UW Women's Golf Adds Heidi Hinners
May 02, 2006 | Women's Golf
Wisconsin women's golf head coach Todd Oehrlein announced today that Heidi Hinners of Middleton, Wis., has signed an acceptance of admission and will join the Badgers for the 2006-07 season.
Familiar to many from the Madison area, Hinners has been a letterwinner with the WIAA state qualifying Middleton girls golf team for four years. She earned All-State honors four years, and won the Marion Miley bracelet for the lowest combined qualifying score for the Western Women's Golf Association.
She placed among the top five individuals in each of four state tournaments from 2001-2005, with her Middleton team placing second three years, and fourth in her senior season. She was the top Cardinal finisher placing third with a 72-79 '151 in the 2005-06 WIAA Division I finals. Her team was second in the 2004 event and Hinners was third individually with a 74-76'150. She was second at the Big eight Conference tournament in fall of 2005. She has participated in a number of junior tournaments winning the Paganica Invitational in 2005.
A first team Academic All-State honoree, she has maintained a perfect 4.0 cumulative grade point average during high school. She was the winner in the inaugural PowerBilt NGSGCA Award by the National Golf Coaches Association, a national honor which recognized 30 total players (17 boys and 13 girls) for their playing ability, academics, citizenship, and extra-curricular activities.
'Heidi will be a tremendous addition to our program, ' Coach Oehrlein said. 'Through her commitment and dedication, she has proven herself to be successful at everything she attempts. We look forward to working with her.'
Hinners joins a freshmen class that includes early signees Kelsey Verbeten a senior at Preble High School in Green Bay, Wis.; and Beth Weinstein who joins the Badgers from Highland Park High School in Highland Park, Ill.
