2003-04 WIAC Women's Golf Headlines

Four Earn Women's Golf All-America Honors; UW-Eau Claire's Rawdon Named Region Coach of the Year

RELEASED: Friday, June 4, 2004

Madison, Wis.--Four Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) women's golfers have been named to the 2004 National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) All-America Team. UW-Oshkosh's Jennifer Young was a second team selection, while UW-Eau Claire's Maggie Loney and UW-Oshkosh's Amy Simon and Cheryl Treadwell were honorable mention choices.

Young, a freshman from Salem, Wis. (Westosha H.S.), finished 36th overall at the NCAA Division III Championship and second at the WIAC Championship. She averaged 82.3 strokes per round this season and won the Carthage College Invitational on September 26.

Loney, a sophomore from River Falls, Wis., tied for seventh at the national championship after finishing fourth at the conference meet. She averaged 81.4 strokes per round this year and claimed medalist honors at the UW-Whitewater Invitational on September 6-7.

Simon, a senior from Kaukauna, Wis., placed sixth at both the national championship and league championship. She averaged 82.3 strokes per round during the 2003-04 campaign.

Treadwell, a sophomore from Brookfield, Wis. (Central H.S.), finished 22nd at the NCAA Division III Championship and third at the WIAC meet. She averaged 82.3 strokes per round this year and captured medalist honors at the UW-Eau Claire Invitational on August 30-31.

UW-Eau Claire head coach John Rawdon was named the NCAA Division III Region 3 Coach of the Year after directing the Blugolds to a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Division III Championship. Rawdon was also named the conference coach of the year for the second straight season.

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Green Lake, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh placed fourth and UW-Eau Claire fifth out of 10 teams at the NCAA Division III Women's Golf Championship held May 11-14 at The Golf Courses of Lawsonia.

UW-Oshkosh finished with a four-day total of 1,321 (+153), while UW-Eau Claire finished with a four-day mark of 1,344 (+176). Both schools posted the best finish in school history.

Methodist (N.C.) won its seventh straight NCAA Division III championship with a 1,303 (+135), followed by Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) 1,305 (+137), DePauw (Ind.) 1,315 (+147), UW-Oshkosh 1,321 (+153), UW-Eau Claire 1,344 (+176), Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) 1,355 (+187), Simpson (Iowa) 1,360 (+192), St. Mary's (Ind.) 1,384 (+216), Mount Holyoke (Mass.) 1,390 (+222) and Hardin-Simmons (Texas) 1,453 (+285).

UW-Oshkosh was led by Amy Simon, who finished sixth overall with a four-day total of 321 (81-76-82-82) (+29) and Cheryl Treadwell, who finished 22nd with 334 (80-84-86-84) (+42). Cassie Graves tied for 23rd with 335 (85-82-81-87) (+43), while Carrie Detjen tied for 26th with 337 (81-84-82-90) (+45) and Jennifer Young finished 36th (79-84-87-92) (+50).

UW-Eau Claire was led by Maggie Loney, who tied for seventh with 322 (79-81-76-86) (+30) and Susan Karlman, who tied for 14th with 330 (77-81-80-92) (+38). Jennifer Prock tied for 31st with 340 (86-84-83-87) (+48), while Kelly Gerzsenyi tied for 45th (87-88-87-91) (+61) and Jessie Thompson tied for 52nd with 358 (90-89-88-91).

Brittany Cary of McMurry (Texas) won the individual title out of 60 golfers with a 314 (85-77-71-81) (+22).

UW-Whitewater's Lisa Irons also participated in the championship as an individual. She finished in a tie for 26th place with a four-day score of 337 (88-85-77-87) (+45). Irons posted the best par 3 scoring in the tournament, averaging 3.20 strokes per par 3 hole. This was the second NCAA Tournament appearance for Irons, after she finished 28th last season.

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UW-Eau Claire and UW-Oshkosh Selected For NCAA Women's Golf Championship

RELEASED: Tuesday, May 4, 2004

Madison, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and UW-Oshkosh have been selected to participate in the 2004 NCAA Division III Women's Golf Championship, which will be held May 11-14 at The Golf Courses of Lawsonia in Green Lake, Wis. UW-Whitewater's Lisa Irons will compete in the tournament as an individual.

The Blugolds and Titans are two of 10 teams that will participate in the event, along with 10 individuals. UW-Eau Claire is making its fourth straight trip to the national meet. The Blugolds finished sixth last season, following a seventh-place finish in 2002 and ninth-place performance in 2001.

UW-Oshkosh, the reigning WIAC champion, will be making its second straight appearance in the NCAA Division III Championship. The Titans finished fifth a year ago.

UW-Whitewater's Lisa Irons is making her second straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament. She tied for 28th last season with a four-day score of 347. This marks the fourth consecutive year that the Warhawks have sent an individual to the national meet.

The championship will consist of both team and individual competition conducted concurrently. The tournament consists of 72 holes of play over four days of competition. In the team competition, the low four scores from each team for each day will count in the team's total score.

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UW-Oshkosh Successfully Defends Women's Golf Title

Platteville, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh became the first school in league history to successfully defend its women's golf championship following competition at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Championships held Saturday and Sunday (Oct. 4-5) at Platteville Golf and Country Club. The team title for the Titans is the third in school history as they also won the league crown in 2000.

The Titans finished with a two-day total of 680 strokes during the 36-hole event to narrowly defeat UW-Eau Claire, who finished with second 686 stokes. UW-Platteville completed the best finish in school history, placing third with 720 strokes, followed by UW-Stevens Point with 723 strokes, UW-Whitewater with 739 strokes, UW-River Falls with 761 strokes and UW-Superior with 872 strokes. UW-Oshkosh led UW-Eau Claire, 345-354, heading into Sunday's final round.

UW-Oshkosh claimed three of the top six individual performances with Jennifer Young leading the way and posting a second-place finish of 168 strokes. Cheryl Treadwell followed Young in third place with 170 strokes and Carrie Detjen finished sixth with 172 strokes. Young posted the lowest 18-hole score of the championship with a 78 on Sunday's round.

UW-Eau Claire's Susan Karlman claimed medalist honors with 165 strokes. Karlman posted an 84 during the first round and trailed Treadwell by four strokes heading into Sunday's round. Karlman fired an 81 during Sunday's round to overcome the deficit and become the third Blugold in school history to capture medalist honors, joining Kristi Moss (2001) and Kelly Harper (1998).

Rounding out the top-eight positions were Maggie Loney of UW-Eau Claire and Linda Engelke of UW-Platteville, who tied for fourth place with 171 strokes. Four individuals tied for seventh place with 175 strokes, including Andrea Miller of UW-Stevens Point, Ahna Hendrickson of UW-Platteville, Jennifer Prock of UW-Eau Claire and Kristin Huth of UW-Oshkosh.

UW-Whitewater's Lisa Irons received the league's Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete Award, while UW-Eau Claire head coach John Rawdon was voted the league's coach of the year for the second consecutive season.

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UW-Whitewater's Irons Named Women's Golf Scholar-Athlete

RELEASED: Monday, October 6, 2003

Madison, Wis.--UW-Whitewater's Lisa Irons has been named the 2003 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Judy Kruckman Women's Golf Scholar-Athlete, it was announced recently by WIAC Commissioner Gary Karner.

Irons, a senior from Neenah, Wis. (Neenah-Menasha H.S.), is majoring in management with a marketing emphasis and a minor in Spanish, while maintaining a 3.902 grade point average. She was named to the 2002-03 National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) All-American Scholar Team and is a three-time member of the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll. Irons has been named to the Dean's List at UW-Whitewater six semesters and is a member of the Phi Eta Sigma and Golden Key Honor Societies.

Irons recently finished 17th at the 2003 league championship. She earned Honorable Mention All-America honors from the NCGA last year, as well as all-conference accolades for the third straight season. Irons was named the team's Most Valuable Player a year ago and has been a co-captain for the squad the last two seasons.

Irons has served as a March of Dimes volunteer and as the chair of the fundraising committee for the Institute of Management Accountants.

Irons becomes the third women's golfer in school history to win the conference's scholar-athlete award, joining Christy Huegerich (2001) and Miquel Suwalski (1997).

UW-Oshkosh's Marcia Perry was also nominated for this year's scholastic award.

The WIAC Scholar-Athlete Award is sponsored by Culver's. In order to be nominated for the scholar-athlete award, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.25 grade point average, be in their last year of competition, or on schedule to graduate this academic year, and have competed for a minimum of two years.

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UW-Oshkosh Names Gaubatz Women's Golf Coach

RELEASED: Monday, August 4, 2003

Oshkosh, Wis.--Tim Gaubatz, who has served UW-Oshkosh as assistant men's basketball coach for the past 11 years, has been named the school's new head women's golf coach.

Gaubatz inherits his women's golf coaching duties from Kris Schoonover, who built the program from its infancy in 1996 into a national power. Schoonover resigned from her position in June following the Titans' fifth-place finish at the NCAA Division III Championship. She will remain at UW-Oshkosh as assistant women's basketball coach and marketing director for the athletics department.

"I'm thrilled about the opportunity to be a part of this successful program," said Gaubatz. "We have a strong nucleus of players returning who can help us get back to the NCAA Division III Championship."

UW-Oshkosh's effort in returning to the NCAA Division III Championship will be aided by the return of Brian Zinda as assistant coach. Zinda, a former member of the UW-Oshkosh men's team, is the club professional at Whispering Springs Golf Club in Fond du Lac, the home course for the Titans. Gaubatz has also asked Schoonover, who was named the 2003 national co-coach of the year, to remain involved with the program this season as a volunteer assistant coach.

"Kris and Brian have a tremendous relationship with the ladies and I didn't want to disrupt that," said Gaubatz. "It is also important that we keep the staff together to help us repeat as conference champion and improve our standing at nationals.

Gaubatz, an avid golfer, joined the men's basketball coaching staff of head coach Ted Van Dellen in 1993. Since then, the Titans have made five appearances in the NCAA Division III Championship. This past year, UW-Oshkosh fashioned a 25-7 record and advanced to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Division III Championship.

In addition to both of his coaching duties, Gaubatz will also assist director of athletics Allen Ackerman in the athletics department's fund-raising.

Gaubatz, 36, received his bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1989 and a master's degree from UW-Oshkosh in 1996. The Sheboygan native and his wife, Tami, live in Oshkosh with their children, T.J. and Tiana.

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Four Named To NGCA All-American Scholar Team

RELEASED: Wednesday, July 23, 2003

Madison, Wis.--Four Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) women's golfers have been named to the 2002-03 National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) All-American Scholar Team. UW-Eau Claire's Susan Karlman, UW-Oshkosh's Marcia Perry, UW-Platteville's Krista Puttkammer and UW-Whitewater's Lisa Irons were named to the squad.

The league foursome represented 43 NCAA Division III student-athletes nationwide to earn the scholastic distinction.

The criteria for selection to the All-American Scholar Team are some of the most stringent of all college athletics. The minimum cumulative grade point average is 3.50 (3.40 for seniors) and student-athletes must have competed in at least 66% of the college's regularly scheduled competitive rounds during the year.

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