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Issued: October 16, 2007
WOMEN’S GOLF EARNS CONFERENCE HONORS
MADISON, Wis. – Two members of the UW-Eau Claire women’s golf team received All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) honors and one was named Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete and to the conference’s inaugural All-Sportsmanship Team, WIAC Sports Information Director Matt Stanek announced. Senior Meghan Sobotta (Arcadia, Wis.) led the Blugolds with a first team All-WIAC selection. This is the fourth time Sobotta has received first team honors. Sobotta led the Blugolds this fall season, with a 80.2 stroke average, better than last year’s average of 80.4. Sobotta captured medalist honors twice this season, finishing first at the UW-Eau Claire Invitational for the second year in a row, and also finishing first in the conference championship. She also had finishes of second place at the Illinois Wesleyan Invitational, tied for third at the UW-Stevens Point Invitational and tied for sixth at the Wartburg Invitational. Torie Ives (So.-Osseo, Wis./Osseo-Fairchild) was the only other Blugold to make this year’s All-WIAC team, with a second team selection. This is the second consecutive year Ives made the All-WIAC team, with her first time making it to the first team. Ives started off the season slow, not finishing above 32nd in the first three meets. In the final three meets of the season, however, she would not finish below eighth place. She finished eighth at the Division III Midwest Classic, tied for third at the UW-Stevens Point Invitational and tied for seventh at the WIAC Championship.Sarah Hansen (Sr.-Bangor, Wis.) received two honors for her contributions this season. She was named the 2007 WIAC Women’s Golf Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete and to the inaugural All-Sportsmanship Team. Hansen is majoring in elementary education with a minor in social studies and maintains a 3.54 grade-point average. She is a three-time member of the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll and has been recognized on UW-Eau Claire’s Dean’s List seven semesters. She is the first individual in program history to win the league’s scholar-athlete award. To be on the All-Sportsmanship Team, the recipient must display exemplary sportsmanship throughout the season. The team includes one member from each school as selected by that school. Conference Release- KM -
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