Junior (1998-99): An All-America selection after tying for sixth at the
NCAA Championships... Shot a 6-over-par 294 (72-71-76-75) and was in second
place after two rounds -- just two shots off the lead... Entered the NCAAs
not ranked among the nation's top-100, but finished the season as the
country's No. 45 golfer in the final MasterCard rankings... Gave the UA its
best individual showing at the NCAAs since Rory Sabbatini was the runner-up
to Tiger Woods in 1996... Was named to the All-Pac-10 second team after he
tied for 20th at the Pac-10 Championships... Shot a 10-over-par 290
(76-73-67-74)... Owned Arizona's top scoring average on the season
(73.19)... Tied for 48th at the NCAA West Regional... Entered the final
round in a tie for 20th, but dropped after carding a final round 78...
Played in 11 tournaments and had five top-20 finishes and one top-10
outing... Best finish of the year was a tie for third at the PING/Arizona
Intercollegiate, which was hosted by the UA at the Raven at Sabino
Springs... He shot a 2-under-par-211 and finished two shots behind the
individual medalist... He opened with a 5-under-par 66 in the first
round... His best round of the season was a 65, which was turned in at the
John Burns Intercollegiate... In that tourney, he tied for 21st with a
4-under-par 212... Tied for 18th at the Golf Digest Intercollegiate after
carding a 2-over-par 218... In the fall, he tied for 15th in the Jerry Pate
Intercollegiate (even-par 213)... Was Arizona's top finisher in five
tournaments.

Sophomore (1997-98): A 1998 All-Pac-10 first team selection... One of three
UA golfers who played in all 13 tournaments on the year (Rory Sabbatini,
Andy Barnes)... Played in the No. 3 spot during the year and owned the
third-best stroke average (72.76)... Owned four top-10 outings and four
top-20 performances... Best tournament of the season was the Missouri
Bluffs Intercollegiate in the fall... He tied for first after shooting a
3-under-par 210... Missouri Bluffs was one fo two individual titles for the
Arizona golf team on the season... Tied for 15th in the Pac-10
Championships and tied for 29th at the NCAA West Regional... Placed fifth
at the U.S. Collegiate Championships and was Arizona's top golfer in that
tourney... shot a 2-under-par 214... Ranked No. 38 in the final MasterCard
Collegiate Golf Rankings.

Freshman (1996-97): Had a solid fall campaign and was the only UA freshman
to compete in every tournament... His stroke average of 74.16 was good for
third on the squad... Had one top-10 finish and a pair of top-20 outings...
Top performance was a tie for ninth place at the Ping/Golfweek Invitational
(11-over-par 224)... That was the best score among all Arizona golfers...
Tied for 58th in his first collegiate tournament the William H. Tucker
Invitational with a three-round total of 221 (+5)... Top scorer for
Arizona at Jerry Pate Intercollegiate, tying for 16th with a score of
3-over-par 219... Carded a 2-under-par 70 in the second round... Ended up
at 10-over-par 226 at the Golf World/Palmetto Dunes tournament... Low
scorer for the Wildcats at the PING Arizona Intercollegiate, coming in at
1-under-par 212... Tied for 26th at the Big Island Intercollegiate with a
three-round total of 8-over-par 220... Carded a three-round score of
6-over-par 222 at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate... Tied for 16th with a
4-over-par 220 at the Aldila Collegiate Classic... Finished at 14-over-par
159 at the Golf Digest Collegiate... Tied for 47th at the rain-shortened
Morris Williams Intercollegiate, with a 17-over-par 161... Finished tied
for 36th at the PING Intercollegiate with a three-round score of 9-over-par
225... At the ASU Thunderbird/Savane shot a 6-over-par 222... Fired an
11-over-par 299 at the four-round Pac-10 Championships and tied for 29th
place... At the NCAA Regional finished tied for 27th at 2-over-par 218.

High School: Graduated from Paul Dwyer Catholic High School in Oshawa,
Ontario, Canada in 1996... Member of the 1995 and 1996 Canadian Junior
Team... Traveled to Japan with the team to compete in junior world
championships... Named top golfer in Ontario in 1995 and 1996... Was
1995-96 high school athlete of the year.

Personal: Full name is Derek Thomas Gillespie... Son of Gary and Donna
Gillespie... Father is an auto worker and mother is a jobs clerk...
Undecided in his choice of major... Hobbies include playing hockey and
working out... Born 7-6-78 in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.
 

*did not make cut