UW Women Golfers Earn Conference Honors
April 30, 2007 | Women's Golf
Junior Katie Elliott (Madison, Wis.) earned her first All-Big Ten Conference honors Sunday at the conclusion of the Big Ten Women's Championships in East Lansing, Mich.
Elliott, who led the Badgers all season with her 75.24 stroke average, was named second team All-Big Ten. Elliott was the second Badger finisher in the 72-hole conference meet tying for 28th with a 28-over 316. Her season stroke average ranks second best in Badger history. She tied the UW record for second lowest 18-hole round shooting a 69 at the Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational in March.
Also earning honors was senior Jill Ries (Middleton, Wis.) who was Wisconsin's Big Ten Sportsmanship award winner. Ries concluded her career with a tie for 62nd at the Big Ten Championship with a 341. Her 80.18 season stroke average was career best.
Wisconsin concluded its season with a ninth place showing at the Big Ten Tournament shooting a 1272. The Badgers set a new school season scoring record averaging 309.74 per round replacing the old mark of 312.06 set in 2001-02. The Badgers had the second best 18, 36 and 54-hole scores shooting a 304-293-297--894 last fall at the Legends of Indiana tournament in Franllin, Ind.
2007 All-Big Ten Honors
Player of the Year
Maria Hernandez, PUR
Mary Fossom Award (for lowest stroke average to par)
Maria Hernandez, PUR, +1.42
Coach of the Year
Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll, MSU
First Team
Sara Brown, MSU
Dana Je, OSU
Christel Boeljon, PUR
Stefanie Endstrasser, PUR
Myrtle Eikenaar, PUR
Maria Hernandez, PUR
Second Team
Brianna Broderick, MICH
Liliana Alvarez, NU
Mandi McConnell, MSU
Rachel Meikle, MSU
Katie Elliott, WIS
Gemma Webster, OSU
Sportsmanship Honorees
Meghan Naik, ILL
Lauren Harling, IND
Karla Murra, IOWA
Ali Stinson, MICH
Kristen Polanski, MSU
Young Na Lee, MINN
Heather Scholten, NU
Gemma Webster, OSU
Evelyn Paik, PSU
Myrtle Eikenaar, PUR
Jill Ries, WIS
