Ferrell earns first team All-Big Ten honors
April 26, 2016 | Women's Golf
Junior repeats second-straight year on all-conference team; Cheung earns Sportsmanship Award
MADISON, Wis. – In a change in the Big Ten Conference women's golf All-Conference team, Brooke Ferrell was moved from second team to first team All-Big Ten by the conference office. After a review of the national rankings used for All-Big Ten, Ferrell was found to indeed qualify for first team status. This is the second-straight year Ferrell was recognized by the conference after being named to the second team in 2015.Â
Ferrell led the Big Ten tournament for the first two days before finishing third with a 7-under and school 54-hole record 209. Along the way, she set school records for her opening round of 65, tying the school 18-hole mark, and had even par 72 the second day for a 36-hole record 137. It was the best finish by a UW player since Malinda Johnson placed third in 2003.
Ferrell led UW in five of 10 tournaments this season and her scoring average of 73.20 is the best in school history by over a stroke. She tied for first in two tournaments, including the Cardinal Cup in Louisville, Kentucky, where she shot a 3-under par 66-74-73—213. She also tied for first at the Westbrook Spring Invitational in Peoria, Arizona, with a then-new school mark of 5-under 71-71-69—211. She earned Big Ten Player of the Week for both tournament finishes.
Since arriving on the UW golf scene in 2013, the Edgerton, Wisconsin, native set the freshman scoring record with her 75.34 strokes per round, besting the old mark of 76.68 set in 2010 by Alyssa Elliott. Ferrell's stroke average ranked third on the team as a freshman.
Also as a freshman, she led the Badgers at the Big Ten Conference championship by placing fourth with 5-over par 78-75-68=221. It was the best finish ever by a UW freshman. The score also tied Ferrell's then-best career 18-hole mark of 68 and was her best finish in a tournament in her rookie season.
As a sophomore, Ferrell led the team in scoring with a school-best 74.72 strokes per round, pacing the Badgers in five of 11 tournaments. She led the Badgers at the NCAA Regional and tied for 20th with 72-75-77—224.Â
Ferrell hopes for the opportunity to compete in her first national championship as one of six regional qualifying individuals in two weeks at Bryans, Texas. The NCAA Division I Championship is May 20-25 at the Eugene Country Club in Eugene, Oregon.
Also honored for Wisconsin with the Sportsmanship Award was Michelle Cheung. The junior from Hong Kong led the Badgers at the Windy City Collegiate Championship Oct. 6 shooting a career 54-hole best even par 70-75-71—216. She was the No. 2 or 3 player consistently all season and her scoring average of 74.96 strokes per round ranks third overall.
2016 BIG TEN WOMEN'S GOLF ALL-CONFERENCE AND INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS
Big Ten Player of the Year: Hannah Kim, Northwestern
Big Ten Freshman of the Year: Stephanie Lau, Northwestern
Big Ten Coach of the Year: Emily Fletcher, Northwestern
ALL-BIG TEN
First Team
Sarah Burnham, Michigan State
Sarah Cho, Northwestern
Hannah Kim, Northwestern
Kacie Komoto, Northwestern
Stephanie Lau, Northwestern
Katja Pogacar, Ohio State
Jessica Porvasnik, Ohio State
August Kim, Purdue
Brooke Ferrell, Wisconsin
Second Team
Bing Singhsumalee, Illinois
Camille Chevalier, Indiana
Amy Ihm, Iowa
Grace Choi, Michigan
Catherine Peters, Michigan
Katie Sharp, Michigan State
Janet Mao, Northwestern
Anna Appert Lund, Purdue
Sportsmanship Award Honorees
Pailin Ruttanasupagid, Illinois
Ana Sanjuan, Indiana
Amy Ihm, Iowa
TBD, Maryland
Grace Choi, Michigan
Katie Sharp, Michigan State
Emie Peronnin, Minnesota
Cassie Deeg, Nebraska
Suchaya Tangkamolprasert, Northwestern
Rio Watanabe, Ohio State
Halley Morell, Penn State
Anna Appert Lund, Purdue
Racquel Zurick, Rutgers
Michelle Cheung, Wisconsin
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Ferrell led the Big Ten tournament for the first two days before finishing third with a 7-under and school 54-hole record 209. Along the way, she set school records for her opening round of 65, tying the school 18-hole mark, and had even par 72 the second day for a 36-hole record 137. It was the best finish by a UW player since Malinda Johnson placed third in 2003.
Ferrell led UW in five of 10 tournaments this season and her scoring average of 73.20 is the best in school history by over a stroke. She tied for first in two tournaments, including the Cardinal Cup in Louisville, Kentucky, where she shot a 3-under par 66-74-73—213. She also tied for first at the Westbrook Spring Invitational in Peoria, Arizona, with a then-new school mark of 5-under 71-71-69—211. She earned Big Ten Player of the Week for both tournament finishes.
Since arriving on the UW golf scene in 2013, the Edgerton, Wisconsin, native set the freshman scoring record with her 75.34 strokes per round, besting the old mark of 76.68 set in 2010 by Alyssa Elliott. Ferrell's stroke average ranked third on the team as a freshman.
Also as a freshman, she led the Badgers at the Big Ten Conference championship by placing fourth with 5-over par 78-75-68=221. It was the best finish ever by a UW freshman. The score also tied Ferrell's then-best career 18-hole mark of 68 and was her best finish in a tournament in her rookie season.
As a sophomore, Ferrell led the team in scoring with a school-best 74.72 strokes per round, pacing the Badgers in five of 11 tournaments. She led the Badgers at the NCAA Regional and tied for 20th with 72-75-77—224.Â
Ferrell hopes for the opportunity to compete in her first national championship as one of six regional qualifying individuals in two weeks at Bryans, Texas. The NCAA Division I Championship is May 20-25 at the Eugene Country Club in Eugene, Oregon.
Also honored for Wisconsin with the Sportsmanship Award was Michelle Cheung. The junior from Hong Kong led the Badgers at the Windy City Collegiate Championship Oct. 6 shooting a career 54-hole best even par 70-75-71—216. She was the No. 2 or 3 player consistently all season and her scoring average of 74.96 strokes per round ranks third overall.
2016 BIG TEN WOMEN'S GOLF ALL-CONFERENCE AND INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS
Big Ten Player of the Year: Hannah Kim, Northwestern
Big Ten Freshman of the Year: Stephanie Lau, Northwestern
Big Ten Coach of the Year: Emily Fletcher, Northwestern
ALL-BIG TEN
First Team
Sarah Burnham, Michigan State
Sarah Cho, Northwestern
Hannah Kim, Northwestern
Kacie Komoto, Northwestern
Stephanie Lau, Northwestern
Katja Pogacar, Ohio State
Jessica Porvasnik, Ohio State
August Kim, Purdue
Brooke Ferrell, Wisconsin
Second Team
Bing Singhsumalee, Illinois
Camille Chevalier, Indiana
Amy Ihm, Iowa
Grace Choi, Michigan
Catherine Peters, Michigan
Katie Sharp, Michigan State
Janet Mao, Northwestern
Anna Appert Lund, Purdue
Sportsmanship Award Honorees
Pailin Ruttanasupagid, Illinois
Ana Sanjuan, Indiana
Amy Ihm, Iowa
TBD, Maryland
Grace Choi, Michigan
Katie Sharp, Michigan State
Emie Peronnin, Minnesota
Cassie Deeg, Nebraska
Suchaya Tangkamolprasert, Northwestern
Rio Watanabe, Ohio State
Halley Morell, Penn State
Anna Appert Lund, Purdue
Racquel Zurick, Rutgers
Michelle Cheung, Wisconsin
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