1998 STATE FINALS

1998 STATE FINALS

October 2 & 5, 1998

Prestwick Country Club, Avon

HARDIN, MARTINSVILLE REPEAT AS STATE CHAMPIONS

Leigh Anne Hardin of Martinsville shot an even-par 71 in the final round to finish with a 36-hole total of 142 and win her second consecutive individual title while leading the Artesians to their fourth straight team title in the 26^th Annual Indiana High School Athletic Association Girls Golf State Finals Oct. 5, 1998 at Prestwick Country Club in Avon.

It was the seventh title in the last eight years for Martinsville. The Artesians, coached by Sharon Most for each of their championships, have finished first or second every year since 1990. With its four-peat, Martinsville becomes the 23^rd school to win four or more consecutive IHSAA state championships in one sport. The longest IHSAA consecutive title streak is 12, held by Carmel in girls swimming and diving from 1986-87 through 1997-98.

Martinsville's second-round team total of 308 broke the 18-hole team record set by the Artesians with a 611 in the second round of the 1997 state finals. Their 626 score for 36 holes was just off the 623 total of 1997 that stands as the tournament record.

Fort Wayne Dwenger finished second at 653, followed by Franklin (661), Carmel (671) and Indianapolis Cathedral (685).

Hardin, a junior who won the United States Golf Association Girls Junior title in August, tied the IHSAA state tournament 36-hole record of 142 set by Katy Wilkinson in 1996. Hardin tallied three birdies and three bogeys in each of the two rounds. She just missed breaking the record as birdie putts on her 35^th and 36^th holes lipped out. Hardin was the tournament runner-up to Wilkinson as a freshman in 1996 with a 144 total and won with 143 in 1997. In addition to playing on three state championship golf teams, Hardin also was a member of Martinsville's state championship basketball teams in 1996-97 and 1997-98.

Mary Lidester, a senior at Lafayette Jefferson, finished as the tournament runner-up for the second straight year by shooting a two-over-par 73 in the second round to finish eight strokes back at 150. Jessica Till of Fort Wayne Dwenger was third at 151, followed by teammate Lauren Gant and Noblesville's Ashley Prange at 152. Ambry Bishop of Franklin was sixth at 154.

The final round was postponed two days after an early morning downpour made the course unplayable on Oct. 3. The second round started amid fog and a light mist. By mid-day the precipitation had ended, the sun broke through and the temperature rose to the mid-70s with an increasingly strong breeze. The par-71 course was shortened from 5,700 yards from the first round to 5,535 yards for the second round by reducing the yardage significantly on the par-five 18^th hole.

LIDESTER NAMED MENTAL ATTITUDE AWARD RECIPIENT

Mary Lidester, a senior at Lafayette Jefferson High School, was named the 1998 recipient of the IHSAA Mental Attitude Award in Girls Golf. Lidester shot a 77-73-150 to finish second individually in the 1998 IHSAA Girls Golf State Finals. She was the runner-up in 1997 and tied for eighth in 1996. Lidester is a member of the National Honor Society and also plays basketball for the Bronchos. She ranks 30th in her senior class of 382 students. She is the first Lafayette Jefferson student to receive the IHSAA Mental Attitude Award in girls golf. Farm Bureau Insurance, corporate partner of the IHSAA, presented a $1,000 scholarship to Lafayette Jefferson High School in Lidester's name.

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Player	School	First Round	Second Round	Total
Leigh Anne Hardin	Martinsville	71	71	142
Mary Lidester	Lafayette Jefferson	77	73	150
Jessica Till	Fort Wayne Dwenger	79	72	151
Lauren Gant	Fort Wayne Dwenger	75	77	152
Ashley Prange	Noblesville	80	72	152
Ambry Bishop	Franklin	76	78	154
Karen Dennison	Madison	76	80	156
Kelly Bego	Indianapolis Cathedral	77	80	157
Andrea Duc	Daleville	76	81	157
Heather Rose	Martinsville	82	75	157
Ryan Slayback	South Dearborn	79	78	157
Angie Kephart	Franklin	82	77	159
Danah Ford	Lawrence Central	79	81	160
Emily Kuhfeld	Indianapolis Cathedral	78	83	161
Cara Stuckey	Terre Haute South	78	83	161
Ashley Welch	Carmel	84	77	161
Morgan O'Banion	Carmel	81	81	162
Erin Roe	Martinsville	84	79	163
Amanda Puckett	Monroe Central	80	84	164
Bethany Brunner	Martinsville	82	83	165
Ashlie Rose	Martinsville	83	86	169
Erin Sample	Goshen	87	82	169
Molly Jackson	Carmel	85	85	170
Katie Cooper	Franklin	83	87	170

TEAM SCORES

First-round cut came at 367

School	First Round	Second Round	Total
Martinsville	318	308	626
Fort Wayne Dwenger	329	324	653
Franklin	334	327	661
Carmel	340	331	671
Indianapolis Cathedral	338	347	685
Lafayette Jefferson	350	350	700
Columbus North	357	348	705
Marion	365	348	713
Goshen	367	356	723
DeKalb	367	399	766

Valparaiso	368	--
Noblesville	375	--
Bloomington North	380	--
Brebeuf	385	--
Northwestern	391	--
Yorktown	397	--
Lake Central	401	--
Evansville Mater Dei	402	--

INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS

Players who advanced to the State Finals as individuals

First-round cut came at 85

Player	School	Round 1	Round 2	Total
Alice Cockrum	Fort Wayne Snider	88	--
Natalie Dallas	Center Grove	96	--
Karen Dennison	Madison	76	80	156
Erin Dickey	New Castle	93	--
Andrea Duc	Daleville	76	81	157
Jennifer Dziabo	Boone Grove	92	--
Danah Ford	Lawrence Central	79	81	160
Amanda Hunter	Park Tudor	99	--
Kristi Laskowski	Madison Shawe	90	--
Sara Mess	Fort Wayne Northrop	93	--
Emily Minnich	South Adams	91	--
Lisa Mrozinski	New Prairie	98	--
Ashley Prange	Noblesville	80	72	152
Sarah Presley	LaPorte	98	--
Amanda Puckett	Monroe Central	80	84	164
Christina Pugh	Winamac	84	90	174
Ryan Slayback	South Dearborn	79	78	157
Cara Stuckey	Terre Haute South	78	83	161
Courtney Tate	Brownsburg	92	--
Katy Welter	Valparaiso	85	87	172

TEAM SCORING

		Round 1	Round 2	Total
CARMEL		340	331	671
	Morgan O'Banion	81	81	162
	Ashley Welch	84	77	161
	Adrienne Mayhew	97	88	185
	Ann Speidel/Danielle Wilson	90	110	200
	Molly Jackson	85	85	170
COLUMBUS NORTH		357	348	705
	Laura Voelz	87	87	174
	Megan Levett	91	86	177
	Angie Trueblood	97	88	185
	Amber Lentz	88	91	179
	Allison Yeley	91	87	178
DEKALB		367	399	766
	Tara Rehrer	89	95	184
	Krissy Reel	87	94	181
	Jill Brinkman	94	WD	--
	Hana VerHage	118	111	229
	Vanessa Weimer	97	99	196
FORT WAYNE DWENGER		329	324	653
	Lauren Gant	75	77	152
	Jessica Till	79	72	151
	Katie Yoder	90	87	177
	Nicole Chamberlain	87	89	176
	Kim Moore	88	88	176
FRANKLIN		334	327	661
	Ambry Bishop	76	78	154
	Carrie Dougherty	95	100	195
	Angie Kephart	82	77	159
	Amy Wenning	93	85	178
	Katie Cooper	83
GOSHEN		367	356	723
	Erin Sample	87	82	169
	Lisa Robertson	90	85	175
	Julie Riley	92	94	186
	Megan Thomas	99	95	194
	Jaime Sarbaugh	98	98	196
INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL		338	347	685
	Emily Kuhfeld	78	83	161
	Kelly Bego	77	80	157
	Chrissy Linnemeier	88	84	172
	Cindy Becher	95	100	195
	Heather Rainey	111	104	215

LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON		350	350	700
	Mary Lidester	77	73	150
	Emily Ferguson	87	85	172
	Annie Lidester	91	90	181
	Amy Griffith	95	102	197
	Carissa Paddock/Monica Arnett	120	127	247
MARION		365	348	713
	Abby Powell	90	90	180
	Caroline Musser	95	85	180
	Deb Garriott	90	85	175
	Ashley Powell	90	88	178
	Lauren Howard	127	138	265
MARTINSVILLE		318	308	626
	Erin Roe	84	79	163
	Leigh Anne Hardin	71	71	142
	Heather Rose	84	75	157
	Bethany Brunner	82	83	165
	Ashlie Rose	83	86	169