Indiana High School Athletic Association

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

Bob Gardner, Commissioner

MEDIA INFORMATION

October 12, 1996

4 pages

MARTINSVILLE WINS IHSAA GIRLS GOLF STATE TITLE

Shooting a tournament-record 640, Martinsville successfully won the IHSAA Girls Golf state championship for the fifth time in six years today at the Prestwick Country Club in Avon with a nine-stroke margin over runner-up Northwestern.

Martinsville’s total easily eclipsed the previous record of 683 shot by Martinsville on its way to the 1992 state championship. Since the tournament became a 36-hole event in 1991, seven of the top 10 all-time team scores were shot by the 1996 field.

Saturday’s second-round conditions were more challenging than in last week’s opening round. Although operating under sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-60s, a brisk southwesterly wind helped to push scores higher from the first round.

Martinsville was led by freshman Leigh Anne Hardin, who recovered from a double bogey on her first hole to shoot an even-par 36 on the front nine and finished with a six-over-par 77. Hardin’s 36-hole score of 149, placed her second in the individual field. Other 36-hole scores for Martinsville, which didn’t have a senior in the lineup included a 155 by sophomore Erin Roe, a 166 from freshman Jamie Hovious, a 170 from junior Kristen Bodine, and a 181 from sophomore Heather Rose.

Kathryn (Katy) Wilkinson of South Bend Clay won her second consecutive individual title with a two-over-par 73 to finish the 36-hole competition at a record 142. That total eclipsed the previous record of 145 that Wilkinson shared with Jennifer Gray of Martinsville. Wilkinson had shot a 145 in winning the 1995 title by seven strokes over Amber Amstutz of Leo. Gray’s effort came in the 1993 state finals.

Wilkinson joined Martha Foyer of Carmel (1979, 1980, 1981) Jennifer Gray of Martinsville (1992, 1993) and Suzanne Noblett of Castle (1982, 1984) as the only multiple state champions in the tournament’s 24-year tournament history. Wilkinson also joined her brother, Jeremy Wilkinson, as a two-time IHSAA champion. Jeremy Wilkinson, now a freshman golfer at Louisiana State, was the IHSAA boys state champion in 1994 and 1995.

Andrea Quandt, a senior at Northwestern High School, was named the 1996 recipient of the IHSAA Mental Attitude Award in girls golf. Quandt, who ranks third academically in her senior class, shot a 76-78-154 to place fifth among individuals. Farm Bureau Insurance, corporate sponsor of all IHSAA tournaments, will present a $1,000 scholarship to Northwestern High School in Quandt’s name. iHiHi

24TH GIRLS GOLF STATE FINALS

FINAl RESULTS

October 12, 1996

Prestwick Country Club, Avon

Par 71

TEAM SCORES

Martinsville	314	326	640
Northwestern	317	332	649
Franklin	336	350	686
Lafayette Jefferson	328	361	689
Fort Wayne Dwenger	337	353	690
Fort Wayne Snider	340	358	698
Carmel	347	354	701
Carroll (Fort Wayne)	351	370	721
Bloomington North	359	382	741

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Kathryn Wilkinson, South Bend Clay	69-73-142
Leigh Anne Hardin, Martinsville	72-77-149
Kasey Gant, Fort Wayne Dwenger	71-79-150
Mary Klein, Northwestern	72-79-151
Andrea Quandt, Northwestern	76-78-154
Jennifer Chastain, Seymour	73-82-155
Erin Roe, Martinsville	78-77-155
Ashely Bishop, Franklin	75-82-157
Mary Lidester, Lafayette Jefferson	75-82-157
Inga Snyder, Goshen	79-79-158
Laura Korus, Culver Girls Academy	75-86-161
Kelly Brown, Carmel	78-84-162
Natalie Tucker, East Central	79-83-162
Ambry Bishop, Franklin	81-83-164
Ashley Lowery, Harrison	78-87-165
Jamie Hovious, Martinsville	82-84-166
Allison Beam, Lafayette Jefferson	80-87-167
Alice Cockrum, Fort Wayne Snider	80-88-168
Mandy Puckett, Monroe Central	80-89-169
Stacey Torwell, Jennings County	80-89-169

TEAM AGGREGATE SCORING

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

BLOOMINGTON NORTH (359-382-741) -- Whitney Simic 84-86-170, Bess Bowers 98-97-195, Sara Sharp 104-105-209, Megan Mauro 86-94-180, Sun Kang/Hadley Buehner 91-118-209.

CARMEL (347-354-701) -- Kelly Brown 78-84-162, Morgan O’Banion 86-92-178, Ashley Welch 87-87-174, Katy Rusnak 96-91-187, Courtenay Grass 113-110-223.

CARROLL, Fort Wayne (351-370-721) -- Jennifer Schriefer 84-89-173, Rachel Brockhoff 98-92-190, Kimberly Million 93-100-193, Sarah Farrell 91-97-188, Jamie Meyer 83-92-175.

FORT WAYNE DWENGER (337-353-690) -- Kasey Gant 71-79-150, Jessica Sikora 89-94-183, Lisa Omo 89-101-190, Jessica Till 88-84-172, Katie Yoder 94-96-190.

FORT WAYNE SNIDER (340-358-698) -- Molly Weissert 99-85-184, Alice Cockrum 80-88-168, Shelly Nagley 89-103-192, Lori Nagel 86-93-179, Katie Rotering 85-92-177.

FRANKLIN (336-350-686) -- Ashely Bishop 75-82-157, Ambry Bishop 81-83-164, Lissa Roadruck 89-88-177, Katie Cooper 96-97-193, Amanda Bullington 91-97-188.

LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON (328-361-689) -- Amy Griffith 92-96-188, Mary Lidester 75-82-157, Annie Lidester 93-114-207, Allison Beam 80-87-167, Emily Ferguson 81-96-177.

MARTINSVILLE (314-326-640) -- Leigh Anne Hardin 72-77-149, Kristen Bodine 82-88-170, Jamie Hovious 82-84-166, Erin Roe 78-77-155, Heather Rose 88-93-181.

NORTHWESTERN (317-332-649) -- Mary Klein 72-79-151, Andrea Quandt 76-78-154, Jill Pennycoff 83-88-171, Kim Pennycoff 86-93-179, Anne Tucker 86-87-173.

INDIVIDUALS COMPETING WITHOUT TEAMS

Kathryn Wilkinson, South Bend Clay	69-73-142
Jennifer Chastain, Seymour	73-82-155
Inga Snyder, Goshen	79-79-158
Laura Korus, Culver Girls Academy	75-86-161
Natalie Tucker, East Central	79-83-162
Ashley Lowery, Harrison	78-87-165
Mandy Puckett, Monroe Central	80-89-169
Stacey Torwell, Jennings County	80-89-169
Adrienne Graessle, Seymour	79-92-171
Brooke Smith, Lafayette Central Catholic	79-92-171

STATE FINALS RECORDS

Low 18-Hole TEAM Scores

School	Year	Course	Score
Martinsville	1996 (1st round)	Prestwick	314
Northwestern	1996 (1st round)	Prestwick	317
Carmel	1980	Muncie Elks	326
Martinsville	1996 (2nd round)	Prestwick	326
Lafayette Jefferson	1996 (1st round)	Prestwick	328
Lafayette Jefferson	1984	Muncie Elks	330
North Central (Indianapolis)	1984	Muncie Elks	330
Michigan City Rogers	1981	Muncie Elks	331
Northwestern	1996 (2nd round)	Prestwick	332
Martinsville	1994 (1st round)	Prestwick	334
Noblesville	1986	Muncie Elks	334

Low 36-Hole team scores

School	Year	Course	Score
Martinsville	1996	Prestwick	640
Northwestern	1996	Prestwick	649
Martinsville	1992	Prestwick	683
Penn	1994	Prestwick	685
Franklin	1996	Prestwick	686
Lafayette Jefferson	1996	Prestwick	689
Fort Wayne Dwenger	1996	Prestwick	690
Martinsville	1994	Prestwick	697
Fort Wayne Snider	1996	Prestwick	698
Carmel	1996	Prestwick	701

State finals played as a 36-hole event since 1991

Low 18-Hole INDIVIDUAL Scores

Player, School	Year	Course	Score
Jennifer Gray, Martinsville	1993 (2nd round)	Prestwick	69
Kathryn Wilkinson, South Bend Clay	1995 (1st round)	Prestwick	69
Kathryn Wilkinson, South Bend Clay	1996 (1st round)	Prestwick	69
Cathy Crum, Richmond	1978	Muncie Elks	71
Kasey Gant, Fort Wayne Dwenger	1996 (1st round)	Prestwick	71
Tracy Chapman, Indianapolis Manual	1983	Muncie Elks	72
Martha Foyer, Carmel	1981	Muncie Elks	72
Leigh Anne Hardin, Martinsville	1996 (1st round)	Prestwick	72
Mary Klein, Northwestern	1996 (1st round)	Prestwick	72

Low 36-Hole individual Scores

Player, School	Year	Course	Score
Kathryn Wilkinson, Martinsville	1996	Prestwick	69-73-142
Jennifer Gray, Martinsville	1993	Prestwick	76-69-145
Kathryn Wilkinson, South Bend Clay	1995	Prestwick	69-76-145
Leigh Anne Hardin, Martinsville	1996	Prestwick	72-77-149
Kasey Gant, Fort Wayne Dwenger	1996	Prestwick	71-79-150
Mary Klein, Northwestern	1996	Prestwick	72-79-151
Amber Amstutz, Leo	1995	Prestwick	75-77-152
Michelle Hatfield, Fort Wayne Snider	1994	Prestwick	79-73-152
Amber Amstutz, Leo	1994	Prestwick	80-73-153
Angie Blythe, Evansville North	1994	Prestwick	77-76-153

IHSAA 96-97/019