- All-time records
- Awards
- Coaching staff
- Facilities
- Letterwinners
- Media guides
- Recruit me!
- Roster
- Schedule / results
- Season outlook
- Season report
- Statistics
- Baseball
- Basketball–men’s
- Basketball–women’s
- Cross country–men’s
- Cross country–women’s
- Football
- Golf–men’s
- Golf–women’s
- Soccer–men’s
- Soccer–women’s
- Softball
- Tennis–men’s
- Tennis–women’s
- Track & field–men’s
- Track & field–women’s
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Sept. 20, 2009Dutch top ranked foes in Illinois
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.—Central College finished ahead of three nationally ranked teams at the Illinois Wesleyan Fall Classic women’s golf tourney Sunday.
Sarah Paulson (sophomore, Ottumwa) shot a 75, the second-lowest round of the day, and finished fourth individually for the Dutch, who were seventh in the 20-team field.
Central finished at 336-338—674. Washington-St. Louis (Mo.) won with 315-329—644 while No. 5 Wis.-Eau Claire was second at 324-326—650. The Dutch finished ahead of No. 20 Wis.-Whitewater, which was eighth at 337-341—678. No. 22 Rhodes (Tenn.) was ninth and No. 2 Wis.-Stevens Point was 11th.
Paulson shot 80-75—155 over two days, nine shots behind medalist Jessica Urban of Wis.-Stevens Point.
“Sarah had a very good round today,” coach Jodee Schaben said. “She was very solid.”
Eva Downes (senior, Woodstock, Ill., Marian Catholic Central HS) was 31st at 82-86—168 with Kaurie Kincaid (freshman, Knoxville) at 88-87—175, Ashley Smith (freshman, Johnsburg, Ill.) at 86-80—176 and Nicole Wenstrand (junior, Essex) at 101-90—191. Ali Miller (sophomore, Davenport, North HS) was an at-large entry and shot 87-88—175.
Central next begins preparation for the 72-hole Iowa Conference tournament. The first two rounds are slated for Friday and Saturday at the par-72 Pheasant Ridge Golf Course at Cedar Falls with the final 36 holes played Oct. 2-3 at the par-72 Oneota Golf Course in Decorah. Wartburg College is the defending champion. Central tied with Luther College for second place last year, its highest finish since 1993.
Wartburg is again the team to beat, Schaben said, but her players can’t focus on the opposition.
“There’s no defense in golf,” she said. “You can’t worry about the other teams. It’s you against the course. We’ve been striking the ball pretty well. We just need to hit our shots and hit our targets. If we do that, we’ll be fine.”
Schaben faces a challenge of her own in picking a tournament lineup. She said the Dutch have six strong contenders for five spots.
“It’s my job as coach to pick the five players who will put up the best scores,” she said. “I’ll have to decide if we need to have more qualifying or not.
“It’s a good problem to have. It’s a sign of the progress we’re making in our program.”