WIAA Girls State Golf Championships Preview
Thursday, October 8th, 2020 -- 9:47 AM
The 49th Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Girls State Golf Championships will be held Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 12-13, at The Meadows Valley Course at Blackwolf Run in Kohler.Competition will begin at 8:30 a.m. on both days. The 10th and 18th holes of the WIAA State Girls Golf Championships will be streamed live without subscription on the NFHS Network at nfhsnetwork.com/associations/wiaa-wi or WIAA.tv.
THE FORMAT: The revised competition format features two divisions with eight qualifying teams and an additional 12 individual qualifiers competing in Division 1, and six teams and an additional nine individual qualifiers participating in Division 2. Competitors play 36 holes, weather permitting, including 18 holes on each day. The lowest scores from the first day will have the later tee times Tuesday.
TEAMS COMPETING: The schools qualifying for the State meet in Division 1 are Arrowhead, Brookfield Central, Cedarburg, Hortonville, Kettle Moraine, Notre Dame, Tomah and Waunakee. The team qualifiers in Division 2 are Edgewood, Freedom, Lakeside Lutheran, Prescott, St. Croix Central and The Prairie School.
DIVISION 1 INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS: The 12 individuals who have qualified for the State meet in Division 1 are freshman Madison Haugen of Brookfield East, senior Claire Fugate of Franklin, junior Lauren Ambrookian of Hamilton, senior Madeline Kiley of Kimberly, juniors Lanie Veenendall and Sydney Nolan of New Richmond, senior Amber Nguyen of Onalaska, senior Samantha Pendowski of Slinger, sophomore Norah Roberts of Union Grove, senior Jasmine Yang of Wausau East/West, and freshmen Kylie and Katelyn Walker of Westosha Central
DIVISION 2 INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS: The nine individual qualifiers in Division 2 are junior Hallie Tulip of Arcadia/Independence, senior Ashley Stanislawski of Catholic Memorial, senior Faith Flynn of Green Bay NEW Lutheran, senior Jackie Wallin of Ladysmith, senior Morgan Cooley and freshman Brianna Kirsch of Lancaster, sophomores Lydia Jensen and Elli Anderson of Regis/Altoona, and senior Lauren Haen of Xavier.
INDIVIDUAL PREVIEW-DIVISION 1: Three of the top 10 finishers from last year are back competing for medalist honors. Junior Sarah Balding of Brookfield Central seeks to improve on her runner-up finish from a year ago. She returns to the State Meet for the third straight season, finishing 52nd as a freshman. Senior Elise Hoven of Cedarburg returns to the meet after finishing third a year ago, one stroke behind Balding, Hoven is also a three-time qualifier, placing 42nd in 2018. Another returning golfer that placed in the top 10 last year is senior Reagan Stuke of Kettle Moraine. She is back after placing in a tie for 10th. In addition to Balding and Hoven, the sectional champions competing to be in the mix for medalist honors are sophomore Grace Durkin of Notre Dame, who won the Notre Dame sectional, and junior Lanie Veenendall of New Richmond, who captured the title of the Tomah Sectional.
INDIVIDUAL PREVIEW-DIVISION 2: Four of the top 10 finishers from a year ago return to contend for the individual championship, including last season’s runner-up. Sophomore Ava Salay of Prescott earned the silver medal as a freshman at last year’s State Meet. Junior Sally Vangsness of St. Croix Central is back after finishing in a tie for sixth last season. A pair of experienced Edgewood teammates should also contend for the crown. Senior Caitlyn Hegenbarth qualifies for the fourth time, finishing eighth last year, fifth in 2018 and 10th in 2017. Senior Grace Jaeger is also a four-time qualifier, having placed 15th last season, third in 2018 and 15th in 2017. Senior Lauren Haen of Xavier is also a four-time qualifier with sights on a State title. She tied for ninth last season after tying for eighth in 2018 and placing 23rd in 2017, Senior Maya Heckmann of Lakeside Lutheran has finished just outside the top 10 in recent years and won the Arcadia Sectional ahead of Hegenbarth and Jaeger. She tied for 11th last season and was 12th in 2018. The other sectional champions were Salay and junior Callie Berg of Freedom, who finished tied for 17th last year.
Results are available on the WIAA website. Select the link on the Girls Golf State Tournament page to access the GolfStat results link for each division.
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