Written By:
Grant Davis
MIC Manager
www.hoosierauthority.com
The first MIC champion has been crowned for 2008-2009 year and to no one’s surprise it was the Lady Panthers golf squad. Western wins by 19 strokes over Maconaquah and 27 strokes better than Northwestern. Here are the final team scores:
Western 362
Maconaquah 381
Northwestern 389
Peru 403
Taylor 439
Eastern 481
Lewis Cass 493
No. 15 Western captures its eighth conference title in twelve attempts. Only Northwestern can claim the other MIC crowns with four. Western’s win snaps a three year win streak for Northwestern.
For the golfers, it was tough conditions as rain soaked the course the previous two days and the wind had kicked up to test all the ladies. Maggie Talbert took home top honors with an 87 which included a disastrous first hole in which she took a 10. Talbert turned it around quickly and finished the front nine with a 46 and an impressive 41 on the back nine.
All-Conference honors go as follows:
Maggie Talbert Western 87
Jackie Adams Northwestern 89
Ashley Young Western 90
Carlee Cossell Western 91
Alyssa McClure Northwestern 92
Chelsie Carmichael Maconaquah 92
Jessica Off Maconaquah 94
Ariel Edwards Peru 94
Alyssa McClure took fifth in a two-way playoff with Carmichael while Jessica Off birdies her playoff hole to take seventh in a three-way playoff.
An entire field rundown by team is below:
Western – 361
Maggie Talbert 87
Ashley Young 90
Carlee Cossell 91
Mary Harbaugh 94
Courtnee Cossell 95
Maconaquah – 382
Chelsie Carmichael 92
Jessica Off 94
Carly Linn 97
Jennifer Dolezal 98
Alicia Ferre 115
Northwestern – 389
Jackie Adams 89
Alyssa McClure 92
Alexa Richey 104
Jillian Hungate 104
Peyton Hite 107
Peru – 403
Ariel Edwards 94
Jessie Eckerley 95
Corinne Cutler 99
Krysten Finicle 115
Lindsey Wolfe 128
Taylor – 439
Amy Lipchik 98
Emily Boyd 105
Victoria Saul 114
Emily Dill 122
Alisha Grantham 143
Eastern – 481
Kaylee Kingseed 113
Kayla Elkins 120
Michelle Carpenter 123
Emily Seagrave 125
Katie McKinney 136
Lewis Cass – 493
Alisha Layman 95
Shelby Fry 127
Heather Fry 135
Haley Clark 136
Hollie Boyles 140