2004 WIAC Women's Golf
Athletes of the Week

Week of Sept. 27 - Oct. 3
Ahna Hendrickson, Junior (Lodi), of UW-Platteville
Hendrickson may have played the best round golf in UW-Platteville history at the UW-Oshkosh Invitational held October 2-3 at Whispering Springs Golf Course in Fond du Lac. She shot a 75 in windy conditions during a second round in which no one else broke 80. Hendrickson totaled 162 during the 36-hole competition to place second overall and led the Pioneers to a third-place finish among eight schools.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Maggie Loney, Junior, River Falls
UW-Oshkosh, Cheryl Treadwell, Junior, Brookfield (Central)
UW-River Falls, Gabe VanDyk, Sophomore, Luverne, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Susie Lewis, Sophomore, Crystal Lake, Ill. (Central)

Week of Sept. 20 - 26
Jesse Thompson, Sophomore (Stevens Point/SPASH), of UW-Eau Claire
Thompson took medalist honors in back-to-back meets for UW-Eau Claire this week. She opened with a six-over-par 78 to win by one stroke in the 12-team Carthage Invitational on September 24. The Blugolds finished third as a team in the event. Thompson fired a final round 73 at Prairie Woods Golf Course, to lead the Blugolds to a 12-stroke victory in the 17-team UW-Whitewater Invitational held September 25-26. She opened the 36-hole event with an 82 but bounced back with the 73 to edge teammate Meghan Sobotta and UW-Oshkosh's Jennifer Young by two strokes for medalist honors.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Cheryl Treadwell, Junior, Brookfield (Central)
UW-River Falls, Ellen Berndt, Senior, Rice Lake
UW-Stevens Point, Susie Lewis, Sophomore, Crystal Lake, Ill. (Central)

Week of Sept. 13 - 19
Jennifer Young, Sophomore (Salem/Westosha), of UW-Oshkosh
Young totaled 150 strokes to finish fourth at the Illinois Wesleyan Invitational held September 18-19. Young, the top finisher from a WIAC school, carded 18-hole rounds of 76 and 74 to finish five strokes off the lead. UW-Oshkosh finished 10th in the 24-team event with 649 strokes.

Also nominated:
UW-River Falls, Casey Ambers, Senior, North Branch, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Sarah Mosher, Freshman, Evansville

Week of Sept. 6 - 12
Maggie Loney, Junior (River Falls), of UW-Eau Claire
Loney claimed top honors at the Knox (Ill.) Invitational on September 10 and finished second at the Fighting Scot Invitational hosted by Monmouth (Ill.) on September 11. She fired a 78 at Knox to outdistance teammate Jessica Thompson by one stroke and followed that performance with another 78 at Monmouth, finishing just two shots behind the winner.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Jennifer Young, Sophomore, Salem (Westosha)
UW-Stevens Point, Susie Lewis, Sophomore, Crystal Lake, Ill. (Central)
UW-Whitewater, Katy Brandau, Junior, Sparta

Week of Aug. 30 - Sept. 5
Maggie Loney, Junior (River Falls), of UW-Eau Claire
Loney claimed the individual championship at the UW-Eau Claire Invitational held September 4-5. She shot a day one 75 and a day two 80 for a 36-hole total of 155 to outdistance UW-Oshkosh's Jennifer Young by four strokes. Loney helped the Blugolds to a third-place finish out of 14 teams at the home invitational.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Jennifer Young, Sophomore, Salem (Westosha)
UW-River Falls, Ellen Berndt, Senior, Rice Lake
UW-Stevens Point, Susie Lewis, Sophomore, Crystal Lake, Ill. (Central)



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