Indiana University Athletics
Hoosiers Earn First NCAA Berth Under Wallman
5/1/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
May 1, 2007
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Indiana women's golf team has been selected to participate in the NCAA Women's Golf Championships, it was announced by the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Committee on April 30. The Hoosiers, for the first time in head coach Clint Wallman's tenure, will participate in the Central Regional at the University of Michigan Golf Course in Ann Arbor on Thursday-Saturday, May 10-12. The University of Michigan will serve as the host of the regional.
Three regional tournaments will be conducted over three days. A total of 21 teams and three individuals were chosen for the Central Regional, and the top eight teams will advance to the NCAA Finals, which will be held on May 22-25 at the LPGA International Golf Course in Daytona Beach, Fla.
"It's very exciting for the girls, and it is a great recognition for all the hard work that they have done this whole year," Wallman said. "Our first focus will be to get healthy and get through our finals. The last 10 days, with going to Ohio State and then on to Big Tens after that has been very tiring. Our first objective is to rest up, heal up as much as humanly possible and then start the preparation process toward the end of the week for Regionals."
This marks the first time during Wallman's three seasons in Bloomington that the Hoosiers have made an NCAA appearance. IU played its way into the NCAAs with a strong spring season. The injury-stricken Hoosiers finished in fifth place at the Big Ten Championship to wrap up a spring in which junior Elaine Harris set a new program standard for a three-round event in winning the Mountain View Collegiate. Additionally, the team shattered the team 54-hole record while finishing fourth at the UNLV Spring Invitational. IU had three top-five finishes as a team during the spring.
Listed below are the teams slated to participate in the Central Regional in order of seed.
1. Georgia
2. Vanderbilt
3. Southern California
4. Tennessee
5. Arizona
6. Michigan State
7. TCU
8. Baylor
9. Arkansas
10. Kent State
11. Ohio State
12. Northwestern
13. Michigan
14. Missouri
15. SMU
16. Maryland
17. Indiana
18. UNC Wilmington
19. Oral Roberts
20. Southern Illinois
21. St. Francis (Pa.)
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