Marshall University Athletics
Women's Golf Finishes Eighth at MAC Championships
4/27/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Women's Golf Finishes Eighth at MAC Championships
4/27/2003
HAMILTON, Ohio - Marshall University, participating in its first ever Mid-American Conference Women's Golf Championships, finished in eighth place with a three-day total of 1016.
Marshall's freshman laden squad managed to finish ahead of Northern Illinois who recorded a three round total of 1056 to finish ninth.
Kent State dominated the rest of the field with an impressive 888 that put the Flashes a full 37 strokes ahead of second place finisher Eastern Michigan. The Flashes took the top four individual spots in the tournament with Veronique Drouin taking overall medalist honors at 219.
Marshall was led by freshman Sheena Caron who finished tied for 22nd after shooting rounds of 77, 86, and 78 to post a score of 241 on the par 72 course at Walden Ponds.
Caron, a native of Bolt, W.Va., finished the season as the Thundering Herd's top performer and one of the most consistent freshmen in the MAC, giving Marshall a solid foundation to build on in coming years.
Individual award winners announced at the end of the competition included MAC Freshman-of-the-Year Heather Nolan of Eastern Michigan, MAC Golfer-of-the-Year in Veronique Drouin of Kent State, and MAC Coach-of-the-Year Mike Morrow of Kent State.
The Sportswoman-of-the-Year, as voted on by the participants at the championship was Angie Kephart (Franklin, Ind./Franklin Community) of Toledo.
The 2003 All-MAC Team is as follows:
First Team
Veronique Drouin, Kent State
Martina Gillen, Kent State
Gabby Wedding, Kent State
Erica Bieniek, Western Michigan
Heather Nolan, Eastern Michigan
Second Team
Breanne Hall, Toledo
Shelley Binzel, Bowling Green
Cari Mozingo, Ohio
Becky Wood, Kent State
Katie Schmidt, Toledo
