Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell Men's Golf Adds Three Newcomers for 2009-10
7/17/2009 8:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
July 17, 2009
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Bucknell head men's golf coach Jim Cotner has announced that three incoming members of the Class of 2013 will be joining the Bison squad this year. Malvern, Pa., native Dan Bernard, Essex Fells, N.J., native Jon Hartman and Northville, Mich., native J.J. Szmadzinski will all try to play their way into the starting lineup of the defending Patriot League champions in the fall.
Below is bio information on each of the three newcomers:
Dan Bernard (Malvern, Pa./Malvern Prep)
Born Apr. 3, 1991 in Abington, Pa. ... son of Charlie and Tina Bernard ... has two siblings, Joseph and Lauren ... brother plays golf at Villanova ... helped lead Malvern Prep to three straight InterAC championships ... a first team all-conference selection in 2009 and second-team pick in 2008 ... also made the All-Main Line Team as a senior ... heavily involved in junior golf in the Philadelphia Area and posted three top-three finishes in the Philadelphia Junior PGA.
Jon Hartman (Essex Fells, N.J./Seton Hall Prep)
Born July 23, 1991 in Summit, N.J. ... parents are Mitch and Sandy Hartman ... has three siblings, Chris, Shannon and Hilary ... Hilary played field hockey at North Carolina ... her mother played squash at Bowdoin College and her father played soccer, basketball and golf at Manhattanville College ... four-year letterman at Seton Hall Prep in West Orange, N.J. ... was team's No. 1 player for last three years ... first team all-state selection as a junior and senior ... four-time first team all-conference performer ... won the Iron Hills Conference Championship in 2009 ... won the New Jersey Tournament of Champions as a junior and was runner-up (losing in a playoff) as a senior ... New Jersey Prep School medalist in 2008 and runner-up in 2009 ... in 2008 shot 78-69 at Baltusrol to finish third in the Carter Cup MGA Stroke Play Championship ... played in the New Jersey State Amateur Championship ... helped lead team to a win in the PGA Junior Ryder Cup.
J.J. Szmadzinski (Northville, Mich./Detroit Catholic Central)
Born Oct. 23, 1991 in Detroit ... son of Joseph and Pamela Szmadzinski ... has a younger brother, Corey Lee ... father played basketball at Oakland University ... two-year team captain at Detroit Catholic Central High School in Novi, Mich. ... earned all-state, all-region, all-league, all-area and all-county honors ... FCWT All-Academic pick ... led team to the state finals as a junior and senior ... posted 75.2 scoring average ... won more than 20 junior events, including the Oakland County Championship and the MHSAA District Championship.
Bucknell captured the 2009 Patriot League Championship - its third conference crown in the last four years - and advanced on to the NCAA Regionals. The Bison graduated only one senior from last year's roster, while defending Patriot League individual champion Andrew Cohen heads the list of returnees.
