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October 4, 2008
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN, RICHMOND’S WITHERBY WIN GIRLS GOLF
CHAMPIONSHIPS
A day after a record-setting
performance, Richmond sophomore Trisha Witherby held
off the final round field to win the 36th annual state championship
on Saturday at The Legends of Indiana Golf Course in Franklin.
Top-ranked Hamilton
Southeastern rallied to win its second team state championship (2003) after
beginning the day tied for third. The Royals (315-312-627), coached by Steve Guenin, edged first day leader Richmond (305-332-637) for
the top spot. Columbus North (313-329-642) placed third, Roncalli
(315-328-643) was fourth and defending champ Martinsville (325-319-644) came in
fifth. Richmond had held an eight-stroke lead at the end of the first round.
After struggling a week
earlier at the regional with a 79, Witherby went
birdie and eagle on her first two holes Friday and carded a 66 to set a state
finals record and also tied the competitive girls
course record. On Saturday, she had to overcome six bogeys, including one on 18,
to post a 66-77-143 to edge Noblesville senior Emily Podzielinski
(75-69-144) for medalist honors. Podzielinski posted
three birdies on the front nine Saturday.
Witherby’s 143 tied for the fourth lowest score ever in the
state finals and Podzielinski’s 144 tied for seventh.
Witherby became the second Richmond girl to win the state
crown joining Cathy Crum in 1978 and was the second straight sophomore to win
the title following Brebeuf Jesuit’s Sophie Hayashi. Hayashi
didn’t compete in this year’s state tournament. Witherby’s
record score on Friday bettered the 68 shot by Martinsville’s Leigh Anne Hardin
in the 1999 state finals and Penn’s Julia Potter in 2005. Witherby
(77-79-156) had finished tied for 19th in last year’s state finals.
Hamilton Southeastern’s
four scoring players placed in the top 33. Freshman Brooke Beegle
(71-79-150) tied for seventh; senior Autumn Duke (78-74-152) tied for 10th;
senior Christina Beyerl (83-78-161) tied for 25th
and; senior Jennifer Blanchard (83-82-165) was 33rd. Junior Kelsey
Smith (88-81-169) tied for 38th.
Rounding out the over
individuals, Avon senior Breanna Patz
(73-74-147) placed third while Columbus North junior Taylor Gohn
(72-76-148) was fourth. Kokomo senior Kristi Cardwell (70-79-149) and
Martinsville senior Carleigh Silvers (74-75-149) tied
for fifth place.
Richmond’s first day 305
tied for the second-best score ever record in a state finals tournament, while
Hamilton Southeastern’s 312 tied for the seventh-best.
The Royals’ 36-hole score of 627 was the fifth-lowest mark ever posted.
Both days in Franklin saw
sunny, clear skies that started off in the low to mid-40s but warmed to around
70 degrees by the afternoon.
36th Annual IHSAA Girls Golf State Finals
Oct. 3-4, 2008
The Legends of Indiana Golf Course
Franklin, IN
Team Standings
|
1. |
Hamilton Southeastern |
315-312-627 |
|
2. |
Richmond |
305-332-637 |
|
3. |
Columbus North |
313-329-642 |
|
4. |
Roncalli |
315-328-643 |
|
5. |
Martinsville |
325-319-644 |
|
6. |
Noblesville |
327-324-651 |
|
7. |
Avon |
330-325-655 |
|
8. |
Penn |
332-330-662 |
|
9. |
Carmel |
332-343-675 |
Top 10 Individual Standings
|
1. |
Trisha Witherby,
10, Richmond |
66-77-143 |
|
2. |
Emily Podzielinski,
12, Noblesville |
75-69-144 |
|
3. |
Breanna Patz, 12, Avon |
73-74-147 |
|
4. |
Taylor Gohn,
11, Columbus North |
72-76-148 |
|
T5. |
Kristi Cardwell, 12,
Kokomo |
70-79-149 |
|
T5. |
Carleigh Silvers, 12, Martinsville |
74-75-149 |
|
T7. |
Kaylee Imel, 12, Norwell |
72-78-150 |
|
T7. |
Brooke Beegle,
9, Hamilton Southeastern |
71-79-150 |
|
9. |
Ashley Kees,
11, Carroll (Fort Wayne) |
71-80-151 |
|
T10. |
Anne Ormson,
12, South Bend St. Joseph’s |
76-76-152 |
|
T10. |
Allyse Kotso, 12, Chesterton |
76-76-152 |
|
T10. |
Autumn Duke, 12, Hamilton
Southeastern |
78-74-152 |
AVON’S BREANNA PATZ NAMED MENTAL ATTITUDE WINNER
Following the
tournament, Avon senior Breanna Patz
was selected as the winner of the Mental Attitude Award by members of the IHSAA
Executive Committee.
The Committee
presents the award to the outstanding senior participant during the state
finals each year. The recipient of the award, who was nominated by her
principal and coach, must excel in mental attitude, scholarship, leadership and
athletic ability in girls golf.
Patz was
a four-year participant in the state finals and was an all-state finisher three
times placing fourth in 2006, 17th in 2007 and third this year. She
has also been a member of the Indiana Junior Golf Masters Tour.
Besides playing
basketball for the Orioles, Patz is a member of the
National Honor Society, the Spanish National Honor Society and the Fellowship
of Christian Athletes. She also serves as an ambassador for the Avon School and
Community Ambassadors program and the NCAA Stay in Bounds program.
Patz
ranks 14th in her class of 544 students and plans to study business
at Xavier University beginning next fall.
She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Patz.
Indiana Farm
Bureau Insurance, the IHSAA’s partner, presented a scholarship
check for $1,000.00 to Avon High School in the name of Patz. Since 1989, more than $551,000 in college
scholarships has been presented by Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance to deserving
high school students in
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