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WHAT’S BRUIN: Women’s Golf News & Notes 10/21
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Record: 17-8 (Tournament Finishes - 1st, 7th, 2nd, 2nd)
HIGHLIGHTS:
* Coming Up: Bruins Hoping to Defend NWC Fall Classic Title Oct. 23-24
* Recent Events: Bruins Finish 2nd in Culturame Classic at Pumpkin Ridge
* Westendorf Named Bruin Athletic Association Athlete of the Week
* NCAA Stats: Bruins Among NCAA Leaders in Latest Golfstat Rankings
* Polls: George Fox Ranked No. 9 in First D-III In-Season Coaches’ Poll
* Coming Up :
Sat.- Sun., Oct. 23-24 - Northwest Conference Fall Classic, Lost Tracks GC, Bend, Ore.
(Tee times - 9:00 a.m.)
The George Fox Bruins will be out to defend their 2009 Northwest Conference Fall Classic title when the 2010 NWC Fall Classic takes place this Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 23-24, at the Lost Tracks Golf Course in Bend, Ore. Tee times are set for 9:00 a.m.
Linfield will be the host team for the Classic, which features all nine conference schools in their final tournament of the fall. Points are awarded for the order of finish, starting with eight points for the first-place team down to no points for ninth. The points count as one quarter of the total toward determining the overall conference champion (the NWC Spring Classic counts another quarter, while the NWC Championship Tournament in late spring counts double, or one-half of the total).
In last year’s NWC Fall Classic at the Heron Lakes Golf Course Green Back course in Portland, Ore., George Fox rallied from eight strokes back after the first day to win by 12 strokes over Whitworth with a 342-309=651. With three Bruins shooting sub-80 rounds, they established new team records for best 18-hole score and best 36-hole score, which are also believed to be NWC Fall Classic records.
Emily Guthrie of Whitworth took medalist honors with an 80-77=157, but the story of the day was a remarkable performance by the Bruins’ Jill Westendorf, who knocked 16 strokes off her first day’s score and finished second with an 88-72=160. She spent most of the day under par, not shooting her first bogey until the 15th hole, but followed that up with a birdie on the par-3 16th to go back to two-under. Although she took bogeys on the last two holes to finish with an even-par 72, she carded the best 18-hole round in the four-year history of the George Fox program.
Also posting sub-80 rounds for the Bruins were Brianna Nap, who tied for third with an 87-78=165, and Kelsey Morrison, who tied for fifth with an 87-79=166. Sarah Askin, who had the Bruins’ best score on Saturday, tied Nap for third with an 82-83=165, while Mandy Cameron tied for fifth with an 86-80=166, giving the Bruins four players in the top five spots. Abby Mann rounded out the George Fox contingent with a 95-89=184, tying for 23rd.
* Recent Results:
Oct. 15-16 - 2nd of 7 in Culturame Women’s Classic
The Bruins shot a 330-325=655 to finish second out of seven teams as the host for the first Culturame Women’s Classic at the Pumpkin Ridge Golf Course in North Plains, Ore., on Oct. 15-16. Hawai’i-Hilo took first place with a score of 315-311=626 on the par-72, 5,802-yard Ghost Creek course. Medalist honors went to Dayna Bersamin of Hawai’i-Hilo with a four-over-par 73-75=148. Jill Westendorf shot an 80-80=160 to lead the Bruins and placed sixth. Right behind her was Kelsey Morrison with an 81-80=161 in seventh place. Brianna Nap had an 80-83=163 to place ninth. She was followed by Mandy Cameron with an 89-82=171 (tied for 15th), Sarah Askin with a 91-85=176 (tied for 18th), and Abby Mann with an 83-104=187, good for 25th.
BRUIN BITS ---
* Westendorf Named Bruin Athletic Association Athlete of the Week
By leading George Fox to a second-place finish in the Culturame Women’s Classic at the Pumpkin Ridge Golf Course in North Plains, Ore., on Oct. 15-16, Jill Westendorf has been named the Bruin Athletic Association Women’s Athlete of the Week for Oct. 11-17. She carded an 80-80=160 on the par-72, 5,802-yard Ghost Creek course to finish sixth in the individual standings. Her efforts led the Bruins, who were the hosts for the tournament, to a score of 330-325=655 and a runner-up finish to Hawai’i-Hilo in a field of seven teams. A sophomore from Redmond, Ore., Westendorf is the second golfer to receive the Bruin Athletic Association award this fall, joining Kelsey Morrison, a two-time winner for Sept. 20-26 and Oct. 4-10.
The Athlete of the Week Award for both men and women is presented throughout the Bruin sports seasons by the Bruin Athletic Association, whose mission is to provide George Fox student-athletes with an outstanding athletic and academic experience and to strengthen the overall competitiveness of the Bruin athletics program. For more information about the organization or to become a member, visit the Bruin Athletic Association website.
* 2010-11 Honors:
Brianna Nap ---
- Medalist - GFU Women’s Fall Invitational (Sept. 12)
Kelsey Morrison ---
- Bruin Athletic Association Women’s Athlete of the Week - (Sept. 20-26; Oct. 4-10)
Jill Westendorf ---
- Bruin Athletic Association Women’s Athlete of the Week - (Oct. 11-17)
* NCAA Stats: Bruins Among NCAA Leaders in Latest Golfstat Rankings
In the latest Golfstat.com NCAA Division III national statistical rankings for 2010-11 (Oct. 12), George Fox is prominent in several categories ... In three tournaments and five total rounds, the Bruins have an average team score of 329.60 strokes, which is +41.60 vs. par, ranking them 13th in Division III and 1st in Region 5 (West Region teams). The national leader is Methodist (315.38 / +26.38 vs. par). ... The Bruins are ranked 11th in the nation and 1st in the region in adjusted score (+40.48), and are ranked 16th nationally and 5th in the region overall by Golftstat ...
Individually, Kelsey Morrison has an 80.40 average and +8.40 vs. par score, ranking 22nd nationally and 4th in the region ...
Brianna Nap has an 82.80 average and +10.80 vs. par score, ranking 14th in the region ...
Sarah Askin has an 83.40 average and +111.40 vs. par score, ranking 16th in the region ...
* Polls: George Fox Ranked No. 9 in First D-III In-Season Coaches’ Poll
In the second 2010-11 NCAA Division III women’s golf national poll by Golf World magazine and the National Golf Coaches Association, George Fox was ranked No. 9 in the nation with 320 points. After being ranked No. 7 with 373 points in the pre-season poll, the Bruins won their own GFU Women’s Fall Invitational and then finished seventh out of 10 top-13 teams in the prestigious O’Brien National Invitational in South Bend, Ind., at the Warren Golf Course on the campus of the University of Notre Dame.
George Fox was the highest-ranked team from Region 5 (West Region). Other Region 5 teams in the top 25 included Southwestern (Texas), which was 17th with 142 points, and California State-East Bay, which was 20th with 107 votes. Whitworth, also in the Northwest Conference with George Fox, had 6 votes among others “also receiving votes”. Defending champion Methodist, which has already won three tournaments this fall, secured all 21 first-place votes and 515 points to be the unanimous No. 1 choice.
Complete rankings, including poll results for Divisions I and II, came out in the October 4 issue of Golf World and can be viewed online at http://www.golfdigest.com/magazine/blogs/campusinsider.
* Coach MaryJo McCloskey:
Head coach MaryJo McCloskey has a record of 161-74-1 to date in her fifth year at George Fox. She was named the 2009-10 NCAA Division III West Region Coach of the Year as chosen by the National Golf Coaches Association for leading the Bruins to a 65-9 record, eight wins in the 11 tournaments in which they competed, their first conference co-championship with Whitworth, and an eighth-place finish in their first-ever NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla., capping a remarkable year for a program in only its fourth season of existence. Click here for the complete bio on Coach McCloskey.
