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Athletes of Distinction

Updated thru fall 2008 season

Hope Players at Nationals
1993 Lisa Stover tied for 23rd place in a field of 33 golfers at South Hadley, Mass. She averaged 88.7 strokes per 18-hole round over the 54-hole tournament.
1994 Lisa Stover earned All-America recognition by tying for fifth place in a field of 29 golfers at DesMoines, Iowa. She averaged 79.7 strokes per 18-hole round over the 54-hole tournament.
1995 Kristen Cline tied for 27th place in a field of 36 golfers at New Palestine, Ind. She averaged 92.3 strokes per 18-hole round over the 54-hole tournament.
1997 Ellen Colenbrander and Nancy Kennedy competed in the 72-hole NCAA Division II/III national championships in Orlando, Fla. In a field of 63 golfers, Kennedy finished 48th (92.2 stroke average) and Colenbrander 53rd (94.5 stroke average).
1998 Ellen Colenbrander achieved All-America status as she finished seventh in a field of 63 golfers at the NCAA Division II/III national championships in Allendale, Mich. She averaged 79.0 strokes per 18-hole round over the 72-hole tournament.
1999 Ellen Colenbrander finished 19th in a field of 63 golfers at the Division II/III national championships in Orlando, Fla. She averaged 79.0 strokes (316) per 18-hole round over the 72-hole tournament.
2000 Ellen Colenbrander achieved All-American status as she finished 8th in a field of 60 golfers at the NCAA Division III national championships in Bloomington, Ill. She averaged 81.7 strokes per 18-hole round over the 72-hole tournament.
2001 Lacey Wicksall achieved All-American status as she finished 15th in a field of 60 golfers at the NCAA Division III national championships in Decatur, Ill. She averaged 78.7 strokes per 18-hole round over the 72-hole tournament.
2002 Sophomore Lacey Wicksall finished 22nd in a field of 60 golfers at the 72-hole NCAA Division III national championships in South Hadley, Mass. She averaged 86.0 strokes per 18-hole round.
2003 Senior Emily Colenbrander finished 31st in a field of 59 golfers at the 72-hole NCAA Division III national championships in Green Lake, Wisc. She averaged 87.0 strokes per 18-hole round.
2004 Senior Lacey Wicksall finished 44th in a field of 60 golfers at the 72-hole NCAA Division III national championships in Green Lake, Wisc. She averaged 88 strokes per 18-hole round.

The 1993-95 tournaments were sponsored by the National College Golf Coaches Association. Beginning in 1996, the tournament became sponsored by the NCAA.

All-American Scholars*
1992-93 Lisa Stover
1993-94 Lisa Stover
1998-99 Ellen Colenbrander
1999-00 Ellen Colenbrander
2001-02 Sarah Scholten
2002-03 Sarah Scholten
2003-04 Sarah Scholten
2004-05 Julie Pollock
2004-05 Kim Harrison
2005-06 Julie Hoogerhyde
2005-06 Holly Sneller
* National College Golf Coaches Association

MIAA Medalists
1991 Lisa Stover
1992 Lisa Stover
1993 Lisa Stover
1996 Ellen Colenbrander
1998 Ellen Colenbrander
1999 Ellen Colenbrander
2000 Lacey Wicksall

All-time Leading Hope Golfers

  Year MIAA Avg. Rank
1. Lacey Wicksall 2000
80.7
#1
2. Ellen Colenbrander 1998
80.8
#1
3. Ellen Colenbrander 1999
80.9
#1
4. Megan Scholten 2008
81.2
#3
5. Julie Hoogerhyde 2007
81.8
#2

(Based on finish in MIAA tournaments)

National Honors

2001 Lacey Wicksall was voted the NCAA Division III freshman player of the year by the College Golf Coaches Association.