May 12, 2006
National Champions!  Monarchs win ninth straight title and nineteenth overall  
Charlotte Williams wins individual title; Katie Dick and Colleen Walsh tie for second

HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, FL – The Methodist Women's golf team capped an impressive 2006 season with an even more impressive National Championship.  The Monarchs dominated the tournament from start to finish at the Mission Inn Golf Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, FL. 

In the end, seventy-six strokes was the difference between Methodist and runner-up Gustavus Adolphus.  DePauw took third place, seventy-seven behind Methodist.  The title is the ninth straight for Methodist and nineteenth overall. 

Methodist shot a 312 in Friday's final round, cruising for a 1240 finish.

Charlotte Williams won the individual title with consistent play all week.  She shot 77, 76, 76, and 79 for a total of 308.  With the title she repeats as national champion.

Williams stiffest competition was her teammates, as Methodist golfers finished 1, 2, 3, 6, and 8.  Katie Dick and Colleen Walsh finished tied for second with 312.  Emily Ranney was sixth with a 316 and Heather Martin was eighth with a 318.

Team and individual results are below.


TEAM RESULTS
1 Methodist College +72 F   +20 308 307 313 312 1240
2 Gustavus Adolphus +148 F   +37 334 322 331 329 1316
3 De Pauw University +149 F   +43 327 325 330 335 1317
4 Wartburg College +158 F   +35 328 336 335 327 1326
5 Wisconsin-Eau Claire +189 F   +49 342 338 336 341 1357
6 Illinois Wesleyan +201 F   +42 359 339 337 334 1369
7 Mary Hardin-Baylor +215 F   +54 349 345 343 346 1383
8 Hardin-Simmons Univ. +236 F   +54 360 353 345 346 1404
9 Allegheny +250 F   +58 363 357 348 350 1418
10 Southwestern Univ. +269 F   +60 375 357 353 352 1437

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

1 1 Charlotte Williams Methodist College +16 F +6 77 76 76 79 308
T2 T4 Katie Dick Methodist College +20 F +3 83 74 79 76 312
T2 T4 Colleen Walsh Methodist College +20 F +3 76 79 81 76 312
T4 2 Sarah Gates De Pauw University +21 F +6 77 78 79 79 313
T4 T4 Katie Tewell (10) * Franklin College +21 F +4 79 78 79 77 313
6 3 Emily Ranney Methodist College +24 F +8 76 78 81 81 316
7 T7 Taylor Paskell Illinois Wesleyan +25 F +7 80 76 81 80 317
T8 T7 Susan Choi (10) * Wellesley +26 F +8 78 82 77 81 318
T8 T7 Heather Martin Methodist College +26 F +8 79 81 77 81 318
10 T14 Whitney Ueno (10) * Willamette Univ. +30 F +4 92 75 78 77 322
11 12 Jessie Thompson Wisconsin-Eau Claire +31 F +7 86 80 77 80 323
12 T14 Erin Dohlman Wartburg College +33 F +7 82 82 81 80 325
T13 T20 Kelli Groff Gustavus Adolphus +34 F +4 87 78 84 77 326
T13 T10 Rachel Roberg Gustavus Adolphus +34 F +11 81 79 82 84 326
T15 T14 Ali Murtaugh De Pauw University +35 F +9 79 81 85 82 327
T15 T10 Andrea Schiltz Wartburg College +35 F +12 77 79 86 85 327
T15 T18 Jenn Young (10) * Wisconsin - Oshkosh +35 F +6 79 86 83 79 327
T18 13 Chrissy Helms (10) * Anderson University +36 F +11 83 78 83 84 328
T18 T20 Megan Mattia (10) * St. Mary's College(IN) +36 F +6 82 84 83 79 328
20 17 Maggie Loney Wisconsin-Eau Claire +39 F +12 78 84 84 85 331
T21 T24 Jenna Felechner (10) Mary Hardin-Baylor +41 F +9 80 85 86 82 333
T21 T18 Kristi Martin (10) Hardin-Simmons Univ. +41 F +12 85 83 80 85 333
23 23 Kimbra Kosak Gustavus Adolphus +42 F +11 82 83 85 84 334
T24 T31 Maureen Hardwick (10) * St. Thomas, U. of +43 F +4 84 84 90 77 335
T24 T26 Jennifer Stork (10) * Buena Vista Univ. +43 F +8 81 92 81 81 335
26 37 Kate Thompson Wartburg College +45 F +5 86 88 85 78 337
27 T26 Breanne Staples Gustavus Adolphus +46 F +11 85 82 87 84 338
28 T24 Lauren Brummett De Pauw University +47 F +15 84 83 84 88 339
T29 38 Delilah Dominguez (10) Southwestern Univ. +48 F +6 89 85 87 79 340
T29 T20 Alana Reetz Gustavus Adolphus +48 F +18 86 83 80 91 340
31 T31 Alison Bruckner (10) Allegheny +51 F +12 92 83 83 85 343
T32 30 Lisa Chambers De Pauw University +52 F +16 87 85 83 89 344
T32 T31 Elizabeth Kreger (10) * Albion College +52 F +13 88 83 87 86 344
T32 T31 Kristen Kriegshauer De Pauw University +52 F +13 91 83 84 86 344
T35 39 Meghan Sobotta Wisconsin-Eau Claire +53 F +10 89 89 84 83 345
T35 T31 Leslie Spear (10) Southwestern Univ. +53 F +14 91 84 83 87 345
37 T26 Breanne Pleggenkuhle Wartburg College +55 F +20 83 87 84 93 347
T38 T31 Heather Barber (10) Mary Hardin-Baylor +57 F +18 86 82 90 91 349
T38 T40 Andra Boxberger (10) Hardin-Simmons Univ. +57 F +13 89 87 87 86 349
T40 T42 Kaci Fritsch (10) Mary Hardin-Baylor +58 F +12 91 94 80 85 350
T40 T46 Kristi Katz Illinois Wesleyan +58 F +10 93 86 88 83 350
42 T42 Marisa Mauldin (10) Southwestern Univ. +59 F +13 88 86 91 86 351
43 T26 Kara Solem (10) * Mount Holyoke Coll. +60 F +25 90 81 83 98 352
T44 T40 Lisa Coleman (10) Allegheny +61 F +17 88 90 85 90 353
T44 T48 Megan Cress Wartburg College +61 F +11 87 97 85 84 353
T44 T46 Ashley Higginson Illinois Wesleyan +61 F +13 91 88 88 86 353
T44 45 Jaime Reints (10) Allegheny +61 F +14 83 93 90 87 353
48 T48 Chandra Hayes (10) Hardin-Simmons Univ. +63 F +13 92 85 92 86 355
49 T50 Alison Mayer Illinois Wesleyan +64 F +12 95 89 87 85 356
50 T42 Kim Huber Wisconsin-Eau Claire +66 F +20 89 85 91 93 358
51 T50 Megan Teschner Illinois Wesleyan +69 F +17 100 90 81 90 361
52 53 Venessa Gonzalez (10) Mary Hardin-Baylor +71 F +15 97 91 87 88 363
53 52 Meredith McArthur (10) Mary Hardin-Baylor +73 F +19 92 87 94 92 365
54 54 Erin Winings (10) Allegheny +78 F +15 101 91 90 88 370
55 55 Megan Bennett (10) Hardin-Simmons Univ. +80 F +16 94 98 91 89 372
56 56 Andrea Conley (10) Hardin-Simmons Univ. +91 F +24 100 99 87 97 383
57 57 Lauren Torso (10) Allegheny +94 F +18 100 99 96 91 386
58 58 Becky Washleski Wisconsin-Eau Claire +106 F +28 100 93 104 101 398
59 59 Jenny Howell (10) Southwestern Univ. +110 F +27 107 102 93 100 402
60 60 Shannon McAndrews (10) Southwestern Univ. +113 F +28 110 102 92 101 405