Bob Gardner, Commissioner
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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.
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
Wilkinson
will bid to join Gray (1992, 1993),
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
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
|
314 |
Northwestern |
317 |
|
328 |
|
336 |
|
337 |
|
340 |
|
347 |
Carroll ( |
351 |
|
359 |
INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
Kathryn Wilkinson, |
69 |
Kasey
Gant, |
71 |
Leigh Anne Hardin, |
72 |
Mary Klein, Northwestern |
72 |
Jennifer Chastain, Seymour |
73 |
Ashely
Bishop, Franklin |
75 |
Mary Lidester,
Lafayette |
75 |
Laura Korus, |
75 |
Andrea Quandt,
Northwestern |
76 |
Kelly Brown, |
78 |
Ashley Lowery, |
78 |
Erin Roe, |
78 |
Adrienne Graessle,
Seymour |
79 |
Inga
Snyder, |
79 |
Brooke Smith, |
79 |
Natalie Tucker, East Central |
79 |
Allison Beam, Lafayette |
80 |
Alice Cockrum, |
80 |
Mandy Puckett, |
80 |
Stacy Torwelle, |
80 |
SECOND-WEEK
INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS
Cut
came at 80
Kathyrn
Wilkinson, |
69 |
Jennifer Chastain, Seymour |
73 |
Laura Korus, |
75 |
Ashley Lowery, Harrison |
78 |
Adrienne Graessle,
Seymour |
79 |
Brooke Smith, |
79 |
Inga
Snyder, |
79 |
Natalie Tucker, East Central |
79 |
Mandy Puckett, |
80 |
Stacey Torwell, |
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.
CARROLL (
CENTER GROVE (363) -- Crystal Angelea 84, Dana Inabnitt 91, Betsy Crandall 91, Angie Farmer 97, Katie
Meadows 115.
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.
HARRISON (West Lafayette) (363) -- Ashley Lowery 78, Ashley Prange
85, Melissa Hall 98, Allison Benton 102, Katie Helmkamp
107.
LAKE CENTRAL ( 368)-- Nicole Zipko 86, Kathy Anderson
94, Hilary Toyias 95, Amanda Zipko
93, Emily Homrich 109.
NORTHWESTERN (317) -- Andrea Quandt 76, Mary Klein 72,
Jill Pennycoff 83,
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, |
90 |
Natalie Cook, East Noble |
81 |
Jamie England, |
89 |
Charlene Frasur, |
85 |
Jennifer LaRocco, |
81 |
Ren
Lods, |
93 |
Jessica Mote, Leo |
85 |
Tracey Myers, Hamilton Southeastern |
88 |
Sharon Norris, Andrean |
82 |
Abby Powell, |
98 |
Mandy Puckett, |
80* |
Erike
Quebe, Perry Meridian |
85 |
Amy Shidler, |
81 |
Brooke Smith, |
79* |
Cara Stuckey, |
84 |
Stacy Torwelle, |
80* |
Natalie Tucker, East Central |
79* |
Kathyrn
Wilkinson, |
69* |
*Qualified
for second round, Oct. 12
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