Courtney Burdick Class: Freshman Height: 5-1 Hometown: Indian Rocks Beach, Florida High School: Largo

Prior to FIU: Awarded St. Petersburg Times Player of the Year…voted team Most Valuable Player in 1999…played golf and soccer all four years at Largo High…named defensive MVP for soccer...Personal: Undecided major…born May 26, 1982…daughter of Richard and Gail Burdick.

Ellen Dunne Class: Senior Height: 5-5 Hometown: Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida High School: Cardinal Gibbons

1999-2000: Earned Sun Belt All-Conference honors for the second consecutive season...finished sixth in the Sun Belt with a career best 78.33 stroke average…shot her low round of the year (72) at the Ryder Florida Women's Collegiate Championship on the way to a fourth place showing…her best finish was second at the FIU/Pat Bradley Invitational, on stroke back of teammate Michelle Simpson…finished fourth at the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, shooting a 233 (+17) overall for three days, her best showing at the tournament.

1998-99: Played in all nine events and finished fifth in the Sun Belt Conference with a 79.13 stroke average…earned Sun Belt All-Conference honors…finished in second place with an eight-over-par 224 in the Pat Bradley Invitational…shot a 231 to finish in seventh place in the Bale Chevrolet-Honda Invitational…shot a 232 to finished tied for 11th place and help FIU to a fourth place team finish in the Ryder Florida Women's College Championship.

1997-98: Participated in all ten tournaments…in her first intercollegiate competition, fired an 11-over-par, team best, 230 at the Lady Seminole…scored her low round, 72 (-1) and finished tied for 11th place (+7) at the Lady Sunshine…finished second on the team with an 82.7 stroke average.

Prior to FIU: Lettered four years at Cardinal Gibbons High School…Broward County's Player of the Year as both a freshman and senior…named first-team All-County as a sophomore and a junior…1996 District Champion…participated with her high school's Key Club, Student Leadership Council, Peer Ministry and Senior Exchangettes…Personal: Parks and Recreation major…born May 8, 1977 in Ft. Lauderdale…daughter of Vincent and Patricia Dunne.

Laura Korus Class: Senior Height: 5-10 Hometown: DeMotte, Indiana High School: Culver Girls

1999-2000: Her best finish of the year was fifth at the Hatter Fall Classic, where she shot a 156 (+12)…shot her career-best round of 74 at the Bale Honda-Chevrolet Invitational on her way to 12th place…ended the Sun Belt Conference Tournament with a 240 (+24) and a final round 78, to help vault the Golden Panthers into second place.

1998-99: Played in all nine events finishing with an 84.2 stroke average, a 9.1 improvement from last season…Shot a 242 (82-80-80) to finish in 29th place in the Ryder Florida Women's College Championship…finished 22nd in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament with a 248…shot a 33-over-par 249 to finish in 33rd place in the Pat Bradley Invitational.

1997-98: Played in the Lady Sunshine Invitational, finished in 74th place…participated in three events finishing with a 93.3 stroke average.

Prior to FIU: All-around athlete who excelled in golf, basketball and softball at Culver Girls High School…named Most Valuable Player of the golf team in 1995 and 1997 and team co-MVP in 1996…voted Culver's softball co-MVP in 1996 and basketball Most Improved that same year…participated with the Student Admissions Organization and Latin Club…participated in the Indiana Pepsi Junior State Golf Tournament…Personal: Sports Management major…born May 14, 1979 in DeMotte, Indiana…daughter of Joseph and Theresa Korus.

Heidi Lowe Class: Freshman Height: 5-8 Hometown: New Smyrna Beach, Florida High School: New Smyrna Beach

Prior to FIU: Played golf all four years at New Smyrna Beach High...received first team all-conference and district honors all four years...voted Most Valuable Player her last three seasons...Personal: Elementary Education major...born January 14, 1982...daughter of Dean and Heidi Lowe.

Cindy Pilat Class: Sophomore Height: 5-9 Hometown: Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada High School: Swift Current County

1999-2000: Played in every match as a freshman...tied her best round of 79 in the final day of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament...had her best finish at the FIU/Pat Bradley Invitational with a 166 (+22), 12th place showing...also shot a 79 at the Lady Seminole Classic.

Prior to FIU: Letterwinner in volleyball and softball at Swift Current County High School…honored with the Kyla Dunlop Memorial Award in 1998…co-captain of the volleyball team her senior season…played in numerous amateur tournaments in Ontario, Canada…Personal: Undecided major…born February 19, 1980…daughter of Fern and Carl Pilat.

Michelle Simpson Class: Senior Height: 5-3 Hometown: New Smyrna Beach, Florida High School: New Smyrna Beach

1999-2000: Qualified for the NCAA East Regional, the first FIU women's golfer to do so since 1994…named to the Sun Belt All-Conference team for the second consecutive year...finished second in the Sun Belt Conference with a stroke average of 76.22...won two tournaments on the year, FIU/Pat Bradley Invitational, 152 (+8) and the Lady Eagle Invitational, 226 (+10)...shot a two-round total of 151 (+7), three times on the year, at the Bale Invitational, the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational and the Hatter Spring Fling.

1998-99: Finished first in the Sun Belt Conference with a 76.7 stroke average and was named All-Conference…earned five Top 10 finishes, including the individual title of the Pat Bradley Invitational for the second consecutive season as she shot a one-under-par 215 (71-71-73)…finished tied for eighth in the UCF Invitational…shot a 228 to finish tied for third place in the Ryder Florida Women's College Championship and help FIU finish fourth overall…shot a 17-over-par 233 to finish sixth at the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.

1997-98: Played in all 10 tournaments…named second-team All-Trans America Athletic Conference…finished first on the team with a 77.1 stroke average…captured the individual title at the Lady Sunshine in a playoff shooting a 36-hole two-over-par 148…after an opening round 76 (+4), fired a career-low 69 then a 71 to finish with an even-par 216 and the individual championship at the Pat Bradley Invitational, which helped FIU to a second place team finish…finished sixth at the Ryder Florida Women's College Championships.

Prior to FIU: Played four years of golf and was voted Most Improved as a freshman and team MVP the next three seasons…helped New Smyrna Beach advance to the State Championship in 1994 and 1996…was a member of her prep football team…Played in the 1997 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship…Personal: Sports Management major…born April 26, 1979 in Jacksonville, Florida…daughter of Michael Simpson and Donna Shuler.