2005 WIAC Women's Golf Championships Preview

2005 WIAC Women's Golf Championships Preview

Superior, Wis.--For the first time in school history, University of Wisconsin-Superior will host the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women's Golf Championships at Nemadji Golf Course in Superior on October 1-2.

Competition will include all seven league teams with tee-times beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m. on Sunday. UW-Stout will also participate in the championships with its club team, however, the Blue Devils will not count toward the team or individual scoring.

UW-Eau Claire looks to defend its conference title from last season after having recorded three second-place finishes and two third-place finishes as a team this fall. The Blugolds captured league championships in 1998, 2001 and 2004.

UW-Eau Claire senior Maggie Loney claimed medalist honors at last year's league gala and looks to become the first individual in conference history to win back-to-back titles. She was also named the conference's player of the year a season ago. This fall, Loney has recorded four top-three finishes and has won the UW-Eau Claire Invitational and UW-Whitewater Invitational. At the UW-Whitewater Invitational, she shattered the course record with a 66 during the second day of competition.

The Blugolds also feature sophomore Meghan Sobotta and junior Jessica Thompson. Sobotta captured medalist honors at the Carthage Invitational and placed second at the Knox Invitational and UW-Oshkosh Invitational. Thompson has fired five rounds in the 70s this season.

UW-Oshkosh finished sixth during the 2004 WIAC championship after winning the previous two conference meets. The Titans will provide stiff competition for UW-Eau Claire, recording four top-five finishes as a team this fall, including first-place standings at the UW-Oshkosh Invitational and Carthage Invitational.

Junior Jennifer Young leads the Titan charge. She has recorded five top-five finishes this fall, including second-place standings at the Augustana (Ill.) Invitational, Carthage Invitational and UW-Whitewater Invitational. Senior Cheryl Treadwell claimed medalist honors at the UW-Oshkosh Invitational, while freshman Megan Scherg placed second at the Carthage Invitational.

UW-Platteville placed second at last season's league meet for the best finish in school history. The Pioneers are led by seniors LeAnn Austinson and Ahna Hendrickson. Austinson captured medalist honors at the Clarke (Iowa) Invitational earlier this year.

UW-River Falls also recorded the best finish in school history a year ago with a third-place standing. The Falcons are led by senior Kara Coughlin who finished ninth at the Augsburg (Minn.) Invitational and 11th at the Carthage Invitational.

UW-Stevens Point placed fourth last season for the fourth time in the last five seasons. The Pointers are led by junior Susie Lewis, who tied her own single-round school record with a 73 on the second day of the Illinois Wesleyan Invitational. Sophomore Katie Kautz became the second player in school history to achieve a hole-in-one when she aced the par three, 163-yard, 17th hole at Wild Ridge Golf Course during the second round of the UW-Eau Claire Invitational earlier this fall.

UW-Whitewater finished fifth for the second straight year a season ago. The Warhawks are led by junior Diana Schmidt, who has recorded six of the top 10 team scores this year.

UW-Superior has participated in four invitationals this season and will look to improve on last year's seventh-place standing.

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