Indiana High School Athletic Association

9150 North Meridian Street, Box 40650, Indianapolis, Indiana 46240-0650

Bob Gardner, Commissioner

MEDIA INFORMATION

October 5, 1996

3 pages

MARTINSVILLE GRABS THREE-STROKE EDGE IN GIRLS GOLF STATE FINALS

Top-ranked and defending state champion Martinsville put itself in solid contention for its fifth state championship in six years by grabbing a three-stroke lead over Northwestern Saturday in the first round of the 24th annual IHSAA Girls Golf State Finals at Prestwick Country Club in Avon.

Those two teams and seven others will return next Saturday (Oct. 12) for the final 18-hole round. Martinsville scored a 314 on the par 71, 5,250-yard course. Playing in pleasant conditions with little wind, Prestwick played easier than usual. Twenty 20 players in the 108-girl field finished at 80 or better.

Northwestern, ranked second in the coaches association poll, came in at 317. The Tigers were followed by Lafayette Jefferson (328), Franklin (336), Fort Wayne Dwenger (337) and Fort Wayne Snider (340). The low nine teams and ties, and any teams within 20 strokes of the lead, were eligible to move on to second-round competition.

Defending individual state champion Kathryn (Katy) Wilkinson of South Bend Clay fired a record-tying 69 to open a strong title defense. The senior opened with a 37 on the front nine and finished with a blazing three-under-par 32 on the back nine with three birdies. She also missed two other short birdie opportunities on the 17th and 18th holes. Wilkinson also shot a 69 in the 1995 opening round to share the state finals records with Jennifer Gray of Martinsville, who shot a 69 in the second round of the 1993 state finals.

Wilkinson will bid to join Gray (1992, 1993), Carmel’s Martha Foyer (1979, 1980, 1981) and Castle’s Suzanne Noblett (1982, 1984) as a multiple state champion.

Chasing Wilkinson will be senior Kasey Gant of Fort Wayne Dwenger, who came in at even-par 71. Right behind are freshman Leigh Anne Hardin of Martinsville and senior Mary Klein of Northwestern at 72.

Wilkinson was one of 10 players who advanced to the second round as an individual qualifier. The state finals format for individual qualifiers calls for the low nine scores and ties, along with any players within six strokes of the lead, to qualify for the second round.

GIRLS GOLF (cont.)

TEAM LEADERBOARD

Cut came at 359

Martinsville	314
Northwestern	317
Lafayette Jefferson	328
Franklin	336
Fort Wayne Dwenger	337
Fort Wayne Snider	340
Carmel	347
Carroll (Fort Wayne)	351
Bloomington North	359

INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD

Kathryn Wilkinson, South Bend Clay	69
Kasey Gant, Fort Wayne Dwenger	71
Leigh Anne Hardin, Martinsville	72
Mary Klein, Northwestern	72
Jennifer Chastain, Seymour	73
Ashely Bishop, Franklin	75
Mary Lidester, Lafayette Jefferson	75
Laura Korus, Culver Girls Academy	75
Andrea Quandt, Northwestern	76
Kelly Brown, Carmel	78
Ashley Lowery, Harrison (West Lafayette)	78
Erin Roe, Martinsville	78
Adrienne Graessle, Seymour	79
Inga Snyder, Goshen	79
Brooke Smith, Lafayette Central Catholic	79
Natalie Tucker, East Central	79
Allison Beam, Lafayette Jefferson	80
Alice Cockrum, Fort Wayne Snider	80
Mandy Puckett, Monroe Central	80
Stacy Torwelle, Jennings County	80

SECOND-WEEK INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS

Cut came at 80

Kathyrn Wilkinson, South Bend Clay	69
Jennifer Chastain, Seymour	73
Laura Korus, Culver Girls Academy	75
Ashley Lowery, Harrison	78
Adrienne Graessle, Seymour	79
Brooke Smith, Lafayette Central Catholic	79
Inga Snyder, Goshen	79
Natalie Tucker, East Central	79
Mandy Puckett, Monroe Central	80
Stacey Torwell, Jennings County	80

TEAM SCORES

Players listed in playing order, with No. 1 girl first.

BLOOMINGTON NORTH (359) -- Whitney Simic 84, Bess Bowers 98, Sara Sharp 104, Megan Mauro 86, Sun Kang 91.

CARMEL (347) -- Kelly Brown 78, Morgan O’Banion 86, Ashley Welch 87, Katy Rusnak 96, Courtenay Grass (113).

CARROLL (Fort Wayne) (351) -- Jennifer Schriefer 84, Rachel Brockhoff 98, Kimberly Million 93, Sarah Farrell 91, Jamie Meyer 83.

CENTER GROVE (363) -- Crystal Angelea 84, Dana Inabnitt 91, Betsy Crandall 91, Angie Farmer 97, Katie Meadows 115.

CULVER GIRLS ACADEMY (380) -- Laura Korus 75, Alma Velayo 100, Milo Destenie 119, Katherine Blohm 91, Merrideth Gilley 114.

FORT WAYNE DWENGER (337) -- Kasey Gant 71, Jessica Sikora 89, Lisa Omo 89, Jessica Till 88, Katie Yoder 94.

FORT WAYNE SNIDER (340) -- Molly Weissert 99, Alice Cockrum 80, Shelly Nagley 89, Lori Nagel 86, Katie Rotering 85.

FRANKLIN (336) -- Ashely Bishop 75, Ambry Bishop 81, Lissa Roadruck 89, Katie Cooper 96, Amanda Bullington 91.

GOSHEN (372) -- Inga Snyder 79, Amber Krebs 104, Lisa Robertson 94, Erin Sample 97, Julie Riley 102.

HARRISON (West Lafayette) (363) -- Ashley Lowery 78, Ashley Prange 85, Melissa Hall 98, Allison Benton 102, Katie Helmkamp 107.

INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (373) -- Shannon Gurzynski 99, Kelly Bego 81, Emily Kuhfeld 90, Chrissy Linnemeier 103, Lisa Laham 119.

LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON (328) -- Amy Griffith 92, Mary Lidester 75, Annie Lidester 93, Allison Beam 80, Emily Ferguson 81.

LAKE CENTRAL ( 368)-- Nicole Zipko 86, Kathy Anderson 94, Hilary Toyias 95, Amanda Zipko 93, Emily Homrich 109.

MARTINSVILLE (314) -- Leigh Anne Hardin 72, Kristen Bodine 82, Jamie Hovious 82, Erin Roe 78, Heather Rose 88.

MUNCIE CENTRAL (374) -- Robin DeLay 88, Erin DeLay 88, Sharona Shinnock 99, Mindy Crawmer 99, Niccole Lee 102.

NORTHWESTERN (317) -- Andrea Quandt 76, Mary Klein 72, Jill Pennycoff 83, Kim Pennycoff 86, Anne Tucker 86.

RICHMOND (362) -- Stephani Carter 91, Krista Dillman 82, Stefanie Melling 93, Kathy Benner 111, Whitney Cross 96.

SEYMOUR (366) -- Jennifer Chastain 73, Jan Hacker 92, Adrienne Graessle 79, Angie Biehle 122, Brooke Thomas 124.

INDIVIDUALS WHO ADVANCED FROM REGIONAL COMPETITION WITHOUT THEIR TEAM

Listed alphabetically

Mandi Clossey, Greenwood	90
Natalie Cook, East Noble	81
Jamie England, Bedford North Lawrence	89
Charlene Frasur, Union County	85
Jennifer LaRocco, Marquette Catholic	81
Ren Lods, Twin Lakes	93
Jessica Mote, Leo	85
Tracey Myers, Hamilton Southeastern	88
Sharon Norris, Andrean	82
Abby Powell, Marion	98
Mandy Puckett, Monroe Central	80*
Erike Quebe, Perry Meridian	85
Amy Shidler, Twin Lakes	81
Brooke Smith, Lafayette Central Catholic	79*
Cara Stuckey, Terre Haute South	84
Stacy Torwelle, Jennings County	80*
Natalie Tucker, East Central	79*
Kathyrn Wilkinson, South Bend Clay	69*

*Qualified for second round, Oct. 12

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