2002 IHSAA GIRLS GOLF STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
October 4-5,
2002
The Legends of Indiana Golf Course,
Franklin, IN
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PENN
KINGSMEN; CENTER GROVE’S KATIE TEWELL CROWNED GOLF STATE CHAMPIONS
The
Penn Kingsmen and Center Grove senior Katie Tewell turned in back-to-back
outstanding performances to capture the state titles in the 30th
Annual IHSAA Girls Golf State Championships on
Playing
in beautiful sunshine on Saturday following Friday’s rain-soaked first round,
the Kingsmen were able to improve their team score to 322, 13 strokes better
than their opening round total of 335, to finish at 657. Penn’s top player, junior Casey North, turned
in a pair of 79s and a total of 158 to finish tied for fifth among all
individuals. Also finishing in the top 15 overall for Penn were freshmen Laura
Ormson and Julia Potter. Ormson recorded an 81-82-163, good for 10th
place, while Potter, carded rounds of 86-81-167 for 15th place. Senior
Alexandra Gennicks tossed in an 80 on the second day to add to her first round
91, for a 171 total and senior Hannah
Miles shot 89-87-176 to account for Penn’s other totals.
Penn
held a 10-stroke lead over Hamilton Southeastern and Lafayette Jefferson at the
end of the first round which was marred by a one hour and 45-minute rain delay
during the early afternoon.
Defending
champion and top-ranked Western improved some 31 strokes, but had to settle for
a second place finish at 663 (347-316).
Noblesville, second in the final state rankings, grabbed third for the
second straight year with 357-318-675.
Lafayette Jefferson posted rounds of 345-340-685 for fourth and Hamilton
Southeastern completed the top five with 688 (345-343).
It
was the second girls golf title for Penn, coached by Jim Garrett. The Kingsmen
last carried home the trophy in 1994 under head coach Terry Tulchinsky. That
year, they combined for a 685 total, besting runner-up
Center
Grove’s Katie Tewell, last year’s state runner-up, returned to become the first
golfer in her school’s history to take the state title. Tewell led all
individuals after Friday’s first round with a 74 and followed up that effort
with a 72 on Saturday for a winning total of 146. Tewell’s 72 was the
second-best round in this year’s tournament to senior Amber Prange of
Noblesville whose 70 on Saturday took top honors. Prange’s score ranked as the
sixth-best round in state finals history. Noblesville senior Sally Shonk placed
second overall with a 149 (75-74); seniors Amber Kuss of Oregon-Davis (79-75)
and Kylene Pulley of Western (77-77) tied for third at 154. Kuss finished third
last season as well.
Last
year’s state medalist, senior Caroline Haase of Culver Academy, finished tied
for 11th place with a total of 164 (84-80).
NOBLESVILLE’S
SALLY SHONK WINS MENTAL ATTITUDE AWARD
Noblesville
High School senior Sally Shonk was named winner of 2002 Girls Golf Mental
Attitude Award, presented by the IHSAA Executive Committee. This award is given in each of the
organization's 20 championship events, to an outstanding senior participant who
was nominated by her principal and coach and who excelled in mental attitude,
scholarship, leadership and athletic ability.
Sally
was a member of the third place Millers and turned in rounds of 75-74-149 in
the state finals contested at The Legends of Indiana Golf Course in Franklin on
October 4-5, 2002. Earlier in the
tournament, she had fired a 77 at the Ironwood Golf Club in the Hamilton
Southeastern Sectional and followed that up with a 71 and medalist honors in
the New Castle Regional at the Westwood Country Club in New Castle.
This
year, Sally was named 2002 IGA-PGA Jr. Golf Player of the Year; 2002 Future
Collegians World Tour, 1st Team All-American; 2002 FCWT Player of the
Year. She captured Noblesville golf MVP
honors for the second straight season and was named All-Hoosier Crossroads
Conference for the fourth consecutive time.
She is a 2002 Wendy's Heisman Nominee for leadership and a three-year
member of the Lady Millers varsity basketball program.
Sally
ranked fifth in her senior class of 422 and was a member of the Academic Honors
Program, National Honor Society and 1st Team Academic All-State. She also was an NHS Student Government Senior
Class Representative, along with participating in the Spanish Club, Science
Fair, a Noblesville High volunteer tutor, NHS Merit Award winner and a member
of the Homecoming Court.
Shonk
becomes the second Noblesville girls golfer to win the award following Kristin
Ryan in 1986. She plans to attend college with a major in Athletic
Administration or Optometry. She is the
daughter of Bill and Lynn Shonk of Noblesville.
Farm
Bureau Insurance, IHSAA corporate partner, presented a $1,000 scholarship to
Noblesville High School in the name of Sally Shonk.
TEAM POSTERS AND INDIVIDUAL ACTION PHOTOGRAPHS AVAILABLE
Visit 20-20 Photographic,
the IHSAA’s photographer and the Midwest’s Leader in Sports Action Photography,
for images captured during this weekend’s Girls Golf State Finals! Action
photos of your favorite golfer as well as the 20-20’s Ultimate Sports Poster
will be available for purchase later in the week following the state finals.
STATE
FINALS PROGRAMS AVAILABLE
Couldn’t be there for the girls golf state finals?
You can still purchase a copy of the official state finals program while
supplies last! Programs are $2.00 if you purchase in person at the IHSAA Office
(9150 N. Meridian Street in Indianapolis) or $4.00 by mail (postage included).
To order, send a check for $4.00 made payable to the IHSAA, a note with your
return address and brief description of your request and mail to: IHSAA
Programs, PO Box 40650, Indianapolis, IN 46240-0650. Sorry, no credit cards. To
further inquire, e-mail Assistant Sports Information Director Jason Wille at jwille@ihsaa.org.