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Women’s Golf Wins MIAC Title In Convincing Fashion, While Men Finish Strong To Tie For Second

Tim Kennedy — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Gustavus Women's Golf - 2009 MIAC Champions

The Gustavus Adolphus College women and the Saint John’s University men each claimed team titles at the 2009 MIAC Golf Championships at Bunker Hills Golf Course in Coon Rapids, Minn. on Monday.

Saint John’s University captured the 2009 MIAC Men’s Golf Championship as the Johnnies shot an 880 over three days to win the event and earn the MIAC’s automatic bid into this spring’s NCAA Championships. Gustavus Adolphus College tied with the University of St. Thomas for second place after each team finished with a 901 total. Concordia College was fourth with 919 and St. Olaf College was fifth with a 923 total.

Katie Schenfeld claimed medalist honors

Gustavus Adolphus College won the 2009 MIAC Women’s Golf Championship with a three-day total of 968 (+104). With the victory, the Gusties earn the MIAC’s automatic berth into the NCAA Championships this spring. The College of Saint Benedict held on to second place finishing with 1,014. The University of St. Thomas was third with 1,025, St. Olaf College placed fourth with 1,035 passing by passing Carleton College on Monday who finished fifth with a 1038.

Tony Krogen of Saint John’s received men’s medalist honors after shooting a 54-hole total of three-under par 213. Krogen’s round is the best 54-hole in MIAC Championship history, besting Saint John’s Joe Schoolmeesters’ 2006 total of 214. St. Thomas’ Sean Barrett shot 73 each day to finish in second with a 219 (+4). Saint John’s Mark Giorgi and Gustavus’ Alex Kolquist and A.J. Olson tied for third place with a total of 223 (+7).

Katie Schenfeld, a junior from Gustavus, earned women’s medalist honors by finishing with a 54-hole total of 236 (+20). St. Thomas’ Amy Anderson, Saint Benedict’s Kathryn Hauff, and Gustavus’ Taylor Drenttel finished tied for second after three days with identical totals of 240 (+24). Gustavus senior Kali Griggs placed fifth with a total of 245 after she shot the low round of the weekend on Monday with a 74. (Story courtesy of Matt TenHaken at the MIAC Office)

2009 MIAC Women’s All-Conference (54 Holes — Top Ten)
1. Katie Schenfeld, Gustavus — 236
t2. Amy Anderson, St. Thomas — 240
t2. Kathryn Hauff, Saint Benedict — 240
t2. Taylor Drenttel, Gustavus — 240
5. Kali Griggs, Gustavus — 245
t6. Britta Hendrickson, St. Olaf — 248
t6. Ann Jackson, Gustavus — 248
8. Stefani Zappa, Augsburg — 250
9. Katie Mich, St. Thomas — 251
10. Laura Knutson, Carleton – 252

A.J. Olson tied for third individually with teammate Alex Kolquist

2009 MIAC Men’s All-Conference (54 Holes — Top Ten)
1. Tony Krogen, Saint John’s — 213
2. Sean Barrett, St. Thomas — 219
t3. Mark Giorgi, Saint John’s — 223
t3. Alex Kolquist, Gustavus — 223
t3. A.J. Olson, Gustavus — 223
t6. James Stafford, St. Thomas — 225
t6. Andrew Whitchurch, Concordia — 225
t8. Pat Deitz, Concordia — 226
t8. Mason Swenson, Bethel — 226
t8. Billy Utter, St. Olaf — 226
t8. Ben Vangsness, Saint John’s – 226

Katie Schenfeld, Taylor Drenttel Named MIAC Golfers of the Week

Tim Kennedy — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Katie Schenfeld

Taylor Drenttel

The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference golf coaches have named Gustavus golfers Katie Schenfeld, and Taylor Drenttel as well as St. Thomas’ Amy Anderson MIAC Golfers of the Week. Schenfeld and Drenttel tied for seventh place at the Southwest State Invitational, while Anderson finished first at the St. Ben’s Fall Classic.

Schenfeld, a junior from Indianola, Iowa fired a 36-hole total of 80-79–159, while Drenttel, a sophomore from Eagan, Minn., posted a total of 79-80–159 at the Mustang Invitational hosted by Southwest State University at the Marshall Golf Club. Schenfeld and Drenttel helped the Gusties finish second out of 14 teams with a team score of 317-326–643. Division II Nebraska-Omaha finished first at 322-315–637.

Schenfeld ranks second on the team in stroke average through four tournaments with an average of 79.6 per round. Drenttel ranks fourth on the squad with an average of 82.1 per round.

The Gusties will attempt to claim their second consecutive MIAC title at the MIAC Championships which will be played at Bunker Hills Golf Course in Coon Rapids, Minn. on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, Oct 3-5.

Women’s Golf Finishes Second At Southwest State Invitational

Tim Kennedy — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:00:00 +0000

The Gustavus women’s golf team posted a 36-hole total of 317-326–643 to finish second out of 14 teams at the Southwest Minnesota State Invitational played at Marshall Golf Club. Nebraska-Omaha won the tournament with a total of 322-315–637. Individually, Taylor Drenttel (79-80–159) and Katie Schenfeld (80-79–159) tied for seventh place.

Rank Team Scores Total Par
1 Nebraska-Omaha 322 315 637 +61
2 Gustavus 317 326 643 +67
3 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 317 332 649 +73
t 4 Concordia-St. Paul 323 330 653 +77
t 4 Minnesota State 323 330 653 +77
6 Upper Iowa 321 342 663 +87
7 Southwest Minnesota State 332 332 664 +88
8 Augustana (SD) 329 338 667 +91
t 9 Missouri Western State 335 341 676 +100
t 9 Winona State 329 347 676 +100
11 Manitoba 351 358 709 +133
12 Wayne State 352 371 723 +147
13 Concordia-Moorhead 371 374 745 +169
14 Minnesota State Moorhead 364 384 748 +172

Gustavus 317 326 643 +67 2nd
Taylor Drenttel 79 80 159 +15 t-7th
Katie Schenfeld 80 79 159 +15 t-7th
Ann Jackson 81 81 162 +18 t-14th
Kali Griggs 78 86 164 +20 t-20th
Rikka Holiday 80 90 170 +26 t-37th
Amanda Johnson# 83 89 172 +28 t-43rd
Kayleigh Dittes# 89 85 174 +30 t-52nd
Nicole Tetrault# 87 89 176 +32 56th

Complete Results

Schenfeld And Griggs Named MIAC Women’s Golf Co-Athlete Of The Week

Tim Kennedy — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Griggs shot (79-75—154) to tie the seventh lowest 36 hole total in program history.

Schenfeld shot (79-75—154) to earn a three way tie for medalist honors at the Division III Midwest Classic.

Gustavus Adolphus College senior Kali Griggs (Burnsville, Minn./Visitation) and Gustavus Adolphus College junior Katie Schenfeld (Indianola, Iowa) have been chosen as the MIAC Women’s Golf Co-Athlete of the Week after they tied for medalist honors at the Division III Midwest Classic. Griggs shot rounds of 79 and 75 to finish with a 154 (+10) total. Schenfeld also shot rounds of 79 and 75 to put her in a tie for first.

Griggs and Schenfeld helped lead the Gusties to a 20-shot victory at the 18 team tournament hosted by Carleton College at The Jewel in Lake City, Minn. The total for both golfers ties the seventh lowest 36 hole score in Gustavus history.

Gustavus competes next on Saturday, September 26 in the Mustang Invitational at the Marshall Golf Club in Marshall Minn.

Results

Women’s Golf Takes First Place In Division III Midwest Classic

Tim Kennedy — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Griggs tied for first place at the Division III Midwest Classic tournament.

Schenfeld claimed her second top-five finish of the season with her first place tie this weekend.

The Gustavus women’s golf team took first place over the weekend in the Division III Midwest Classic tournament in Lake City, Minn. The Gusties posted a second round score of 310 which gave them a 36 hole total of 318-310—628. Gustavus finished ahead of 17 other teams, and had two players tie for first place. Kali Griggs (79-75—154) and Katie Schenfeld (76-78—154) tied for medalist honors with Sarah Hupperts from the College of St. Benedict (76-78—154).

The Gusties play next on Saturday, September 26 when they travel to Marshall, Minn. to compete in the Mustang Invitational at the Marshall Golf Club.

Gustavus Adolphus College 318-310–628 +52 1st

Kali Griggs 79-75–154 +10 t-1st
Katie Schenfeld 79-75–154 +10 t-1st
Taylor Drenttel 80-80–160 +16 t-9th
Rikka Holiday 80-80–160 +16 t-9th
Ann Jackson 83-82–165 +21 t-18th
Amanda Johnson 83-85–168 +24 t-30th
Elizabeth Nadeau dnc-87–87
Kayleigh Dittes dnc-88–88

Results

Women’s Golf Finishes Fourth at O’Brien National Invitational

Tim Kennedy — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Griggs finished in a tie for ninth overall. The Gusties finished fourth as a team.

The Gustavus women’s golf team posted a second round score of 320 at the O’Brien National Invitational on Monday, which gave them a 36 hole total of 326-320–646. The Gusties finished fourth overall in the nine team tournament which was held in Notre Dame, Indiana. Gustavus was led by Kali Griggs (79-79—158) who finished in a tie for ninth place. The O’Brien National Invitational featured eight of the top nine teams nationally.

Gustavus Adolphus College 326 320 646 +70 4th

Kali Griggs 79 79 158 +14 t-9th
Amanda Woodhull 84 76 160 +16 t-14th
Annie Jacksion 82 84 166 +22 t-27th
Taylor Drenttel 86 81 167 +23 t-29th
Katie Schenfeld 81 87 168 +24 t-34th

The Gusties play next on Saturday, September 19 as they travel to The Jewel Golf Club in Lake City, Minn. to compete in the Division III Midwest Classic.

Results

Women’s Golf In Third After First Day of O’Brien National Invitational

Tim Kennedy — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Gustavus Captain Kali Griggs.

The Gustavus women’s golf team finds itself in a tie for third place after the first day of the O’Brien National Invitational in Notre Dame, Indiana. The Gusties finished with a first round team score of 326. Methodist University is the first round leader after firing a team score of 303. Kali Griggs led Gustavus on day one, carding a 79. The tournament wraps up Monday, with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m.

Other individual scores for Gustavus included Katie Schenfeld with an 81, Annie Jackson with an 82, Amanda Woodhull with an 84, and Taylor Drenttel with an 86. Alana Swain from Methodist University is the first round leader after shooting a 72. Gustavus is currently ranked third in the nation, and this meet features eight of the top nine teams in Division III.

First Day Team Scores

303 Methodist
309 UWEC
317 St Mary’s
326 Gustavus
326 Allegheny
330 DePauw
333 Southwestern
334 Illinois Wesleyan
349 Otterbein

Women’s Golf Finishes First At Georgianni Memorial Invite

Tim Kennedy — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:00:00 +0000

The Gustavus women’s golf team finished first overall at the Doug Georgianni Memorial UW-Eau Claire Invitational. The Gusties defeated 20 teams to win the tournament and placed four golfers in the top eight overall. Gustavus recorded a two-day score of 630 (306, 324), which was three shots better than the next closest team. Kali Griggs led the Gusties individually, placing fourth overall with a two-day total of 155 (73, 82).

Gustavus showed great depth as Griggs was joined by Katie Schenfeld (fifth), Ann Jackson (seventh), and Amanda Woodhull (eighth) in the top ten finishers. The first round score of 306 is the second lowest all-time in Gustavus women’s golf history. The lowest score was a 297 shot during the 2008 MWCGA Championships. The first day score of 73 for Griggs was also tied for the second best all-time in Gustavus history, trailing three golfers who have shot 72’s.

The Gusties resume play in one week as they travel to Notre Dame, Indiana to compete in the St. Mary’s College Invite on September 13-14.

FINAL RESULTS
Gustavus Adolphus College: 306 324 630 +50 1st

Kali Griggs: 73 82 155 +10 4th
Katie Schenfeld: 78 78 156 +11 5th
Ann Jackson: 77 82 159 +14 7th
Amanda Woodhull: 78 82 160 +15 8th
Taylor Drenttel: 86 85 171 +26 t-30th

Gustavus Black: 340 350 690 +110 7th

Kayleigh Dittes: 82 89 171 +26 t-30th
Rikka Holiday: 87 84 171 +26 t-30th
Kerri Groff: 82 92 174 +29 t-39th
Nicole Tetrault: 89 86 175 +30 t-42nd
Liz Nadeau: 89 91 180 +35 t-57th

Final Results

Women’s Golf In First After Day One Of The Geogrianni Memorial UW-Eau Claire Invite

Tim Kennedy — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:00:00 +0000

The Gustavus women’s golf team sits in first place after the first day of the Doug Georgianni Memorial UW-Eau Claire Invite. The Gusties ended the first day with a seven shot advantage over second place UW-Eau Claire in the 21 team tournament after the team opened round one with a score of 306. Gustavus senior Kali Griggs is the individual leader after she shot an opening round score of 73 (+1). Teammate Ann Jackson ended the day tied for third with a 77, and Katie Schenfeld and Amanada Woodhull are tied for fifth as they each fired opening round scores of 78. Gustavus finishes round two on Sunday, September 6.

Doug Geogrianni Memorial UW-Eau Claire Invite Website

Women’s Golf Begins 2009 Season With High Expectations

Tim Kennedy — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:00:00 +0000

The Gustavus women’s golf team moved to the top of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference last year after claiming the program’s first ever league title. MIAC Coach of the Year Scott Moe returns four of the five golfers that led the team to the MIAC title, including National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) All-Americans Kali Griggs (Sr., Burnsville, Minn.) and Katie Schenfeld (Jr., Indianola, Iowa) and MIAC Rookie of the Year Taylor Drenttel (So., Eagan, Minn.).

Coach Moe and the Gusties return a deep roster that includes five golfers who recorded a top 10 finish from a season ago. Captain Griggs (80.0 avg./ per round) leads the way for the squad, followed by Schenfeld (81.1 avg. per round), Drenttel (83.5 avg. per round), Amanda Woodhull (So., Minnetonka, Minn.) (84.2 avg. per round), and Ann Jackson (So., Fargo, North Dakota) (85.3 avg. per round). The loss of last year’s MIAC Senior of the Year Kimbra Kosak will hurt, but the Gusties possess great depth and have the talent in place to remain one of the top programs in the conference and nationally.

Gustavus, as a team, recorded eight of the ten lowest rounds by any MIAC squad a year ago. With the squad returning five of its top six golfers, the Gusties should once again be a serious contender for the MIAC Championship. Gustavus begins the season ranked #3 in the Golf World/NGCA Coaches Poll behind #1 Methodist and #2 UW-Stevens Point.

The season begins this weekend in Eau Claire, Wisconsin at the Doug Georgianni Memorial Blugold Invite hosted by the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire. The Gusties will also take part in the O’Brien Division III Championship hosted by St.Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana, the Division III Midwest Classic hosted by Carleton, the Mustang Invitational hosted by Southwest State University in Marshall, and the MIAC Championships which will be held at Bunker Hills Golf Club in Coon Rapids, Minn., October 3-5.

GOLF WORLD/NGCA COACHES’ POLL
Women’s Division III — Preseason Edition

RANK TEAM POINTS ‘09 NCAA Finish
1. Methodist (15) 420 1
2. Wisconsin-Stevens Pt. (1) 393 2
3. Gustavus Adolphus 379 3
4. Southwestern 353 4
5. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 319 6
6. Otterbein 312 5
7. Allegheny 309 7
8. Illinois Wesleyan 304 9
9. DePauw 289 T-11
10. Middlebury 284 8

2009 Schedule

2009 Roster