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MAC Championships
Women's Golf Finishes Sixth at MAC Championships
4/30/2006 8:58:58 PM | Women's Golf
Sophomore Catherine Fortin earns first-team All-MAC honors
Complete Results.
INDIAN SPRINGS, Ohio – The Eastern Michigan University women’s golf team finished sixth at the 2006 Mid-American Conference Championships at Walden Ponds Golf Club in Indian Springs, Ohio. The Eagles fired a 301 during Sunday's final round, their sixth-best 18-hole performance this season.
As a team, the Eagles fired a rounds of 314-313-314-301 to finish the tournament in sixth place, three strokes behind the Ohio Bobcats at 1239. Kent State captured its eighth consecutive conference title with a score of 1116. Toledo finished second with a score of 1226 to edge BSU’s 1230 total by just four strokes.
Four Eagles finished in the top 25 at the event. Freshman Stephany Fleet tied for 11th with a 306 (79-76-77-74) while sophomore Catherine Fortin finished 15th with a three-day score of 310 (75-76-80-79). Junior Katie Strawser placed 17th with a 311 (80-81-78-72) while junior Kelly Boogaard finished tied for 24th with a 316 (80-81-79-76). Sophomore Paola Sanchez rounded out the EMU lineup with a 322 (80-80-80-82) for a 31st place tie.
For her efforts this season, Fortin earned first team All-MAC honors joining Toledo's Tammy Clelland, Kent State's Becky Wood, Tara Delaney, and Kira Meixner on the squad. With the honor, Fortin becomes just the seventh Eagle to earn All-MAC accolades and the first since 2003 when Heather Nolan garnered first team honors.
This is the first year the MAC Women’s Golf Championship was a 72-hole event.
The 2006 MAC Championship was held for the seventh-straight year at Walden Ponds Golf Club in Indian Springs, Ohio. It is a 5,822-yard, par-72 layout.
Eastern Michigan Individual Results:
Pl. Player Scores
T11. Stephany Fleet 79-76-77-74=306
T15. Catherine Fortin 75-76-80-79=310
17. Katie Strawser 80-81-78-72=311
T24. Kelly Boogaard 80-81-79-76=316
T31. Paola Sanchez 80-80-80-82=322
Team Scores:
Pl. Team Scores
1. Kent State 295-289-298-284=1166
2. Toledo 305-309-307-305=1226
3. Ball State 309-307-303-311=1230
4. Western Michigan 311-313-316-291=1231
5. Ohio University 302-315-314-308=1239
6. Eastern Michigan 314-313-314-301=1242
7. Northern Illinois 320-320-302-325=1267
8. Bowling Green 325-322-317-315=1279
Player of the Year: Tara Delaney, Kent State
Freshman of the Year: Kirby Dreher, Kent State
Coach of the Year: Mike Morrow, Kent State
Sportswoman of the Year: Natalie Storck, Toledo
All-MAC First Team:
Catherine Fortin, Eastern Michigan
Becky Wood, Kent State
Tara Delaney, Kent State
Kira Meixner, Kent State
Tammy Clelland, Toledo
All-MAC Second Team
Kallie Harrison, Ball State
Karen Delaney, Kent State
Kirby Dreher, Kent State
Kim Kester, Toledo
Natalie Storck, Toledo
