Stephen Bidne Class: Freshman Hometown: St. Paul, Minn. High School: Roseville Area Height / Weight: 6-1 / 165 Experience: HS

2007 fall: Competed in all five of the Bears' fall-season events... Had three top-50 finishes... Tied for 23rd (152 two-day total) at the America Sky Conference championship tournament... Shot 79 or lower in 13 of 14 fall rounds.

High school: Graduated in June 2007 from Roseville (Minn.) Area High School... Was a four-year letterwinner for coach Ralph Sibbet ... Was team captain his senior year... Was named 2007 Minn. Junior Boys Player of the Year... Selected to the 2007 All-State Academic Team...Was three times honored as Roseville's most-valuable player... Was a two-time (2005, 2007) Suburban East Conference individual champion... Was a three-time all-conference selection... As a senior, helped team to first conference championship in more than 30 years... Was the top-ranked high school golfer in Minnesota for much of his senior year... Was a member of Minnesota's junior team that took part in a cup match with Wisconsin junior team.

Personal: Born in Minneapolis... Parents are Gary and Penny Bidne... Has one brother, Peter, 25... Majoring in business.