dudley spent the last two seasons as a graduate assistant at Union. She has accepted a job as the new girls coach at Crocket County High School.

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Bio information for Rushing and Dudley is listed below. 

Rushing Bio:  In his six years as head coach for the men&apos;s team, Rushing&apos;s golf teams have captured four TranSouth Conference titles (2006, 2008, 2010, 2011), including a trip to the 2010 and 2011 NAIA National Tournaments. 

Rushing has earned four TranSouth Conference Men&apos;s Golf Coach of the Year awards (2006, 2008, 2010, 2011). 

Rushing spent 17 seasons as head coach of the Union baseball program and led his Bulldogs to 11 straight seasons with at least 30 wins. Overall, he had tallied 30-plus wins 14 times and posted at least 40 wins three times. In his 17 years at Union, Rushing&apos;s win total has dropped below 30 just three times (29 in 1993, 2005; 27 in 1989). Rushing, a 1976 graduate of Union University, won the TranSouth Conference regular season and tournament titles in 2002, and he also lead his Bulldogs to a TranSouth regular season title in 2000. From 1999 through 2005, Rushing led the Union Bulldogs to four of the seven NAIA Region XI Tournaments. 

Rushing compiled a 21-year baseball coaching record of 664 wins and 460 losses (60%), earning his 600th career win in a victory over Martin Methodist during the 2003 season. His 17-year Union record is 582-362 (62%). Rushing was named TCAC Coach of the Year twice (1987, 1995), NCCAA MidEast Region Coach of the Year (1998), TranSouth Coach of the Year twice (2000, 2002), NAIA Region Coach of the Year twice (2000, 2002), and ABCA Region Coach of the Year twice (2000, 2002). He led the Bulldogs to two conference championships and one conference co-championship, participated in five district tournaments, and six regional tournaments. He served as Chairman of the Conference Baseball Committee for ten years (1994-2002, 2004). He also served as the region chair from 2000-2005. 

Rushing began his coaching career at South Side High School in Jackson, where he coached baseball, basketball and football from 1976-84. There, he won a pair of district championships and compiled a baseball record of 59-34. Rushing then turned his attention to the collegiate level by serving as head coach for four years at Lambuth from 1985-89. While at Lambuth, Rushing was named the 1987 TCAC Coach of the Year while leading the Eagles to a school record 27 victories and a first ever playoff appearance. In 1985, Rushing started the modern era of Lambuth football from scratch. It was the first season of football at Lambuth since 1947. 

As a player at Union, Rushing was named the Most Valuable Player in 1976 while batting .378 and earning his third Outstanding Defensive Player award. During his playing career at Union, Rushing played all nine positions, but found his talents best suited the catching spot. Rushing served as Union&apos;s team captain for two seasons before graduating Union and then heading to Memphis State University, where he received a masters degree in 1980. Rushing is also a 1972 graduate of Jackson North Side High School. 

In addition to his coaching duties, Rushing has also been teaching in the Physical Education, Wellness and Sport Department at Union since 1989. He is also a Red Cross certified first aid instructor. 

He is married to Susan (Clark) of Jackson and has three children, Amy, Jennifer and Kelly.

Dudley Bio: Kaitlin Dudley spent two seasons on the coaching staff for Union University women&apos;s basketball. Dudley&apos;s coaching career is following one of the most successful playing careers in Union women&apos;s basketball history. 

Dudley became Union&apos;s all-time leading scorer with 2,385 points . She was a four-time NAIA All-American, twice named to the national tournament all-tournament team, four time all-conference, was named TranSouth Player of the Year in 2010 and was named to the all-freshman team. Dudley ranked seventh all-time in NAIA National Tournament history with 291 points. She is listed in numerous top-10 lists in the Union record books. She is second in school history with 29 points in a half, third in school history with 324 career made 3&apos;s and second with 148 career games play. 

During her four years, Union won two national titles, advanced to four national tournament semifinals, won four TranSouth Regular Season title and three conference tournament titles. 

A 2006 Gibson Co. High School graduate, Dudley is the second leading scorer in school history (2,201 pts.) and an All State player who went on to become a four-time college All American at Union where she is the all-time scoring leader (2,385 pts.).]]></description>
		<author>saldridg@uu.edu (Athletics at Union University)</author>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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	<title>Union men&apos;s golf puts five on TranSouth Scholar Athlete list</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2561</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Union University men&apos;s golf team put five golfers on the 2012 TranSouth Conference Scholar Athlete list.  Charlie Pittman, Brett Barry, Kyle Long, Ryan Mantooth and Ben Waits were each named to this academic honor.

A TranSouth Scholar Athlete is a sophomore, junior or senior with at least a 3.0 GPA. Pittman is a sophomore from Milan, making his first appearance. Brett Barry is a junior from Jackson, making his second appearance on the list. Kyle Long in a junior from Humboldt, making his first appearance. Mantooth is a junior from Fayetteville, Ark., making his second appearance on the list. Ben Waits, is a junior from Newburgh, Ind., making his second appearance on the list.

The men&apos;s golf team will be played in the 2012 TranSouth Conference Tournament Monday and Tuesday, April 23-24 in Athens, Ala. at the Cane Break Golf Club. Union is looking for a third straight golf title and fifth title in the past seven seasons.

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		<author>saldridg@uu.edu (Athletics at Union University)</author>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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	<title>Barry repeats as TranSouth Golfer of the Week</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2558</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Union University&apos;s &quot;http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/players/player.cfm?ID=759&quot;&amp;rt;Brett Barry has been named the TranSouth Athletic Conference Men&apos;s Golfer of the Week for the week ending April 15, 2012. This is the fourth time this season that Barry has earned the weekly award, and second straight. 

Barry, a junior from Jackson, Tenn., won the Natural State Classic featuring 10 teams, seven of which were NCAA Division ll programs. Barry won the event by three shots, ahead of a group of four players tied for second. Barry was the only golfer in the field with a total score below par. He also posted a tournament best 68 in his final round to clinch the win for himself and the team.

Barry totaled a 72-68=140 on the 6451-yard Red Apple Inn and Country Club course that played to a par of 71. There were 67 golfers and 10 teams participating. 

Up next for Union will be the 2012 TranSouth Golf Tournament, Monday and Tuesday, April 23-24 at the Cane Break Golf Club in Athens, Ala. Union is seeking their third straight TranSouth Championship and fifth in the past seven seasons.

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		<author>saldridg@uu.edu (Athletics at Union University)</author>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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	<title>Union&apos;s Barry named TranSouth Golfer of the Week</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2552</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Union University&apos;s &quot;http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/players/player.cfm?ID=759&quot;&amp;rt;Brett Barry has been named the TranSouth Conference Men&apos;s Golfer of the Week for the week ending April 8, 2012. This is the third time this season that Barry has earned the weekly award. It is also the second straight week for Union to receive this award as Ben Waits was named to this award last week.
 
Barry, a junior from Jackson, Tenn., finished fourth in a field of 19 golfers at the Cumberland University Invitational. Barry carded a two-over par 74 on the 6776-yard course. The Bulldogs finished second in the three-team field. 

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		<author>saldridg@uu.edu (Athletics at Union University)</author>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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	<title>Union takes first in Arkansas tourney, Barry, Waits top two individuals</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2550</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Union University men&apos;s golf team earned a first place finish in the Natural State Golf Classic hosted by Harding University. Union junior and reigning TranSouth Golfer of the Year Brett Barry earned medalist honors, while fellow junior Ben Waits finished tied for second. The classic featured 10 teams and 67 golfers.

Union posted a two-round total of 577 (291-286), finishing +9 for the event. Union was seven shots better than second place Arkansas Tech with a 584. Union was one-shot off the lead after the first day, behind Harding&apos;s 290 first round score. Harding finished in fourth place (592). Fellow TranSouth member Blue Mountain (Miss.) posted a third place finish (588). 

Barry, a former Jackson Christian School standout, was one shot off the lead after his first round 72. However, Barry fired a tournament best 68 in his second round to finish as the only player under par at 2-under (140). Ben Waits was also one shot off the lead after the first round as he shot a 72. Waits then posted a 71 in the second round and finished in a four-way tie for second at 1-over (143).

Other Union golfers included Kyle Long in a tie for sixth place (72-71=144), Charlie Pittman in a tie for 13th (72-77=149), Steven Coffelt in a tie for 18th (74-76=150), Andrew Knight in a tie for 35th place (78-78=156), Jesper Swedenborg in a tie for 56th place (84-80=164), and Ryan Mantooth in 66th place (92-86=178).

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Finish Team Round 1, Round 2 = Total&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
1  UNION UNIVERSITY 291,  286=577 +9&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
2  Arkansas Tech Univ. 292, 292=584 +16&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
3  Blue Mt. College 295, 293=588 +20&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
4  Harding University 290, 302=592 +24&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
5  Southern Arkansas U. 300, 301=601 +33&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
6  Christian Brothers U 304, 311=615 +47&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
7  Northwestern OK St. 313, 308=621 +53&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
8  Arkansas-Monticello 314, 314=628 +60&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
9  Martin Methodist Co. 303, 330=633 +65&amp;lt;br&amp;rt;
10  Hendrix College 319, 324=643 +75]]></description>
		<author>saldridg@uu.edu (Athletics at Union University)</author>
		<guid>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2550</guid>        
        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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	<title>Union golf places second in Cumberland Invite</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2549</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Union University men&apos;s golf team posted a second place finish in the Cumberland University Invitational. In the one-day event, Union posted total of 310. Cumberland won the event with a 297. 

Union&apos;s Brett Barry finished fourth with a 74. Martin Methodist&apos;s DJ Adcock was first with a 70.

Other Union finishers included Steven Coffelt in 9th (78), Ben Waits 11th (79), Kyle Long 11th (79), Andrew Knight 13th (80), Jesper Swedenborg 15th (81) and Charlie Pittman 16th (83).

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		<author>saldridg@uu.edu (Athletics at Union University)</author>
		<guid>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2549</guid>        
        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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	<title>Union&apos;s Waits named TranSouth Golfer of the Week</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2548</link>
		<description><![CDATA[&quot;http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/players/player.cfm?ID=842&quot;&amp;rt;Ben Waits of Union University has been named the TranSouth Conference Men&apos;s Co-Golfer of the Week. He shares the honor with Trevecca&apos;s Joey Bradley.

Waits, a junior from Newburgh, Ind., finished third in a field of 85 at the 2012 Trevecca Spring Invitational. He shot a 71-68 for a tournament total of 139. The tournament was held at the Par-17 6617 yard Old Hickory country Club in Old Hickory, Tenn. He helped Union to an eighth place finish in a 14-team field that included two NCAA Division l teams. Waits was one of only two golfers in the tournament to post both rounds at or below par for the tournament.

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		<author>saldridg@uu.edu (Athletics at Union University)</author>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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	<title>Union golf finishes eighth at Old Hickory, Waits finishes third</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2540</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Union University men&apos;s golf team posted an eighth place finish in the Trevecca Nazarene University Spring Invitational at the Old Hickory Country Club. Union used a strong second day to improve their finish after a tough first round.

Union finished eighth place in the 14-team field. The winning team was Lipscomb University with a 572 (+4). Union shot a 2-day total of 589 (+21).

Union&apos;s Ben Waits, playing as an individual, scored a 3-under 139 and finished third in the event. He shot a two day score of 139 (-3), just two shots off the winner (Jordan Jennings of Middle-Tennessee). 

Union was in 10th place after the first round with a score of 305. However, Union posted a 284 in the final round Tuesday to move up the board. The 284 was the fourth best team score of the day in the 14-team field. Union had three golfers to fire a 68 in the final round. Brett Barry and Kyle Long each counted toward the team score and Ben Waits did so as an individual. Only one other golfer in the tournament shot a better score that 68 in the entire tournament.

The team scores for Union included Barry in 10th place (144), Long in 14th place (145), Steven Coffelt in 27th place (148), Charlie Pittman in 44th place (152) and Jesper Swedenborg in 65 place (159).

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		<author>saldridg@uu.edu (Athletics at Union University)</author>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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	<title>Union men&apos;s golf places 11th in Grover Page Classic</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2523</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Union University men&apos;s golf team finished in 11th place in the Grover Page Golf Classic hosted by the University of Tennessee-Martin at the Jackson Country Club. This was the first tournament of the spring for the two-time defending TranSouth Champion Bulldogs.

Union as a team shot 946 for the three day event. UT Martin won the event with a 3-day total of 881. Union improved each round after a 322 in the first round. Union posted a 313 in round two Monday, followed by a 311 in round three Tuesday. 

Brett Barry, a junior from Jackson, led Union and finished in a tie for seventh place in the event. The former JCS standout shot a 3-day total of 220 (77-74-69) for a 4-over par tournament. His 69 fired Tuesday in the final round was the best of the round, and second best round of the tournament.

The other Union golfers finished as follows. Kyle Long finished T40 (234), Jesper Swedenborg finished T45 (236), Ben Waits finished T50 (239), Andrew Knight finished T64 (246), and Stephen Coffelt did not finish.

Up next for Union will be the Trevecca Nazarene Spring Invitational, March 26 in Old Hickory, Tenn.

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		<author>saldridg@uu.edu (Athletics at Union University)</author>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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	<title>Union participates in TranSouth food drive to benefit RIFA</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2472</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Union University will join with other schools from the TranSouth Conference to participate in a canned food drive during the week of February 13-18, 2012. Union&apos;s night will be Monday, February 13 when the Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs host Cumberland University at 6 and 8:00 p.m.

Students and fans are encouraged to bring canned foods and other non-perishable items to the basketball games that evening. These donations will be combined with items collected by the athletes and staff in the Union Athletic Department. All items donated will be donated to the &quot;http://www.rifarifa.org/&quot;&amp;rt;Regional Interfaith Association (RIFA) in Jackson, Tenn.

This is the first year for the TranSouth Canned Food Drive. Each conference school will designate a home game during the chosen week to encourage spectators to bring canned food to the game. 

For more information, contact Katie Woodruff at kwoodruff@uu.edu. If you would like to donate items prior to the February 13th date, please do so by dropping your donations off in the Union Athletic Department.

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		<author>saldridg@uu.edu (Athletics at Union University)</author>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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	<title>Rushing named head coach of newly formed women&apos;s golf program</title>        
        <link>http://www.uu.edu/athletics/info/newsreleases/release.cfm?ID=2456</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Andy Rushing has been named head coach for the new Union University women&apos;s golf program slated to begin competition in the fall of 2012. Rushing, in his 24th year at Union, is currently in his seventh season as the head coach for the men&apos;s golf team and was also the head baseball coach at Union for 17 seasons.

&quot;I am excited about the prospects of starting a new women&apos;s golf program here at Union,&quot; Rushing said. &quot;It will be a great challenge to be competitive in the Gulf South Conference, but with all that Union has to offer, we can make that happen.&quot;

Rushing has been a lifelong Jackson native, graduating from North Side High School and Union University. He has coached and taught his entire career in the city of Jackson, both at the high school and college levels. This will be the second time in Rushing&apos;s career that he has been shouldered with the opportunity to start a program from scratch. In 1985, Rushing started the modern era of Lambuth football, the first season of football since 1947. He has been a conference champion and coach of the year in three different sports (football, baseball and men&apos;s golf).

Dr. Jerry Tidwell, the Senior Vice President for University Relations at Union is looking forward to Rushing leading this new program. &quot;It is with great excitement and confidence that we announce Andy Rushing as head coach of our new women&apos;s golf team at Union University,&quot; Tidwell said. &quot;We believe Andy will bring the same level of excellence and success to women&apos;s golf that has marked our men&apos;s golf program. At this critical time of transition from NAIA to NCAA Division II for Union athletics, Andy&apos;s tenure at Union along with his love for student-athletes will serve us well.&quot;

The Union women&apos;s golf program will begin playing in the fall of 2012, the first year Union will be competing in the Gulf South Conference of NCAA DII.

For more information on playing on the inaugural women&apos;s golf team at Union, &quot;http://www.uu.edu/athletics/wgolf/&quot;&amp;rt;CLICK HERE!

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Andy Rushing Bio:

In his six years as head coach for the men&apos;s team, Rushing&apos;s golf teams have captured four TranSouth Conference titles (2006, 2008, 2010, 2011), including a trip to the 2010 and 2011 NAIA National Tournaments. 

Rushing has earned four TranSouth Conference Men&apos;s Golf Coach of the Year awards (2006, 2008, 2010, 2011). 

Rushing spent 17 seasons as head coach of the Union baseball program and led his Bulldogs to 11 straight seasons with at least 30 wins. Overall, he had tallied 30-plus wins 14 times and posted at least 40 wins three times. In his 17 years at Union, Rushing&apos;s win total has dropped below 30 just three times (29 in 1993, 2005; 27 in 1989). Rushing, a 1976 graduate of Union University, won the TranSouth Conference regular season and tournament titles in 2002, and he also lead his Bulldogs to a TranSouth regular season title in 2000. From 1999 through 2005, Rushing led the Union Bulldogs to four of the seven NAIA Region XI Tournaments. 

Rushing compiled a 21-year baseball coaching record of 664 wins and 460 losses (60%), earning his 600th career win in a victory over Martin Methodist during the 2003 season. His 17-year Union record is 582-362 (62%). Rushing was named TCAC Coach of the Year twice (1987, 1995), NCCAA MidEast Region Coach of the Year (1998), TranSouth Coach of the Year twice (2000, 2002), NAIA Region Coach of the Year twice (2000, 2002), and ABCA Region Coach of the Year twice (2000, 2002). He led the Bulldogs to two conference championships and one conference co-championship, participated in five district tournaments, and six regional tournaments. He served as Chairman of the Conference Baseball Committee for ten years (1994-2002, 2004). He also served as the region chair from 2000-2005. 

Rushing began his coaching career at South Side High School in Jackson, where he coached baseball, basketball and football from 1976-84. There, he won a pair of district championships and compiled a baseball record of 59-34. Rushing then turned his attention to the collegiate level by serving as head coach for four years at Lambuth from 1985-89. While at Lambuth, Rushing was named the 1987 TCAC Coach of the Year while leading the Eagles to a school record 27 victories and a first ever playoff appearance. In 1985, Rushing started the modern era of Lambuth football from scratch. It was the first season of football at Lambuth since 1947.

As a player at Union, Rushing was named the Most Valuable Player in 1976 while batting .378 and earning his third Outstanding Defensive Player award. During his playing career at Union, Rushing played all nine positions, but found his talents best suited the catching spot. Rushing served as Union&apos;s team captain for two seasons before graduating Union and then heading to Memphis State University, where he received a masters degree in 1980. Rushing is also a 1972 graduate of Jackson North Side High School.

In addition to his coaching duties, Rushing has also been teaching in the Physical Education, Wellness and Sport Department at Union since 1989. He is also a Red Cross certified first aid instructor.

He is married to Susan (Clark) of Jackson and has three children, Amy, Jennifer and Kelly. ]]></description>
		<author>saldridg@uu.edu (Athletics at Union University)</author>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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