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| Last Week's Results: SMU women 4th at MIAC / Details |
| Upcoming Events: Sat.-Mon., Oct. 8-10: SMU men at Twin Cities Classic, Rogers, Minn. |
lead SMU to best-ever MIAC Championship finish
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Andrea
Hanke 84-85—169 All-MIAC |
Caty
Beel 84-87—171 All-MIAC |
Yet, while Messmann firmly believed a fourth-place finish was in the cards for his team, never in his wildest dreams could he have predicted what transpired over two days last Saturday and Sunday on the Stone Ridge Golf Course.
And it had nothing to do with SMU fulfilling Messmann's predication of a fourth-place finish.
The Cardinals certainly made Messmann appear clairvoyant, shooting rounds of 363-359 for their fourth-place finish — just five shots back of third-place St. Benedict in posting their highest team finish ever.
What the SMU head coach didn't foresee, however, was the individual performances of Andrea Hanke (Janesville, Wis.) and Caty Beel (Tucson, Ariz.).
Hanke, the Cardinals' individual leader all season, collected her second All-MIAC honor, posting rounds of 84-85—169 to finish sixth overall, while Beel added rounds of 84-87—171 — the best two-round performance of her collegiate career — to finish eighth overall and join Hanke on the All-MIAC team.
Katie O'Connor (Orland Park, Ill.) added a 93-94—187 and Val Meschke (Pine River, Minn.) chipped in a 99-93—192 to round out the Cardinals' top four scorers.
"It was a good weekend for us," understated Messmann. "The course played very tough, but our ladies were up to the challenge.
"It was good to see Caty play so well — she worked very hard on her game over the last several weeks, and it paid off," continued Messmann. "This was a great way to cap an outstanding season — and, hopefully, it's just a preview of what's to come next season."
FOR TWO DAYS AT THE TWIN CITIES CLASSIC, the SMU men's golf team played as good they had all season.
Problem was, the Twin Cities Classic was three days long.
After putting together solid rounds of 312 and 317, the Cardinals ballooned to a 334 third-day total and settled for a 14th-place finish in the 17-team season-ending tournament.
Jesse Polk (Hastings, Minn.) led the way for the Cardinals, putting together three rounds in the 70s — 74-78-79—231 — to finish in a tie for 26th place. Justin Magill (Lake Elmo, Minn.) added a 79-83-8—244, while Scott Savage (Mahtomedi, Minn. / 82-80-88—250), Bill Ryan (Western Springs, Ill. / 79-88-85—252) and Josh Wendell (Rosemount, Minn. / 80-76-99—255) rounded out the SMU lineup.