Tigers Finish Second for Second Straight Year; Post Seventh Straight Top-Four Showing
May 16, 2008
May 16, 2008, Waverly, Iowa - DePauw entered the 2008 NCAA Women's Golf Championships seeded ninth, but posted the program's best four-round total in its seven NCAA appearances and finished second for the second straight year.
The Tigers shot a 1258 which easily topped last year's 1303 and were second to Methodist which won with a 1219. Southwestern was third at 1263.
DePauw senior Ali Murtaugh (pictured right) shot a 303 and tied for sixth, while classmate Kristen Kriegshauser (pictured below) fired a 306 for a 10th-place tie. Both topped the previous best four-round DePauw score at the national championships of 313 by Sarah Gates in 2006.
Junior Nikki Garza finished in a tie for 41st with a 324 after shoooting a collegiate best round of 78 today. Freshman Natalie Gough finished in 88th at 342, while Erin Kielty shot an 82 in the final round.
Methodist's Susan Martin was the individual medalist with a 294.
The second place finish for Vince Lazar's Tigers was the second straight, while the team has placed in the top four in each of the last seven Championships.
2008 NCAA Division III Championships
Centennial Oaks Golf Club
Waverly, Iowa
Dates: 5/13-16/2008
Par 72, 5866 yards
Fin. Team Scores Total Par
1 Methodist University........... 307 309 299 304 1219 +67
2 DePauw University.............. 315 320 310 313 1258 +106
3 Southwestern University........ 309 320 313 321 1263 +111
4 Illinois Wesleyan University... 317 330 308 316 1271 +119
5 Otterbein College.............. 317 320 315 329 1281 +129
6 Gustavus Adolphus College...... 323 323 322 316 1284 +132
7 St. Thomas, U.of............... 321 318 317 329 1285 +133
8 Williams College............... 326 323 319 320 1288 +136
9 Allegheny College.............. 331 316 309 333 1289 +137
10 Wartburg College............... 322 322 326 320 1290 +138
11 Olivet College................. 334 324 315 325 1298 +146
12 Wisconsin-Stevens Point........ 336 330 318 320 1304 +152
13 Wisconsin-Eau Claire........... 333 334 318 320 1305 +153
14 Middlebury College............. 337 328 321 329 1315 +163
t 15 McMurry University............. 345 325 330 325 1325 +173
t 15 St. Lawrence University........ 340 331 322 332 1325 +173
17 Mount Holyoke College.......... 343 333 330 328 1334 +182
18 Pacific University............. 349 337 323 332 1341 +189
19 Franklin College............... 349 348 337 328 1362 +210
20 Illinois College............... 366 355 341 349 1411 +259
Fin. Player Team Scores Total Par
1 Susan Martin......... Methodist University........... 74 72 75 73 294 +6
t 2 Katie Dick........... Methodist University........... 79 76 71 71 297 +9
t 2 Katie Tewell......... Franklin College............... 78 78 70 71 297 +9
4 Meghan Sobotta....... Wisconsin-Eau Claire........... 78 78 73 71 300 +12
5 Stephanie Mingos..... Rhodes College................. 71 76 76 78 301 +13
t 6 Kimbra Kosak......... Gustavus Adolphus College...... 80 76 72 75 303 +15
t 6 Ali Murtaugh......... DePauw University.............. 75 76 76 76 303 +15
t 8 Catherine Brunoehler. Otterbein College.............. 78 75 74 78 305 +17
t 8 Jessica Urban........ Wisconsin-Stevens Point........ 76 74 80 75 305 +17
t 10 Kimberly Eaton....... Wellesley College.............. 75 73 77 81 306 +18
t 10 Kristen Kriegshauser. DePauw University.............. 77 78 74 77 306 +18
12 Kate Thompson........ Wartburg College............... 77 77 76 77 307 +19
t 13 Julia Gates.......... Oglethorpe University.......... 79 79 77 76 311 +23
t 13 Jordan Matheson...... Macalester College............. 81 75 77 78 311 +23
t 13 Anne O'Leary......... Williams College............... 77 83 75 76 311 +23
t 16 Vicki Kasza.......... Hollins University............. 76 76 78 83 313 +25
t 16 Alair Muzzatti....... St. Lawrence University........ 80 78 76 79 313 +25
t 16 Jaime Reints......... Allegheny College.............. 78 78 76 81 313 +25
t 19 Kristen Davenport.... Southwestern University........ 76 84 77 77 314 +26
t 19 Nicole Spear......... Illinois Wesleyan University... 78 81 76 79 314 +26
t 21 Paige Caldwell....... Methodist University........... 78 81 76 81 316 +28
t 21 Laura Heck........... St. Thomas, U.of............... 78 80 78 80 316 +28
t 21 Marisa Mauldin....... Southwestern University........ 76 78 81 81 316 +28
t 21 Maddie Murphy........ Illinois Wesleyan University... 81 81 74 80 316 +28
25 Rachel Roberg........ Gustavus Adolphus College...... 79 76 81 81 317 +29
26 Gretchen McLean...... Methodist University........... 76 80 83 79 318 +30
t 27 Melissa Barton....... Williams College............... 81 79 81 78 319 +31
t 27 Delilah Dominguez.... Southwestern University........ 79 82 79 79 319 +31
t 29 Kristi Katz.......... Illinois Wesleyan University... 76 82 83 79 320 +32
t 29 Tory MacNeil......... Elmira College................. 84 82 78 76 320 +32
t 31 Amy Anderson......... St. Thomas, U.of............... 80 75 80 86 321 +33
t 31 Rustie Anderson...... Otterbein College.............. 78 80 79 84 321 +33
t 31 Trisha McKim......... Olivet College................. 82 84 81 74 321 +33
t 34 Zahra Aliza Hanif.... Mount Holyoke College.......... 82 84 78 78 322 +34
t 34 Laura Koplik......... Williams College............... 83 79 78 82 322 +34
t 34 Michelle Pascavis.... Wisconsin-Stevens Point........ 87 78 80 77 322 +34
t 37 Steph Burns.......... Wartburg College............... 80 77 84 82 323 +35
t 37 Torie Ives........... Wisconsin-Eau Claire........... 80 86 78 79 323 +35
t 37 Cody Wallace......... Southwestern University........ 87 76 76 84 323 +35
t 37 Katrina Wood......... Carleton College............... 87 81 79 76 323 +35
t 41 Nicole Garza......... DePauw University.............. 82 83 81 78 324 +36
t 41 Holly Noble.......... St. Thomas, U.of............... 84 83 78 79 324 +36
t 43 Lisa Coleman......... Allegheny College.............. 84 79 76 86 325 +37
t 43 Meredith Robinson.... Illinois College............... 81 77 83 84 325 +37
t 43 Libby Scarlett....... McMurry University............. 86 79 82 78 325 +37
t 46 Meagan Brennan....... Ohio Northern University....... 79 85 87 76 327 +39
t 46 Alison Bruckner...... Allegheny College.............. 84 80 80 83 327 +39
t 46 Alyssa Gaudio........ North Central College.......... 84 81 84 78 327 +39
t 46 Lindsey Haines....... Illinois Wesleyan University... 82 86 81 78 327 +39
t 50 Kristin Berretta..... St. Lawrence University........ 82 79 83 84 328 +40
t 50 Jesse Blustein....... Middlebury College............. 84 84 82 78 328 +40
t 50 Kelly Butler......... Otterbein College.............. 85 83 79 81 328 +40
t 50 Karla Leon........... Macalester College............. 82 84 78 84 328 +40
t 50 Karen Levin.......... Middlebury College............. 82 82 82 82 328 +40
t 50 Lindsay Pipkin....... Olivet College................. 82 85 77 84 328 +40
t 50 Katie Potts.......... St. Thomas, U.of............... 80 83 81 84 328 +40
t 50 Amanda Sanders....... Olivet College................. 87 80 76 85 328 +40
t 58 Courtney Mazzei...... Middlebury College............. 84 81 79 85 329 +41
t 58 Megan Rimmel......... Olivet College................. 86 79 81 83 329 +41
t 60 Julie Ellenberger.... Middlebury College............. 87 81 78 84 330 +42
t 60 Valerie Kitamori..... Pacific University............. 85 83 81 81 330 +42
t 60 Sarah Mosher......... Wisconsin-Stevens Point........ 82 89 78 81 330 +42
t 60 Katie Schenfeld...... Gustavus Adolphus College...... 79 87 85 79 330 +42
t 64 Alessandra Bollero... Illinois Wesleyan University... 82 88 77 84 331 +43
t 64 Katie Dale........... Oglethorpe University.......... 85 79 83 84 331 +43
t 64 Daina Deery.......... Wartburg College............... 82 85 84 80 331 +43
t 67 Kathleen Banaszak.... Mount Holyoke College.......... 87 80 80 85 332 +44
t 67 Sara Dickson......... Methodist University........... 81 91 77 83 332 +44
t 67 Megan Hanson......... St. Thomas, U.of............... 83 80 83 86 332 +44
t 67 Monica Harris........ McMurry University............. 89 80 81 82 332 +44
t 67 Barbara John......... McMurry University............. 86 82 81 83 332 +44
t 67 Emily White.......... Otterbein College.............. 79 83 83 87 332 +44
t 73 Amber Conrad......... Olivet College................. 84 81 85 84 334 +46
t 73 Jordan Galles........ Wartburg College............... 83 83 87 81 334 +46
t 73 Julia Wears.......... Allegheny College.............. 89 79 77 89 334 +46
76 Tami Park............ Pacific University............. 86 83 81 85 335 +47
t 77 Kelly Hartley........ Pacific University............. 86 86 79 85 336 +48
t 77 Natalie King......... Otterbein College.............. 82 82 86 86 336 +48
t 77 Kait O'Brien......... Williams College............... 85 82 85 84 336 +48
t 80 Laura Burkholder..... Allegheny College.............. 85 84 85 83 337 +49
t 80 Victoria Dominguez... Southwestern University........ 78 84 81 94 337 +49
t 82 Vanessa Fong......... Mount Holyoke College.......... 87 82 86 83 338 +50
t 82 Amanda Johnson....... Gustavus Adolphus College...... 85 84 86 83 338 +50
84 Kali Griggs.......... Gustavus Adolphus College...... 85 89 84 81 339 +51
85 Erin McPherson....... McMurry University............. 88 84 86 82 340 +52
t 86 Casey Lawton......... St. Lawrence University........ 86 87 80 88 341 +53
t 86 Brianna Obermueller.. Wisconsin-Eau Claire........... 85 88 82 86 341 +53
88 Natalie Gough........ DePauw University.............. 89 83 86 84 342 +54
t 89 Jasmine Ching........ Pacific University............. 92 86 82 84 344 +56
t 89 Rebecca Lewis........ Wartburg College............... 87 90 82 85 344 +56
t 89 Katie Swift.......... Wisconsin-Eau Claire........... 90 82 88 84 344 +56
t 92 Tiffany Shute........ Mount Holyoke College.......... 87 87 86 85 345 +57
t 92 Kim Sikule........... St. Lawrence University........ 92 87 83 83 345 +57
94 Grace Adams.......... Franklin College............... 88 87 88 85 348 +60
95 Sarah Keating........ Mount Holyoke College.......... 87 91 89 82 349 +61
96 Le Anna Nash......... Pacific University............. 99 85 84 82 350 +62
t 97 Meagan Harris........ McMurry University............. 85 89 89 88 351 +63
t 97 Katie Kautz.......... Wisconsin-Stevens Point........ 93 91 80 87 351 +63
99 Sarah Hansen......... Wisconsin-Eau Claire........... 90 88 85 89 352 +64
t100 Lauren Anstey........ Williams College............... 90 95 89 84 358 +70
t100 Amanda Dlugopolski... Wisconsin-Stevens Point........ 91 89 86 92 358 +70
102 Caitlin Cunningham... St. Lawrence University........ 92 92 89 86 359 +71
103 Samantha Marshall.... Franklin College............... 94 94 91 81 360 +72
104 Natalie Daugherty.... Franklin College............... 90 95 88 91 364 +76
105 Juliann Papesch...... Illinois College............... 98 91 92 91 372 +84
106 Ashley Edwards....... Illinois College............... 94 91 87 101 373 +85
107 Liz Hirsch........... Middlebury College............. 95 95 93 92 375 +87
108 Caitlin Purkhiser.... Franklin College............... 93 89 95 100 377 +89
109 Leah Reuschel........ Illinois College............... 96 96 99 91 382 +94
Erin Kielty.......... DePauw University.............. 81 - 79 82 DNF
Janelle Kuhn......... Illinois College............... 95 - 79 83 DNF
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