Marshall University Athletics
Wednesday, April 21
Dade City, Fla.
All Day
Marshall University
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Conference USA Championships (3)
(Left to Right) Kerri Parks, Makena Rauch, Stormy Randazzo, Jackie Schmidt & Torren Kalaskey
Women’s Golf Season Comes to a Close at Conference USA Championships
4/21/2021 4:02:00 PM | Women's Golf
Herd collects 14 birdies in final round
Final Results (PDF)
DADE CITY, Fla. – The Marshall women's golf team closed out the 2021 spring season on Wednesday in the final round of the Conference USA Championships, played at the Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club.
The Thundering Herd finished in 10th.
"Thankful for senior leadership this tournament," Herd head coach Brooke Burkhammer said. "Stormy (Randazzo) took her game to the next level and Kerri (Parks) had a tremendous career at Marshall. I'm so excited for the future of Marshall women's golf. I saw glimpses of that future in this tournament. Time to work and get better for the fall season."
Senior Stormy Randazzo was the top finisher for Marshall coming in 29th. Randazzo shot par or better on 43 of the 54 holes. The Rowlett, Texas native never missed an event in her Herd career, playing in 32 tournaments including all five for the 2021 spring season. She scored a career-best 69 twice, and was named Conference USA Women's Golfer of the Week once. Randazzo was also named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll three times, and is line to make it four-for-four this year as a journalism major.
Senior Kerri Parks finished the third round strong with a birdie on her last two holes. Parks missed just one event in her Marshall career, playing in 31-of-32 tournaments, and had nine top 10 finishes with one win. The Flushing, Mich., native was named to the Conference USA All-Academic team twice in her career in 2019 and 2021. Parks is also a three-time member of the Commissioner's Honor Roll as well as a three-time recipient of the Academic Medal, and is on pace to make it four-for-four as a chemical sciences major.
Junior Jackie Schmidt dropped her score by seven strokes in the third round of the C-USA Championships and moved up eight places on the leaderboard. Schmidt finished with a season-best 2-over 74 to lead the Herd on the final day, and collected four birdies. Fellow junior Torren Kalaskey had three birdies on Wednesday. Sophomore Makena Rauch improved her score by six strokes from the day before and totaled three birdies in the third round.
No. 33 North Texas captured the 2021 C-USA Championship after an amazing third round team score of 5-under 283. The Mean Green moved ahead of WKU who had been leading after the first two days. The Hilltoppers shot an 11-over 299 on Wednesday and fell back to a tie for second with Middle Tennessee. North Texas finished with a 12-stroke lead for the win. Audrey Tan of North Texas helped with that last push in the third round as she also jumped to the top of the leaderboard with a 5-under 67. Tan finished with a one-stroke lead over Jana Melichova of Old Dominion.
FROM THE LEADERBOARD: 11 teams, 56 golfers
10 – Marshall University – 305+303+304=912
29 – Stormy Randazzo – 76+73+77=226
T32 – Jackie Schmidt – 74+81+74=229
T32 – Torren Kalaskey – 78+74+77=229
39 – Kerri Parks – 77+75+78=230
53 – Makena Rauch – 79+82+76=237
All-Tournament Team
Audrey Tan, North Texas (Medalist)
Jana Melichova, Old Dominion
Justine Fournand, Florida Atlantic
Leah Onosato, Old Dominion
Lauren Cox, North Texas
Megan Clarke, WKU
For all of the latest information on the Marshall women's golf team, follow the Herd on Twitter @HerdWGolf, Facebook at Marshall University Women's Golf Team and on www.herdzone.com.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules, and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS or Android!
DADE CITY, Fla. – The Marshall women's golf team closed out the 2021 spring season on Wednesday in the final round of the Conference USA Championships, played at the Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club.
The Thundering Herd finished in 10th.
"Thankful for senior leadership this tournament," Herd head coach Brooke Burkhammer said. "Stormy (Randazzo) took her game to the next level and Kerri (Parks) had a tremendous career at Marshall. I'm so excited for the future of Marshall women's golf. I saw glimpses of that future in this tournament. Time to work and get better for the fall season."
Senior Stormy Randazzo was the top finisher for Marshall coming in 29th. Randazzo shot par or better on 43 of the 54 holes. The Rowlett, Texas native never missed an event in her Herd career, playing in 32 tournaments including all five for the 2021 spring season. She scored a career-best 69 twice, and was named Conference USA Women's Golfer of the Week once. Randazzo was also named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll three times, and is line to make it four-for-four this year as a journalism major.
Senior Kerri Parks finished the third round strong with a birdie on her last two holes. Parks missed just one event in her Marshall career, playing in 31-of-32 tournaments, and had nine top 10 finishes with one win. The Flushing, Mich., native was named to the Conference USA All-Academic team twice in her career in 2019 and 2021. Parks is also a three-time member of the Commissioner's Honor Roll as well as a three-time recipient of the Academic Medal, and is on pace to make it four-for-four as a chemical sciences major.
Junior Jackie Schmidt dropped her score by seven strokes in the third round of the C-USA Championships and moved up eight places on the leaderboard. Schmidt finished with a season-best 2-over 74 to lead the Herd on the final day, and collected four birdies. Fellow junior Torren Kalaskey had three birdies on Wednesday. Sophomore Makena Rauch improved her score by six strokes from the day before and totaled three birdies in the third round.
No. 33 North Texas captured the 2021 C-USA Championship after an amazing third round team score of 5-under 283. The Mean Green moved ahead of WKU who had been leading after the first two days. The Hilltoppers shot an 11-over 299 on Wednesday and fell back to a tie for second with Middle Tennessee. North Texas finished with a 12-stroke lead for the win. Audrey Tan of North Texas helped with that last push in the third round as she also jumped to the top of the leaderboard with a 5-under 67. Tan finished with a one-stroke lead over Jana Melichova of Old Dominion.
FROM THE LEADERBOARD: 11 teams, 56 golfers
10 – Marshall University – 305+303+304=912
29 – Stormy Randazzo – 76+73+77=226
T32 – Jackie Schmidt – 74+81+74=229
T32 – Torren Kalaskey – 78+74+77=229
39 – Kerri Parks – 77+75+78=230
53 – Makena Rauch – 79+82+76=237
All-Tournament Team
Audrey Tan, North Texas (Medalist)
Jana Melichova, Old Dominion
Justine Fournand, Florida Atlantic
Leah Onosato, Old Dominion
Lauren Cox, North Texas
Megan Clarke, WKU
For all of the latest information on the Marshall women's golf team, follow the Herd on Twitter @HerdWGolf, Facebook at Marshall University Women's Golf Team and on www.herdzone.com.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules, and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS or Android!
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