DePauw finishes third at NCAA Championships; Gates ties for fourth

May 12, 2006

May 12, 2006, Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. - DePauw shot a final round 335 and finished third at the NCAA Division III Championships at the Mission Inn Golf and Tennis Resort.

The Tigers finished third at the Division III Championships for the fourth straight year and this year's finish marked DePauw's fifth straight top-four finish in the seven-year history of the tournament. Only Methodist College has more top-three finishes.

DePauw finished with a four-round total of 1317, while Methodist College won its seventh straight Division III title with a 1240. Gustavus Adolphus finished second with a 1316.

Junior Sarah Gates finished in a tie for fourth with a 313 after shooting a 79 today. The finish equaled Gates' best at the national tournament as she finished fourth in 2004.

Sophomore Ali Murtaugh finished in a tie for 15th with a 327 after shooting an 82 in the final round. Senior Lauren Brummett finished in 28th place with a 339 after shooting an 88 today.

Senior Lisa Chambers and sophomore Kristen Kriegshauser each tied for 32nd at 344 as Chambers shot an 89 in the fourth round and Kriegshauser shot an 86.

Methodist's Charlotte Williams was the medalist for the second straight year after leading the field with a 308.

NCAA Division III Championships
Mission Inn Golf and Tennis Resort
Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
Dates: 5/9-12/2006
Par 73, 5830 yards

Fin.  Team                             Scores              Total    Par 
  1.  Methodist College..............  308  307  313  312   1240    +72
  2.  Gustavus Adolphus College......  334  322  331  329   1316   +148
  3.  DePauw University..............  327  325  330  335   1317   +149
  4.  Wartburg College...............  328  336  335  327   1326   +158
  5.  Univ. of Wisconsin-Eau Claire..  342  338  336  341   1357   +189
  6.  Illinois Wesleyan University...  359  339  337  334   1369   +201
  7.  Univ. of Mary Hardin-Baylor....  349  345  343  346   1383   +215
  8.  Hardin-Simmons University......  360  353  345  346   1404   +236
  9.  Allegheny College..............  363  357  348  350   1418   +250
 10.  Southwestern University........  375  357  353  352   1437   +269

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

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