Women's Golf:  OAC Championships

Otterbein Wins 2008 OAC Women’s Golf Championship

Hosted by Ohio Northern, April 26-27

Austintown, OH—Otterbein finished first overall out of nine teams competing at the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Women's Golf Championships hosted by Ohio Northern at the Colonial Golfers Club in Harrod, April 26-27. Otterbein won the title for the fifth time in the past six years with a 36-hole total of 689. Otterbein defeated runner-up Ohio Northern by 18 strokes (689-707).

As OAC Champions, the Cardinals have automatically qualified for the NCAA Divison III Women’s Golf Championships hosted by Wartburg College, at the Centennial Oaks Golf Club in Waverly, Iowa, on May 13-16.

     John Carroll senior Amanda Shannon (Oak Brook, IL/Hinsdale Central) made history by becoming the first Blue Steak golfer to win medalist honors at the OAC Championships by firing a two-day total of 161 to win the title by two strokes.

   All five Otterbein golfers placed in the top-10.

Team Results
1. Otterbein 352, 2. Ohio Northern 362, 3. Baldwin-Wallace 400, 4. John Carroll 425, 5. Heidelberg 432, 6. Mount Union 441, 7. Capital 444, 8. Wilmington 453, 9. Muskingum 457.

Top 10 Individual Results Team Scores

1-Amanda Shannon, John Carroll (83 78 161 +17)

2-Natalie King, Otterbein (83 80 163 +19)

3-Meagan Brennan, Ohio Northern (87 83 170 +26)

T4-Rustie Anderson, Otterbein (89 84 173 +29)

T4-Molly Scheetz, Baldwin-Wallace (87 86 173 +29)

T6-Catherine Brunoehler, Otterbein (90 84 174 +30)

T6-Ashley Johnson, Ohio Northern (88 86 174 +30)

8-Emily White, Otterbein (90 89 179 +35)

T9- Kelly Butler, Otterbein (93 89 182 +38)

T9-Amy Gillen, Ohio Northern (94 88 182 +38)

All-OAC

First Team:
Catherine Brunoehler, OTT
Meagan Brennan, ONU
Natalie King, OTT
Kelly Butler, OTT
Rustie Anderson, OTT

Second Team:
Emily White, OTT
Molly Scheetz, B-W
Emily Fothergill, CAP
Megan Russell, ONU
Amanda Weisel, WILM

Honroable Mention:
Amy Gillen, ONU
Persha Ford, ONU
Ashley Johnson, ONU
Kaylea Thresher, ONU
Katie Streck, WILM
Corey Chuhaloff, MUSK

2008 OAC Coach-of-the-Year

    Otterbein Head Coach Nathanael Petry was named Coach-of-the-Year. Petry led the Cardinals to an OAC Championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Championship this season. The Otterbein women’s golf team will be making its first-ever appearance in the national tournament.